New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-13
One man who thrust his hand into the rising stream
Of mud suffered stroke of paralysis. The spot has
been visited by hundreds.
THE HELPING HAND oUTsTRETcHED.

MOVEMENTS FOR RELIEF IN BOSTON. fHiADEL-
PIuA AND OTHER CITIES.
BosToN Feb la meeting of citizens was hefd
here to-day in conjunction with the Mayor, ana
committee was organized to collect suDscrip1onS
for the sufferers by the Western floods.
Phil ApxlPHIA Feb. 12.--At the meeting eaiiee
nv tho Novor IN take measures to relieve the SUI
ferers br the foods in the West, Joshua L.. Bailey
nm behalf of the Society for Organizing Charity
stated that at a meeting held last evening the al
rectors had appropriated for the beneht OF the
sufferers by the Western floods $4,000, that being
the sum remaining of fund raised last spring Tor
= s;u;lar mrnose. which was turned over to the
socsv after ALI necessary relief had been given to
The sufferers IL was decided to make Messrs
Drrxel a. Co. treasurers, to open q subscription
list. and to leave the matter OF distribution 10
committee OF seven.
THE BESEvoLENcE OF THE RAILROADS.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has con-
tributed $1,000 for the sufferers by the Western
flooda having ordered 1000 to be distributed
from the Pittsburg Office, and $1,000 each along
the line of the Pan Handle and Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago roads.
BALTIMORE, Feb l2.--Robert Garrett to-day rs
sued orders for the free transportation ofproyisons
or other donations, on all lines OF the Baltimore
and Ohio road for the sufferers by the HOODS "a
Western rivers. Also the free use of the batlhorc
and Ohio telegraph wires for the same purpose
AN APPEAL TO KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
TOLEDO. Feb. Ian appeal has been issued by
r. II. Cochrane Supreme Dictator OF the hhghts OF
Honor. entitled Distress Call to all Lodges ana
Knights of Honor" calling for and for the sufferers
from the foods in the OhoRver aud its tributaries.
II saws aid may be sent by telegraph or otherwise
to any of the fc lowing named persons and VIII be
distributed by them in their own neighboriDg and
remote communities TO theneedy sufferers, whether
they be of us OF not y: Colonel Lewis Wilson, Gin
oinnati o. G. Schohed. Wheeling, w. va; J1age
Robert j. Breckenridge, Louisville; Judge Okey
GAINESVILLE, Ohio John b. Evan, Covlngton, ny;
Roseman Gironer steubenville, Ohio; the Rev.
Thomas Boyle, Allegheny, Penn; w. b. Godfrey
E~w-Albany. Md.
SENDING BOATS TO BELEAGrERED TOWNS.
WASHINGTON Feb. ia telegram from Cap
tain Goodwin of the Life-Saving Station at Cleye-
land, SAYS that life boat crew left Cleveland at
9 o'clock this morning for Covington, n.y., with
surf boat.
CINCINNATI, Feb. l2.-Four relief boats have
been sent to Pomeroy, Ohio, where the people are
camping on the hilltops. Many persons are snfer-
ing from the cold.
SENDING FOOD CLOTHING AND MONEY FORWARD.
CLEVELAND, Feb. ia meeting of citizens was
held in the Board of Trade rooms to-day, Mayor
Farley presiding to make arrangements to send re-
lief to the sufferers by the foods ~ the southern
part of the State and in West Virginia. relief
committee was appointed auo arrangements "cio
made to procure supplies of clothing and provisions,
to be forwarded at the earliest possible moment.
One Thousand dollars was telegraphed 10 Pomeroy,
Ohio and $500 to Wheeling. Eight thousand
pounds of pilot bread has been ordered TO be baked
Immediately to be sent to different points.
PROMPT WORK BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
The Secretary of War is taking active measures
looking to the immediate relief of the sufferers
from the overflow of the Ohio River and its trlbu-
tar;es. in accordance with the act of Congress
appropriating 100000 for that purpose. Orders
were issued to-day for General Amos Beekwith,
Assistant Commissary- General, stationed at ST.
Louis, to proceed at once to Cincinnati. where he
will have charge of the distribution of supplies
He will act directly under orders from the
Secretary of War. Orders were also issued for the
purchase of supplies, and the charter of sufficient
number of boats 10 distribute them at once, at
places where they sre most needed. 1t has also
been arranged that an officer of the Army shall ac-
company each boat, and superlntend the issue OF
supplies. The general plan of relief determined
upon is the that pursued III affordlng relei
10 the sufferers from the overflow of the Mississippi
River last year. In order to give personal atten-
tion TO this subject. Secretary Lincoln has aban-
doned his purposed nip 10 Chicago