Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-13
AIDING THE NEEDY.
No Abatement of the Work of the Ladies'
Relief SocIety-Many Persons
Cared for Yesterday.

Relief Soclety-Many Persons
Cared for Yesterday.
The good work of succoring the refugees
from the Inflated mountain city is still being
continued at their headquarters by the mem.
bers of the Ladies' Relief Society. Twenty.
seven women, so children and 2 men were yes
terdaY given their selection of the piles OF
clothing of all sizes and descriptions, which is
being sent in in large quantities A double
| outfit was given to each person, and in this
| way over l,5S0 pieces of clothing found new
owners, being an average of 20 pieces each.
Donations of clothing were received from
about so private individuals and institutions,
some being from New York, and the gift OF
| 500 from the N. s. Council, No. 5, Sovereigns
| of Industry Federal Street, Allegheny, was re-
ceived. Mr.. A Kornblum, the Fifth Avenue
| optician, will give glasses to all persons who
! bring with them an order from the committee.
The following postal comment on which is un-
necessary, was forwarded to the society:
JoHNsrowN ION hill side), Pa, June 10, 1889.
ED. BANNER-Lives of self and family saved,
but lost everything. Homeless and destitute
We depend on charity for everything My 6y
death and bankruptcy of the members.
Yours in haste, ID. III. MILLER.
The following is an additional list of surviv-
| ors from the food who arrived yesterday and
were assisted to new outfits, entertained and
sent on to their several destinations by the
Ladies' Committee. None of them were stinted
in their praise of the manner in which they
have been cared for since their arrival, and
they spoke in feeling terms of the efforts OF
the ladies to alleviate their distress and inspire
them with hope for new beginning:
F. NJ. Brown, for Union City, Tenn. Daniel NJ.
Lohr, IS Dibert street. Johnstown, wife and two
children, were entertained at Emanuel Church,
Allegheny, and are on their way to Union City.
Tenn; Miss Mary and VIM. ID: Evans, Maple
street. Johnstown, were sent to Wilmington, Del. !;
VIM. Engie, ia Sugar alley, Johnstown; MI. and
Annie Murray, Johnstown. is going into service
here. Mrs. Morlatt remains here with friends; Mrs.
Elizabeth Vaughan and daughter Edith were sent
on to Beaver Falls; Llewelyn Evans, Maple
avenue, Woodvale, is for Chicago: James Brown,
Gandier street, Conemaugh, was sent to Chicago;
Mrs. Lucy HysinG and four children remain here
with friends; James Donald, Water street. Cone
Fox and four daughters and two sons, Portage
street. Conemaugh. remain in this city; Mrs,
Mrs. Lidie BIackford are Staying at 1924 Sidney
street. 5. s.: Mrs. Sadie Deans, Locust street,
ing to her; Lizzie and Minnie Daniels IA Walnut
street. are at Superior street. Allegheny; william
MCGEE and his wife, sent to Mahoning, armstrong
taken care of by friends at 22S Fourth street.
city.
Two Distinguished Visitors.
During the day John A Logan, Jr., son of the
late Senator, and wife, of Youngstown. o.,
d
for several hours and took great interest in
the work of benevolence. Rev. w. I. Malloy,
D. D., of Chicago, who passed through the city
on his way TO Washington, Pa, also called.
The following were reported missing to the
Bureau Of information:
Ward Smith, a boy years of age, a son of b. K.
Smith, Of Osbourne, o. He was with his mother
on the ill-fated day express. The mother was lost
not been heard of. He is described as having
dark hair and dressed in blue plaid dress. He
also lisps some. Mrs. Milligan and her mother,
Mrs. Stewart, Of Forty-third street, are both
missing. The others missing are Mrs. Thesis,
Ralph Smith, aged years; of Woodyale; John
Conrad aged % years; five children of Mrs. Charles
Murr one months old, girl of boy of 10 and
two girls of Il and l6 respectively. The father
drowned, the mother and two children being
The following cash donations are acknowledged
by the committee as having been received since
$50: 500 Bishop Whitehead, $50: Allegheny City re,
lief fund.- sou; friend, $40; mother of a boy
saved from the food, $40; oakland N. E: Indus
lected by Nellie Boyer S.: Sarah Ainan, S; sales
ladies, So 40; Mrs. William Miller, sl0; Miss Hay
Gsy SCHOOL class Of the Third Presbyterian Church
81 50; total q, Ola.
The Work In the Dining Room.
Probably one part of the ladies' work that
has not received the credit due it is that per-
tanning to the dining room. Much meritorious
work has been done there under the efficient
care of the committee, Mrs. A. E. Graft, Mrs.
w. H. Burt and Mrs. ]. G. Bennett The
Kitchen Committee consists of Mrs. B. Her
ron, Mrs. A. Long and Miss Orr.
Mrs. s. E. Gardner, of the Hiland oil fields.
has arrived in the city and will work two weeks
at the church at her own expense. Mrs. Zug
has had a number of ladies at work at her
house, and they have already sent out guam
tity of clothing.
The ladies' committee is in need of hairpins
and hat pius for many of their refugees A
large donation of hats and bonnets was re-
ceived from Misses Pence and Erwin.
Nothing has been heard of little Ralph
Smith, aged 10 years. His father is looking for
him in Johnstown; his mother was lost in the
flood
Mrs. Charles MUIR, of Johnstown, is staying
with her sister-in-law, Mrs. ]. j. Speck, of
Hazelwood. She is all bruised from the debris
in the flood. Two of her children are alive and
with her, while her husband and five children
were lost They we're baby girl months old,
girl years. boy 10 years, girl II years, and Miss
Stella, aged l6.