The evening world., 1893-10-25
GREAT 'lEAl IS TAE NEED.
The Southern Relief Train Will
Start in q Few Days.
Awful Suffering In Georgia and the
Sea Islands.
Ciothing and other suppiies,S should
Be Sent in Mt Once.

The Southern Relief Train. laden with
supplies for the Georgia unforTunates
for whom The World asks help, will
start southwark within a few d-vs. How
many cars viii be filed depends upon the
generosity of the people of the metropo-
lis, who have never faileu to respond 10
. worthy call for ala.
That there Is great want and suffer
ing in Georgia no one can dcuo. The
daily death rate in Brunsw!ck and the
Sea Islands from yellow fever. starvA-
ton and nakeiness is appalling. Tae
heart OF the North should be touched
by the distress In this par, Of the South.
Evidence that The worlds appeal
has no, been in VAIN is seen a: pier -
and pier / North River. There the con-
tributions OF provisions n other sup
Plies are being delivered. 1t is a sight
Boxes and barrels, buis!ng bags and
Queer-shaped parcels are pled up TO-
gether.
Already there is enough TO fill a train
OF considerable length. Blu; the need is
great. Despa tches from the stricken dis
trict bring every day more alarming
statements of the suffering existing
within the armed circle of troop guard
'ng the yellow fever section. and on
he storm-devastated Sea islands where
tnousanus d lanlIies are hoine-ess ana
The Worlds Relief Train can not be
held much longer. 1t must leave early
next week at the latest. IL Will be better
TO have twenty loaded cars despatched in
time than to have a thousand loaded
cars 'reach their destination after provi-
eiors and Clothing cease 10 be necessary
because the sufferers have been con-
Quered by ton.
There Is yet time, however, for the
sympathetic TO get their contributions
ABOARD. providing they ship at once.
notified THE .Wprids that il would
carry parcels from ou,-of-town stations
to the relief train free of charge. 1t Is
too late for the company TO notify
AGENTS to receive ,ppackases for free
se aa'pH :eolieSta S SThe II W Sne Raek Msii p ars
the charges. The express company. Very
generously will refund the money thus
paid when the train starts. Therefore.
II you are located near the lines of the
American Express. address your contri-
button to The World Relief Train. Pier
agent that The World will pay the
The New York Transfer Company,
Draper, has also made a senerous offer.
IT IL the large1. express In the
city. 1t has hundreds Of wagons and
offices IN every locality. It viii receive
end deliver packages for the relief train
free OF charge.
Clothing and provisions are most need
ed; The merchants and business men
OF flour, u keg of nails or a few blankets
and ship to pier "a North River. The
careful housewife knows Just what
would be acceptable in such an emer-
gen. y. <
Among the contributions already
acknowledged are 1.s50 woollen blankets,
eight ergs boxes Of groceries. sixty
a crate OF CFOCkery md aighfy-aaNya
packages OF clothing. '"The WoridH YES.
fsrdav added 175 barrels OF. nour. Enrich
RsS ro a large case OF dry-g9ods. the
ave cases OF liquors for medicinal use
Johr a. F,nlayson n case OF the best
wh.skey for medicinal use, Walter r.
1--WE jackets; Mrs. @. W. Nichols a box
q clothing. First Presbyterian Church.
M Sses oS nio, tnree barrels end two pack;
hats and n barrel OF clothing. Besides
these, there were many packages with
which no names were given. The cash
contributions amounted to nearly $3.50.
or other supplies will he welcomed
SEND money contributions to the Cash
lief Fund. Contributions Of provisions
and other supplies should he sent. ex-
2ressage paid. TO Pier No, l North River.
BPa fsr PiaS, and West street. or 70
street. where receipts will be given,
Contributions of blankets, clothing, &c,
may be sent to the Dry-Goods Exchange,
No. Is Walker street; marked Word
Relief Train" or to the Harlem World
Once corner of Madison avenue and
One Hundred and Twenty-ffth street:
way,atnrf q. the Brooklyn World Once,
No, 100 washington street, Brooklyn.
Persons having packages OF clothing, il
theys10' prefer: can send a postal card
Or t0sany branch office Of the New-York
Transfe COMPANY. ard the packages
VIII be collected. The postal card sent
Will b shown by the driver as his au-
thority TO receive the contributions. All
rhntions will be Acknowledged In
THE World