New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-16
THE MISSOURI OFF FOR Russia.
SHE CARR ES GENEROUS CARGO FOR THE Me-
LIEF OF THE STARVING PEASANTS.

SHE CARR ES A GENEROUS CARGO FOR THE Me-
LIEF OF THE STARVING PEASANTS.
Tie relief ship Missouri laden with $500 tons OF
nour and meal FOR the starving peasants OF Russia
left her pier In the North River yesterday and sared
on her erraDd Of mercy she left her pier ut ocIVN
and at 2 O'Clock she passed through the NaiTO"s
She covered with flags from stem 10
stern, and ss she passed down the Bag
all the steam vessels sauted her by blowing
their whistles. The cattle, which are TO be andeo III
England. taken board al 8 O'Clock In the morn
Ing shortly before noon lighter appeared at the
pier Of the Terminal Warehouse Company with l'doQ
sacks Of Gouf board, extra consignment Ior ,i'c
Missouri II was speedily placed on boad oy the
stevedores, aud in an hour the vessel was ready 10
sail The flag was flying the Terminal Warehouse
and the Missouri SWING ont into the stream was
dipped in salute. The steamer responded BY aippHS
her co!ors and blowing her whistle.
The fOur and meal with which the Missouri Is
loaded were the voluntary contributions Of the HieN
Of the Northwest purchased here by the con
tributons OF the Chamber of Commerce and OF the At
lantic Transportation Company. The Transportation
Company gave toward the purchase Of hour the money
received for the transportation of the cattle ana also
gives tho Use Of the steamer. The Chamber OF Con-
merce has given 81 1000 In all " purchase flour The
rest of the -four and the meal came from the west,
and was transported here free by the railroads. ana
stored free by the Terminal Warehouse Company.
F. Hogan d sons did the stevedocs' WORK free, so
there has been and will be expense attending the
gathering of the -four and meal In this country and
trans pOIfation to nbau. Russia. The Missouri car
ries OF CoSon signals b which at night she VIII
make herself known 10 passing vessels. Her night
signal will be a red light, followed first by white
BAH and then by red ball. II she approaches the
British night this signal will announce her
safe arrival on the other side. W. e. Edgar and
A. W. Baker, who represent the committee having the
gathering and transporting TO Russia Of the cargo OF
grain the Missouri. will 20 Russia 10 See 10 the
distribution of the contributions. They Will sail on
the TeutOnic to-day and proceed at once to Russin,
to have things in readiness when the Missouri ar
r!ves there.
The Missouri is the steamship which in 1880 res
cued the passengers and crew Of THO sinking steamer
Denmark Captain John Fndley who now commands
the Missouri. II Of experience and reputation.
The contributions received yesterday by the Rus
sian Relief Committee of the Chamber Of Commerce
were follows q. Il. Potter, $3.50. Theodore A.
starr and Enoch l.. Faucher, $50 each; Third Re
formed Presbyterian Church, city, S30 o. Cash"
So ST Paul's Church. Undertook, n. w. SO; A
Friend" through the Central Presbyterian Church. 80
David B. Provost, 81 through G. West &C. g. w."
$40; M. &. W." S.; F. L. S. 81 and "Frcsh-Air
Fund" $77 making the totsk to date S4o26S A.