St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
CHARLEsTON,S NEEDS.
New YOrk's Donations UP to Date--
Gov. FairchiId Visits the Stric ken

Gov. FairchiId Visits the Stricken
City.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-At meeting Of
the relief committee of the chamber o.
commerce held this afternoon the treasurer.
Mr.. John G. Brown. reported that he had
received subscriptions to date amounting
to $50. 713, and he was authorized to SEND
further $50, 600 to the mayor of Charles
ton. Letters from the vicinity of Charles
ton were received, asking assistance, and
they were referred to the mayor OF
Charleston for his consideration. Mr.. VIM.
E. Dodge, the chairman of the committee,
stated that he had received letter from
Mayor Courtenay, in which he said the
climate and sanitary reasons now COM
PEELED return to such homes as were
habitable. They could live for time with
out plastering and other with discOmfOrts.
The people were all cheerful and more
calm, and he added that the people OF
Charleston would hold as beyond price
through all time their Identification with
common American citizenship, which came
to them in their great trouble to assist
them. Charleston would never forget all
that had been done for her.
CHARLESTON, S. G. Sept. 14.-Ex-Gov.
AuCl'iS duCHlu, VI w loCOuoiu, COiliHduetC
in-chief Of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
terday and spent to-day examining the ef-
fectS of the earthquake and consulting with
the mayor and the committee on relief.
The object of Gov. Fairchild's visit is to see
whether it Is necessary to make an appeal
to the Grand Army OF the Republic for
assistance for Charleston. The situation
L. fo
meeting OF the relief committee to-day it
was stated that it will take at least 81, OOO.-
900 to put the necessary repairs to the
houses of persons who are utterly unable to
make their houses habitable. Forms for
application for assistance in rebuilding Will
be issued tomorrow, and plans completed
likewise for giving limited pecuniary relief
to those in need of clothing, bedding, etc.,
in consequence of the earthquake. Brick
layers are now paid SIS a day, and plaster
ers 81, which tends to check building oper-
ationS.
Ex-Gov Lucius Fairchild. of Wisconsin,
commander-in- chief of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, requests the following address
be telegraphed to the Associated Press:
Charleston, s. c., Sept. 14.-Comrades of
the Grand Army of the Republic: With you
calamity at Charleston and vicinity caused by
the recent earthquake. / came hero as your
representative to learn the exact facts as to
the necessities of the people, and to take such
action as the occasion might require. The
situation is briefly as follows: The immedf-
ate demand for food is promptly answered by
funds already contributed, but there is
class OF citizens whose houses are more or
less shattered, and who have no means
wherewith to repair them. This class and
those no being houseless have, nevertheless,
suffered loss of personal property, require
aid from abroad. 1t will be to them
q continued calamity, unless help is rendered.
The community here have done and are
doing everything in their power. large
sum of money is required to do all that ought
to be done. This condition OF affairs war
rants immediate and extraordinary efforts.
feel confident that every comrade is anxious
to do what he can to bring comfort and hap
piness to the stricken people. l therefore
request department commanders to call upon
each post in their departments at once to ap-
point a committee, which shall collect such
sums as comrades and their fellow citizens in
the cities, villages and on the farms may de-
sire to contribute. The money should be
transmitted to department headquarters,
whence it will be sent to W. A. Courtenay,
Esq, mayor Of Charleston. A committee
consisting Of seven of the best citizens of
Charleston will see that the money is properly
applied to the relief only of the worthy and
necessitous. LUCIUS FAIRCHILD,
Commander-ln Chief G. A. r.