The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-07
PRICE TWO CENTS. :
CEDAR KEYS APPEAL.
THE sUFFgRFHs FORCED TO ASK
FOR OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE.
Churches and school-Bou.es Dcxtroysds
All Means of Employment Cut op
Much Suffering Imminent.

JACKSONVILLE FLA. Oct. 6--Ths
Times Union has received the following
with n request that il be given pronii-
ncnce by papers usins the United AssocI-
ated Presses services.
CEDAR KEY. FLA. oct The ruin
and devastation wrought by the late hur-
rcano has assumed such proportions that
the citizens OF Cedar Keys find them
selves unable TO cope with the conditions
confronting them. and they are forced
10 ask aid from more f0rtAn2te sections
20 relieve some Of the suffering and dis
trcss under which we are existing. and
tAat viii become greater as The scanty
stores now on hand become exhausted.
TO RELIEVE DISTRESS.
4 meeting of citizens was held on Sun
day evening AT the Episcopal church, and
after n discussion Of the situation a COM
mittee consisting Of r. T. Hale. w. ID.
FinlaySon. J. y. Luttcrloh. r. NJ. DOzlcr.
". r. White. g. NJ Sislrunk. George w.
Meyers. r.. y Walker. and w. H. An
dcrson were appointed 10 take such ac-
uon 40 was necessary to place our con-
1ition before the world. The COMMITTEES
met on Monday morning and organized
hy electing g. w. Meyers chairman and
". III. Anderson secretary. The chairman
ana secretary were authorized to prepare
a statement TO be sent out TO the public.
and also TO look after and relieve such
cases OF actual need as could be pro-
'idcd fbr The followlnl. address was
adopted. and ordered sent out for publ
cation:
THE APPEAL.
To the Public:
The storm OF September 29th. left the
fair city OF Cedar Key n scene OF wreck
and devastation. Her business destroy
cd. her people Impoverished. more than
a score of lives were lost and more than
n hundred homes destroyed Tho situa-
lion on the island cut or from communi-
cation with the world with every source
or employment destroyed and every line
or business paralyzcd. we find the bur-
den greater than we can bear. and for
the first time in her existence Cedar
Keys Is forced 10 ask that charity which
she has always so freely given. We
have 10 feed the hungry. clothe the naked
and provide shelter for the homeless
and we desire 20 provide means by which
the destitute poor can he put in the way
of making n living our churches and
school houses are destroyed almost every
house Is more or less da..aaged while
many residences are destroyed and others
damaged The surviving dwellers on the
small islands Of the adjacent coast where
many lives have been lost. and every
house destroyed will have no other
source 10 look for help than 10 Cedar
Kcys and aid must be given them. With
these appalling facts before us. we ap-
peal 10 the citizens Of our common coun-
Try. and ask that they respond promptly
to the call OF the press. We ask that
they give publicity 10 our needs. Every
dollar sent to either OF the undersigned
will be iudiciously expended and all ex-
penditures accounted for the ptblic.
(signed) /. +. HALE.
W. -. FINLANSON.
!. B. LUTTERLOH.
r. u. WAI KFR.
r. NJ. DOZIER.
W. h. WHITE
c. NJ. SITRUNK.
@. W. MOVERS.
Chairman.
w. II. ANDERSON.
Secretary.