The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-13
RELIEVING THE SUFFERING.
A Boat To Be Sent Down the Ohio
Loaded with Food and Clothing.
The Contributions Already Made-The Work
of Relief in This and Other Cities
An Appeal from Lawrenceburg

The necessity for prompt and sufficient aid to
the Ohio river sufferers is apparent to every one
and the Board of Trade relief committee and
subcommittee have gone to work with will
The relief committee met at half past eleven
o'clock yesterday forenoon and resolved that the
best way to conduct the relief work is to hire a
boat which will then be fully equipped with
food, medicine, and other things needed by the
sufferers and patrol the river front, rendering
succOr wherever it is required J. A. Closer
Eli Lilly, and D. NJ. Ransdell were appointed a
committee to go to Cincinnati at once, hire a
steamboat and make ready to distribute supplies
Mr. Closer being unable to go, " T. Malott
took his place on the committee. Albert +.
Fletcher, treasurer of the committee, reported
contributions aggregating 1876 The following
communication was received and the offer ac-
cepted:
LOUISVILLE, New ALBANY & CHICAGO RAILWAY
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. IL, 1854
To the Board of Trader
desire to tender you, gratis, any facilities this
company NAV have to snnIies To +be suffer,
New Albany and vicinity Supplies to be deliv
cred TO us here at Greencastle Greencastle juno
ton, as you may desire 1 await your ORDERS
GEO. s. BRECoUNT, General Agent
j. A. Perkins, division freight agent of the P,
c. & St. L. and /. & " roads, made the same
offer, which was also accepted. The Western
Union Telegraph Company also offered to do all
relief work without charge.
The purchasing committee reported that ], 500
loaves of bread, 400 pounds of meat, 500 pounds
of coffee, and 20 kegs of pigs feet had been for
warded to Lawrenceburg; 1000 pounds of bread,
1000 pounds of meat 500 pounds of coffee, and
five barrels of pigs feet to Jeffersonville. Four
thousand pounds of bread and 1000 pounds of
cooked meats purchased and sent to Law
renceburg last night. Following the call on
Change. the Board of Trade and citizens gener-
ally held meeting, presided over by Governor
Porter. The Governor said: 1.-The news this
morning is that the flood has risen two feet
higher than in 1888 MANY thousands of people
have been driven from their homes and are camp
ing out back of the river. There is already
much suffering and relief must be prompt.
Money is needed We desire by tomorrow
night to have money enough to charter and load
boat Let us here set such an example as will
stimulate all parts of the State to make liberal
contributions. There is nothing to do now but
to act and act promptly"
N S. Byram suggested, as there was large
number of persons present, a subscription be
then begun in the room
Mr. Closer stated that the money already re-
ported, 1856, was already anticipated by the sup
plies that had been sent to the towns on the
river.
General Carnahan reported the following con
tributions from the Grand Army posts George
H. Thomas Post, Indianapolis, $685. Noblesville
Post SD; Franklin So Winchester $40; Daud,
$3.50; Marshall, So, and Lafayette. $5-total
$72 30. This money will not only be disbursed
to the suffering members of the Grand Army,
but to all who are in need.
PERSONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Albert E. Fletcher reported the following sub
scriptions, all Of which have been paid in: A.
G. Porter, 800; New York store, $780, Kingan g.
Co., $3.50; Indianapolis News, $50; Richardson G.
Evans $50; L. S, Ayers, $50; Baker, Hord &
Hendricks, $50; Eli Lilly, $50; Murphy, Hibben
& Co., $50; H. Lieber and employees, 81; George
Pau, $25; c. G. Hines, $25; w. H. H. Miller,
$25; John t. Brush $50; employees When store,
$27; Wiegel & Ruehl, $40; E. E. Bassett $40; J.
NJ. McMurray, 500; L. B. McMurray,
s.; E. P. Gallup 3d. J. L.
McMaster. $l5 James G. Douglass, $25
D. NJ. Ransdell, $25; Peter F. Bryce, $25; A. J.
Halford, So; J. j. Cooper, $50; J. Livingston
John G. Blake, s.; D. w. Howe, 81; ]. E. Bos-
well, ST.; R. Ferguson, 81; Hiram Craft 81 so;
Cash, s.. so; Becker & Son, &c. L. Shaw SIS
Harry Palmer So; Hunt Soap Company, $15 in
soap; Livingston Rowland, S.; Van Tilburg &
james, S.; A school teacher, 81; J. R. Ryan, SIS;
A. Wagner, 50; David Macy, 800; T. L. Sum
merville, So R. Q. Hawkins, $40; B. H.
Smith, 81 A. 2. Pattson, s.; M; L.
Endly, $40; Sims & Smithers, S.; J. A.
Wildman So; Holweg & Reese, $50; Horace Mckay
So; Alex. Heron, S.; S. P Sheerin, $25 L. II.
Blanton, s.; G. V. Stansbury, 50; G. E. Mer-
riGeld, s.; Il Thane 50; J. A. Buchanan, So;
Ed. Mueller, 80 August Schram, Cumberland.
s.; John Prick, s.; John A Holman, So; Edward
Pope, 81; L. D. Moody, s.; W. F. Piel & Co.,
$50; Frank Blackledge, S.; Baker & Randolph,
$25; R. r. Parker, $3.50; W. B. Burford, $lOO;
collected by v T. Malott, $87 so; F. NJ Grouse,
ST. George Reyer, So; E. S. Folsom S.; Neil
McGroarty, q Mrs John Holland, So; F. P.
Rush & Co, $25; collected by N. s. Byram, $40;
w. J. Benner, So; A. D. Clarke 50; Mrs Kate
holland, loaves of bread; Indianapolis Cracker
Company 10 barrels crackers; Parrot & Nickum,
10 barrels crackers; r. S. Foster, barrels -four.
THE COLLECTING COMMITTEES
The relief committee, yesterday afternoon,
chose the following gentlemen to act as col
lectors of money and provisions:
Bankers-Theo. P. Haughey and Allen NJ
Fletcher.
Brewers-John Schmidt
Railroads.&c. C. J. Pendeton.
Lumber dealers and planning mills - Henry
COburn, G. G. Foster
State Benevolent nsttutions-Superintend
entS Fletcher Glenn and Wilson.
Manufacturers F. Pratt, E. G. Atkins,
Thomas Davis, Isaac Thalman, II. II. Hanna,
W. II. Tucker.
oal-deaers-George Branham, G. R. Root.
State, County, and City Ofices-Justus G.
Adams, w. 6. WATSON.
Produce men, the Circle and Market street
w. S. Budd.
Insurance-Eugene Barnard, Charles Cleave-
land.
South Meridian street, S. Gordon, G. G.
Webster, jr.
Stockyards-R. R. Shiel.
East Washington street, from Meridian to Al
bama-George w. Sloan, H. Bamberger.
Washington street, east of Alabama-Clem-
ems Vonnegut
Washington street, from Meridian to the riv-
er-Albert Gall, G. E. Merrifeld.
Pork -houses-John M. Shaw.
South Pennsylvania street and Virginia ave-
nue. K. Sharpe, jr.
North Pennsylvania street, T. Brush, Theo.
Pfaflin.
Massachusetts avenue. B. Dill