Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-15
THEY NEED OUR HELP.
The Grand Jury OF Galveston County,
In rs GElcial Capacity Calls for
Aid.
Hmlz aad-Princc IIuDtinEtaa Gives $4,000
Hbo ilnishta.pt Lnbor ssh tSseheir
brethren.


special to The Gazette,
! tiAGVEsTo.S., TEN, N6y. "a The seven
| subcommittee organized for the pur-
pose OF searching out aud relieving the
| Victims OF Yesterdays aonAagration have
| had busy day. Two hundred heads of
| families have hocn listed as worthy Of
! every relief that II is possible to extend.
[ Twenty thousand dollars has thus been
| expended, bat this sum only furnishes
| temporary relief to families that have lost
everything. Many pitlful eases OF d, SUI
tuition have been reported, and amolg the
victims are found goodly number
of eduCatcd tadies of small means
who lost their liitlc homes aud who hesi-
! tate Gt permitting their destitute condi-
| ton becoming known. one member OF
| the selcl committee received SIX letters
| fron families OF this description. asking
whether aid could not bC extended them
privately by the Comtnlttce. Tho grand
| Jury which has been In session several
days took official recognition OF tie disas-
! ter to-day by resolving as body
4 that in It's opinion the citizens
OF Galveston were unable TO provide AIDE
| quatcly for the relief of many victims Of
| the lire, and that contributlonsirom every
source should be- and were hereby sole
/ tied The honorable jurynen place the
number OF destitute much higher than
1 the citizens committee. Nta meeting Of
! the citizens relief committee this evening
the following resolution WAS unanimously
adopted; "Rqsolyed, That u 81 the
4 sentiments OF this committee that
! while the people OF Galveston are not so.
| letting contributions from abroad Tor the
sufferers yet they are deeply grateful for
al donations which may be made from
any quarter
The state executive board Of the
! knights OF Labor, r. H. Col
dem master workman, have resolved
| themselves into a relief committee
| for the purpose of receiving and disburs.
! inc clothing, money and provisions sent
20 The sufferers This committee re-
quests an local assemblies Of the Knights
Of Labor throughout the state 70 forward
their contributions 10 II for distribution.
The committee cxtOnd their solicitation
TO Knights throughout the entire c0un-
try Contributions can be addressed,
lP. ~. Golden. Master Workman, Calves
ton Tho cash subscriptions have
! steadily increased. Among the largest re-
I cciyed to-day and tonight are G. T. Hun
4 tlngton, VINO teicgraphs his sympathy
| and an order 70 draw on bin for $1,000.
! G. II Mallory Co. OF New York send
/ $1,000 The Springfield Fire & Marine
company OF SPRINGFIELD, Mase.,
sends $1,000, and orders its
Z policies Immediately paid. Col. 81, T..
/ Hughes Of Dallas suDgcribes $500, sun
Mutual company, New Orleans, eiyes
I $500 Other subscriptions IN smaller
( sums 10 the amount Of $1,000 were re-
ccRed, making total thus far subscribed
/ from all sources 5000
Mayor O'Brien OF Boston teicgrGphe
owe extend our synpathics 10 the cill-
zens Of Galveston and desire 20 know II
| we can assist you Ia any way
The Beach hotel, the largest structure
on The island, was closed for repairs
about month ago, but rs zoe vacant
rooms are tonight, oiled with victims Of
the iirc, who are lodged OF the expense d
! the City Railway company, which owns
the hotel Many generous private gifts
are reported from wealthy gentlemen
who have themselves sustained loss Of
beautiful homes, who would Inquire ~
their servants how much money i would
require 20 fully reimburse them, and on
being told the amount would Immediately
pny Il over aud iell ihesn 70 buy what
they had lost,