The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-24
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
James Gordon Bennett Contributes
$1,000 to the Fund.
A Relief Boat to Be Sent Up the Ohio River
from Evansville to New Albany-The
Fund Swelled to $4,000.

The relief fund has grown until the daily m
crease is now calculated by the thousand dollars
instead of by the hundred. The generous dona-
ton of 81, 900 made by James Gordon Bennett
of the New York Herald, on Thursday, for equal
distribution at Lawrenceberg - Jeffersonvie,
New Albany and Tell city, is supplemented by a
subscription of 5000 more telegraphed yester-
day as tollows
NEW YORK. Feb. 49,
''v. t. MalIott, Treas Relief Committe:
Draw the New York Herald for $1,000
more for the benefit of the ntermediat stations
referred to in your dispatch OF yesterday.
"JAMES GORDON BENNETT"
In addition to the 81 900 sent to jefferson vllle
| the Boston relief committee has directed Treas
urer Malott to draw on Hidden, Peabody & Co.,
of that city, for $4,000, to be distributed as the
committee deems best NJ. Fl. l. Male, of Brook
| Ign, N. Y, yesterday forwarded $3.50 collected
in that city for the sufferers, and contributions
were received from Knightstown, swelling the
total from that place to S536.33 in cash. The
citizens OF Raysvile have sent in $43.70, be-
sides a collection of clothing from Raysville and
Knightstown valued at about $45, making
the total from the two places
$631.33. number of smaller con
tributous were received, but these are being
overshadowed by the receipts from the cities.
The fund now aggregates over $27, 000
DIR. E. s. Elder present at the meeting of
| the relief committee yesterday afternoon, and
in narrating his observations while at Jefferson
vile, said that the city was now well supplied
with provisions. Contributions have been COM
| ing i'll from neighboring towns, and the people
now have food sufficient to meet all needs until
Monday. Clothing and bedding, however, ls
badly needed. Furniture in the flooded houses
has been damaged until unfit for further use,
and DR.. Elder suggested that the COM
mittee could do considerable good by
purchasing cheap furniture AMI distributing it
| among those in greatest need of it. The saul
tary condition of the city he reported as bad,
and thought it would be advisable to open free
| dispensary for the distribution of medicines and
| disinfectants. There is less suffering at New
Albany than .Ieffersonville he thought, bnt the
| greatest restitution prevailed at the small
| towns along the river, which had been over
| looked
The relief committee decided to sead no more
| provisions to Jacksonville until ordered by the
| mayor, but carload OF supplies con-
| tributed by the people of Brazil will be for
warded to-day, with A. o. Williams messen-
| ger. carload of provisions, clothing and
household goods, collected at Westield, will also
be forwarded to-day to Lawrenceburg, E G.
| Kenyan and Mrs. Estes going in charge, at the
request of The people of Westfield. dispatch
was received yesterday from Mayor Roberts, of
Lawrenceburg, asking for another carload of
| provisions. Meat Is needed most, but sugar and
| coffee would be acceptable Bread, he states,
| can he obtained at Cincinnati
| Inc committee yesterday decided to SEND q
! boat-load of provisions, clothing, bedding and
| medicinal supplies up the Ohio river from Ev-
| ansville TO New Albany. They will be purchased
| with the $4,000 contributed by James Gordon
Bennett, and, i'll accordance with his directions,
VIII be distributed TO the destitute people
| both sides of the river. The expediUion will be
| under the direction of George f. Branham, and
| the relief boat will bear streamer of the Indi-
annapolis Board of Trade and the New York Her.
aid. DR.. +. s. Elder, secretary of the Indanapo-
lis Board of Health, will accompany the
expedition for the purpose of dis
tributing the medical supplies, and will
report upon the sanitary condition of the towns
| and localities which were submerged. The sup
plies for the trip will be shipped to Evansville
| to-day, and there transferred to the reef-boat.
No provisions will be distributed at Evansville,
however After deciding upon the expedition,
the following telegram was sent to Mr.. Bennett
'TND1ANApoLrs, Feb. %.
flames Gordon Bennett, New York Herald:
'Your Telegram of to-day authorizing draft
on the New York Herald for $4,000 more for the
benefit of intermediate stations between Evans
vile and New Albany is received. We beg to
| thank you for this generous donation and to say
that we have chartered a boat which we will load
| with provisions, bedding and clothing and sent
| in charge of Major Branham. We will also send
a line of medical supplies in charge Of DR., E. s.
Elder, secretary of the indianapolis Board of
| Health. These supplies will be distributed where
most needed along the river. report will be
made upon the sanitary condition of the people,
| of which we will advise you fully. The commit
| tee sent down last Tuesday report having sup
piled the people with food for distance of
! waB most timely. Many persons found des-
titute, and received their first supplies from this
| commission. V. II. MALOTT,
Treas Ind'polis Board Trade Relief Com"
The relief boat will start from Evansville to-
morrow, and four days will be required, it is
thought. TO make the trip to New Albany.
WORK OF THE SECRET SOCIETIES.
| Reports of contributions from the different Sc
| cret and benevolent orders continue to come in
and the fund from this source is assuming con-
siderable proportions. Nearly every lodge in the
State it is thought, will respond to the call from
the several officers of the different orders and
donate something, the amounts ranging from
$40 to 800. The following call to the Order Of
Chosen Friends was issued by the grand coun-
cilor yesterday:
| Coffee OF THE GRAND COUNCILLOR,
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb % !
| ''To all Subordinate Councils in Indiana:
| cat the annual session of the Grand Council
| of the State of Indiana. held at Indianapolis,
| Feb 20, it was unanimously resolved thar the
| on all subordinate councils within the jursdic-
| tion for contributions of money for the relief of
| the sufferers by the flood. We regret very much
| that the necessity for this exists, but we feel
sure that the councils will respond literally and
Snow their Willingness to do all in their power
to relieve the distressed, and thus give practi-
| cal ILLUSTRATION of the teachings OF beloved
| order. would urge pr0mptness in this matter,
/ as what is TO be doue should be done at once.
| Your remittances should be made to c. Brad
| ford, grand recorder, 10 and Is Hubbard
Block, Indianapolis, who will acknowledge re-
cep OF same w Irqly yours II f. and F.
| &c BRADFORD, Grand Recorder"
| DROPS.
Three boxes of goods from Logansport were
received yesterday afternoon.
william A. Devore has been selected to take
charge of the free disrensary which will be
onened at Lawrenceburg by the relief commit.