Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-18
The Fund For the Destitute Of Calves
ton SweIed to $76,5OO Up
to Last Night
Contributions and kilograms OF SYN
patty Pouring in From all
Parts OF the Country.
Fort worth Represented IN the List uayor
FULTON Explains u,e Telegram TO
the BOSTON Globe.
lArrsr Nrw. rnoM mn Isl.Nn.

Special 10 tho Ga1ep0.
Z GALVESTON, TEX, Noy. 1.-THE work
OF providing for the sufferers of the late
I lire goes nobly on. Contributions con
tinue 90 arrive from Texas and the
North aud last, Up 10 this evening,
Sl6,5l3 has been subscribed, St6,4t2
/ OF which has Neon paid in, and $4,000 oi
the same paid out 70 fS3 applicants.
These 4s3 applicants represent 50 many
/ families, aud the relief already extended
them Is scarcely moro than temporary, as
, they lost everything, aud almost every
/ family among them is an applicant for
I further relief. In addition TO this, The
relief committee or the individual mcm-
bers OF tho same are OF The
/ opinion that the applications thus
far passed upon 10y the committee repre-
sent something over half OF the total
number OF families that viii or have al
ready applied 60 members OF the commit.
tee, No tabuatcd list of the actual mum.
Der of sufferers has yet been prepared.
The relief committee proposes 60 prepare
such statement, hut for the present IL h
giving its entire time up TO examining ap-
plicants and supplying the immediate aud
pressing relief such as renting
houses settling families therein,
aud furnishing them bedding, cook
ing utensils, etc. This work
Will occupy several days vet, when meas.
ures for more permanent relief VIII bo
considered and put in operation 10y the
committee. Among the victims are
about 200 colord tmilics who were
burned out during the tirst hour of the
lire and before the people realized what
n great cunilagrbti0u was on tho city.
These colured people lived ON avenues
y & ana d along the alleyNuys bee
tween these avenues.
A member Of the relief committee who
has been among the colored sufferers
said to-uight "Thcy saved practically
nothingi becoming paulc-stricken, they
rushed out OF their burning houses, and d
great many Colored children hnd but Il
single garment saved
Among the large contributions received
to-day fromabroad was S2500 slntL. & II
Blum for the benefit OF the sufferers iron
citizens in New York, remitted by lIymal
Blum OF that city, who also RENTED
/ $500 in a second dispatch loi
specific charity From other cit
liens and individuals residing IN
New York, about $4,000 has been received
, making $500 from New York city thu,
far irrespective of the $4,000 from
Mcssrs Gould and Huntington. The fol
lowing are among the kilograms reccvcC
I to-day;
$ NEW YORK, Nov. ".
! TO Hon II. l.. Fulton, Mayor
Wowil do all IN our power 10 assist you. COL
: Ochiltree insiste on active operations.
A. FULTON, mayor Of rltisburg, PA,
II would seem from the above that thu
mayor of Pttsburg, whose name is alsc
s Fulton, was on visit TO New York city
= with the redoubtahle Col. Ochiltrec, The
, following reply was scnt'
: GALVESTON. TEy,, Nov. 10.
TO Mayor A. Fulton or COT Thomas OChiltrrC
In the name of our An0tnd city, thank you
for the Kind expressions Of sympathy Aut
l your promised aid to the sulfcrere by the late
IRE, Tho diHtrcs4 Ia Galveston ~ by TAI
greater Than we AZ hrFt apprehonded,
". l.. FuLTON, MAYOR.
NEW ORLEANS, Ia, Nov. ".
Have you sufficient funds for the relief o
! your sufferers, or would aid from the member
Of this exchange be acceptable
President Of the New Orleans Produce rs
change,
+, KANSAS CRY, Mo. Nov II.
To the Mayor of Galveston
our people are aroused. IL there anythinl
else needed except money! Answer
: ions W. MoonR, Mayor.
} PARIS, TEN, Nov. IA. 1858.
Parls IA raising funds TO mid your needy, aud
7 H. IS. IIGIrroor,
ions MARriN
Committee.
The following was received from tho
mayor of Philadelphia:
10 n. H. FUfToE, MANOR
You are hereby authorized 10 draw on DrcNe
Co for $1,000. We desire you 20 wire a fun
statement Of the facts about the extent Of th1
! situation Of Affairs. VIII write you az ioDgtb.
wb. SMITH,
Mayor Of PHILADELPHIA.
This elected the following response
GALVESTON, TEN, Soy. H.
10 Hon; william Is. smith, Mayor Of Phlladel
Galyeston returns 10 the city Of Drothrrly
love, through It's honored oniclal head ~ most
grateful and heartfelt thhnka Tor your generous
contribution 10 the sufferers by the late IRE
No standard tnbulhted statement OF facts
ln regard to losses has yet been agreed upon.
The estimates vary from two 10 three millions
I believe thu the estimates fret formulated and
I sent out OF the destruction OceasiOned by tue
lire were cruelty short OF the facts now estab.
, lishod. Many hundreds Of families, white and
coored, many OF whom were In middling cir.
cumstances, must necessarily have assistance
the extent Of which, ln the aggregate Il l. I'm.
! possible for me 10 fairly esiimaie,
H. l.. FULTON, Mayor
The following correspondence took
place tonight between Mayor Fulton aud
the managing editor OF the Boston Globe
BosToS MASS. NOV H.
To Hon. II. l.. Fulton Mayor OF Galveston, Tex.
Please do me the kindneHe 70 explain the
statement made bt the meeting yesterday that
son did not Sign The telegram received Is us,
'fThc afueni ~ Galveston can care for her
poor" sent Tue hight OF The IRE. II bore your
signature VIII a received, and was printed by
us In good faith. Please answer 70 night
a. A. FOWLI,
Managing Editor Of The Globe
This ELECTED the following reply
G1LvEsToN, TEX., Nov II.
10 A A EONlg editor az tne itosfnn .iula
Having received a panfni Injury by faii
from Ere engine IN assisting IN dressing the
IRE department al The IRE, MAS not especially
able 10 attend In person 10 the ANSWERING ~
your Kind metsagc 1rst sent Having received
II al my home ] sent Il 10 friends
~ the business part OF the city. with
with the relief commissioner. answer as they
thought best when | Jaw the nest morning