Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-10

years old, accompanied by 25 cents in cash,
saying: "Here is 25 cents which want to
go to the sufferers at Johnstown, not to feed
the soldiers"
The Chicago Mems Opinion.
The members of the committee from Chi
cago who came to Pittsburg to investigate
the condition of the sufferers at Johnstown
returned to this city last night and are
stopping at the Anderson. The committee
consists of City Controller W. j. Onohaw,
chairman, and Messrs. Ballard and Rend.
Colonel Rend, in speaking of the matter to
a DISPATCH reporter last night said: 1--WE
found the condition of things at Johnstown
worse than we had pictured or imagined.
We are convinced that words cannot de-
scribe or Imagination conceive the magni-
tude of the calamity.
"We were particularly impressed with the
work done by the Pittsburg committee, and
believe thoroughly, as we have telegraphed
to Chicago, that a better committee could
not have been formed in any city in the
country. They are men of large hearts and
great intellects, and are doing all that can
possibly be done by any committee appointed
for such humane and charitable purpose.
''0fnecessity, of course, the work of the
distribution of the relief cannot assume the
sympathetic order will no doubt be inarg-
urated In a few days when things will be in
a more tangible shape. The difficulties to
be overcome at Johnstown are almost iden-
tical with those experienced by us, after our
great fire in 1871, although this calamity
Is Far More Frfahtful
as regards loss of life The feeling in
Chicago is one of the deepest sympathy
with the people of Johnstown. Perhaps
our people are moved more by the recol-
lection ofour own calamity, when we received
most generous aid from the people of this
State as well as the rest of the country.
Thus far our contributions have come
from the business men, but that
sum will be considerably augmented by
by popular subscriptions, as the masses of
our people are all anxious to contribute.
Terrible and deplorable as the disaster
is, the cloud has silver lining, through
which we see such exhibitions of fraternal
feeling throughout the land. 1t is not only
sympathy that inspires the people on an oc-
casion like this, but patriotism. Race, re-
lElOuS anu ali OlueI lluCS
and the people of the entire country become
united in one common sentiment of gener-
Gus humanity. In a word, in cases like
this we see exhibited the best side of human
nature"
The committee will leave for Chicago to-
day.
Contributions Received Yesterday. |
F-o,,,
Ind, came in, bringing with them $500 in
cash and a carload of clothing and pro-
visions. They will go up to Johnstown to-
day. In addition to this $500, Treasurer |
Thompson received SIS from Lake City |
Lodge, L o. o. F., of Lake City, Iowa.
The Standard Oil Company has sent in IS |
barrels of oil for use at Johnstown.
Last night DR.. j. R. Thompson, who has |
charge of the State Board of Health, pre-
pared 100 drums of carbolic acid, 100 cases
of bromine, so barrels of Bullen's disin-
fectant and 9, $50 barrels Of chloride of lime.
DR.. Bullen will take these goods this morn
ing to Johnstown.
William Finn telegraphed to R. G. Gil
lespie, of the Philadelphia Company, last
night for six or eight good foremen. The
Philadelphia Company will send them this
morning.
Harry S. Paul, of the Americas Republi-
can Club, went up yesterday and relieved
A. J. Logan, who has had charge of affairs
in Morrellville, and who was called home
by pressing affairs.
A letter was received from J. D. Test, of
Sharon, Pa, last night, offering to take a
girl Of IL to 13 years to raise. He gave the
Rev. c. E. Locke as reference. The ap-
plication will be turned over to the Chill
dren's Aid Society.
The way Ohio worked for the Johnstown
sufferers is shown by circular that came in
a bundle from Havmar, O., last night. The
circular was headed MAYORS Proclama-
tlon, and one paragraph read:
"An appeal for help comes to us from
Pennsylvania. The disaster that has over
her people in the calamity that
has befallen JohnstOwn and neighboring
villages, calls for help from all. Let us do
what we can. Remember that in our time
of trouble Pennsylvania responded nobly."
Awaiting the Conference:
At the Chamber Of Commerce little was
done yesterday. All was expectancy in re-
gard to the conference at Johnstown, as
all future action depended on its result
Great progress in the work at Johnstown
was reported by Mr.. George A. Kelly, who
had returned. He reported that a system |
of ration tickets was being put in
force on the plan of meal
tickets, the man coming for rations
getting them and having his ticket punched I
for the number of days they were for, max
ing 1t impossible for a man to duplicate
rations for certain day if he had once OBJ
tained them, as his ticket would tell.
In the afternoon two representatives of
the American Mechanics of the Southside
visited the committee to come to
some satisfactory arrangement in re-
gard to their supplies. At present they
have representatives at Johnstown, but
have trouble working Independently of the
Central Committee. The committeeman ad- ,
Vised them to put their supplies into the
General Committees hands, but they re- /
fused to do SO.