Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-06
THE oIryzsNs osNnRosIrY.


r'NN W. hAC AbhlnAtDkNn Mile
terers--I nc Mayors Committees.
From Every Evening Of yesterday.
The eltiaens' lnseting called by Mavor
Harrington yesterday afternoon has given
the needed direction to affairs, and there Is
row an organized movement for the collse-
ZION ana Subsequent distribution OF dona-
lions In aid of the Jonustoyn sufferers,
mayor Harrington last evening an
nouneed the following executive COMMITTEES
70 take charge OF the relief fund: Mayor
harrington, Job II. jackson, Charles Beisd,
a. " hoDinson, George W. Todd, Edward
BELTS, Preston Lea, Thomas Thomas. A. q.
Mcuausland, William Lawton, w. Y. aWlR
gelt, Edgar Il. Haynes, A. d. Peoples, W.
y. duncan, and y. I. Alien were appointed
oy Inc mayor as committee for the recep.
tloh oil all supplies, clothing, dry goods and
other articles for the YOUNGSTOWN sufferers.
me committee has secured the room at the
basement OF the First National Bank, Fifth
ano harriet streets. The committee are
now receiving goods.
ANY one having packages too largo for
them TO send by messenger can notify the
committee. who will have them called for
New or caet-off clothing for men and
women, bed linen, shoes or anything that
can DO readily packed will be thankfully
received,
large glass jar was placed last evening
10 'front.' OF William Lawton's store. Quite
large sum OF money In quantities varying
rom 70 and $40 notes to pennies were
dropped into 1t. bank check for s25 with
senator Donahoe's name was disceIned
amid the deposit.
Another contribution bog In front OF
Porter Il Co.'s store, No. 400 Market street.
y meeting with considerable attention, as
Is AFRO the box Ia font OF the water depart
ment building which Ia patronizsd by num-
oers o. city officials ana citizens who are
caught crossing to wards the post oi1lce.
Inc following order was Issued yesterday:
IlfApQrARTERs DEPARTMENT or DELAWARE.
HNANh ARMY nf THE REPuBiIC, WIIMiNdTpS,
lkl., june j. 1850 --uDmrndes; The sad and
| appalling newsh as heen ilashed over the wires
lea'hs usol the terrible calamity which Has he
ibllen the Inhabitants of lnhnsIofyil anl tho
| EoneinnuGh valley, leaving that once boauiifui
valley slrcwn with dead and dying ana leay-
| li'E th1sa who escaped The terriLle horrors
hitheut homes, clothing or food. great cry
| comes m from tliat devastated valley for AID
! comrades, will we help themg
lhohas J. Stewart, commander Of the be
! patineht 81 Pennsylvania, g. A. r., has sent
teft l 4 e&il Tor help Already the Department
| q ohlo WISCONSIN, and many others, have RS
| spnhded 10 that cali. Shall not We of the be-
! partnen; Of delaware alsD do what we can 10
hell'feileEe the great suffering OF many of oar
! epWtAlH5 IN that community, IA well as tltn,i-
| sands d 0therswh need oiirhelp! Conrndcs,
| ieils act promptly bycaliing special meetings
! 81 nls posts 10 take Immediate acton
~ contributions from posts or individuals
shouid be sent to w. T.. Nosholl, A. A. General,
| Wilmington.
~ command OF PETER b. AYARs.
Department Commander.
W y NoshEiL, Assistant AdIuiaAkgenernl
Eureka Lodge, A. +. A. NJ, will meet ia
special session tomorrow evening to take
action In regard TO the food sufferers.
Lafayette Lodge, No. IA, A. +, Il A. NJ,
last night contributed $5U Tor the Johns
town sufferers.
| u. Il. Rice, Jr,, will donate the architect
charges TO the fund Tor the Johnstown
sufferers OF any plans for new houses ia the
4 cry.
ES-srerlff Ryan, who was lost In the
Hood, together with his mother, wife and
4 four children, was relative OF the wife OF
\ Alfred Collins, OF EVERY EgEsINa.
