Evening journal., 1892-02-23
FOR STARVING RUSSIANS
A Shipload of Provisions Sent
to the Hungry Peasants.
PH1LADELPHIA's HUMAEBTR

The Indiana. Loaded Down with 5000
Tons OF Food, Cheered as She Starts ON
Her Mission Of Mercy-An Creeds Join
in Celebrating the Event.
PH1ADELPHIA, Feb 2S.-The Indiana,
laden with $500 tons Of -four and provisions
for starving Russian peasants, left Wash
ington avenue during a scene Of enthusiasm
seldom beheld in this city
When the Indiana pulled out into the
stream the southern wharves were black
with people, housetops had been pre-empted,
tugs were footing and even many sight
seers had climbed to stations in the tall
masts Of the vessels lying in the port. Com
modore Sargent's bluff countenance beamed
with delight as be ordered his vessel to go
ahead.
The Indiana lay between piers 50 and
a. her bow touching the latter and her
stern the former She was decorated with
bunting from stem TO stern, and above her
masts over al others was the flag Of the
city OF Philadelphia. The Russian flag aud
the Red Cross burgeo was also there. The
I First Regiment band and the German socie-
ties male chorus Of 100 voices entertained
the general public with music and song
! Superintendent Linden and Captain Edgar,
with 100 officers, preserved order upon this
/ and the neighboring piers. Soon after the
arrival OF the police tug StoSley alongside
the Indiana, bringing the mayor and party
aboard, word was passed that the farewell
addresses would be made In the company's
warehouse, the crowd preventing the exer-
cises from being held upon the deck Of the
All the Faiths Mingled.
An improvised platform had been con-
structed upon a pile OF boxes and barrels,
and around these fully 400 stood and listened
10 the brief five minute addresses
When the chorus of 100 voices under the
leadership Of William Fischer, had finished
the song, Chairman Francis b. Reeves in
troduoed Bishop Whitaker.
He was followed by the Rev. II. L. Way
land, Of the Baptist faith; Archbishop Ryan,
the head OF the Catholic church, Bishop
Cyrus d. Foss, Of the Methodist denomina-
ton, and Rabbi Marcus Justrow, Of the
, Hebrew faith, in brief addresses Then
! every voice was lifted heartily in the sing
D ing OF America and thus the exercises
; closed. The final godspeed yet remained to
I be given Every one crowded toward the
d water. AS FAR as the eye could see up and
D down the river the piers were black with
the multitude.
On the bridge of the steamer stood Com
y modore Sargent. Tho crew were stationed
+ about the deck The flags overhead stood
e straight out in the stiff breeze. The smoke
!, was curling lazily from the steamers pipes
I. Then the whistle was blown, spectator
a hurried ashore orders were shouted for,
l. aud aft, the gangway was hauled upon The
Y wharf, the sailors began loosening the haw
"a ser and the order "Cast of allp' rang out
Il followed by the screechings Of tug boats
} the firing Of cannon and the shouts Of tb'
Il people The ovation lasted as long as shl
al remained in sight and then the throng dis
D. persed.
% Everything Was Given Free.
N Captain Sargent, In command Of the In
It diana, expects 10 reach the destination
a Iibau, Russia, on the Baltic sea, on March
The use OF the Indiana for the voyage wa
r. given to the citizens committee free o
charge by the international Navigation
70 company The coal for her use on the tri
N about 800 tons-was donated by a Goa
n company Of this city.
y The many thousands Of barrels Of hou
70 were carried free Of charge by the Pennsyl
= vania railroad from the various shippin
N points 10 Cirard Point, on the Schuyld
W river where the vessel was loaded, and he
81 cargo was placed on board by stevedore
ie free Of cost 10 the committee. The cargo
p insured for $4,000 free in the Insuranc
~ Company of North America.
n Ono of the members Of the committe
Sr sailed ON the Indiana. The representative
n. selected by tho committee to look after Oh
or distribution Of tho cargo, Messrs. Rudolp
co Blankenburg, Francis B. Reeves and A. ]
o. Drexel, Jr., viii take steamer TO Llvei
z pool and thence go by rail to st. Petersburg
~ They win there confer with United State
Minister Smith and then 60 to Libau, el
I pecting TO reach there a few days earle
"a than the Indiana