Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-07
THE LADIES' RELIEF.
Over One Hundred Women Still Attending to
Refugees at the Second Presbyter-
ian Church-Persons Sent TO
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IAN Church-PersOns sent 10
Their Destinations.
The work of the Ladies' Relief Committee al
the Second Presbyterian Church is still going
on in manner that to the outsider is simply
wonderful Over 100 women have left their
homes and household cares aside, and, with rare
feelings of charity and good will, are attending
to the wants of the Johnstown sufferers.
Yesterday morning the ladies had their sew.
ing machines brought to the church, and a
dozen more than willing people were soon at
work sewing up many tears in dresses and
ripping and refiting old clothes to fit. One of
the hardest workers said Yesterday: "We are
not only going to see that these people are
properly clothed but we shall see to it especial
ly that they do not suffer from ill-fitting gar
ments
The ladies have been hampered in their work
considerably by the crowd Of sightseers who
gather in the hallway of the church for the
simple reason of gratifying their morbid curios-
ity by gazing upon the sufferers. The ladies do
not want sightseers, and only workers and suf-
ferers are welcome at the church. People
Who Have No Business
there should keep away. as they are interfering
with the work. Yesterday it was found neces-
sary to post pages at the door, and those hay
ing no business were not admitted. Mrs. VIM.
Price is the energetic page stationed at the
one passes her that would hamper the work Of
the committee,
Yesterday Maud Allison, of Thirty-eighth
street, sister of the boy who was spoken of in
yesterdays DISPATCH, haunted the church all
DAWN quest Of information of her mother who
was visiting at Johnstown at the time of the
HOOD. Her mother is dead. but no one as yet
mas had the courage to tell the girl
The Bureau of Information,
which is presided over by Mrs. Dr.. Easton, as
fad hxy MrcG I1h1 n
Wallace, is the department most sought after
All day long there was crowd of callers anx-
iously inquiring for missing friends and rela-
tives.
1t was discoyered yesterday that Henry L
Peterson and wife. of Allegheny, were missing.
This fact was learned from friends who were at
the church making inquiries about them, and
who state that Mr.. Peterson and his wife were
either on the train that was destroyed or else
were stopping at hotel in Johnstown. They
have not been heard from, and it is feared that
they are among the victims of the disaster.
People Cared For.
The people cared for by the ladies' society
yesterday and either sent to their destinations
or provided with shelter here were:
Mr.. and Mrs Glace, who were sent to Alliance,
]. F. c. Gerhardt Charles and Andrew Hecker,
sent TO Butler, Pa; William Fieldhaur. sent to
Ter county: Mrs Greble and three children, sent
TO Cleveland, y; Mr. and Mrs. Seymour and two
Kline, sent to Wheeling, W. Va: Efie Siebert,
Mrs: Sophia Hinkie;and three children, Mrs. Kate
Hasling, George Netatain, Henry Rose, sent to
Akron, o.; F. b. Cunz aud boy, NJ. sherman, sent
to Altoona; H. Amoufsh and two children, sent
to Altoona, Pa. Emma Russell. (colored), Alex
ander Gelfand John and Alice Ross sent to Cam
ton, o.; Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman, Rev.,H. Veith,
Mrs. Siebert and two children. going to Germany;
ME, Rosa, Maggie and Katy Wilt.
Many packages of clothing, bedding, etc.,
were received at the church during the day.
Thomas Seigh and wife who were published
as among the missing were reported to the Ia
dies society as being saved and are with friends
in this CITY.