New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-10
RELIEF FINDS STARRED.

CITIZENS HOLD A MEETING TO RAISE MONEY
COLONEL NNswoRTH BLAMED
Washington June "a citizens meeting was held
this afternoon at Wizards Hall. under the Joint
AUSPICES of the District Commissioners and the Board
OF Trade TO start relief movement for the families
NJ the victims OF the feminist. disaster. II was
called TO order by Commissioner Ross. and Commander
Parker chosen to preside The purpose OF the
gathering achieved In the appointment OF a
committee Of five to canvass the meeting Tor sub
scripions While this was being done brief addresses
were made by b. ii. Warner the Rev. William Aloin
Bartlett. Smith Thompson, IL clerk employed In the
collapsed building. and Bishop j. F. Hurst. DR..
Bartetis ringing arralgnment of tho Government for
It's moral responsibility for the calamity met the warm
commendation OF the gathering lie said the CHIEF
officers ought In way 10 get together ana provide
the which shall secure the suffering. sorrow
Ing ones that and support which II niggardly
policy had made necessary. and " MOI saddle single
dollar upon this long suffering community
ThOmpsOn's speech largely devoted To CoIonel
Ainsworth chief OF the record and pension division.
whom he charged with being the direct active cause
Of the casualty. lie said that large. hnc, airy safe
rooms In the War Department Building were being
kept sacred 10 the storing OF inanimatc rolls ana
records. while FoId's Theatre building utterly
unfit for clerical uses. crowded with clerks many
Of whose lives had been sacrificed by this one mans
dictum. Tho theatre had been perfect hell on
EARTH he said No military prison or Jail was
comparable to 1t In disagreeable features. while the
Insecurity OF the structure Notorious. ii having
been condemned no less than three times Mr.
Thompson stated that although seventytwo years old
lie had been provldentiay enabled TO make II sue
ccssful escape from the second story Of the building
By means OF ladder.
The total amount Of subscriptions obtained was
announced as apout $50. the largest being ~ 900
from the drygoodS firm Of Woodward d La'hrop
President Cleveland who had been asked To preside
over the meeting. unable 10 do so because OF
pressing Official eDga cement, but sent his check for
blOO and Secretary 1hurber his for go.
Several motions made 10 continue the work OF
the meeting by the appointment OF caavassing com
uttee but II the OF those present that he
newspapers OF the city. which had already initiated
relief funds could do the work more thoroughly and
satisfactorily than any committee, and 1t was LETT
with them 80 do. The committee OF Ave which can
yassed the meeting however was Son inned as al
nrer. They will make allotments OF the money sub
scrlbed and report through the papers when their
work has been completed. Ii WAS stated ut the
meeting that the families OF those who had been killed
in the wreck all left practically unpovldcd for
IN q financial way.
a subscription was started in the War Department
this afternoon for the relief of the sufferers. and this
will probably be followed bv Ike movements In the
other Government Departments.