The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-09-21
HELP FOR THE DISTRESSED.
Appeal ill Behalf Of the Yellow Fever
Sufferers.

"Soal PuoilC Spiiit. DlOdu llluUtu Sy H.
pathy and responsive nature, issued
call for public meeting in the court
house Wednesday afternoon to take
action in the matter of sending relief
to the yellow fever sufferers at Bruins
wick, Ga. The dreaded scourge has
been declared epidemic there and
starvation and death face 5000 nu-
fortunate quarantined people. These
OF course must remain in the city and
the majority of them could not leave
If permitted by the authorities to do
so, being without means and no where
to 90. Their situation is distressing,
the Commlssary Committee reporting
provisions sufficient for only three DAYS,
and announcing that unless help is OBJ
tanned at once there will be great suf-
fering. This is the condition of affairs
as it existed Monday. The action of
Mayor Rowland was based on the fol-
lowing telegram which has been sent
to the various cities throughout the
country:
eve are in the midst of an epidemic
which spares neither age nor sex. Our
hope is in the Great God of the uni
verse and the charity of our country
men. Send us help at once, however
small, it will be gratefully appreciated
by Il striker people,
In his call, which was in the form of
hand bill circulated about town, the
Mayor said:
''Our fair city has never been
stricken by an epidemic, or devastated
by storm. Health, peace and plenty
have reigned. Prosperity has favored
US. AS an act of gratitude as we'll as
sympathy for our less fortunate neigh
bors let us rally and send immediate
relief to those who now sit in 1.-The
valley of the shadow of death.' Let
us do something worry Of our boosted
generosity"
At the appointed hour number of
our citizens, white and coored, assem-
bed in the court house and while the
Attendance was not large the object for
which they met was carried into effect.
Mayor Rowland having an engage
ment which prevented his being present
by previous request Thad r. Manning
called the meeting to order and ex-
planned the Mayors absence with assur-
ances Of that gentleman's cordial SYM
thy and hearty cooperation in the OBJ
ject set forth by the call which was
read. On motion of Dr. F. r. Harris
Mr.. Manning was elected chairman and
Geo. S. Prichard was requested to actas
secretary. Latest newspaper reports
and private telegram which had been
received during the day by Mr.. L. H.
Rossiter in answer to inquiries made
by him as to the true situation in
Brunswick and necessity for immediate
help from outside, were read by the
secretary, after which it was the sense
Of the meeting that committee be ap-
pointed to solicit funds for the cause of
the distressed and needy people Of the
stricken city in accordance with the
recommendation Of the Mayor. The
following committee was appointed !:
w. w. Rowland, G.. G. Lamb, F. H.
Rossiter, DR.. f. S. Harris, M. NJ.
Peace (colored.
The GOLD LEAF feels that no
stronger appeal needs to be made to
our people than for them to know the
real situation and realize the impor-
lance Of sending relief to our less fortu-
| nate fellow creatures to the South OF
us. Their condition is serious and dis
tressing and calls for prompt action.
Let us respond to the appeals for help
that come up from the plague stricken
city Of Brunswick. We believe the bio
heart Of Henderson will throb respon-
sive to the call Of the Mayor and the
cry Of the distressed, and that her con.
tributions will be both prompt and
generous. Indeed, the progress made
| by the committee so far this morning
assures us that it will. These people
have claims upon the sympathy and aiC
of us no less than their fellow citizens
throughout the country which can no
honorably be ignored. We do not be.
lieve it will be. The inhabitants Of nc
city of this country suffering from al
epidemic have ever been permitted tt
suffer for food longer than relief coul(
get to them. The Atlanta Jou,na
draws vivid picture Of the situation
in Brunswick when it says:
"The city, is utterly helpless. Wrecked
by financial misfortunes, scourged by
the fever, with trade and industry
paralyzed, the inhabitants who are
forced by poverty or duty, OF led b.
considerations of humanity to remain
must have outside help or they will
soon face starvation. When people
are hemmed i'll by quarantine, lik'
the citizens Of Bruins wick-unable t(
leave, and not wanted in the neighbor.
inc towns-their condition is deplor
able in the extreme. They neeC
medicine, food, clothing, ice, all sort
of supplies, nurses and some money
Imagine these thousands Of terror
stricken sufferers. forced to be idle
with the plague creeping through thei
streets, from house to house, Selling
five OF ten new victims every day
Contemplate this picture-concentrat
your attention upon it-take in all o
its horr ors, and then act, and &C
quickly. We must do something 70
the living and the dead at Brunswick.
Public school Notice.
The Public Schools for District No.
will open OH thefirst Monday in Octobe
and bids for the erection of an additio