Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-14
GROWING WORSE.
Distress aad Ssssrias Stsa1uy @
the Insrsass b whssllss.
But to Nest II ths SuhssriptisD
Work Braply esss.
Ysstsrday's Dsaatlsas 10 nsssy,
Stores and clsthlas.
Generous Aid From tAs cssatry
Reand Abest us,
ln the Shape Of Car lsads ef What
We Med the Nest.
Bringing tho Relief Wsfk Down 10
aSslid SJstsn.
Yesterdays News, ineldsats ssd
Flosd Notes.
Yestsrday's DsRatlsas u nsset,
Stores and Cisthlas.
Generous Aid From ths csuatry
Reand Abeut 10,
Yesterdays News, ineldssts m
Fl0sd Notes.

Nothing remains now but The suffering.
The food has 20 far pssssd away thst Ito
dssslating touch 10 being rapidly s6Aosd,
in 20 far % Il fell upon property alone
Where humanity felt its blishting carsss,
the effect has, II nything. increased, bat
otherwise the great overflow has gons.
There 10 really nothing new to say Of the
scenes presented BY the flooded district,
after the volume OF matter that has been
printed from day to day in the RtsrsrRa.
In point Of fact, the most vivid description
would not do full justice to them aud they
must be seen to b realized. The seeming
slowness with which these traces ars sradi.
Gated must not discourage the workers.
Rome was not built In . day, neither csa
the pristine beauty and comfort Of the In.
undated houses be restored Ia . week.
Time will work wonders, and BY the lats
spring, when nature lends her aid tn
beautifying the regions now % dirty and
desolate, the last trace OF the waters
devastating hand will have disappearsd.
TIE surrKlIss coSriSurA
But with the suffering and distress the
case 10 different The number 10 lnorsas-
ing Of those unfortunatss who are thus
suddenly thrown upon the goodness ef
heart OF their fellow.msn. II was thought
In the beginning, that once the water had
retreated from the laAd, people would sst
back into their houses and take tAsir
weight from the shoulders Of the commit
tees and the people. but this, unfoetu.
nstsly, 10 not true, and the number of suf.
fersrs 10 greater now than at first This b
easily explained. There were many who
were caught BY the high wstsr With small
amount Of money on hand, the result of
patient saving and hard toll. At nrst, this
main tainsd them, but after few days he'd
passed their monsr gave out and left then
helpless. Work they had nons. Their
credit was gone, w. in many cases, The
stores at which il,sy kept their small %
counts were broken up themselves. There
was no other resource and they were
obliged 10 ding themselves on the bounty
Of the people and partsts OF the ssnsssl
charity.
This 10 the view OF sx.Msyor Essrtsr.
Who 10 In charge OF the Central depot, aad
10 undoubtedly correct. New cases q
worthy subj ects for relief are discovered
every day, and It Ia astonishing bov, svsa
in the face Of great and general calamity
like this, many persons, sbsolutsly hsip-
less,
SHRINK vRoA rHa rHopoHr
Of accepting relief. This 10 known even q
widows who have lost their very oil snl
have nothing In the world to depend upoa.
In some cases, and they are numsroas, ~.
the relief extended 10 an aotuai bsneak
and places the recipients - well od - thsy
ever were. The greatest sufferers Of ell aFs
those who. by years Of toll, hsd ssysd .
little and now have lost svsrything; snd.
sad 70 say, there are many 70 inposs upse
the present generosity. rhsy % nos ned
or deserve the aid i bat, too issy 70 work.
palm themselves -od - sufferers b the
food. ~
All OF this shows how nsceoasy1t 70 -
keep up the good work OF raising ths relief
fund. When the necessity will b over,
no one oan ssy. At least ave hundred
dollars Q day are necessary 70 IL suppen
of the work, and that smount % its equly.
alsnt In provisions and bedding mast -
secured. Everything, no matter bow httie.
counts In this extremity, % make youf -.
nation, and never mind The slss q u
Give q your means viii sdmiL