Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-11
FOURTH EDITION.
Relief Committee Meeting,

At the call of Mayor Harrington, I
meeting OF the Johnet6wn relief Commit
tee was held at 10 o'clock this forenoon
which was attended by Mayor Hsrring
TON and Messrs. Belts, Lea, Baird, Law
ton, Allen, Porter, Todd, and Robinson,
Mayor Harrington acted as chairman
and stated that the object Of the meeting
Yves to hear report Of the special com.
mittee that visited Johnstown and re.
turned home yesterday pornlng. The
committee presented the following re.
port which was read:
| WILMINGTON, DEL, June II, 1885,
| The special committee authorized by the
Executive Committee of the Johnstown
Sufferers Relief Fund OF this city to go to
that place for Investigation desire to pre-
sent the following report:
The mm'ttee arrived IN Johnstown
on the afternoon of the Sth inst. They
were most cordially received at head
quarters, and throughout their stay every
facility was given them to investigate the
condition of affairs at this most Inflated
town.
The reception by General Hastings, Ad-
lutant General OF the Pennsylvania state
Militia, and General Stewart, the head Of
tue Grand Army department, was espe-
clally Cordial. These gentlemen stated
that the supplies brought by your COM
mittee were Just what were most needed
at that particular time. Upon investiga.
ton 1t was found that the Finance De-
partment was the only authorized power
to receive money, and upon consultation
IL was the unanimous desire of your COM
mittee that 81, 900 should be paid here.
This was doLe by our treasurer, Mr.. II.
Y. Robinson, and proper receipt OBJ
talned. Your committee were told at
the finance department that money was
more needed than anything else, as there
had been enough food and clothing fur.
nished TO last many days. Afterwards,
members of your committee met and
consulted with General Stewart, who said
that ladies' underwear, children's shoes
and mattresses were needed, in his judy
ment, more than money.
While at Johnstown your committee
spent their time seeking information from
every available source. Among the people
generally there seems to be an opinion
that some of the money contributed is
not going where 1t will afford the best
and most direct relief to the immediate
sufferers from the flood.
The destruction OF life and property is
terrible. Thousands are houseless and
destitute. The reports published fall far
short of the reality. The sufIerlngs and
sorrows are more than the pen eau por-
tray. While all immediate wants are
provided for very large sum OF money
will be needed In the near future, not
only for Johnstown, but for other al
tlicted places.
After careful consultation we would
respectfully recommend that $500 be at
once appropriated In purchasing ladies'
and children's SHOES, underwear and
matt esses, and forward them at once to
Mrs. Joseph Ii. Morgan at Johnstown
| We would also recommend, in view of
the action taken by the Pennsylvania
State authorities on the 9th instant, and
in view OF the confusion now prevailing
at Johnstown, that no more money be
sent there or to the other afflicted places
! for few days. BY so doing we believe
we will be in position to act in a wiser
and more intelligent manner and be able
to place our money where It will do the
most good. Respectfully submitted,
WILLARD HALL PORTER,
.-.- GEORGE w. TopD,
..- HENRY G. ROBINSON. 49,.
! he report was unanimously accepted
and the recommendation for the mayor
10 apo mt two lad cs to purchase $500
worth of ladies' underwear children
shoes, and mattresses, and send them i'm
medhtely to MIS-. Joseph Ii. Morgan a
JohnstoWn was approved.
1t was also ordered that 500 be paid t.
the subcommittee TO reimburse them fol-
paying $50 each 10 Mrs. Nellie Mildred
and Mrs. Samuel e. Poland, couple o.
Southern ladies returning home In the
same train that brought the committee
but who bad lost all they had ard hat
endured terrible sutlerlngs.
Alter full consultation 1t was also
agreed that no expenditure of money
should be made until the PENNSYLVANIA
authorities will meet and agree upon {