The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-19
GALVESTON

GALVESTON, Nov. H. specially
THO whrk Of providing for sufferers
b. tro late I've goes nobly ON, Con
irlhuiions continue 10 arrive from
Texas Rnt lho kas, and the North.
Up % thlh evening so bis have
been subscribed, sh,Sia Of which
hiss been paid Ia, Hud $4,000 OF same
paid oui 10 ls3 Gppliosnis. These ~
rect Tents represent 80 many
fimillos, aud tho reilei al
ready extended is scarcely mere
THAI temporary, as th0y lost every
thing; and nearly every family among
them 10 an applicant for fur
Their relief. Ia addition 90
this the relief committee
Tor individual memhsra OF same) srs
"a tae opinion That the hgpil-
cations thus lar passed upon ny
tbo committee represent 6Oinfthlng
over hslf % tina total number OF FAINT.
| lio fhag will, or have already applied
Ia member OF tho cOmmliteo. No
rbuls,ed list Of To" aolual number
Uf suifsyors has yet been prepared
lhe relief committee propose 10 Pre-.
moro euch a statement, bot
Tor tho ptesent they are giving
their entire timo tn eNaiainlnH
applicants and supplying imm,diA,a
and pressing wants, euch as
renting houses, ami hoitlnB
families ihFrsin, and furnishing
them bidding, cooking utensilsi. 9tc-
Tots work will oeeuDy several day
Yat, whan measures tor moro ptrmsn.
ant rtllef will hH conSidored and pL'
into operation by the committee.
Among the victims ara shout 2)O col.
ored familieT, who we're burned out
during tho fret hour OF the tirs ana
before the people realized wha; great
couil ,gration Was ON the city.
These colorod people lived ON
Avenues II, q and ID, and along
alleywAvs betwsen these avepues.
a member OF tho relief committee,
who has boon among tho colored sui
ferors, said to-night: "They saved
practically nothing. Becoming panic
sIickon, they rushed out OF me pnrn,
lag houses, aud u great many coloTed
children had but n single garment
saved"
GENEROUS contributions.
Among tbe Israe contributions re-.
ceiyed to-day irori abroad was ~ 800
sent TO i. Il II. Blum tor the benefit
or the puffarOrE nom citizens In New
YORK, remitted by Lyman, Blum OF
hat city, who siso rsnitteu
81, 500, IN second DISPATCH
Tor specific charity from other cltizsns
and individuals residing IN Now YORK.
About So 600 has hnnu received, maktng
81, 800 from N.w YORK. Cry thus iar,ir-
respective OF ths $4,000 nom Messrs.
q mid ard Hum rutOn.
TELEGIAMs OF AID AND SYMPATHY.
The following lrd among the tele-
grams received Today: -.
New YORK, Nov. 9.-T6 S on. II. l.. Fnitol,
We viii do all in our power 10 aBsist
you. Colonel Ocbillree insists On act
i've operations.
[slsnedI A. FULIoN.
Mayor Of Pistsburg, Penpsy ivsuii.
sun from the shove Inat the mSYor Of
Pittsburgh, whose name is olso Fhitop,
was on a visit TO New York Guy with
the redcubtsnle Colonel Oohiltrte.
Tho following repiy was sent:
1Galyes.on, Nov. l7.-Mayor a. Fulton or
Colonel Thomas p. Och ltrse:
In tho name OF our sili ctod city, l
thank you Tor kind EXPRESS ons OF sym-
patty aud your PROMISED aid TO suffer-
,rs by the lato fire. The distress In
Galveston IL by far greater than we ht
first apprebendsd.
[SlgDedl II. L.. FULTON, Mayor.
New Orleans, Nov. Ito Mayor Fulton;
Have YOU sufficient funds for relief
of your sufferers, or would aid from
the nemcers OF this exchange be ac-
ceptaDle?
lSlgnedl N. d. WALLACE,
President New Orleans Produce ES-
chpnga,
Kansas City, Nov. l7--Msyor cf Galveston:
Our people are aroused. Ia there
anything else needed except money!
Answer.
JSignedl JOHN w. MooRE.
Mayor.
Paris Tex, Nov. Ito Mayor Fult,n;
Paris IS raising funds to aid your
needy, aud yon mag expect good
sam.
[Sjgnedl III. w. LIGuTFooT,
JOHN MARTIN,
Committee.
Tho following wac received from the
mayor OF Philadelphia:
TOR l.. Fulton, Mayor:
You ara hereby authorized 70 draw
on DrexeI d Co. for $1,000. We desire
YOU to wire full statement of the facts
about the exact situation OF affairs. |
Will write you at length.
[Sicned, WILLIAM b, SMITH,
Mayor of Philadelphia.
This ELECTED the following RESPONSE:
Galveston Nov. l7.--To Hon. William 7.
Smith, Mayor Philadelphia; ~
Galveston returns to the City OF
Brotherly Love, through it's honored
official head, its most Crate
ful and heartfelt thanks for your
generous contribution to the
sufferers by tho late fire, Nostandard
tsbulated statement OF facts IA regard
n 10 rCs11 Estimates mat D vary from ST.
100000 to $4,000 but all agree
now, I believe that the estimates frst
formulated and sent out OF the de-
struction accustomed by the fire were
erueliy abort of facts now
established. Many hundreds OF
families, white and eolored, many
of whom were in middlipG eircum'
stances, laust necessarily nave assls'
lance, the extent OF which, ia the ag-
gregate. it is impossible for me 10 1airly
estimate.
ISigpsdl r. L. FULTON, Mayor.
The following correspondence took
piece tonight between Mayor Fulton
and the managing editor OF the Boston
Globe:
Boston, Nov. ITO Hon. II. L. Fulton,
Mayor of Galveston:
Please do me the favor 70 expisln
statement made at tho meeting
yesterday that you did not sign
telegram received by us-aAffia-
ent can care for the poor"--sent
night of the fire. 1t bore your
signature when received, aud YVES
printed by us in good faith. Please
aunwer tonight. A. A. FOWLER,
Managing Editor Globe.
This ELECTED the following reply:
Ga weston, N ov. ITO A. A. Fowler, Ed |
flor Boston Globe:
Having received O painful Injury. by |
a fall from a fire engine IN assist
ing in directing sns nre de-
,,ot nhysically able to a tend in person |
10 The answering OF your kind mes