Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-07
THE CHARLESTON SUFFERERS.

The Meeting at the MayOr's Omce
 Yesterday AnernOOn-One Thousand
 Dollars to be Sent at once for the
 Suferers-A CaRvassing Committee
 Appointed.
 Yesterday afternoon at o'clock in the Mayors office was held meeting of citizens for the purpose of sending assistance to the Charleston sufferers. Mayor Holcomb pre- sided and acted as treasurer, with Alderman States as secretary. Among those present were Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Daley, ex-Mayor Robertson, Major R. P. Cowles, Rev. Dr. Harwood, Rev. Dr. Bacon, Corpo- ration Counsel Driscoll, Professor Hoppin, Dr. o. A. Lindsley, MT. G. M. Grant, All derman Martin, George D. Watrous and MT.
 w. H. Harrison. The meeting was called to
 order by Mayor Holcomb, who stated that
 he had just received check for $25 for the
 Charleston sufferers from Town Agent Key
 holds. He then said: Gentlemen, you all
 know that the object of this meeting is to raise funds to send to the sufferers in Charleston who had their homes shattered by the earthquake, and what we do must be done at once, as the need is immediate. Dr. Robertson-I think the way to do it is to collect the money and send it at once, as the people want it at once, and if we are so fortunate as to secure $1 1000 or more I say send it on at once.
 Mr. Dailey-What we know of this disas- ter is taken from the newspapers, but the situation we can guess. Many are destitute, and something to aid them should be done and done at once, tonight, if possible. I see no reason why the city cannot send check for $1 ,5O0, in the name of the city of New Haven, to the sufferers tonight, and collect the money to back it up with tomorrow. l will guarantee $100, and if fifteen other gentlemen will do the same, why then we will have the money, and I have no doubt we can raise it before tomorrow night. Mayor Holcomb-I will guarantee another $1OO.
 Mir. F. P. Cowles-I will give $1OO. Rev. Thomas R. Bacon said-I have al
 ready had $100 pledged to me for the suffer CTS, and so can guarantee that amount. Dr. Harwood-I will guarantee $100 for
 the people of Trinity church, and will say we
 want to send this to Charleston as soon as
 possible, but the question is, who
 shall we send 1t to. Shall it be
 some reputable citizen of Charleston
 whom we know will deal it out to the best
 advantage and at once, or shall we send it to
 some overbearing city government who will
 deal it out to committees to distribute as
 they feel disposed?
 Dr. Robertson-I know of no more reli- able person to send it to than Mayor Court ney, of Charleston, whom I know personal ly He is man who will attend to it at once and give it out to the best possible ad- vantage.
 Mr. w. H. Harrison-I came here, gentle men, at the request of the people in the American Corset company's factory, to say that each person there would like to con tribute his mite, and I think I might raise
 $50 or $75 for the sufferers
 Mayor Holcomb-1 will pledge ex-Gover- nor Bigelow for another $100.
 MT. Dailey-I would like to know whether we have the power to take $1, 800 from any city appropriation not expended to send to Charleston, and then collect it and pay it back where we took it from.
 Alderman States-I have no doubt that if the Mayor sent such money the city govern ment would see him through, and think the citizens can afford to send 1,500 from the city treasury, and then what more is raised send on afterwards.
 Mayor Holcomb-I don't think we had better take from the city government under any circumstandes. It seems to me that if a committee of three were appointed to ap- point collectors all over the city, the money could be raised in two or three days, and would not be afraid to pledge myself by sending a check for $1 ,500 to the sufferers until it was made up.
 Alderman States then moved that a con-
 mittee of three be appointed to appoint so-
 liciting committee to meet at the Mayors
 office at 12 o'clock to day.
 The motion was carried and Aldermen
 Daley and Martin and R. P. Cowles were ap-
 pointed.
 It was then voted to telegraph check for $1 ,000 to Charleston last night and the meet ing adjourned until 7:45 in the evening. EVENING SESSION. At the session held last evening the fol lowing soliciting committee was appointed: R Irio brook, John Murphy, F. H. Waldron, w. H. Harrison, Burton Mansfield, Max Adler, A. H. Kellam, s. J. Fox, George s. Barnum, John z. Mason, George D. Watrous, George s. Arnold, J. J. Kennedy, Carlos Smith,
 John c. North, F. c. Bushnell, J. D. Plunkett, Henry F. Peck, editors of the COURIER, Register, Palladium, Union and News, Philo s. Bennett, General Fred Bar ton, Lieutenant Colonel Loomis, Captain
 Lee, Captain Embler, General George H.
 Ford, C.. F. Bollman, A. J. Kennedy, A. O.
 Hendrick, F. H. Hart, Benjamin R. English,
 Judge L. P. Deming, Patrick Doyle, Colo
 nel John G. Healey, H. M. Welch,
 Felix Chillingworth, Henry Sanford, George
 A. Stevens, John c. Anderson, Curtis F.
 Evarts, General E. E. Bradley, cashiers of
 the various banks, Prof. Francis
 Wayland, c. T. Driscoll, all members
 of the Board of Aldermen and Councilmen,
 frank D. AnQreW, h. T. herWlHI ooel A.
 Sperry, clergymen of the various churches,
 Vim. w. Farnam, s. H. Barnes, James Key
 holds, James P. Pigott, John E. Heaton,
 c. L. Baldwin, Henry B. Sargent, E. Whiting,
 jr, Thomas G. Bennett, W. w. Converse,
 J. w. Brocksieper, John Fitch, B. G. Stod-
 dard, Major J. H. Keefe, T. R. Trowbridge, jr., George c. Stevens, E. s. Kimberly, John
 R. Rembert, Reuben H. Brown, Robert
 Brown, Fred. Farnsworth, Joseph Porter, B. s. Wheeler, F. B. Mallory, B. E. Brown, c. A. Baldwin, Theodore A. Futile, Milo D.
 Futile, F. S. Porter, Simon B. Shoninger, M. Spier, Loren M. Stannard, Edward Law renee, James Graham, John P. Futile. The following telegram was sent to Charleston last evening:
 NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Sept. 6, 1886. To Hon. w. A. Courtney,
 Mayor City of Charleston, s. o.:
 The citizens of New Haven, Conn.,, extend
 to you their sincere sympathy. lam author
 ized by them to request you to draw on me for one thousand dollars at sight on account of contributions now being taken up for the assistance of your people.
 GEORGE F, HoLCoMB, Mayor.