Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-08
NEED READY MONEY.
The Oil Region Sufferers Require
Nothing but Cash.
PITTSBURG'S COMMITTEE RETURNS
And Tells What It Saw in the Flood and
Fire-Stricken District.
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN

special train to the stricken oil region, re-
turned to Pittsburg Yesterday morning,
after spending a night among the sufferers
from the food and fire. Immediately after
arriving in Pittsburg, the committee author
lied the following statement
We find the burned and flooded district to
cover about four and half or five acres and
that there are at least $50 people homeless
and destitute. Sixtv-seven recovered dead
bodies. About 100 families in need, and that
what is wanted most is money. There is an
excellent Relief Committee organized in Oil
City, composed of reputable. thorodgh-going
business men who exactly understand the
situation, and who are quite competent to
take charge of the work or relief at Oil City.
Mayor Gourley SAYS what is most needed
by the sufferers is ready money. They are
being supplied with bed, bedding and pro-
visions by neighboring towns He says the
Pittsburg committee was met at Oil City by
a party of intelligent, earnest business men.
who are fully competent to take care of
their unfortunates, and who are extending
relief in systematic and careful way. The
Oil City committee, Mayor Gourley says,
was headed by Mayor Hunt
Public Meeting at Oil City.
Exchange where public meeting was held
at which the situation was thoroughly ex-
planned by W. J. Hukle, Colonel Hulings
and others The PIttsburg committee told
what they had been sent for and what they
were prepared to do, after which the meeting
adjourned. The Pttsburg and Oil City Re
lief Committees then met and it was decided
TO leave all the work of relief with the Oil
City committee. General Wiley escorted
the Plttsburg committee through the burned
district of the city, after which the Pittsburg-
ers, with the exception of John Eaton, J. J.
Nandergrift and George Heard, returned
home. The others remained in Oil City
over night and yesterday morning started
overland to Titusville. On their way to
Titusville they went through the valley
between the two places and at O'Clock last
night Mayor Gourley received the following
telegram from them dated at Titusville:
We find the situation here worse than at
Oil City, the loss of life and property being
creek and at Titusyille fully 900 neople in
urgent need of aid. 1t is our Judgment that
500 600 Will be required to afford the neces-
sary relief, of which amount $50, 600 has been
subscribed.
This message was signed by Messrs Eaton,
Nandergrift and Heard.
1t Is Not Second Johnstown.
dAut5 ID. ECOll, Vi LHe IlilSDuTR Ieile1
Committee, in speaking of the oil country
disaster yesterday, said: 1.-The people are
to a certain extent mistaken about this dis
aster. This is not a second Johnstown. At
,JOhnstown the whole place was DESTROYED
and the people who came out of the flood
alive had nothing with which to care for
anyone. They needed outside help and
they needed outside people to administer
il. This time it is different. About 10 per
q N...- J
stroyed This left both towns in shape to
do all the work needed. They had plenty
OF efficient people to do all
the work required; they don't need
outside committees, or doctors or
nurses or charitable associations. They
have plenty of their own who are doing ex- |
c. lent service They don't need any old |
clothes or old shoes or any provisions |
What they do need is money, and the more
OF that the people give the better In both |
towns there are many persons who must be |
cared for until they can get to work again. |
The local committees have made excellent
arrangements by which they can buy at
cost, and all our work here is to raise money
for them 1t is just as if disaster should
kill a thousand people in Pittsburg. This
town could care for them and we would not
need committees from New York or Chicago.
That is the case in Oil City and Titusville
to-iav"
Treasurer Thompson, who has charge Of
The relief funds, yesterday received a num-
ber Of liberal contributions. Mr. Thomp-
son says the Pittsburg people are thor
orghly awake to the situation, and he is
confident that he will vet receive enough to
show Pittsburg's generosity for the unfor-
tunate people of the oil regions
Money Being Literally Contributed.
The contributions received yesterday were:
Carnegie Bios. & Co., s., 900: j. b. and NJ S. |
Jackson, $500; J. NJ. Pew. $780, R. G. Gillespie,
$500: Joseph MCDOWELL & Co, 500; H. Childs |
& Co, 500; b. Forst, 500; W. H. Keech $780, |
Eobert Esword, $40: McCreery. Myers & sed. |
den, s25; z. Hallett, 81; John Munhall, 500:
II. {. Frick Coke Company. $3.50: Joseph |
Horne 4 Co, $500: J. R. d. and R. NJ. IS; W. |
9 H. g; Colonel H. Baer, S. wiIliam Lytle.
J. N. Gusky, $3.50; Elizabeth Lyons,
=; DIR. c g. Hussey, $500; the United !
Hebrew lire, Relief Association, s25; cash g;
$40; Rosen baum & Co., $50; cash SIS; William |
Mrtcalf 500: Reuben Miller, 500: John A. |
Irwin, SO; :. Z. McGill and family breakfast
George ConnelI, 81: Rev. c. E. Locke. IS:
George W. Dnrr. $50; y. Holmes & Sons 500;
7. '. C., 81; Div Dilwortn: Porter & Co, $780, f.
-: W. II. Inter. IS; Mrs. Maria LYONS SIS; r.
NJ Tindle. NJ. d., $40: Parke Bros. & Co. Ltd,
500 a. French Spring Co, Ltd, $3.50; George
800: Anderson. Du Puv & Co., 500:
4 Guckenheimer & Bros, sIo3: W. I. Lewis,
80: II. ID. W. English, $50: James NJ. Bailey,
-25; Mrs, Henrietta W. Lloyd, sa5 :. B.
Hughes, $50: Royal Arcanum No. $50, SIS: ].
:. Wilson. IS; J. N. Guffey [Pittsburg PosO,
$3.50 the Post Printing and Publishing Com.
amy, s25; Hon. J. NJ. Cooper, $40;
ION. John II; Bailey. $50; R; W: Bailey,
Frank Miller. s.; Star Encaustic Tile Com
Jauy. SIS: f. w. 800; Julius Hoffman, 10; W.
'.. g: Kings Sons and Daughters miss
Wards school), SIS: S. H. Wilson. 81; j. D.
H., 80: c. W. W, 81: Wolf Bros. & Co, $50;
Eikhard Reimeman, s25: Jonn A. Parker, So
s total so far of S., 1872 25.
Allegheny Comes to the Front.
The Allegheny Relief Committee were
ndusiriously at work yesterday and the
ist at the Mayors office was swelling at q
lively rate. The following contributions
we're reported:
Logan, Gregg 4 Co, 5000 Anshutz. Brad
perry Co., $50: Jennings Bros. & Co., SIS; S. |
:. McIenrv, SO; Boggs & BGhl 5000; George
,nanlan 500; Pusey & Kerr, 500; Marshall |
kennedy d Co, SiO0; \. II. Eoegtly, 500; c. |
3eckert one barrel of -four; James Adams,
me sack oI -four.
Governor Pattison and Adiutant General
Greenland arrived in Pittsburg early yes-
erday morning. At the Union station
hey were met by James b. Scott, Reuben
Iiller and 5 S Marvin. The party re-
NAMED al the station until o'clock, when
hey left for the stricken district. The
Governor sald that true picture of the cat
strophe could only be obtained by personal
Gspecton which he said had prompted his
sit Speaking of the plan of relief which
thought would be pursued Governor
'4trison said: "From what / learn the
Hmmittees there have sufficiently re- |
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