New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-16
VOL KILL. mo- 1867
HUMANITY TO THE RESCUE
RELIEVING THE SUFFERERS BY FLOOD

wopx OF THE GOVERNMENT AND CHAMBER VIZ
COMMERCE OF CINCINNATI.
C,xc,xxAr1. Feb 15-The steamer Granite STATE
chartered by the Relief Committee OF tne 0hainpoi
of Commerce is now receiving cargo OF provisions
and bedclothing for the relief of sufferers al points
above the city. The Ohio State Commission mas
trrned over SIS, 900 to be expended through the
agency of the relief committee General
Rcckwith will send on this steamer $4,000
10 he in charge of an officer detailed for that pur-
nose. The steamer will be in charge of J. l.. keck'
representing the relief committee of the Chamber
Of Commerce Charles w. Constantine, chairman
of the Ohio State Relief Commission will go on the
steamer for the purpose of making observations as
10 the present and coming needs in the different
localities.
Major John Byrne q member of the Chic State
Relief Commission, was given locomotive on the
Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore road today
to go to Gallipolis where he Will organize
relief parties ia go up and %down tne
Ohio River. He will then go
Ironton for the same purpose, and will prob ably
ioin the Granite State at Portsmouth. before
leaving to-day, he brought from Coumbps and seht zen
TO the river front in the vS1y %aior NJ Mew Byrne
also authorized p. j. Nichols of Batavia, to expend
81 800 along the river in the vicinity OF Newhlen-
mond, and Judge Loudon, or Ge0rgetoMn 10 id- Gs,a
butte $500 along the river in his locality, for lrne
The Chamber of Commerce relief committee
"To the peopIe of Ohio-Inasmuch as the Relief
Committee of the Chamber OF Commerce ana Tue
Common Council is receiving many lnqulres na ~ aU
lation TO the sending of contributions OF money,
provisions clothing. ETC., to this city Tor 9ls!rlo4 -
tion in other localities, the committee desires 10
recommend that they send all sncn contaDu.tDMs
from points in Ohio to the State Relief commission
at Coinmbus. II. G. URNER, Chairman"
ACTIVITY AT OTHER POINTS.
A dispatch to The Commercial Gazette from Galllp-
oils, Ohio. saws; "The relief steamers Nora Belle
and Jim Montgomery returned from trip down
the river last night. They report that the village
of Athalia Ohio, is almost entirely swept away
AtMillsport Ohio twenty or thirty houses are gone
AT Proctorville, Ohio, the water is IN the SECOND
stories At Ceredo, W. Va, 100000 worth OF
lumber was lost. Supplies are greatly needed every;
where. The Relief Committee is using four small
steamers to distribute supplies, which are coming
In literally.
ENTERPRISE AT OTHER POINTS.
LOUISVILLE. Feb. 15-General Saxton, with the
steamer Matte Hays, went down the river this
morning with government supplies for the destitute
in the Hooded district.
srrUpESvuIE, Feb 15.-The Press Relief boat
Iron CITY touched at New Cumberland W. Va, at
s o'clock this morning-the first stop on her
trip. The reports were that there were
l16 people washed out, many Of whom had
not returned to their homes A local relief
committee had been organized and no aid was
asked. At Black Horse one mile below the boat
drew up to the shore in answer to signals,
but the people only wanted newspapers Inc nrsU
man TO receive relief was John Eddy, Of New-Cum-
He had lost everything and was given flour, bed
PIiTsBURG, Feb. I5.-The Government relief boat
Katie Stockdae left here This afternoon for Iron
ton with over 800 tons of provisions. Another re-
lief boat will be sent out from here by tOwnsmen on
next Tuesday.
EVANSVILLE, Feb ia Relief Committee of
citizens headed by the Mayor, chartered steamer
and went ten miles below the city yesterday.
distributing provisions and medicines to the
sufferers by the food. Many houses are
submerged. but the committee found
little distress. The Mayor has declined
the aid proffered by the Secretary of War, saying
that Evansville can provide not only lor 'ie seI ~
other localities steamer will go daily on the
same mission above, below and opposite the city'
WHAT THE WHOLE COUNTRY is DOING.
CLEVELAND Feb l5-This city has already con-
tributcd about 500 900 in money and supplies for
the benefit of the food sufferers, and the work OF
collecting is still brskly progressing.
WHEELING, VIVA, Feb 15.-Ten insurance COM
panies have given 800 each and the Board of
Underwriters 5000 for the sufferers by the flood.
There are $3.50 destitute persons IN this city.
Many were found by the Relief Committee yester-
day lying Oh damp straw.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15-The Pennsylvania Rail-
road will forward supplies Free The local commit
tee mas sent $3.50. 1t was voted to-day to ask
Congress TO raise the appropriation from $3OO,OOO
to al ,000, 600.
WASHINGTON Feb 15.-Telegrams received from
Clara Barton to day Indicate that all the Red Cross
Societies are actively at work in behalf of the flood
sufferers Chicago has sent ga 900, and the sooie-
ties South continue to send money and supplies TO
the Upper Ohio, even while the floods are descend
in