Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-08
E0n s1aH RUSSIAN SUFFERERS.


aeW thu 0upPl1es to BE Taken By the Dis
trict ship Were Secured.
DR.. Hubben the field agent Of the American
Red Cross Society. left Washington for New
York last night to sail for Rome on Saturday
As the American delegate to the international
conference Of the Red Gross. This meeting
will continue one week, after which DR.. Hub
bell will proceed to st. Petersburg, Russia,
there to remain until the next relief ship which
will be sent outby the American Red Cross with .
load Of grain reaches the port Of Regia on the
Baltic sea. DR.. Hubbell will superintend the
distribution Of the cargo and will probably visit
the famine-stricken districts to ascertain what
benefits the sufferers are receiving from the
American contributions Of food.
This relief ship. which will sail In few
weeks, will be known as the District Of Column
bia ship and will be dispatched by the citizens
VI this city. The cargoes Of the steamer will
consist Of a load Of Iowa corn, wheat and
-four. Nearly 200 carloads of these breadstuffs
are now in the ware houses in New York city
awaiting transportation to Russia The whole
bulk was contributed by the state Of Iowa and
laid down free Of cost at the port of New York.
1t now remains for the citizens of this District
to raise the sl0.O 900 which will be necessary to
Russia The work of raising the money is
being carried on by the District Of Columbia
auxiliary Of the Red Cross Society and crafty
ing success is reported.
There is every prospect that within two
weeks the District ship will sail from New
York. flying the flags Of Russia and the United
states and the Red Cross emblem at the mast
head.
HOW THE CORN, ETC, WAS SECURED.
Mr. b. F. Tillinghast, secretary Of the Iowa
Russian famine relief committee. the organize
ton which raised the contributions was in
Washington yesterday enroute to New York to
superintend the loading of the ship. Mr.. Til
hnghast is prominent newspaper man in his
state. but has devoted nearly his entire attention
in the pnst three months to the work Of succor
which Is producing such gratifying results. To
STAR reporter last night he gave an interest
Ing account OF the manner in which the corn
and Hour were secured.
when the governor of Iowa issued his
proclamation calling upon the citizens to help
the Russians there was immediate response"
said MIR. Iillinghast. Before the call was
Issued, however. it had previously been agreed
between the governor and Miss Clara Barton of
the Red Cross that all contributions should be
made to the Red Cross and the distribution of
them placed in Miss Barton's hands. Other
wise the work of relief would never have been
undertaken. The people of Iowa are charita-
BILE, but they want to know that their charity is
20 reach the object intended and they have i'm
pllclt confidence in Miss Barton. Every car
load OF grain was shipped to New York con-
signed to her without condition.
WORK DONE BY CHILDREN.
1.-The contributions were raised in almost
every conceivable wav accomnanied nv Incl
dents natbet,c omus;no .,a nroro 10 We
tho w., 49,. 49,. -. -.
,ne most Pathetlc part was the work done by
~! cnnoreh: a iarge sum OF money reached
t .ne treasurer IN pennies ana hlcEeis scnool
leaonerS reported that ragged littie urchlns
..liie W ,heIl win their contrioutlons OF PEN