The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-23
THE FLOOD SUFFERERS.
The Committee Still at Work-Over $4,000
Collected.

The York Of furnishing relief to the Ohio
river sufferers continues, but their most urgent
needs have been tel porarily supplied and their
comfort is now being looked after. The most of
The relief committees work is probably over,
but their dnties are by no means at an end yet,
and fully realizing this, they will continue to
meet daily two or three weeks longer for the
purpose of determining upon measures of relief
TO meet the demands. The receipts yesterday
swelled the fund to Sl6,223,72 Among the
contributions received yesterday were the fol-
lowing: Citizens of Painfleld, $1,000; Eleventh
Presbyterian Church, $45 t. A. Lewis, $25;
NJ. E. Church of Marion, S20.10, citizens of
Brucevnle, s54.45; George R. Root, collections,
$50, and N. s. Byram collections $18l. Atele-
gram was received from New YORK by Treasurer
Malott stating that "In response TO urgent ap-
peals from New Albany and Lawrence5urg,
81 600 had been sent directly TO each place" At
the meeting of the State Relief Board yesterday
morning it was decided to send $4,000 more TO
Lawrenceburg, giving the amount in daily in
stallments of 5000. The Y. NJ. Q. A. gives $50
TO Jeffersonville. The citizens of WOrthington
have raised 500 more, and have forwarded ii,
with quite large contribution OF clothing.
a dispatch to c the journal a from
have donated three carloads Of coal from their
mines, and staunton gives one, while they offer
more If needed. Another carload of goods was
forwarded TO Jacksonville last evening by the
relief committee, the shipment consisting OF 100
comforts, 20 mattresses, so blankets and lot OF
corhiug. Provisions were also shipped to Utica
for the $50 destitute people in that vicinity.
The supplies comprised 800 lodves of bread, 400
POUNDS of souce, 500 pounds of sausage, 300
pounds at bacon and five barrels Of crackers.
Morris Mcdonald aud Thomas Hanlon, of New
Albany, were present ut the meeting of The relief
committee yesterday afternoon, and stated that
rations are being issued daily 10 10000 people
i'll that elly. Food and clothing are still badly
needed and the people will be dependent for
some time vet, while they are at work putting
the houses In shape again. Clothing is particu-
larry needed and solicited The women OF the
city have organized and are willing TO make the
clothing if the goods are sent them. The
number Of people at Jefersonville
who are daily receiving rations is
longer yet. dispatch was received by Treas
urer Malott yesterday from NJ. Mccullough,
superintendent of the Louisville Mail Line, Offer
ing TO transport goods free of charge to towns
vile. The relief committee have accepted the
offer, and will decide to-day where they want to
send more supplies and in what quantities.
RELIEF CRUMBS.
The amount raised for the aid of the sufferers
by the Blind Asylum concert Wednesday night
was $3s.25.
1t is urgently requested that all claims against
the relief committee for supplies purchased be
sent to the treasurer without delay.
The RELIEF committee OF the Knights of Honor
have received contributions as follows: Marion
lodge, $40; Westfeld, $40, and indianapolis,
S25,
At the noon meeting of the Board of Trade, to-
day, the remaining forty-seven choice seats for
the M8nnerchor entertainment will be sold at
auction.
The drama which will be presented by the Clio
Dramatic Club at the Park Theater, Tuesday
evening, to raise funds for the sufferers, is "The
Long Strike"