Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-15
HELP FOR THE NEEDY
INVOKED By THE MAYOR AND CITI.
ZeNS OF DETROIT.
The Dreadful Work Of the Forest Fires
1900 Square Miles 0evastated-0ver
200 Perish $1,000 People
Made ShelterIess What
Has Been Done.
A RINGING APPEAL TO THE HUMANE.

DETROIT, September 1.-THE follow.
ing appeal has just been issued by the
citizens OF the Relic: Commission oil
Detroit:
An Appeal for The Destit,ae:
To THE People OF TIE UNITED STATES
The counties OF Huron and Sanillac
and parts Of the counties Of ruscola -
Lapeer In Michigan. have hsA" --'-''su
Dy dreadful calamity. Forest fires,
driven by high winds, have swept over
more than 1900 square miles Of this
region. In portion OF it the destruc.
ton is only partial: in greater
part OF it the ruin is complete.
More than 200 people were burned to
death in the flames or sutfocated in the
smoke. Many others who escaped we're
severely burned, and yet survive in
great suffering. More than l5, 900 peo.
pie are made shelterless. The greater
part OF these lost all they possessed.
Their houses, barns, fences, crops, cattle,
agrlculturalimp!e p!ements, furniture, cloth.
ing were entirely consumed and they are
absolutely destitute and. dependent on
the generosity Of the humane for the
necessaries OF life. Immediately that
the magnitudeof OF the disaster was known,
the Mayor Of Detroit, by proclamation,
called a meeting Of citizens to aid the
sufferers. At this meeting all the prom :
inent commercial, manufacturing and
banking houses OF the city were repre-
resented. They appointed relief com.
mittee consisting OF VIM. G. Thompson,
Mayor OF the city; James Nc.
MILAN, President OF the Michigan
Car Company; Edward X. Morton,
President OF the Detroit Board Of Trade;
Martin Butzell, OF the firm of Heineman,
Butzell & Co George McNliller, of the
firm OF George K. McMiller; r. w.
King, of r. w. King & Son. 1t is nesd.
less to say that these gentlemen are
among the most honorable and enter
prising citizens OF Detroit. This COM
mittee Immediately organized and ap-
pointed we'll known and reliable bust.
ness men of the burnt district
agents for the distribution OF relief. Cit.
izens of Detroit at once contributed to
this committee a large sum Of money,
and the work OF raising contributions
goes steadily on. Detroit and Michi-
gan will give literally, but the wants OF
the sufferers are beyond their capacity
to relieve. We therefore appeal to the
generous throughout the United
States to assist us in dlscharg-
ing this duty of humanity
10 destitute sufferers. They need food,
bedding, furniture, shelter,
cattle, seed for crops, agricultural imple-
ments, table ware. kitchen utensils,
medicines and multitude OF other ne
oossitios. All individuals, oooietioe, cur
porations, committees and organizations
are earnestly invited to
Send Their Contributions,
whether money or supplies, promptly
to Hon. VIM. &. Thompson,
Chairman OF Committee, Detroit, Mich.
All contributions will be acknowledge
ed in the Detroit daily papers.
signed by C. H. Buhl, Vice President
Of the Second National Bank; j. :. Far.
rand, President OF the First National
Bank; A II. Adams, President OF the
Detroit Savings Bank; T. II. Hinchman,
President OF the Merchants and Manu-
iacturers' National Bank and President
OF the Merchants Exchange; WIN. A.
Buths, President OF the Mechanics
Bank; NJ. L. Williams, Assistant Cashier
of the American National Bank; VIM.
B. Wesson, President Of the Wayne
County Savings Bank; Francis Palms,
President OF the Peoples Savings Bank;
Buhl Sons & Co., Allan, Sheldon & Co.,
Farrand, Heineman & Sons, A. @. Nc.
Graw, Heineman, Butzel & Co., F. Buhl
& Co, ]. F. Joy, Beatty, Fitzsimmons &
Co., Edison Moore & Co., j. F. Joy,
President OF the Detroit Butler Railway;
Detroit Poa and Tribune; Detroit Free
Press Company, American Express
Company by ]. S. Hubbard Superinten-
dent.
Help from New York.
New YORK, September ii The Mich
igan fund now reaches S22, 100. The
Board OF Trade took measures 10 secure
contributions from members. The Ton.
awanda IN. W Lumbermen's Associa.
ton sends 1855 direct to the mayor OF
Port Huron.