Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-03

sylvania will take care of any children suffer-
ing from the disaster.
THE Knights and Ladies Of Honor will meet
at Lonely Hall, Allegheny, tomorrow night to
raise funds for the sufferers
A. D. MILLER & Son reported the contribu-
ton of one car of petroleum, which will be
used for Illuminating purposes
Two carloads of provisions from Meyersdale.
two from Somerset and two from Cumberland,
Md, arrived yesterday afternoon.
THE United Presbyterian Hospital and the
U. P. Orphans Home will gladly give shelter
to children made homeless by the flood.
{ THROUGH inadvestency the subscriptions of
the Times and Commercial Gazette, of $500
each to the relief fund. were omitted in yester-
days list.
THE relief corps at Old City Hall closed
work at 9 o'clock last night. At that time they
had packed and shipped rs barrels and p pack
ages for the sufferers.
In boxes at ]. Morris drug store, at Woods
Run, and at ]. B. Worben's drug store, on
FRANKLIN avenue, Allegheny, $40 and SIS respec-
lively, has been collected.
A TELEGRAM was received at the Chamber
of Commerce yesterday that the passengers on
Lake Shore train had raised $3l6, which will
be forwarded at once.
TEUToNIA MANNERcHoR, of Allegheny, do
mated over 500 and raised over 500 from its
members yesterday, and will give its building
1or dement, concert this week.
CHIEF ELLIOT. of the Department of CHAR.
ties, notified the committee that 70 could be
accommodated at the Poor Farm, and that
their ambulance was ready for them.
REV. FATHER GALLAGHER, of the South
Fourteenth Street Catholic Church, has gone
to Johnstown to try and find some relatives
who, it is feared, are victims of the flood
THE Randall Club raised $500 for the relief
fund at meeting yesterday. All members Of
the club will be asked to subscribe, and q do
nation from the club treasury will be added.
THE first mail from the East was received at
Allegheny last night at o'clock. It was from
points east of New York City and the New
England States. 1t came by way of Buffalo
and Erie.
CAPTAIN W. r. JONES reports that Brad
dock is about cleaned out of provisions sent
for the relief of the Johnstown sufferers but
that the steel works would send 5000 to purs
chase more.
Fathers CoRCoRAN, of St. Agnes, and Gal
lagher, of the Southside, went to Johnstown
yesterday to see, If possible, what had become
of Father Tehaney, and what they can do to
relieve sufferers.
THE citizens of Knoxville have called
meeting for 7:SO this evening. for the purpose
of raising funds for the sufferers Dr. Boyd
cine tosthe sufferers.
CHIEF BROWN sent in telegram to the
Pittsburg Fire Department last night to send
up as soon as possible to Johnstown a steam
fire engine, hose cart, with good supply of
hose, and the necessary horses.
MRS. EMANUEL ScHwERIN, sister-in-law Of
Mrs. J. Diamond of q Sixth street, city, who
was passenger on the Friday morning express
for the East, which was in the food at Cone
mauPh. has not been heard of vet
THE following who were thought to be
among the dead are alive and well: B. F. Hor-
ners family and daughter, Mrs. Coon; William
Boyds family and Miss Fahnestock. The latter
arrived on a B. & o. train last night.
A CITIZENS meeting, presided over by Bur-
CESS Scott, was hello at Millvale yester-
day afternoon. and $1,000 raised for the
relief fund. Committees were appointed to
canvas each of the three wards of the borough.
REV. FATHER IRENANs, President of St
Augustine's Literary Society, Thirty-seventh
street. has called q meeting of the society for
this evening, to take such action as they deem
advisable to raise funds for the sufferers at
Johnstown.
AT meeting of the congregation of St.
Johns Catholic Church, Thirty-second and
Liberty streets, last evening, S171 so was COL
lected for the food sufferers. Another meet
ing for the same purpose will be held to-mor-
row evening.
On Saturday afternoon Treasurer Thompson
was handed $50 in cash as a donation to the
relief fund from Boggs & Bulbs employees
The entire amount, 1t was stated, was raised in
an hour by subscription and all paid up in cash
except few dollars.
NONE Of the projected theatrical perform
ances took place yesterday as the managers of
Harris Theater, the Grand Opera House and
Casino were warned by Captain Wishart of the
+ 4 o. League, that they would be prosecuted
II they opened their doors
THE Home for the Friendless, Washington
street, Allegheny, having decided to open their
doors to the Johnstown sufferers, request dona.
tions of material for clothing. All ladies who
are willing to assist in sewing will please be at
the Home as soon as possible after A. M. Mon
day, June g.
THE citizens of Oakmont borough raised $500
at a meeting yesterday afternoon, which, with
S245 collected at the U. P. Church and $50 at St,
Johns Episcopal Church, makes total of ST.
Hood sufferers. A committee of ladies was ap-
pointed to solicit further contributions.
ANDREW ALcoRN, boss butcher at Jones &
Laughlins' general store on the Southside.
with his wife and two children, are believed to
be among the persons drowned at Cambria
City. They went up there for weeks visit
last Monday and nothing has been heard of
them since Fridays catastrophe.
A GENERAL meeting of the Odd Fellows of
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Southside was held
at 81 Fourth avenue yesterday Sunday, and
organized relief corps from all lodges and
encampments. A committee has been sent to
the flooded district. A general meeting of all
subordinate Rebekah degrees and encamp-
ments is called for Monday evening at s o'clock,
at 81 Fourth ave.
AT its regular meeting yesterday Typograph.
ical Union No. ordered that the Chairman of
all offices within its jurisdiction take up collec-
tions Immediately for the benefit of the suffer-
ers by the recent flood. The money is to be
turned in to President Hope, at The DISPATCH
office, who will place it with Daniel McWil-
Jams, Esq, Treasurer of the Trades Council of
Western Pennsylvania.