Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-12-16

for aid from our citizens, and have the
supplies forwarded at once
On Monday evening the relief committee
made the following report:
MoRRIs, Mimi, Dec. Is, 1880.
TO the board of trade Of the viItage Of
Morris. i
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: On
Saturday afternoon last, Mr.. George Me-
Pherson and myself took from the office
of Major Overton, large and valuable
load of clothing and provisions, which the
generous people of this village had so
promptly contributed in response to my
report of tie suffering and want of the
poor Connemara settlers. We went on
that day directly to Graceville, not having
time to distribute our load On yesterday
morning we started early from Col. Dun
laps and worked busily until after night
fall, visiting and making glad, and for
the time being, comfortable, the occupants
OF those widely scattered shanties. Our
load consisted of one thousand pounds of
-four, one barrel of pork, one hundred
pounds of salt, one hundred and seventy
five pounds of fresh beef. sugar, tea and
dried apples for the invalids, and for all a
very liberal supply of excellent clothes,
partly worn TO be sure, but warm and COM
Portable, and, amongst the rest, shoes
which were taken new from the
store, both for men and children, and
enough old ones so that all are now shod,
though the old shoes are in most cases con-
siderably dilapidated. and think there
should be thirty or forty pair of large
size women's shoes sent out to them.
With the exception of shoes for the women
think they are now all we'll supplied
with apparel.
found on this second trip at the home
of Bartly McDonaugh, his daughter Bridg-
ct with both feet frozen, she was lying on
the floor, and her feet SO swoolen that they
somewhat resembled boxing gloves. This
girl was in Graceville when we were there
the first time, and her mother told US she
was gone to beg the priest to send provis.
ions and fuel to the family, she made that
trip without shoes, froze her feet and OBJ,
tanned nothing from the priest These
people are now supplied with provisions
which will last them week or ten days
They have no fuel to speak of.
I earnestly ask this board to take such
steps in this matter as will effectually SCI
at rest all doubts as to the facts us have
described them.
Respectfully submitted,
II. HUTCHINs.
NoTE:-Y esterday morning. in CONVEX.
sation with Mr.. Dillon O'Brien and the ed
itor of the TRIBUNE, Mr.. O'Neil, engaged
in business at GraceYiIle with NJ. S. Cos
tello, stated, with reference to the family
of Ned Melia above mentioned, that while
this Melia made the same statements to a
committee sent from Graceville that he did
to Messrs. Hutchns and Mcpherson, he
stated untruths, for only day or two pre-
viuus this man Melia had received thirty
dollars in money by express from his chill
dren at st. Paul, had bought flour anG
groceries to the amount of five dollars, anG
had twenty five dollars in the house whel
he made the complaints and statements to
both committees. MIR. O'Neil states tina
from his experience no reliance car
be placed in the statements of These
people, as they would as likely as no
tell one story to Mr.. Hutchins and contra
, dict it to Mr.. O'Brien, in fact would say
, anything if they thought they woulC
gain by it.
Mr. Hutchins and Mr.. Mcpherson on be
ing spoken with in regard to this matter
stated that they know from personal oh
servation and after close examination o
the premises, that this family were who'll,
5 destitute and entirely without provisions
: Their neighboIs stated that they wer
helpless and starving, and they had nurse'
: and fed the mother and child after the
+. had been severely frozen in their shant
j two weeks ago, mention of which fact wa
y then made in these columns. AS to thei
I having money, their starving and sufferin
n condition would seem to discredit
The following is Governor Plllsbury'
l. reply to the president OF the board q
Il trade:
: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ST. PAUL, Dec. Ii, 1880.
:, To Hon. r. G. Moore, President of til
$ Board Of Trade Of Norris, Minnesota
: DEAR SIR: lam just in receipt of you
v favor of the 10th instant, accompanied wit
d a copy of the report of Henry Hutchins
i Esq, to your board of trade, of the cond
ton of some twenty four families in til
e Connemara colony near Gracevlle.
J. regret much to learn of the destitut
Il and sad condition of so many families an
= of their intense suffering. am glad, how
ever, to inform you that measures are b
l. ing taken TO supply the settlers with fue
a ETC., to prevent freezing, by their friend
:, in this CITY, Inow believe that the FRIEND
y of the colony will not allow the settlers t
e suffer for want of food, clothing or medic,
n attendance. The people of the colony al
y uuucE IastlDS oolSdIiohS loE Ihe pIouii
1t action of the board of trade of your villag
n and of your citizens in taking measures
lie relieve their immediate wants. Very r
o specially, J. S. PILLsBURY,
t Governor.
The TRIBUNE's remarks on the course
- the Herman Herald were evidently h,
}: shot, for the captain comes to the quartz
p deck and threatens TO make Il interesting