The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-18
THE PUBLIC'S GENEROSITY.
1t Is Exemplified by the Responses to
the Flood Sufferers Appeals.
The Relief Committee Reports Total of
$16,l9 to Date-COllectiOns from
Churches and Secret Societies.

The contributions to the fund for the relief of
the sufferers in the submerged lands of the Ohio
river continue to come in to the Board of Trade
relief committee from all parts of the State.
Generous as these contributions are it is not
likely that they will be at all commensurate with
the demand, and it is to be hoped that the Civ
ing will continue and that there will be no one
in the State who has not done something to-
wards alternating the sufferings of their unfortu-
nate fellow-men. Dispatches We're received on
Saturday from members of the relief committee
at Madison and from other points on the river,
and quantity of provisions was sent that even
ing to Jeffersonville. Supplies were also sent
from Terre Haute, Winchester, Marion and
other points to Jacksonville and New Albany.
Albert E. Fletcher reported the total collections
up to date $16 1875. 49,. This includes the follow
ing
Employees Decline and T. & ST. l. shops, sos;
citizens of Dunreth, $3.50; citizens of Castle
ton, $21. So employees indianapolis Gas-works,
$40; employees Encaustic Tile Works, $780, j. I.
Brush and Theo. Pfaffin collections. $42175; w.
7. Budd. collections, $44; Mccormick Harvest
ing Machine Company, of Chicago, $3.50; Model
Clothing Company, of New York, $75 in addition
to the donation of the local house, Theo Pfaffiin
& Co and employees, $50. 70; employees of the In
dianapolis Journal, $780, sundry cash contribu-
tions $l5 %; clerks in the postofice, $3l %; stu
dents of the Northern Indiana Normal School,
at Valparaiso, $57.4l citizens of Butler $3.50;
Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company, $50; en-
ployes E. c. Atkins & Co, $34. %; employees
Woodhurn Sarven Wheel Company, $l35; E. G.
Atkins Co., Hetherington Berner, John
Thomas, Nordyke Marmon & Co., $25 each In
diana Farmer Company, Merchant Police, $l5
each; Egan & Treat, George g. Pearson, Henry
Schwinge Charles +. Meyer, John Weilacher.
the Howe Sewing machine Company, j. J. Mil
la. 4 Gil. n. NJ.
o. F., Electric Soap Manufacturing Company,
$40 each; p II. Krauss, 7. NJ Stuart, L. w
Moses, Claude G. Charron, j. 7. Power, W. H.
Allen, Emil Wulschner, John R. Leonard, G. p
Strong, H. w: Green, J. B. Morrison Charles
Martndale, G. H. Mclaughlin, j. R. Budd
Lawrence & Son, Syerup & Son and Arthur Jor-
dan, s. each; c. Friedgen, P. L. Chambers SO
each; A. Wylie, j. A Haag, A. W. Murphy, E.
H. Williams, Thomas H. Clapp Robert NJ. Eos
ter, Jerry Smith, Grifiths & Potts, j. w. Nc
Quiddy, 50 each; Frank Smith, L. F. DeGolyer,
E. G. Orr, l. G. Lynch, Moore & Farley, DR..
Pritchard, NJ. Clapp, G. Rebori, Domestic Sew
Simpson, c. w. Nickel F. W. DIN, C. c. Ev-
arts, o. j.. R. Hanna, Mr.. Bartholomew, A
Joseph, w. A. Bradshaw, j. E. Kellar j. B.
Lizius, J. H.. Stevenson. j. Mitchell c. A.
Schnable, Charles G. Mueller J. E. Miller, J.W
Gilbert, John Browning, 81 each.
