Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-24

A Fund for the Relief of Mir. Whites Family
The Injured Young Women.

Fund for the Relief of Mir. Whites Family
The Injured Young Women.
The only actual victim to the sad accident OF
yesterday at Metzerott's lies calm and cold al
his little home at ISL 10th street northwest
MIR. George White has paid his last
debt to nature and tomorrow his remains
will be quietly placed in their last resting
place. The funeral will be at 1890 and will
be entirely private. The death of Mr.. White
under the falling walls and crushing timbers
was especially sad. the affection falls on
other heads. Mr.. White leaves wife and
five children. four girls and one boy,
of which he formed the sole and
only support. Nc life insurance or
other property comes tc the family and the
case is hard one. Miss Ida White tho
daughter, who war also taken out Of the wret k,
is N by lac means improved condition and is
suffering greatly ION the bruises and ccntu-
sloLs-
Nh George White was ffty-one years Of age
and native of Hungary. He came to this
country some twenty years ago.
RELIEF FOR THE FAMILY.
Some of the business men in the neIghtcr-
hood of Mr.. Whites shop, having made inqui
ries this morning, satisfied themselves that the
family was in urgent need of help, and at once
turned the money collected over to The
EVENING STAR. Subscriptions to the fund will
be received at The STAR Office and the money
received turned over to the family.
The following subscriptions, amounting in
all to S105.5O, were received today:
r. Goidschmid, $40: W. b. Moses Il Sons,
80; cash, IS; A. GUIDE & Bro, $3.50; Robin
son, Parker & Co.. S. w. H. Houghton. So;
II. r. Woods, So NJ. Loeb, SIS; A. +. Hender-
shott. 81: Max Cohen. g; Ira Godfrey, -; s.
Bieber. $40: cash. -; q. E. Kennedy & Son,
81; cash, 81: the Washington Loan and Trust
Company, SO; saks 4 Co., $40; Family Shoe
Store, IS; L. F. Droop, IS; A. Lisner, IS.
CONDITION OF MISS GRUNBERo.
Miss Clara Grunberg, the young lady who was
caught also under the timbers and narrowly
escaped with her life, lies at her home, 32d
is in constant pain and at times her suf-
ferings are intense. Miss Grunberg 9
younger sister told u STAR reporter today
that her sister still said that there was another
woman buried in the wreck. The woman. Miss
Grunberg says, was an apprentice IN the shop,
having only been there snort time, and at the
time OF the crash was standing near MIR. White.
THE APPRENTICE WAS OUT AT LUNCH.
The apprentice, who was supposed to have
been buried with Mr.. Whit, and others under
the debris. was Miss +. b. Cutter, young
that she had gone out to get her lunch when
the crash came. Last night it was
reported that she was dead and there were
many inquiries at her house. When she re-
turned to the shop from her lunch the catas-
trophe had occurred and she went to her home.
She told STAR reporter today that beside Mr..
White his daughter Ida, Clara Grunberg. Geo.
Hawkins. the porter, and a button-hole worker
named Emma were in the shop. Hawkins and
Emma escaped. Hawkins stated that when the
darkness came he cautioned Mr.. White and
urged him to come out of the shop. but he re-
NAMED behind to finish pressing a coat