St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-05
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Aid. Cullen Returns and Reports
His Mission of Charity.

His Mission of Charity.
Aid. o. o. Cullen returned yesterday
morning from Johnstown, Pa, where he
went as delegate from the city coun-
Gil to disburse the funds raised in St.
Paul for the relief of the stricken Con-
emaugh valley. While the scenes of
devastation witnessed there were most
awful to behold, Mr.. Cullen returns
with the satisfaction of having aided
the city in it's most commendable efforts
towards relieving the wants of the needy
flood sufferers. On his way East
he stopped off at Chicago, where he
held consultation with w. j. Onahan,
city comptroller, who had recently re-
turned from Pittsburg. There he left
$4,000 of Chicago'S contribution, and
informed Mr.. Cullen that his only re-
greet was that he had not been able to
make it 100000. Chicago had also sent
more to follow. Mr.. Onahan gave him
a letter of introduction to William Nc
Creepy, chairman of the Pittsbnrg re-
lief committee. Arrived at the smoky
city, he found the committe there work
ing most earnestly for the sufferers. The
contribution of flour sent by Mime
apoliS was being made into bread and
had proved most acceptable Offering.
Mr.. Cullen then moved on to Johns
town, believing that he could do more
good by personally visiting the afflicted
people. Adjt. Gen. Hastings, chief of
the distribution of supplies at Johns
town, met him most cordially, and on
his recommendation and the advice of
prominent citizens he decided to turn
the funds over to the relief COM
mittee at Johnstown. RumOrs had
reached him that aid so bestowed had
been selishly given to Johnstown
proper, to the exclusion of the smaller
Deighboring towns, when aid was sOrely
needed. This he found to be untrue,
the local committee distributing the
funds entrusted to them most impair
TALLY. To ascertain also that the dis
tributiOn was made without Sectarian
considerations, he called upon Rev.
Father fancy, prominent Catholic
priest, who also highly cOmplimented
the work of the local committee. Mr..
Cullen walked and rode through the
whole stricken valley, and everywhere
found that the people entertained
a most kindly feeling towards the citi-
zens of st. Paul, not only for the gener-
Gus contribution of city so far distant,
but for their sending delegate to per-
sonally visit them and see that the re-
lief was not misappropriated. While
there he was the guest of p. A. Co
baugh, cousin of Capt. Berkey, of st.
Paul. and was most Hospitality enter
tanned. Mr.. Cobaugh is boot and shoe
merchant, living just outside OF the
devastated district. and was himself
generous giver. Immediately after the
disaster, without money and without
rNrinn To NOV ind hn
over 1900 pairs of shoes and stockings.
MIR. Cullen TUNED over the funds in
his hands to the treasurer of the COM
mittee, and the following resolution,
moved by Mir. Elder and seconded by
Mr.. Swank. was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the finance committee ac-
cepts the generous donation of the city, c1ti-
zens and institutions of st. Paul, presented
in person by O. o. Cullen, ESD that the
treasurer be instructed to give formal re-
ceipts and duplicates for the same, and that
on behalf of our suffering people we tender
to the kind donors, and to Mr. Cullen, their
representative, our heartfelt thanks.
CYRUS ELDER, Secretary.
The funds were receiptad for as fol-
lows:
Received of the city and citizens of st.
Paul, Mimi, through o. o. Cullen, their au-
thorized representative, SI3, 90. which
amount was contributed as follows:
City of ST. Paul ..... $1,000 90
Citizens Bandmann.fund ... 1,215 25
tom. .,.,................... lO2 25
Pioneer Press ~ .. GA DC
A. S. Talmadge, for chamber of
commerce ......... ..... LAY OF
Which amounts we agree to apply to the |
relief of sufferers by the flood in Johnstown |
and the neighboring boroughs of the Cone |
maugh valley. Also the sum of 500 con-
tributed by the police force of the city of st.
Paul for the relief of Mrs. Samuel B. Ell
bridge, widow of Policeman Samuel B. FL
bridge, who lost his ife.in the performance
of his duty during the flood, which amount
we agree to hand over to Mrs. Eldridge for
the present relief of herself and three chill
dren. W. C. LEWIS,
Treasurer Johnstown Finance Committee.