, 1881-04-17
DAKOTA SUFFERERS.

xt.r. Taken to Secure Relief for the
Victims Of tho Missouri Floods
The Board of Trade was asked yesterday tt
contribute to tho relief of the new settlers II
Dakota. who have been driven from their homes
in nearly destitute condition by the Hoods Or
tho Missouri. .-
TIE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS RECEIVED
FROM GEN. SHERIDAN:
u1ssnI38i. CuicaGo, April 16 lssl:-He,ry il.
RMwYH Jr Esq. President Board Gf Trade, Chi
cnn@NY DEAn SIN: Fully realizing the gen
erous impulses Ut the Board o. 1faaG M o.. ~
Rroat dist rcss that exists IN the oyerno"ea us
frioIs along the Missouri River Ia Dakota Terri,
tori, from the Town Of p.eEre to fermflion.
distance Of III least 40 miles
am officially informed that there are IN the
vicinity Of yernlion and fankton about Js@'I )
sn1ls in a destitute condition. some 2.5UJ OF
whom will require subsistence Tor from thirty
to sixty days. aud the re'u.inder Tor ninety
days; There are reports from up lne raves n".rn @
people Ia that section will need subsistence Tor
the same periods, aud most OF these people need
more or less clothing. particularly in the shape
that ar least B.Oo0 men. women, aHd chi!dfen
will require relief in the whole inundated
The Government Is doing all it can to aid
these people, hut our small stock Of supplies
will scarcely tide over the Immediate wants
can only be extended temporarily in a great
emergency to prevent starvation.
Therefore tn the capss Of @ hnan;x m G, r"hk son on
through it tho attention vi The citizens OF Chi
cago. TO the great distress and suffering 1t, the
and male and female undcrclothing for children
md adults Hour. salt-tpeots. c''1lee sugar. ana
salt nrr most needed, aad II delivered at the
Government srorehouse in this city. No. > wash n.
tuEt3p street, will be forwarded ny rtiil u tue
proper Relief Committee organized by Gen.
Terry, and now tn charge q Government relc1.
10 jp nj
are subscribed will be r'ccspte.l Tor by one or
ny staff officers, and deposited IN Il responsible
na 5ank ~ IN t5s ety. II 70 ,b nc G n ny fr
Relying on The provcrbinl iibcralirS It your
Organization to give this humane movement the
impetus 50 worthy an object deserves. am my
Lleutenant-Gcnern Cnttcd S.ales ARMY,
Mr.. S. D. Foss received the following dispatch
from fanktOu. dated lAprlt u. which was also
read On the Board: Please see Gen. Smith, and
together ask the Board nf Trade and citizens of
Ghieagn to aid sufferers py ilood r. th,s valley
HAND. Acting Governor of Dakota.
CHEF JUSTICE SHANNON, JUDGE R1:oOlISs.
and C. G. Wicher, Esq. Of Dakota. addressed the
Roard on the necessity If extending aid to the
Dakota sufferers, and naped The members would
make their contributions us generous rs pt,ssi-
bic and without delay. i'll order that immaculate
relief might be given the distressed IT was
stated that the railroad from SibuI City to
Iaukton was submerged, and bridges and cul-
rerts had been carried away The people bad
been Obliged to forsnke their houses aud tuhe
refuge OH tho high lands.
President Rogers nppuinted the following Com.
mittee to solicit contributions on the buard Of
Trade: Messrs. j. w Preston. J. .. Lyon. S. d.
Foss, T.. j. Singer, A. Keith. +. B. Wcnre.
Reports Of the ttoutss Ao,H the Upper Mis-
sourl received at military headquarters ycstcr-
day chow 1tnt The suffering and loss OF life is
fearful in the extreme. Tele.rlns oi yestcr-
day state that 3D people are imprisoned 10 two
houses ut Meckltng, d. r.. just below Innkton.
the ice and ht,ods completely preventing any
rescue. From one place below Ver1uilion 5iG
people we're rescued Friday