Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
BY SYSTEM NOW.
The Labor of the General Relief Commits
tee Going on Like Clock Work-Re.
ports From Above-Cars
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Business at the Relief Committee rooms has
settled down to regular routine and is now
| transacted as methodically as though the insti-
tuition were a bank. People come and state
their wants and if credentials are all right they
are provided for at once, and the procession is
kept moving.
A dispatch was received from Mr.. Finn stat
ing that he had just enough food for his men
to last during the day. He was anxious that
food be sent promptly for his men and for 400
horses. He also asked for 5000 pairs of shoes,
| a veterinary surgeon, with large lot of tobac-
| co, both smoking and chewing, horse medicine
and car of lime. The requests were honored.
James B. Scott telegraphed that work would
| go on on Sunday, and goods would be delivered
BY the railways He also stated sl: snas Genera. d
men, and it was requested that no more be
sent unless asked for.
Superintendent ]. v. Patton, of the B. O.,
telesraphed that he would furnish the commit
tee car each day to be loaded with provisions,
and that it would be hitched to fast passen-
ger train.
Lumber and Carpenter Tools.
East Saginaw (Mich.) lumbermen send ten
cars of lumber and car loaded with carpen-
ter tools.
Fifteen tons of ground coffee will be sent
to-day.
Chicago furniture manufacturers send six
carloads of furniture, valued at 5000.
John D. Bailey's lottery will yield between
$500 and $500 for that piano which was with
drawn from sale on Thursday. The drawing
will be done tomorrow.
The National Tube Works employees sent 30
more skilled workmen, making in all liz. In
addition to this the company sent IS 600 in cash
and the National Tube Works of Boston sent
$1,000
]. A. Monroe. general freight agent of the
Union Pacific Railway, gave free transporta-
tion for car of provisions from each OF the
following named places: Walla Walla, wash.
T.; Salt Lake City and Milwaukee.
1t has been decided to burn lot OF drift at
Osbourne station, Baltimore and Ohio Railway,
the spread to surrounding property. Inc
Columbia Engine Company, of Allegheny
City, went up, accompanied bV Chlef Crow,
as all the engines that could be spared from
Pittsburg were up at Johnstown and vicinity.
Stoves Sent Also.
Among the contributions received and for
warded were a carload of stoves from the stove
manufacturers of the city; car Of provisions
from North Bend, O.;a car of milk from the
CHARTERS Creamery Company; two cars OF pro-
visions from the American Express Company;
Saller & Co, five cases of clothing; Singer Manu-
featuring Company, 500 pounds coffee.
The Relief Committee furnished transporta-
tion for Mrs. George r. Slick, whose husband
died in Mercy Hospital yesterday. She will
take his remains to Johnstown for burial. Mr.
Slick was the father-in-law of District Attorney
Rose, of Cambria county, who was drowned In
the food.
Controller Morrow. who is in the Relation
Pass Department of the Relief Committee
Bureau, will put a sub on to-day, as he is needed
II the Controllers Office. This department. will
be closed on Sunday. MIR. Morrow has issued
about 200 passes a day to those who want to
search for relatives, and those only if he knows
it. The pass takes them as far as Bolivar,
where they get another.