New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-07
NETWORKS RELIEF FUND.
MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REPORTED
YESTERDAY.

MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REPORTED
YESTERDAY
The Executive Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Associations Of tho United States and
British Provinces yesterday sent TO the association OF
this city appeal for help for the Southern sufferers
This appeal which is to all the associations OF like
character throughout the country calls attention 20 the
prospect that the severest suffering and the direst
need are yet to come. Each association is urged TO
bring this subject TO the attention OF the pastors OF
community and by concerted, harmonious action
cure opportunity for every one TO give, however
small may DO the amount each afford. The commit
promise transmit 10 their destination any contr
lions for any particular city relief agency desg
mated by the association sending such cOntri-
button. NJ. X Jesup, No. So William-st., New
York, is named the treasurer Of this fund.
The ballotbo method OF obtaining money in aid Of the
yellow fever sufferers has proved greater than
was expected Hundreds OF these boxes scattered
throughout the city. Az the ferries. police stations,
Post Office, public buildings and in Jail the principal
hotels and restaurants and wherever great number OF
people pass assemble, they may DO seen. large
yellow placard, with the words Drop your nicKels
into the baOtbox" s posted by the side OF each box
The police have been efficient agency in making the
box plan successful Though not authorized TO solicit
subscriptions they call the attention Of the people TO
the fact Of the boxes being in the police stations
porter Of THE TRIBUNE visited many Of the precincts
yesterday, and everywhere bank notes were mingled
with the niokes In the Ninth Precinct Sergeant Croker
said he thought that fully $500 had been placed in
their box. The men on the force had given very
generously, many putting in e5, ana some as
much as $40. "You would be astOnished." said the
Sergeant TO what class OF people stop in here and
leave their 10 and 25 cent pieces Even little children
run up TO the officers and give their pennies. Every
man. woman and child lie willing TO give something when
they brought face to face with the matter Yester
day Samuel W. Hall, Observation-Disclosures, Of West
Tenth-st, came here and asked for tho box gave It
to him aid saw him put some money In and walk out
without saying thing; looked the box and saw
that he put in 800" At the Seventeenth Precinct
while the reporter talking the Sergeant, little
mite OF boy in and asked II he could put In cent
The passed TO him and he dropped In his cont
" 1t amt much,' he said, but will try and have
another tomorrow" Many Of the stations have two
boxes one inside and one outside. They are Of two
kinds square, painted yellow, and others Of
glass globe-shaped, the same that used twenty
years ago in like epidemic. They are called " Ben
Wood" boxes, from the gentleman Of that name,
then prominent In city politics. Wherever they
are placed contiguous 20 a school, they are
found TO be half-full Of nickels and pennies
Around the downtown exchanges the yellow posters
may be seen In profusion the brokers' clerk in pass
ing drops his mite. Tho ferry boxes receive large
proportion OF the coins, At the Post ONCE the
heavy green mail boxes are used, and the amounts
These boxes are TO be taken TO the City Hall on
September TO- and placed in Mayor Elys charge, when
they will be opened and the money will be counted. A
gentleman expressed the opinion yesterday that II
house to house subscription were taken up he believed
that 81 900 could be raised in HewYork City for
this charity alone.
Office for the preceding "a hours were S102 30.
Boxes have been placed in the different rooms OF the
Grand Central Depot As the ticket agents are in-
struoted not 70 take trade dollars they always have
ready suggestion gers drop their superuOuB
silver dollars In the ballotbOxes The boxes are we'll
patrOnIzed, and have netted large amount
The Southern Relief COMMITTEES OF the Chamber OF
Henry Hentz. read letter from romnsou, OF No. 48
Leonardt which he says that August % he gave
check for 500 payable to b. Babcook for the yellow
fever fund, 20 ayoung man representing himself Is
solicitor from Fisher Co. Mr. Tomlnson adds that he
told the solicitor that unusual and irregular
collecting funds but made himself by making
the check payable TO Mr. Babeoek and that Il had not
been received, he would stop the payment and send