Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-13
ANARCHY's POLICE VICTIMS.
The Money Contributed for Their
Relief and Its Disposition.

: CHICAGO, July l2.-Ni. A. Ryerson, OF
the Lumberman's Exchange, Charles ,.
Ryerson, of the Board OF Trade, and the
committee appointed by the Policemen's
Benevolent Association, to give relief to
the officers injured at the Haymarket
/ riot and to their families, meet tomorrow
to make the tinal distribution Of what
/ money is remaining. The total amount
! OF money contributed for the reliet Of the
/ wounded officers and their families
/ is $69.474. OF this sum S3l $50
was to be distributed by the
/ Policemen's Benevolent Association,
at the request OF the contributors, 81 800
| has already been expended, and the re-
naming $50 .629 will be at the disposal OF
the gentlemen who meet tomorrow.
! seven thousand dollars OF this last
amount is still in the hands OF the Lum-
| bermen's Exchange and ike sum is
| held by the Board OF Trade, which does
not include Sc, $40 paid by the board TO the
general fund. OF the money contributed
| to the association $40, 1877 has been PAID TO
the families of dead officers.
THE WOUNDED OFFICERS.
The association has done nothing for
the families Of officers who were wounded
but are still living. The general relief
for this purpose. ManYO the injured OF
ticers will be manned for life, and two or
three of them may yet die. To meet the
latter contingency there is $l2, 462 in the
hands Of the association which Will be in
vested and held so that the widows and
orphans OF officers who may die VIII re-
celVe like amounts. Following ls list
Of the officers who are seriously wounded
and who may be more or less injured for
life:
Patrick McNultY shot in the right leg
and both hips. He has a wife and three
children. He is at the county hospital
and is not bile to sit up.
S. j. Weinke has a bullet IN his neck.
He has wife and two children.
Jacob Hansen shot in the left1eg. The
leg has been amputated twice. He also
received a shell wound in The left thigh.
He has wife and one child.
OVER A SCORE OF WOUNDS.
Nicholas shannon mas thirteen shell
wounds in his right side, five shell wounds
in his left side, several in the right leg
and back and has had several pieces OF
bone taken from his right leg. He is not
able to sit up. He has wife and three
children.
Patrick Halford has a shell wound in
his right ankle. Two toes of his left foot
have been amputated. He also has a bull
let wound in his left side. He has wife
and four children.
John King had his lower jaw broken by
a shell, and has two bullet wounds in his
right leg. lie is a single man.
August Keller has shell wound in his
right side and a bullet in his lett. He
has a wife and five children.
DISABLED FOR LIFE.
Frank Tyrell has bullet in his right
hip near the spine. He is disabled for
life. He is single.
Lawrence Murphy has shell wounds in
the left side of his neck, and had a shell
wound in his left knee and the leg was
amputated there. He has a wife and
three children.
Lieut.. James Stanton has shell wounds
in his right side, bullet wounds in both
hips and on the right leg. He mas wife
and seven children.
Alexander Jameson has bullet in his
left leg and is demented from shell
wounds in the head. He has a wife and
seven children.
Charles Whitney has bullet in his left
breast. He is single.
Julius SimOnson will lose the use of his
right arm.
SURVIVORS OF THE DEAD.
OF the officers who are dead Matthias
| Degan left "A boy IA years Old; John j.
Garrett, a widow; Timothy FlaVin. a
widow and three children; Thomas Red
den. a wife and two children, and Nels
| Hansen, wife and six children.
The present wants of all have been pro.
! vided Tor, and the men who have the mat
ter in hand will soon give them such
money as the contributed funds Will per.