Contributions were received from Masonic
lodges, yesterday, by William H. Smythe. grand
secretary, as follows: Bean Blossom Lodge, 527
Bean Blossom, $5 Andrew Auch Indianapolis
81; Edinburg Lodge, 100, Edinburg, $40; Har
rodsburg Lodge 800, Harrodsburg $40; Clinton
Lodge 81, Frankfort, $50; Columbia Lodge, $50
Patoka, $40; Huntington Chapter, q, Hunting
ton. %; Upton Lodge SO, Logansport, $15; Nun
Gle Chapter 30, Muncie, 300; Ossian Lodge,
297 Ossian. 5000; Acme Lodge SO, Michigan
City, $25; Michigan City Chapter 25. Michigan
City, $25; Michigan City Commandery, K. t.,
Michigan City, $25; Dayton Lodge 103 Dayton,
I'D, n. Kt,,r. TO1fr
246, Warren, $l5; Goodland Lodge, 445 Good
land So: Germana Lodge Boil South Bend S5
Newport Lodge, 209 Newport 500 Logan Chap.
ter, 2, Logansport, $50; Hiram Lodge, Alt. Cen
tervile, 3d. Alexandria Lodge, 235, Alexandria,
$780, Tuscan Lodge, 143, La Gro $10-total,
$447. 5O to which add amount heretofore re-
ported. 81, 824. 76-total to date s., 1926.
The following contributions were received on
Saturday by B. F. Foster, Grand Secretary of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows: Friendship
No. o. Lafayette, $50; Mt Vernon, No. 30, $780,
Elkhart County, No. "a, Goshen, $50; st. Marys
No. 167, Decatur, $50; collections by Daughters
of Rebecca, Rochester, $50. IS; Winchester, No
l2l $25; Hartford City, No 262, $25; Americus
No. 81, Plymouth $25; Olive Branch No. 49,
Dublin, $25; Harmony, No. 10, Fort Wayne $25
Logan, No 40, Logansport $25; Reliance. No
$780, Paoli, $34: Whitewater, No. A. Rich
mond, $25; members Of No. A. a. Rich tIn
Hobali. No. 1913, Spencer, 500; Woodward, No
2l2 Richmond. $l5; Mc('arty, No. 233, Plain
field, 49, Leasing, No 452, tGermanl Peru $40;
Cecilia. No. 156, Bloomington $l0 Orleans, No
SO, Bloomington, $40; TeutOnia, No. 2l0 (Ger-
MANI LaPorte, $40; Corinthian. No. 474 city,
$40; Southport No 304 city, SO; Protection
No. 63, Metamora. $40; Relief, No. 134, Plain
vile, $40; Indianapolis, No. l65, city. $40;
fountaine, No AZ, Huntington, $1O Fowler, No
100 $40; Columbia, No 116, Columbia City, 50;
Judson, No. 446 s.; Camden, No. 151 S.; Cut
Ter. No. 3d. s.; Oakland. No. 534 So; Flora No
526 So; Silica Four Ena, No. 49, Huntington, S..
UP FROM THE RIVER
Dr. Carver and Brainard Rorison returned
last nihgt from three days trip on the Ohio
river, where they aided in the distribution of
supplies furnished by the Board of Trade. In
reply to reporters inquiry as to the probable
suficiency of the contributions, Mr. Rorison said
that there was little danger of the sufferers re-
ceiving more than is good for them from the
generosity of the people, if wise distribution
is made The food of 1882, which was rather
severe left many of the small farmers along the
bottoms in debt The disastrous flood of 1883
plunged them still deeper in debt, and
it was very difficult for them to procure pro-
visions and seed from the dealers, they
already so deeply under bond to them as to Grip
pie the dealers themselves. The present food,
causing a total destruction of crops destroys
their last hope, unless relief reaches them
through the generous contributions of the coun-
try at large. He says the mental and physical
suffering is terrible. At one place on the shore,
at the foot of steep mountain, they found
four families, comprising men, women and
children huddled together in one small house,
the other houses having foated away. There
seemed to be only room enough to let them
sleep one at time and stack them up in the
corners. But that was only of hundreds of
similar cases Gratitude was shown every
where, and there appeared no instance of dis
honesty or desire to secure more than enough
for pressing needs.
NOTES.
Thomas E. Boyd supreme president of the
Supreme Lodge of the United Order of Honor,
has issued an appeal to members in behalf of
flood sufferers.
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