New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-04
PENNSYLVANIA ROLLING Up TIE FUND.
REMARKABLE OFFERINGS N PHILADELPHIA
LJBERALITY UNPARALLELED.

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IJBERALITY UNPARALLELED.
| PhnsdsIphiA june AT a meeting Of the Board
of Directors Of tho Pennsylvania RSilrOad Company
held this afternoon. tho following resolution was
ado pied By unanimous vote:
Resolved That in edition tn tho g. 900 subscribed
by this company at Pittsburg. the Pennsylvania Raj
| roed Company hereby makes an extra donation Of
s25 900 for tho ASSISTANCE OF tho sufferers by the
| recent foods at JohnEtovn and other points upon
the tines Of tho Pennsylvania Railroad and ne Other
| tho direction Of tho Committee on Finance
| At the same time tho mSmbors Of tho Board aud
executive officers added contribution, as Individual
| VI a. 900.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
subscribed $4,000 this afternoon TO tho Citizens
| Fund Of which DTcGcl & Co. treasurers. Presi
dent CorLn Asguued tho responsibility and authorized
| Vice President Mcleod to subscribe that amount
| In pursuance OF y call issued BY the Citizens
| Permanent Relief Association largely attoaded meet
| Ing was held at the Mayors O9ce to-day. Drexel &
Co. The trcasarers Of the flnd started the fund with
! A contribution OF 10000. Several subscriptions Of
q 600 each were announced aud late this afternoon
the hlnd had reached total OF cas- 900. Many sub.
S SRaGH'h o %Se' a:S Is goo n the fS
! phIa brewers $50 from the BAdWin LncomotiHe
W ht. eVepnS tic direct subscriptions 20 DrcIel
Co amounted 10 slO3, 100, making total OF he Two
| Pennsyivanla Railroad CompAnyG subscription OF
s25 900 and that Of tho Cambria Iron Company OF
town Snd vicinity by The SniciAls Of those oorD3ra-
lions The Mariime, GrCoeIs and Commercial ~, *,
ehSrss of EItScp uons. LaFgr quantities OF provisions
ciot!ng, Otc., have been eo1rSuted, Aod win ,r Be
| Forwarded 10 Johnstovn quickly a possible The
| Odi Fellows have raised $1,000 and tho knights OF
| Pythias $500.
| Rethlchem, Penn, June 3.-The Bethlehem Iron
| COMPANY today contributed 5000 for the relief Of
! tho sufferers.
| Johnstoyn Penn, June 3-Sephen Collins, OF the
Pittsburg pOstonlce, and several other members OF
the Junior Order OF United American Mechanics woTo
here to-day 10 establish relief fund They have III
formed tho committees that tho members OF this strong
| ozgani.auon arc ready 10 do their best for their
| sufferers.
! This afternoon George 7. swank, Editor OF " The
| Johnstown Tribune received tho following telSgtam
iIcsrer p@poat bank for 5000 in aid OF your trouble
W. S. brown, OF flttsourg OK tho nnereus h"a,o t
Corps today staeSd tsSS hS ne, ~ Sspsd ''
| pitsburg. juno 3.-Throughout both clues today
III. principal halls woro occupied BY meetings Of
| various character among them being many labor Or
| oanlzatIops and tho most liberal feeling was dis
nIavod Contributions poured in fast aud plenty, and
| s,erv abort will 30 HiadO 10 push relief forward as
| ou,cIlv IA possible 10 Johnstown. Tho first mail
from Tho East since the food arrived In this city his
| auernoon 1t cAme principally from Now-York and
| New. England points. by way OF Buffalo and Erie
| Chairman McCrecry, OF tho chamber OF commerce
| pcIef Committee, has been receiving messages all
day many OF them coming from distant points, offer
| tn, assistance Mayor GArdncr, OF Cleveland telo
te 81 that that city had rcnitted 1900 30 Pitts
guss, direct In all the churches IA both cities
Sollscuons were tSken up yesterday ADD largo sums
"oI Ta Tat Grand Amy Executive Committee had a
| .atcg iast night 70 makc angomons for eKtcnd
| ing helm especially 70 tho Grand Army victims OF
| the food.