Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
A NOBLE RESPONSE.
Treasurer Thompson's Final Report,
Showing How the Country
HELPED STRICKEN JOHNSTOWN.
Pittsburg and the Vicinity Gave the Larg-
est Contribution.
SOME VERY INTERESTING FIGURES

The final report of William r. Thomp-
son, Treasurer of the Citizens Committee
appointed to relieve Johnstown, has just
been filed in the Recorders Office. 1t re-
calls all the horrors of that terrible catas-
| trophe, and at this date the figures are in
| teresting, as they show how the States and
cities responded to the cry for help. Penn
sylvania IS first in the rank with a total
contribution of $3.50, ,788 SO, of which sum
the citizens of Pittsburg and vicinity gave
1888, 059 81 for sweet charity. Most of the
States in the Union responded.
The cash receipts were as follows:
Alabama, ss52 II; Arkansas, $eSs; Arizona,
$l34 %; California, 81. .033; Colorado, 3 AZ 95
$3l, ,773 So; Chicago, sIs7,7O4 81; Chicago.
expended for houses at ,,I request eeH 5;
Indiana; State $iO4s3 81: indianapolis, 3d.,
00S 90 total, S19, ,491 81; Iowa. S16l6 81; Kan
sas. $l,Os7 81; Kentucky, $5,Os4 "; Louisiana, "a,
$59s 45; Maine $67 90; Maryland, s22 As:
Massachusetts,, $l,7Ol A; Michigan; State,
si3,70S 50; Detroit, s35775 is; total, $50 44 II;
Minnesota; State, $l.466 o. Minneapolis, So
5s4 70, total, $lO,O5O 81; Mississippi, $36; Mis-
$17,2S5 IS; Montana: State, $40 rs; Butte City,
sc, l76 81; total, Sc 647 AZ; Nebraska, $525 20:
New Hampshire, $9t 55 New Jersey: state,
New Mexico, SIS so; North Carolina, sSl2;
New York: State, SIS, 1856 As; New York City,
S., $50 20; Albany, $4,000: Buffalo, $40 1sS A;
Troy, $l2, ,15S 81: total SIS pa 27; Ohio; State,
s2O592 IL; Canton, So, ,S25 50; Cleveland, sS,OlO;
Cincinnati, $40, ,402 So; Dayton, $5,640 So; East
Liverpool, 1885 50; Toledo, $40 26o 63;
Youngstown, 81, ,966 49, total s64, 495 60; Oregon;
State, $3.50 60; Portland, 2459; total, s2,7O9 TO-
Pittsburg's Great Record.
$4,000; Philadelphia, So, 200; Pittsburg and vi
cinity, $253;O59 81; total, $330,7SS So; Rhode
Island, $11; South Carolina, s., ,455 3s; Tennes-
see, $So56 %; Texas $l61 65 Utah, T. ST. State, te,
Vermont, 81, 500; Virginia. 76 GO; Washington,
D. c. $1l9: Washington, Tacoma, $1,000; West
Virginia, State, So 246 50 Wheeling: $s $40 06:
waukee, s., ,297 O5; total, .594 so: Aus
Buenos Ayres-United States war ships,
S274; Canada, 1886 81; England, 1886 25; Ger
many s35 80: a grand total OF $S3l,626 o3.
Fund for orphan children, $434 40; and in
terest, $l5 15, $40 55: interest on cash bal
ance since, ST. 267 4s; total, $685., ,3iS O6.
The expenditures were: Bread and flour,
$13,636 63: boots and shoes, 0.162 62: coffins,
$s,O93 ST. drugs and medicines, $l,71O q; dry
goods, $l9,3S9 40; electric light, night work,
$685. 55; furniture, stoves, etc. $l335 81; gro
ceries, $49,267 49, hardware. tools, ETC.. $lO,-
9S7 35: houses, Chicago $13, SOL; labor recover
ing dead bodies, $S3,SO4 81; lumber used
Nj
miscellaneous items too varied to be classi.
fled, $l,023; printing reports, $3.50; railroad
transportation, $500 81; drafts and checks re-
turned not good, S764 95; cash refunded con-
tributor overpaid. $50; cash aid rendered
needy cases, Sis %: to local committee South
Fork, S., 600: to local committee Johnstown,
$500: to hospital Johnstown. $500 to Poor
Relief Association Johnstown. $37S 30; to
orphan asylum Johnstown, 1927 81; to Flood
Relief Commission Johnstown, $685., ,755 20;
making total of 1888 343 O6.
''We have carefully examined the above
accounts of VIM. R. Thompson, Treasurer,
and also examined bills and vouchers of all
expenditures since the audit of November,
1889, and find all correct" say the auditors,
VIM. A. Robinson and w. P. Herbert
1.-The expenses incurred in the manage
ment of this work, and the preparation of
its report Ga laborious but thoroughly COM
plete record) were paid privately-amount-
ing to $631-thus permitting every penny
contributed to go without diminution to-
ward the work Of relief.
Summary of Contributions.
Pittsburg, Allegheny and vicinity. $685.
053 81 Chicago, Sl5l, ,595 81: States, Territories
$426 go 6s orphan children's fund, $434 40;
interest on balances, flood account, ST. ,267 4S;
fund for orphan children, $l5 10; total, $685.
343 o.
Second report of William R. Thompson,
treasurer of the Citizens Committee of
Pittsburg for the relief of Johnstown-The
receipts are: Cash on hand after first audit
of account, November, 1889, s44, ,466 O3: cash
from employees of George W. Macbeth & Co.,
Pittsburg, Pa, $3.50 %; citizens of Bellaire,
$i5l 16; Robert Thode & Co.; bankers, Dres-
ded. Germany, $26: citizens Of Elizabeth, So;
interest on balance to September %. 1890. at
2 per cent, 81, PSI 48. Total, $46,063 90. The
expenses are: Boots and shoes sent
to Johnstown, 5000 So; comforts, $780,
drygoods, $2,7l7 81; express charges, postage,
etc, sending reports to other cities, SAG 60,
Johnstown Association for relief of poor,
cash, 1878 35; orphan asylum 1878 sc; hospital, |
$500; total $l,256 II. Mattresses, pillows, |
etc. sent to Johnstown, $50 co. printing TO- |
900 reports, 1854 co. repairs to wagons and |
tools while at Johnstown, June, 1889, $105 Is: |
relief to certain destitute cases in Pittsburg |
and Allegheny, s614 %; soap sent to Union /
Benevolent Association at Johnstown, |
Sl75 90; wages due laborers at Johnstown, in |
June, 1889, and unpaid then, 1898 90: error in |
credit included in balance at first audit, |
$40 90: cash transferred to james A. Beaver, |
President Flood Relief Commission, per reso- |
luton OF Citizens Committee september |
u, 1891, $3s, 75a 20; total, SAG, ,063 80.
The above account audited and found cor |
rect. WIN. A. ROBINSON,
VIM. P. HERBERT
Auditors.