The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-04
NHHHLING YHE FIRST
To Send Money to the Johns
town Flood Sufferers,
HER DONATION REACHES s45s6
The Committee Of Five goes to the
Scene of the Horror, and Is
Warmly Reeeiyod-Tho Good
Work still goes on.

Messs, ]. NJ, Belleyille, A, J,sweeuey,
DR.. \, o. Edwards, W, A, Wilson and
Col, Robert White, the committee APP
pointed at the citizens meeting at the
Grand Opera House Sunday afternoon,
to visit Johnstown and apply the money
subscribed here for the relief OF the food
sufferers, in such way as to accomplish
the most good possible, left for Pitts
bnrgh on the Pan Handle train at 7i20
O. M, yesterday. About halt-past eleven
the following dispatch was received here
from Mr., Belleyllle;
"PITTsRuRaH, June 3,
"Tke committee was very heartily re-
Ceiyed by the Pittsburgh relief commit
tee. We leave for YOUNGSTOWN at ! p, m"
Hall an hour later the following tele'
gram came;
"pITTsBuRdH, JuneS.
"please say to Mr.. w. d, Simpson that
the Pittsburgh relieiComlnittee says that
money Is more needed now than con.
tributions Of food and clothing, Say to
him 'also that we are informed that
Wheeling was the first place to send an
actual cash contribution for the sufferers,
", NJ, BELLgvILLR"
The Wheeling Turner'S Society has
appointed o committee to solicit con-
tributions for the Johnstown sufferers,
The committee consists OF George LOos,
Richard Heinrich, Jacob Nnnget Diet
rich Reemer, II, g, schambra md j, NJ
schenck.
Wheeling is keeping To tho front
nobly In. working for the relief OF the
sufferers. Tho work OF collecting funds
so promptly commenced Saturday even
ing, and continued att the meeting Sunday
afternoon, was pushed vigorously all
day yesterday by active committees
Of ladies aud gentlemen appointed ai
subcommittee by the gentlemen Oh
tho general soliciting committee, who
themselves assisted In tho good cause.
The subscriptions received yesterday
ranged oil the way from $500 put down
by the Reymann Brewing Company
down to a quarter OF a dollar given by {
man who looked rs though II might b.
every cent he had In the world
In fact the committeeman who re
ported this subscription said HI
honestly believed Il TO be thu
largest given, as II was probably thu
mans all. Another subscription can't
from an Italian whose English wa
harder 10 understand than his Italian
In some way he knew all about the dis
aster and was anxious to be q contribu
tor. All who were approached seemed
anxious to give, and when tho CRANE
total is in 1t will be found that Wheeling
has done herself proud.
Messrs, Becker Bros, Of Baltimore
leaf tobacco packers, contributed $2l t.
the Johnstown relief fund yesterday
through Mr.. August Pollock, Of thisClty
AT s o'clock yesterday afternoon wheI
the Dollar Savings Bank closed, Trea
surer W.. y. Simpson had deposited
$3,0lG 80. The money continued to poul
In and at 0 o'clock last night he had re
ceiyed 1919 b6 more, making total o
cash subscriptions OF $500 05.
Not over one.third Of the general com
mlttee hos reported yet. The work o
collecting will be carried on TIL every
part Of the city las been visited. II
addition 10 cash received there have
been several donations Of flour, shoei
and clothing.