Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-06
Taa JoHEsroMN DIhAarnn.

81. Paul's M. e. Sunday.scbooI IN
Sunday afternoon, Contributed s,7s
towards the relief Of the Jobnstown an
town sufferers and made Henry @. robin.
son treasurer OF the fund. St. paurs
Uhurch, that evening, voted the schooI
v3a.s0, making the latter's contribution
H2l3.S0. The money was given TO MIR.
Hobinson this morning with the reo1ost
that the money DO forwarded as speedily
~ possible.
Grace Baptist Church, Sunday evening,
contributed S6.l9.
txibuted S26.
Calvary Church contributed 800 ON
Sunday, aud will add to tho contribution
next Sunday,
Many OF the churches did not know the
tces OF life and property was so great,
and consequently did not oontIibuts lsgt
Sunday. Probably all the remaining
churches will ratse q collection for the
Mood sufferers NEXT Sunday.
A special meeting OF the oommittee Of
Wilmington Lodge No. 1 a. o. u. W.
shs held at Workman Hall last night with
reference to taking action for relief Of
members of tho order who might he
among the sufferers by the Johnstown
disaster.
, TIE following telegram was ordered
/ sent TO the Grand Lodge of Penusyl.
vania, 10 which Jurisdiction the disaster
occurred:
WftkINoToN, June 8, 1887 Ue Grand
Recorder Of he Grand Lodge Of ne A. d.
Y w, Pinsburg, .Pd.-DEAi BRornER:
gearing that some Of our brother workmen
or their families may BIO In distress by tbs
disaster Of Johnstown and Vicinity, wa send
our brotherly sympathy and assure Won
, that Wilmington Lodge, No. i, A.o.u. VI.
stands ready to contribute towards the 70.
hei OF any such cases w. you may know Of,
and AK you TO fnrnish US promptly with
7 such information.
BY order OF the lodge.
W. II. FAIRLANtB, Recorder.
Department, Commander Peter b. Avars
OF tho q. A, r., has Issued an order 10
the posts Of the State requesting that
contributions be made for tho relief OF
tho JohusiowH sufferers.
At meeting of Smyth Post No. /, q. A.
r., held Monday night the sum of s25 was
voted from the treasury Of the post for
the relief OF the Johnstown sufferers.
Monday Christine Eucampment. No.
IL, 1. o. o. e., contributed $40 for tho
relief OF Johnstown sufferers.
The local officials, agents and operators
OF the Wilmington d Northern railroad
are establishing fund for the Johns
town sufferers. Superintendent A. G.
Mcoausland is treasurer.
Tbs Shenandoah pulp mills, operated
BY Wilmington capitalists, including
Thomas II. Slavery, John +, Quigley,
William Luke and Armstrong Brothers,
Experienced damage to the extent OF
$4,000.
In the Catholic churches OF the city n
general collection will be ordered shortly.
No definite date has been fixed on 40.
count OF the absence OF Bishop Curtis. II
win be done immediately after he rs-
turns.
At the Red Mems Hall Monday Pros.
ident o. 8. Toppin Of the Retail Grooers'
Association teIephoned at 10 O'Clock to
the various members around the city, aud
by p. m. wagon load of supplies had
accumulated and was sent OF by the b. a.
o railroad. The contributions of the
wholesale merchants are being sent to
Johnstown with those of the grocers.
John III. McQonauRhy, salesman for
W. II. Baboook, No. 206 Market street,
received the following dispatch Monday /
Four OF US are safe. We have mothers
body and brother Is missing.
JAMES P, MoCoNAuoHY.
II Is understood that three sisters of
Mr.. MoConaugby and his father are safe.
John McOonaughy haH not been able to
got away to Johnstown yet.
A. A. Chapman, Seventh and Orange
,treetB, sent on box containing 2s
pounds Of tobacco to Johnstown sufferers
tuesday afternoon.
The GAzErrE's New Castle corre-
,pondent writes: A subscription amount
ing to S225 was taken up among the EN-
ployes of Morris, Tasker & Company for
the relief of the JoknttoWn sufferers,
yesterery. About $75 VIII be subscribed
by the employees of the Riyernide iron
works to-day. The name of Patrick
Duty formerly Of New Castle, appears in
Tuesdays papers In the list of dead.
II Ia supposed the name refers TO John
Duffy, q brother Of Patrick Duffy OF this
city. Nothing has yet been heard OF
Conrad r. Lancaster, formerly OF this
city, and Il is feared he with his wife and
family have been victims Of the terrible
calamity. The names of Mr. and Mrs.
James Lghtner and two children, also
appear in the list OF the dead. II Is said
they are relatives OF tho Rev. z. Is.
Lightnsr, rector OF Emanuel p. n Church
of this city, as Mr. Lightner was formerly
from that part of Pennsylvania. he 10
now travelling In Germany with his
family. The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will forward free, from the
freight station here, all contributions OF
packages, 80, TO tho sufferers OF Johns
town.
MISCELLANEOUS MOTIFS.
An evidence OF the local interest taken
In the horrible affair is the fact that FIRST
Il Davis Sunday disposed OF 5000
Sunday papers here.
The supplies for the new Eighth street
electric railway had been ordered from
the Johnstown Iron Company. superinten-
dent Heald goes to Philadelphia to-
morrow to ascertain the prospect OF re-
ceiyinR rails and iron work.
John McConaughey, salesman for W.
ii. Babcock, shoe dealer at No. 2U6 MAI
ket street, had father, mother, three
sisters and brother who were In the
Johnstown catastrophe, He received
telegram on Monday announcing the
fact that bis father and three sisters had
been saved, but his mother was drowned
and his brother was missing. The latter
ia also supposed to have been drowned in
trying TO save his mother.
The George W. Bush & Sons Lumber
Company was busily employed since
Saturday and Sunday loading bridge
timber for the Pennsylvania rail-
road, which is being shipped over ~
,ntire system to points where repairs
ire necessary. Forty,hye carloads
we're delivered on Sunday afternoon
aud they are busily engaged In
loading. About 100000 feet OF
. a min kridna Tim her