The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-21
ROSLYN RELIEF FUND.
Citizens Committee RENTS Its
Collections.
CARING FOR THE CHILDREN.
Five OF Them in tho House OF the Good
shepherd-seattle's Splendid Con-
tribution to the Fund.

The committee Of citizens appointed at the
time OF the Roslyn mine explosion to collect and
disburse subscriptions for the relief Of the wild.
ows and orphans has made the following report
to the public through its secretary. Rev. w. G.
Eliot, il.
On May IL. the day after the mine explosion
at hoslyn, in which about forty-fye raen were
Killed. public meeting of Seattle citizens was
to canvass for funds and be responsible for their
disbursement: ]. I. Ronald, F. Toklas, treas
nrer: ID c. Garrett secretary: RoDert Bridges,
:; CatI.n, T: r Fleming. G. II. Randen and
Percy Rochester. few days later Mr.. Garrett
was Obliged 10 resign aud his place was filed
by the election OF W. e. Eliot, In. Il was voted
at the public meeting to send Mes'rs Bridges
ana fleming to Roslyn to report upon the needs
OF the people They reported all immediate
need pravided for. Their full report appeared
IN the papers Meetings OF our committee were
neiu Nay Is and May II 10 decide the means of
disbursement OF the funds in hand. II was the
sense OF the pubic meeting at which our COM
mittee was appointed that the committee be re-
sponslb!e not merely for the collection of sub
scriptions and transmission of the funds, but
that as lar as possible il be responsible for the
discriminate disbursement of those funds. The
e'tzens OF Rosiyn in mass meeting adopted q
pro rata plan of dfsbur cement OF the funds in
their hands. but deferred action pending a pos
slDie arrangement more satisfactory to the se-
attic committee, and an arrangement was pro-
posed by Us more in accord with our wishes.
The plan proposed by Us was deemed unwise by
the committee at Roslyn.
upon as to transmit at that time our entire fund
Tor an indisoriminate pro rata disbursement,
and funds were, therefore, withheld pending
special needs on the part Of the benefciaries at
koslyn ana final payment by Us. Our fund
Was loaned on ample security at per cent in
terest, payable on demand. This action OF the
Seattle committee was followed I'm the main BY
the citizens committee OF Tacoma
While our committee would still prefer IL IL
were possible at least some modification of the
pro rata plan they nevertheless have thought il
n hat 70, 6.1 ahvav. .ad ks
the committee in Roslyn according to their own
plan. since we have learned that this plan has
gwen general satisfaction and that the money
under the advice Of members OF the committee
has been wei spent by the benefciaries.
Our committee has incurred no expenses. All
funds have been applied for the purposes in-
tended
Our committee offered their services in pro-
curing temporary homes for orphans. Through
US five Catholic children have been placed in
the House of the Good shepherd in this city
under appropriations as appear in the treasur-
er's statement, which here follows:
May 13-2S, subscriptions. Is
June IL, subscriptions. ..-........... 2i0 90
July 7. Western Central Labor Union. :. 2O9 Is
Oct IA, subscription: ..-........... 90
Total .....................$5.935 IS
DISBURSEMENTS.
June %, loaned at per cent. 600 90
July %, loaned at 7 per cent. .... 300 90
Oct. 10. House of the Good shepherd %. 81 80
Oct IL, Roslyn relief committee. ...... 2,705 %
Oct l9, balance on hand. .-.............. 30 so
1otai ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1895 IS
A cashiers check for $2,705. SIS was sent to the
Roslyn relief committee October 20. through the
courtesy OF the Guarantee Loan and Trust Com
pany.
Our committee appropriated $500 as follows:
May q, tuition and expenses Of May Bren-
nan. six months Observation-Disclosures
May p, same for Sally Brennan ............. 80
Oct. 10. same Tor both girls. additional six
Oct 10, same for one year for Emma Steele. IS
Oct Is, same for Agnes Forsythe. . IS
Oct 10, same for Milicent ellsworth. .. IS
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All five children entered together about Octo-
Der Their tuition and expenses will be paid
quarterly in advance as follows:
$9 Paid Oct 10, 1892
$97 Payable Jan. !, 1898
$97 80. .........-.....-.....Pa Payable April ], 1898
$97 Payable July l, 1898
Original subscriptions to the amount of ST
have been withdrawn and it has been Impossible
to collect them.
According to this report the total amount col.
lectsd by the citizens committee and obtained
interest on loans is 09o SIS, OF which s. 55
was RENTED to the Roslyn committee on Ocso-
Der 19. This sum, together with the $3s44.g2
collected by the Post INTELLIGENCE aud re-.
United without delay to RCslyn, makes O total
of ,9io.4 AZ raised In Seattle. The total amount
received by the Roslyu committee on July 2
when it made Its report was 81, 95a IA, OF which
over one-third was RENTED by the Posr-INTKL-
LIaENcEh The amount just RENTED by the
citizsns' committee would raise this total to
$I2,66A69.