New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-05
{ TIDAL WAVE OF GIFTS
,.,,.ry NOR THE JoHNsrowN SUFFERERS
rouur5s IN AT AN uNExAMPLEB RATE
-..,,vxs BUSINESS FIRMS AND EXCHANGES
CONTRIBUTING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND

~,.tynxa BUSINESS FIRMS AND EAoaAN"'
CONTRIBUTING ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
orura ARTICLES TO BE FORWARDED.
...~,nt,o,s Of money for the relief OF eunerers
go AZ Jobnstown and elsewhere In the ueSo
rrn.mspvh Valley were sent In yesterday run
n NV II seemed as II tidal WaV' vi son
-a.,,v had arisen TO sweep away Tao "D .o,,no
~ De elements In the Keystone e'a'o. a, yanoS
~. ryac,,ive Committee Of the Conemaush nadoy
800 Association was held in the 'o'or' 80,
= ne City Hall yesterday afternoon W.. nr.s.
@. T. sherman presiding. Among INC pI,ss nx-I;ov.
-, WERE Mayor Grant, Cornelius A. n"' So y
e ro.r.y ,bs Rev Dr. Armitase, MOTIFS ~
80 whitney, Alexander f. UT, 'ouu "a
ar,vveys. CITY Chamberlain Croker :. ~ ~,
1nn,s q Potter Isdor Wormser' cA' "
'roon.r John D. Crmmns, Hugh NJ Ip,uVn.ss.
w.rs smmons. Calvin S. Briee, Geors' o. u,a,tnr
nsorr. ", scott A. schwab, H. I. % ramsrs.
stanton. David Il. King, IT, ana AnUie"
los, tr. S,o-Dsn. Treasurer simmons
Msyor 80 IT, ,nrssdeuts were appointed Com-
Anu .no r,u,rcs with full power 70 Apply 'no
$50 .ontr,huted for the relief OF inc Co"1 ,s
t,.,s~ ,uH.rers IN such manner d may w
BIZ them tldiciouS- -.,,., =, the New.York
. ,etter from the vIceprosloon' VI | - 49, 80
e,.,S p,chanse, tncioslng ehecA iot F- 80
80 The sum contributes py n0 sl.er 80
~
a. a, ,oo raised by him IN aaoiuoh W 'ho ~1'
pad In on MONDAY, yocurdv. prasidept OF the
80 Insurance Company, was read addressed
"o. e - no.ver. Informing him that he was al
90, ~ ~ DRAG on the company for SlO'ooo'
no o.-.,s,s " Bliss Andrew S. Hamersley' IT,
49, n CrImmins were appointed s'sDoAlis
so,,oI,,es 10 direct the current business Vi
..''.,,. committce walter stanton, D. ID. hihg'
yH1arN
~ Sa-s,., the reception of articles OF cothihg
W - thsr TRANSFORMATION 70 JohnStown. Henry
y 49, reported that A. NJ Palmer, FRANK W.
-. xaSard c. Stanton, Theodore Moss, H. u
,,,n., DANIEL Frohmap, Charles A. Palmer, Joseph
a.s and A. B. de Froce had been selected oE ,ho
...,,,sol profession as the Committee on Entertain
s.p., 10 be given for the benefit of the fund. Inc
sos,nf,ee named was formally approved
Mayor Grant was requested 10 establish direct 'eie
rraphic communication between the oHS hSi and
Goyernor Beaver at Harrisburg also with the author
,tts. a. Johnstoyu Mr. Bliss moved that the COM
nftee accent with thanks the offers OF assistance
made by the Western Union Telegraph Company ana
ne exprcss companies cable dispatch from Johh
: Kennedy who IS In London. was read. contributing
rs coo 10 the fund Of the committee
:, Tie Finance Committee me; after the adjournment
of the Executive Committee and issued It's notice 10
tho publo that TO avoid confusion. II was desirable
oaco IN checks drawn to the orlcr Of j. Edward
simmons treasurer. The members Of the Finance
Committee ae: Mayor Grant, chairman: General
". I. Sherman. president Of the Executive Committee
Charles 6. smith. Alexander L. orr Morris n, Jesip,
Vgr,n r. Craze, vice. presidents; and J. Edward
simmons. treasurer.
The committee on tho reception and uansporfa'
ion OF articles To be forwarded 10 the distressed DIS
trtct especially clothing for mon women and children
issued request that such gifts be sent 10 Miners
peorio's Theatre. No. col Dowcry. where they Will
bo properly Taekcd and ent forward by express Foi
the purposr OF facilitating the reception OF monoy TO-
the relief fund Cashier Brckhout, Of tho Fourth Ma
,iona! Bank. will this morning establish branch III
the Mayors oflco.
The amount received at the MAYORS Office ycstcr
dag for tho relief fund IN cash AMI checks. wa
500 ce7 Oh. Mondays receipts were S22 $50 30. max
ing total Of cash paid IN OF S114.o71 So This does
not include the subscriptions which have been prom
ised but have not yet been received These are est
mated at $4,000 to 1000. which will swell the
fund TO the neighborhoOd of 100000.
Among the contributions received at the Mayors
aesce ycstcrday wero tho following: