Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08

| for kitchen, storeroom and dining hall. -Four
cooks have been brought here from the AmeIi'
PATCH had the pleasure at noon to-day OF
burning his mouth on hot soup and dining on
rare roast beef and baked potatoes, Frencn
canned beans good bread and butter and CAKE.
1t was dinner fit for the gods.
President Holiday 10 Charge.
President George Holiday, of the Pittsburg
Select Council, has general supervision OF as
Issignment of men to different places and while
he is resting helps to unload trains, relieve
clerks and does ANYTHING else that comes his
way The commissary. where the members OF
the club the officers and workers breakfast, dine
and sup, is in charge of j. d. Little. z. A. Car
rol has charge of the transportation, cleaning
and unloading. At Young's Hall, where the
groceries are stored. VIII Reese has charge
Robert Knox has charge of the stores at the
planning mills and ]. o. Petty has charge of the
NJ. p: church. where supplies are stored
J: NJ Gillespie has charge Of the
worried to find oats for them. To-day car
load arrived and were as welcome as any con-
tribution that has been received. 1t is the first
the horses have had All the teams are secured
from the people of the vicinity. Two car loads
of dishes of all kinds were received here yes
terday. One was retained and one sent to the
other side. What is most needed now is a sup
ply of cooking utensils, knives and forks tin
ware and mattresses. 1t is estimated that 5000
lief. - -'-' - NV :. '-''' ~
Mrs. Forsyth has arrived from Pittsburg to
aid the Morrellville committee to look up cases
of persons who are in need, but who do not ap-
ply for aid. One case was heard OF at Sheridan
what is necessary for relief. James McConahy
was found there at the point of death from in
juries received in the flood. Two daughters,
who had been saved from the food with him,
were there, wretchedly clothed. They had
possessed much property in Johnstown and
asked no aid from feeling of false pride.
They said people would not believe they were
in such want il they did ask.
Those who have charge of the distribution Of
goods by wagon say few suspect the wretched
condition of Kernville. In one house that was
visited the woman who came to the door
Was Asked How Many
there were in her family? There are about
So" she replied. The men with the wagon
were incredulous; but investigated and discov-
cred it to be true. They were victims Of the
flood. The house was small one, and the
people slept on the floor in the clothing ths
had saved, without blankets or other protection
from the chill that descends on the valley in
the night This case is only an extreme one as
regards the number OF persons in the house. The
poor people where the members of the Relief
Committee 60 want to pour out long tales OF
their sorrows, but the men are too busy to stay
to listen. They find out the physical needs
of the people. supply them and go on, while
the poor souls wonder at their seeming lack OF
knowledge of the needs of all that prompts
them to deny to survivors the poor privilege of
airing their griefs The sufferers are many and
the relievers few. The work must be done
quickly.
Mrs. F. 8. Jerome, of New York. arrived here
to-day. She is president of the Yellow Cross
Nurses Association, and came to find out what
is needed by the people here. She wills find an
abundance of work for herself and other mem
bers of the society. Mrs. Jerome served at
Jacksonville during the yellow fever epidemic,
81 -.rwI.- Ha
pox epidemic. She was q nurse in the late
Civil War SIMPSON.