The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-28
Relief COMMITTEE WORK

The addition Of s752.25. receivet
yesterday by the Alta Relief Com
mitlee from Messrs. Culmer d Whit
ney, managers of the Home Ora.
matte Club, as the receipts OF the late
/ performance of The Bankers
Daughter" has swelled the fund t.
somewhere in the neighborhood oil
81, 200, and the whole amount, save
about 5000, which has been reserved
for contingencies, has been dis
tributed or arranged for distribution.
Applications are received every
day, but it is thought that nearly, If
not quite sill. the sufferers have now
been heard from, and the committee
will soon be released from their
Isbors, which will be relief to them.
They will publish complete list Of
all those who have subscribed in a
few days-just as soon So it is possible
70 do so. In the meantime, they will
be pleased 10 hear from shy who may
be in need Of assistance, and assure
them that all will be fairly dealt
with.
One of the members of the COM
mittee, yesterday. said that a more
generous act than that of the Home
Dramatic Club could not well be con-
csived of. They realized that the
wants of the unfortunates we're of g
character which required something
beyond sympathy, and voluntarily
offered their services for the purpose
of aiding the Relief Committee in it's
efforts to alleviate the suffering caused
by the avalanche which struck terror
to the hearts of the brave little body
of mountainous. and forced them to
seek temporary shelter in any place
other than Alta.
The women and children who
made that laborious and perilous
journey Of five miles through snow so
deep as to be almost impossible, will
long be remembered. To make
this journey some five hours were
necessary, and how they escaped with
so little injury is remarkable. The
story as it reached this city struck
chord OF sympathy which touched |
a few generous hearts, and tie
good feeling spread like wild
fire. a few stood of and declared
that aid was unnecessary, and so
chilling was the effect OF these COM
placent- assurances that the commit
tee lost heart, and about decided to
ask for no other contributions. At
this moment of indecision, when toe
noble boys OF the Home Dramatic |
signifed their generous intentions the
committee hesitated to accept the |
profered benefit, aud indeed it is in
comprehensive why the idea was not
abandoned, as it seemed to be an alb.
solute waste OF generosity. The |
promptings Of humanity suggested |
liberal and charitable views, and the
wisdom OF these promptings is now
clearly manifest, as, il the opposite
course had been pursued fifty or sixty
people would have been reduced to
the level of tramps. Now, they feel !
that they are not entirely forgotten |
and they doubtless breathe a prayer
for those who thus molly aided them
in their hour OF affliction.
The duties of the committee have |
assumed proportions away beyond all |
indications existing at the commence
ment. There are 60 many unlocked |
for cases that have presented them.
selves; so many new phases to the
situation which required investigation
and adjustment. that it was almost
bewildering. Close attention and |
earnest inquiry, however, brought
out facts from chaos, and everything
appears now to be understood.
In few days the committee hope
10 be able to wind up the affair, and
while they realize the utter impossi-
bility of giving satisfaction they pro-
poee to leave a record which all disin-
terested people must endorse. They
have decided on one thing: That is,
that they will not publish the list of
in detail. The vouch-
Frs will remain in the hands OF the
committee subject to the inspection OF
but to no one else. The |
complete list of contributions will be
published as early as possible.