Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-21

| One hundred and fifty to two hundIet
families have already applied to us TO
relief, comprising from seven hundret
and fifty to one thousand persons. Al
the necessary articles can be purchased
here. Thankful for aid.
JAMES MCCoNvILLE,
Mayor of Steubenville.
BRIDGEPoRT, O., February -.
To Robert Lincoln, Secretary of War, Wash
ington, D. c.:
We have six hundred people destitute
Can make purchases here.
c. A. JUNKINs, Mayor.
BELLAIRE, O., February u.
Hon. R. T. Lincoln, Secretary of War:
The destitute here number from 1,SOt
to 1000 people. d. W.COOPER, Mayor
WAR DEPARTMENT, February 13
D. W. Cooper, Mayor of Bellaire, O.:
Captain Gushing. an officer of tht
army, will be in Wheeling tonight OF
tomorrow morning, with orders to char
ter boat to assist points south. Please
see him and have him telegraph me his
recommendations for the purchase ol
proper supplies. Upon hearing from
him l will give him Instructions accord
ingly. ROBERT t. LINCOLN.
WAR DEPARTMENT, February I3.
Captain S. 7. Cushing, Wheeling:
1 have telegraphed the Mavor of Bel
laire that you will he in Wheeling to
night or tomorrow morning, and L have
asked him to inform you of the needs Ot
Bellaire. Upon being informed l will
direct you to purchase and deliver tt
him proper amount of supplies.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February l3.
Hon. Secretary of War:
l have just received the following tel
egram from Bellaire: The wants of Bel
laire are urgent. Will you see that she
is provided for Immediately Signed
by c. l.. Poorman and D. W. Cooper
Mayor Please inform me what provis
ion has been made for these places, anC
others of which spoke.
J. D. TAYLOR.
WAR DEPARTMENT, February l3.
Hon. j. D. Taylor, House of Representatives
Washington:
One thousand dollars to Bellaire yes.
terday The other towns named by you
were given the amount requested by
you. ROBERT L. LINCOLN,
Sec. etary of War.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, February l3.
Hon. Secretary of War:
have just this moment received the
following telegram from Martins Ferry
Ohio:
1.-TWO thousand people here are desti
tute. Have the Secretary of War send
aid to M. C. Mitchell, Mayor of Martins
Ferry, o. JOHN 5. COCHRAN"
Please inform me what aid you have
in my district j. d. TAYLOR
WAR DEPARTMENT, February I3.
Hon. J. D. Taylor:
In answer to your telegr m, l beg tC
advise you that l yesterday authorized
the Mayor of Martins Ferry to expend
$1,000 in the purchase of the proper
supplies. ROBERT T. LINCOLN,
Secretary of War.
The Secretarg telegraphed Captain S
7. Gushing, Commissary of the U. S
Army at Pittsburgh, to charter boat
load her with subsistence stores, &c., for
the destitute people at points below, and
to start her off as soon as possible. He
was notified that the Adjutant General
woul at once direct Captain Rose to
communicate with him and to take
charge of the boat on its trip, and that
Gushing should report to the Secretary
by wire the probable cost of this expen-
diture in order that the necessary fund,
could be allotted for the purpose.
PITTSBURGH. Feb. 14.-The citizens
and press relief boat for the assistance
of flood sufferers in towns along the
Ohio left this afternoon laden with sup
plies of all kinds. A special meeting of
the Relief Committee was held this
morning and $4,000 cash was appropri-
ated tor the stock of the boat which will
be under the charge of Rev. E. R. Done
hoo and representatives of the daily
papers of the city. Two thousand was
the amount expended for provisions,
Ave hundred cash for necessity cases,
and the balance for bedding, shoes, etc.
The citizens are responding to the calls
for clothing most generously, and sup
plies OF all kinds are being hurried to
the boat, m0ored at the Monongahela
wharf. 1t is expected the boat will
leave before dark and proceed direct to
Parkersburg, where the work of distri-
button will commence. The U. s. gov
ernment has appropriated 100000 for the
relief of sufferers between Ironton, sO.,
and this city. The steamer Katie Stock
dale has been secured and will be under
the charge of Capt. Rose. A detail of
soldiers from the Allegheny arsenal &C
companying them, will proceed direct to
IIonton and will meet the press relief
boat at Parkersburg. Up to noon Major
Gushing, of the COmmiSsary Depart
ment had spent $4,000 tor provisions,
clothing and general supplies. 1t is
estimated that this will relieve 25,OOO
people. Major Gushing will remain in
the city for several days to attend to the
general work of the Department here.
Robert Garrett ordered free transpor-
tation of provisions or other gifts on
the b. & o. road for the sufferers by
floods; also, the free use of the B. & O.
telegraph.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
contributed $1,000 for the sufferers of
the floods; $4,000 to be distributed from
the Pittsburgh Office, and $1,000 each
along the line of the Panhandle and
the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago
roads.
Most Remarkable.
Very seldom do we read of an actual case
of recovery, where hope had altogether had
been lost, to equal that which was on Mohday
investigated by a Dispatch reporter who had
heard, in various quarters, persons talking to
their friend of cure, seemingly short of mi
raculous, that had been performed; VIM