The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-19
THE DANGER OF FAMINE.
Twenty-Sevon Thousand 1Ien Have Beor
Thrown Out Of Work by tho Fevor-Ar
Appeal In their Behalf.
WASHINGTON, September s.

To the Chambers of Commerce and the
Charitable Of the chief Cities Of the Union:
The cry of anguish from the stricken
cities and people of the South has been
answered by noble burst of charity
from the cities and people Of the whole
country. Contributions great ana small
have been extended to the sufferers.
The secretary of war has generously ex-
tended the aid of the Government to the
poor and needy of the pest-ridden cities
but great as has been the charity, the
necessity is yet greater, and the sums
subscribed are yet inadequate to the
wants of the suffering in New Orleans,
Vicksburg and Memphis, as well as in
the smaller towns of Holly Springs,
Grenada, Port Gibson, Canton, Green
vile, Brownsville, Baton Rouge and
Delhi, where all business is entirely sus-
pended.
1T is estimated that in the suspension
of business on the Mississippi River,
south of Memphis, over fifty steamboats,
are tied up, their crews discharged, and
the longshoremen and gangs of stevedoers
and other laborers, who were engaged in
the receiving and discharging of freight,
are out of employment. -Four great lines
of railroad are paralyzed, and their en-
ployees are idle. Nearly all places of
business in the cities and towns where
the fever prevails are closed, and their
employees discharged. These employees
are poor, and dependent upon their labor
for support. 1t is estimated that of these
unemployed men there are in New Or
leans $4,000, Memphis 5000, Vicksburrg
2,G0O, and in smaller towns 1000; max
ing q total of $4,000 discharged work.
men, most of whom are heads of families,
and represent total population of not
less than 10000 in actual and desolate
want. These people have no means to
get away from the pest-ridden cities.
Fer them there is no labor, no wages, no
bread-nothing but death or starvation ;
and this condition must last at least fifty
days, for there will be no stay of the pes
thence, no consumption of business un-
til frost. Averaging the support of each
individual at twenty cents per day, which
| is ten cents less than the cost of an army
ration, for fifty days the support of the
suffering and destitute will cost 81 ,0SO,-
600, and this for subsistence alone.
Nothing for medicines, clothing and
proper sustenance for the sick and the
burial of the dead has been taken into
account in this calculation.
1t has occurred to the undersigned that
a comprehensive system of relief should
be at once inaugurated to avoid the ap.
palling distress which will sicken and
shock humanity when to the awful de-
struction of the plague are added the
horrors of famine. We suggest that in
each of the great cities Of the Union
central depot for the reception OF supplies
be at once opened, where contributions
of provisions, tea, coffee, wines, medi,
cines and clothing may be sent. The
lines of transportation over both land
and water have volunteered to transport
supplies to the stricken cities free o.
charge. Let New Orleans, which j:
most accessible by sea and land, anc
which has more facilities for Transports
ton, be constituted the central depot iol
the reception of the supplies, which car
be- forwarded to the Howard and Pea
BODY Associations of that city as fast a!
collected. Let Vicksburg, Memphis anc
the smaller towns that are affected, sent
to New Orleans their agents to aid in re
ceiving, distributing and forwarding prt
rata the supplies to the respective: towp
and cities for which they are destined.
We appeal to the Chambers OF Com
merce of the great cities to inaugurat'
this movement forthwith. We appea
to the ministers of God for their inau
ence, and to their congregations. Ever
the smallest donation Of provisions
money or medicines will be acceptable
!, The characters of the noble gentlemen
who compose the Howard Association
the Peabody Association and the foun!
Mems Christian Association, are guaran
tees that all charities donated will b.
properly and honestly applied. In tn
name of q common country and q kin
dred humanity, we invoke for our strick
Ell, dying and starving people the charlt
Of those whose homes and loved ones ar
secure from the "pestilence that walketl
in darkness and the destruction tina
wasteth at MONDAY"
E. JOHN ELLIS, Louisiana;
r. L. GIBSON, Louisiana;
!. JOHN T. MORGAN, Alabama;
WIN. Ii. McCARDLE, Mississippi;
J CYRUS BUsSEY,
} President N. o. Chamber Of Commerce
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