Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-02
THE SUFFERERS BIZ THE FLOODS.

Savannah's Response to the Appeals
from the west-NearIy Two Thousand
Dollars Already Subscribed-The Re
lief to be Sent Forward To-day-More
Help Wanted.
A meeting of the soliciting committees
and citizens interested in organizing the
relief fund for the sufferers in the ONO
valley was held in the Exchange chamber
YESTERDAY. The meeting was called Tor
the purpose of securing distribution OF
the fund in localities where il Is most
needed. Mayor Lester recommended the
information of the New York Herald in
the matter, and accordingly telegraphed,
asking where the funds would render the
most effective relief, and received the fol
lowing reply:
..Rufus Z. Lester, Mayor, SdrdaRdA:
'.Lawrenceburg, Ind; ShawneetOwn,
H.: Newport. Ky; New Richmond, O.:
DAYTON. Ky. JAS. G. BENNETT"
Accordingly an adjourned meeting will
be held AT the Long Room at noon to-day,
when the equalization of the fund viii be
made and the amounts forwarded TO the
committees having in immediate charge
the charity in the flooded districts, where
a most CAPABLE and conscientious admin
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cent that has been contributed without
/ loss. The magnitude of the disaster
could not be told when the flood was at
its height. and it is only since the waters
/ have receded and the desOlate and
ruined waste is brought to view
I that il is possible to conceive
+ of the extent of the misfortune, The peo-
I pie have no newspapers to make known
/ their distress, In one town sixty-tiye
houses are overturned by the side of the
/ rnad3 in another the school house, turned
f into a hospital, contains two hundred sick
/ people. Fevers and pneumonia are preva-
+ lent, and hundreds Of people ''are with
out house. food or clothing, and will he for
months to Gomez AT shawneet0wn,
/ long pretty and prosperous little city,
only thirty houses are out of water. Two
thirds of one county are under water, and
the "b0ttom" lands of the river counties,
where the most fertile farms were. are en-
tirely covered,
Such being the situation at points spe-
cially named in the above dispatch, the
condition of the many other flooded local.
tiles may be imagined, and the need OF in-
/ slant and large relief be cOmprehended.
/ The generous manner in which Sayan-
nah has responded to the appeal shows
how ready the people of the South are to
help the distressed sufferers. Although
vassed by the committees, yet a great
part has yet been afforded no opportunity
Of giving In view Of this fact we would
I suggest that a committee be appointed to
receive subscriptions from the residents
of the quarters that have not
vet been canvassed. The total
amount subscribed up TO last night was
1854 %.
The amounts reported TO the Treasurer
I By the several committees are as follows
Messrs. Kennedy and Kayton ....-. s III %
Demere -. 1913 90
+ Messrs. Palmer, Nell and Hanley 2s4 -
finger - 1000 %
Professor Cromwell, benefit lecture 81 Is
+ VIM T. Manning Dobov ......-.. ) 90
Colonel j. H. Estin .......... S5
+. Total observation-disclosures. 81. 1854 80
In addition TO the subscriptions already
acknowledged through the columns of the
NEWS, the following are reported by
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