The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-30
MANY THOUSAND WERE FED.
IN DIRE DISTRESS.
Wisconsin Miners Forced TO Ask the
State For Food and Clothing.

Gov George w. Peck and his military
uaH spent SUNDAY on the Gogebic range
furnishing reliefto the idle aud suffering
miners, several thousand of whom have
been out of work Tor many months and are
slmost in starving condition. Gov. Peck
and party went on special that brought
,wo full carloads Of provisions aud clothing
and organized in connection with citizen 4
committee bureau on relief and distribu
ton.
The governor answ ered an appeal from
the helpless working men and their families
IN q most practical way and that DARK and
gloomy Sunday was converted into a day
OF glad Thanksgiving There are two feet
OF snow on the ground and with the me =
curry lowering about the zero mark and
5,OOO men on the range idle, the seriousness
Of the situation can well be imagI ned. Zen
days ago Gov. Peck issued an appeal for
State aid and there was quick response
with both money and supplies. The special
brought 200 barrels OF Rour. D. .00O pounds of
dressed meats and all manner OF canned
goods and household necessaries. A large
amount OF clothing for men. women and
children completed the equipment, all of
the supplies being donations OF people in
and near Milwaukee.
The money contributed will be saved and
used as a reserve fund tn purchase supplies
when the donations are exhausted. Upon
the arrival OF the relief rarty it was met by
a citizens committee. who supervised the
distribution Of supplies A furious snow
storm was raging, but the cars were quick.
~ unloaded ard their contents quickly
laced in the city hall ior safety. During
the day an additional carload Of 200 barrels
Of nour gilt from the city OF Medford,
Wis, was received and added to the gener.
A ..f q ha
morning was the ringing OF the riot alarm.
which brought out hundreds OF men. who
assisted IN carrying the supplies from the
cars TO the city hall. The governor and his
party visited scores OF houses. question: q
the people and looking into the wants.
Many pitiable cases Of destitution were dis
covered. Whole families OF Cornish, Fin
nish and Swedish miners we're found hud-
died IN single rooms, without morsel oi
food and with hardly enough clothes 10
cover them.
lhe mines began shutting down last June
and at present there is not single mine in
operation on the entire range. a region that
mined something like 10000. 100 tons OF ore
last year. Thele are altogether about ii, 900
people in this condition In the city of
lronwood there are in the corporate limits
800 people entirely destitute. 1he city
and county have exhausted every means at
hand and are now waiting for outside
ard.
Gov. Rich of Michigan also issued an ap-
peal for aid Tor the unemployed OF the
upper peninsula and one carload of provis.
ions was soon started from Lansing for
lrUnwOod and Bessemer. An Official of
lronwood stated that the men were getting
desperate and unless aid came within two
days there would be an outreak anu bread
riot. Thus far the unemployed have been
very orderly, but they are now now desper.
ate from continued desiituton.
To add 10 the horror of the situation in
lronwood there has been a typhoid fever
epidemic The Intensely cold weather has
however frozen out the pestilence, and only
sixty ses are now known. The disease
has ragged all summer aud there have been
up TO date about 800 deaths. The indications
are that about 10000 or 1900 OF these
pevpls will have 20 be fa' nd clio he'd until
sW'nF snue' the most favorable conditions
none ' mines can start with any mum.
oer ~ "ivn % 20 speak or before March or
Aprh. Ma'h hv II the single men are leaving
.he i co,I'lI COUNTY seeking a livelihood elsewhere
we p Is furnishing free trans poi alton
GOV feS will continue to forward sup, lie,
from thediiierent ceDters where collected
until further o. ders