Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-28

many heavy hearts relieved to know that
the lost were found. Then an omnibus
carried them, with their outfits in heavy
paper bags to temporary quarters where
they were welcome to stay until friends
came, or railroad passes and money took
west as Nebraska, Wyoming or Oregon,
and from Tennessee to Canada.
." In fifty days zoos persons were cared
for by the four experimentation
clothes, registry, and inquiry. Six hun
dred applicants to adopt children were
received and placed in the hands of the
Chidrens' AID Society,""
Mrs. James B. SCOTS account as Treas
urer of the Woman's Johnstown Relief
Committee shows the total receipts to
have been $1,735.6O, and $45 70 still in
the treasury February 10Th.
TREASURER THoMPsoN's REPORT.
William r. Thompson, Treasurer, in
his report, appends a very good idea of
the material shape assumed by I" the great
wave of human sympathy and magnificent
generosity" He goes on to say
"It was not long before complaints
were made that the money sent had not
been contributed for sanitary measures,
but for the relief of the sufferers. At
this point-June 12th-Gov. Beaver as
sumed control of the work, and the Citi-
zens' Committee instructed its treasurer
to proceed at once to Johnstown and pay
off the men it had sent there. 1t was es-
tim mated that $4,000 would be needed to
do this. Here new difficulty arose. The
express companies, having lost their Of
fees by the flood, would not be re-
sponsible for money after the arrival of
the train at Johnstown. Express safes
were not to be had. A hastY meeting of
the committee was held-the treasurer
was authorized to assume the risk, and to
take such steps rs were necessary to carry
out the work. A pay car was secured
the bags of silver and packages of bank
notes laid on the floor for bed, and at 8
p. NJ the party left via. the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad arriving at Johnstown ten
hours later. There, under military pro-
lection, after two days's work the great
majority of the men were paid, besides
some others who at first had offered
their services gratuitously.
THE GRAND TOTAL.
" On July Goth the committee trans
ferred to the credit of the Flood Commits
sion the sum of S4OO,OOO to be distribut-
ed in the Conemaugh valley and on Sep
tember 2Sth the additional sum of $780,
900 was placed to the same account, max
ing total of $5G0,000
4" The work having been turned over to
the commission, at your request. the
Mayor of Chicago, and the Governors of
Ohio and Michigan sent representatives to
audit the accounts, and Colonel William
p. Rend, of Chicago, Auditor General II.
A. Axline, of Ohio and Hon. John X.
Boies, of Detroit, with Controller L. S.
Morrow, of this city, completed the work.
In their report you will notice that all the
moneys received by your committee were
expended in the work of relief. Thence
essary office expenses, clerk hire, etc,
amounting to $631, having been betrayed
privately. Thanks are due the press,
which so materially advanced the cause
by its patient, accurate work in giving to
the public daily the names of contributors
aud the amounts given"
FIGURES FOR IT.
An itemized account is then given by
the auditors. 1t shows that the total re-
ceipts passing through the treasurer's
hands were 1881 ,295 90; that S7sGS29 SO
was expended, leaving $44, 4G6 O3 In the
hands of the treasurer.
OF the amount subscribed S32O9 came
from outside the United States; the
largest amounts came from Pittsburgh
and Allegheny, being S25f, no; the next
was Chicago, with S137, 500. Of the
1881, 1886, the sum of $5G0,0O0 was turn
ed over to the Flood Commission and
$217, ,620 paid out and expended by the
committee. The largest expenditure is
SS3, ,30G for the labor of recovering dead
bodies, and the next largest $4,000 for
groceries. Fifty dollars was refunded
because man wrote that he had sub
scribed $50 more than he could afford.
The committee believing him sent back
that amount. An item appears in checks
and drafts returned $7G4,7 TO-" Five hun
dred dollars of this was a subscription
from the Grand Council of the |. S. of
l., the treasurer of which absconded
with the money.
There is balance of $44 4G6. About
$4,000 of 1t was retained in the hands of
of the treasurer to pay certain laborcrs
who have never come for their money.
The $780, 4G6 was turned into the hands of
the Flood Commi ssion.
What IA Man Enjoys.
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