Miss Bessie Bryan OF Germantown, who
\ persisted In the food while returning from
tho wedding OF Thomas l. Porter and Miss
Annie Grler, was, as stated yesterday, n
| former Wl.mingtonlan, She having been
born and, until within few years ago,
lived Ia the house No. us King street Miss
4 Faulson, who pertshed with Miss Bryan,
| had many friends here. Mrs Porter, nee
/ Grler, was related 70 Miss Bryan. At the
death Of James q. Aiken. Miss Bfyaa's
grandfather, both ladies inherited con-
| Siderable properly, EowAro Aikeu, SOU ut
John Aiken OF this city, has gone to Johns
| town to search for the bodies OF the Misses
Bryan ard Paulson.
EVERY EiENIses New Castle CORE
spondent sends the following: Il was
Patrick j. Duffy, formerly OF this city, thar
was killed In the disaster az JohnstoWn,
Pa. Duffy was well-known contractor,
and left this city for Charlestown. s. O.,
! shortly after the earthquake, where he had
| contracted to erect several large buildings.
MIR. Duffy was in New Castle few months
| ago, having returned from Charlestown,
and left afterward Tor JohustoWn, Pa,
| where he had also contracts Tor building.
HIS mother resides In this city, aud hiswlfe
and family In Wilmington, Nothing has
yet been heard from u. +. Lancaster and
family and John Duly, and their relatives
| Ia this city have given them up SIS lost.
Duffy was formerly q resident Of Whining
ton and was member Of the Arm OF Pratt
Il Duffy, who carried on the business OF
builders and contractors in Wilmington.
Colonel Enoch Moore LEFT for JohnstOwn
| at 8. 80 yesterday afternoon. He took with
him letter from Mayor Harrington. Up
to date he had received no message from
bis relatives In Johnstown. The itst oil
identified dead. however, contains the
name OF Mrs. Lucy Levergood, q relatiyeiof
MIR. Moore.
The Wilmington and Americas clubs will
| play game at the Union street grounds on
Saturday afternoon negE tor tha benefit OF
the Youngstown sufferers. The entire pro-
ceeds will be donated 10 the worthy cause.
The contest will be interesting inasmuch as
the clubs' compositions Will be the cream
| of the local profession. No expense what
ever Ia attached Superintendent Price OF
| the Front and linton street railway having
kindly offered the grounds, while the Star
Publishing Company generously printed
the tickets. The admission will be 20 cents
and the game will be called ut o'clock,
Tickets will be- on sale at the EVERY EVEN
/ ING office and also at the other local news
paper offices. Ii "a hoped goodly number
OF tickets will be sold.
EVERY EVENINGS Dover correspondent
writes President OF Council Reedy has called
apublic meeting 10 abeld the opera house
tomorrow evening at $50 O'clock for the
purpose Of sending fund fer the relief OF
tho Johnstown sufferers. The Farmers
Bank In the mean time will receive contri-
| buttons and forWoEd the same to the presi-
| dent OF the Red Gross Association In Phila-
| delphta WhoWill acknowledge thereceiptOf
| the same by publication IN tina newspapers
OF that city. The firm OF Richardson Il
Robbins shipped IS cases OF canned goods
yesterday to Johnstown and other liberal
contributions are promised.
Arrangements have been made with the
B. a. D. h. II. Co. for special Pullman
buffet car for Johnstowp on Friday. for
marty OF gentlemen OF this city, including
Mayor Harrington and Henry O. Robinson,
treasurer OF the Sufferers fund. An effort
lie being made so that the railroad company
will attach baggage car to the Pullman
car, 60 that the supplies and contributions
from this city may oA taken to Johnstown
al the same time, The train Will return
Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Industry Lodge, A. o. U. W., last evening
voted S25 for Johnstown relief.
The employees OF the r., W. \ d. railroad
are taking up collection for the benefit Of
the Johnstown sufferers.
The WILMINGTON Transfer Company will
contribute It's entire receipts on Sunday
next for the benefit Of the relief fund,
Most of the west.bound trains over the
B. Il o. railroad yesterday had one or more