, 1881-09-25
SUFFERING MICHIGAN.
All Urgent Appeal for tile Relief of the
Kturned-Out.

Eurned-Dtt.
To the Editor o. The thtc1oo Tfiburt.
| MICHIGAN RELIEF Rooms, ..S;t South Water
street, Sept. -. Isst-[ desire through your cui-
,l1uns say that have sent to each member Of
| the committees IL book With its appropriate
number. II brief instruction Or request being
| printed upon Il tiy-caf. Accompanying each Is
h circnlar-ctter giving ,he names and book
number Of t,cn nei1ibtr ut the committee, the
better to cnai,le the members to work III har-
uioLy through PREVIOUS understanding, It, ST.
cure which each chairman Is requested To con-
vcnc hs COMMITTEES: for conference. 1t tA hupcl
/ thut cuguutittee will cone its
delvors TO its own br,uch Of busincss, tut OBJ
tain subscriptions from I'LL wht. desire to make
them. hus'. recei.:. from PORT Huron u copy
ot tho blanks nntcr hitch the Committees Ut
Michigan are ,uua:ug distribution ot nisl tn tho
suffering ones, fron which it would appear tfluE
perfect system has been inlngurntttf- Eacn
applicant Is re1uirta IT, file IL statement giving
his r.:sde1lce number OF members. male at.d
fctnale, Ot his family. specifying those under Id;
All inventory nt his it'5scs in detail; of all urt-
ctes Saved. including fralittrees: amount Of in
s,irance, II any; nnn nnlbcr of acres, And number
loss or life III his family. Attached
is requ.stion specifying in dctait
Ing, furniture, building material. Turning i1u-
picment., sred. anu tuod, with u statement ct
what Aid has a1rcauy been given him. This state
ment is sworn tn before the supervisor Of his
township. L pm this the proper ostcr IL given him
anu hts reccipr tuke,,- II will be seen that INIT
ters have btcn fully systeulutixcd, and .here IS
but minuuu, Of doubt ;hat ull aid will reach
those, aud outy those. who are entitled 10 It.
have ulade little computation upon the basis
OF Gov. .ler0klits statement taaE, OF about 1tU0
Square miles Ut territory affected more Or
less. 9o square miles were completely
swept. and estimating bug sixteen perso,'s
li.AN sufferers. II they had houses, bedding,
and the ordinary nece.sarits IN the why Ut fur
nitnrc, and could be supported On 81 per week
each person for furtr weeks, for which time 1T
least majority OF them must be dependent
upon the world charity, it would require neary
x1kptaN to carry ther1 through to the raising Ut
another crop. II We aiiow tnem an average "f
=; per week each person to build shantlcS and
seed their far1As; tor sickness and other tnevit-
atfe EXPENSES it viii :e'iaire Ut least $tooo,ota
Every candid mind Will at once snr thnt 1t
is impossible for them ~ build any-
thing ~ she why OF i soios.mIs anfer,s enanty m =
per week on the average. Atid II a1t the truth
were known | much douht # h the ,.t benliicence
excessive 10 provide: fur their reasonable needs
until next .June- To onset this only about $aa.-
Ut' 50 far IL can Ktther bus Us yet been con-
rributcu. Ut which Itostou has seut over ,0N
unt Chicago not far from hut not exceeding
$th.UAt trust that the collection committee
which they can le.ir, where Individual contribu-
tions have been sent direct to the sufferers, for
would ike In the tin"l summing up
w ny n,ivi.l,l;.l COLLECTIONS With
4 record Of atn'slt $:Hi0 in money, ~ which. ~
Secsetary Of the Relief Fund can aud $l0o puld
in by the Committee t'tArpeta+ Auu gu
which All Notified by Telephone is in the hauds
Of unt. 1,1t1ltr s,f the LostiIn1ttee Lumber.
nave shippt.d lU1 Df goods. mostly well as
sorted. and have twGuty-u eases mare ready,
,t11 huff us tuuuh ruure being pnckcd- Now that
Il reliable aud authorized organization Is III
working ort!er trust tho coming week will l.A-
teruiy improve tho record nf ChicnYo- To
guard ngui1lst Imposition have prepared looks
prtutcu outside aud ius:tle 1t. 5ucn nMner u5 to
ie un evidence Of authority to receive on the
part Of the pcrSun presenting. und uuy other book
or person should be closely scruttnized uuitss
,Fcil known. IT any brunch Of business hts been
neglected III constituting tie cuti1ttlttees, bHve
permission to Atth Il, the number from such re-
liable firms tny volunteer t. act This will
include the appointment OF committees In su-
b,Irban towns adjacent To Chicago. As s,>on "a
nre over nlir citxeu5 will no doubt be prepared
tu upeu their tcnslcr hearts In renewed Aytcpa-
thy fur their unfortunate brethren in Eastern
Michigan, Respectfully.
&. ". iIorcHKlss, Secretary.
Contributions OF money and caSt-o6 Enr-
ncnts aud nther necessary articles OF clothing
second i:tptis1 Church Ut this city to the Sfich-
gun sufferers
Mayor Harrison hns received the following
amounts towards the Mictli.:.n nre-eunerer,
rtitf fund: jacob Rosenberg. ~: E. T.
tIcsc!der. LII Salle <10o: s. F. ttcluu, $IV: J. H.
Mex Elckcr, $IV0.
Mr. John H. I:enscy. President Of the Proria-
lou. Grain. Ar.i Stock tsOArd. hurank Notified MIR.
". II. Thompson. Mayor OF Detroit and tthalF~
mai. Of the Relief tnnnittee, that tha bo.td
hni appropriated $11,OUD fur tho -:-!lcf OF thu
UEFuo1r, Sept oJ-Jotn e. i5s.<leu Tresadent:
Have drawn on you for $500 rs ptr your teie~
gram. Accept our thanks: