The herald., 1897-01-27
TWELVE HUNDRED FAMILIES
Supplied Through the Police With Fo d
and Fuel
Weather Bureau Reports Hardly Prom
ise Much Mitigation for Some
Days to Come.

Associated Press Special Wire
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The quick re-
sponse of the citizens to Mayor Swift's
appeal has resulted in the relief Cf
suffering in Chicago with rapdity and
to an extent far beyond expectation.
Through the systematic canvass of the
police and the prompt attention to the
cases reported by the officers, it is
safe to say that but few persons suffered
tonight in Chicago from cold or hunger.
During the past forty-eight hours not
less than 1900 families were supplied
through the police with food and fuel.
The work of the police was today re
inforced by that of the letter carriers,
who, acting on Postmaster Hesng's or
ders. gathered the names of the un-
fortunates on their routes and turned
them into the SUBJ tions, the superin-
tendent of which then reported to the
police.
The work of the Salvation army was
far-reaching and the information in the
hands of the "slum" workers was used
to great advantage in the relief work.
Mayor Swift was busy all day receiv-
ing subscriptions to the relief fund. The
Pabst Brewing company of Milwaukee
telegraphed Mayor Swift that it had
sent $1,000 to help feed the hungry. The
largest contribution so far made to the
public relief fund was by the officials
and employees of the Postal Telegraph
Gable company, who raised $4,000. The
lumber dealers of the city raised $1,000
in fifteen minutes today and promised
that by tomorrow morning the amount
would be s25O0 A large fund was raised
among the exhibitors of cycles at ths
National exposition, now being he!i
here. The list was headed by the Pope
Manufacturing company with contri-
| button of $1,000, and will amount to a
large sum when completed. Fully $35, 900
has been raised for relief work in the
last two days by voluntary responses
to Mayor Swift's proclamation.
AID FROM NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 26.-In the SEN
ate today Mr.. Canaday from Kearney
county introduced a concurrent resolu-
ton recitng that whereas great dis
tress now existed in Chicago, that the
people of Nebraska contribute of their
surplus of food products to the relief of
the needy of the great city. The resolu-
ton names John p. Altgeld as the person
to whom supplies are to be sent. The
railroads are asked to carry the supplies
free.
An Amaha dispatch says that General
Manager Holdredge of the Burlington
was out of the city this evening when
the Associated Press reporter called to
learn what action his road would take in
the matter of hauling relief supplies
free General Freight Agent Crosby said
he could not answer for the road until
he had seen Mr. Holdredge.
AWFUL BEAUTY.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Jan. 60
The cold is intense here and the glitter
ing ice bridge has formed in the gorge.
The frozen spray upon the trees of the
park and the faces of the cliffs presents
a dazzling spectacle, and trains are
| bringing many sightseers.
CONDITINOS AND PREDICTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The wealth
| er bureau issued the following:
The temperature has risen slowly
| from the Atlantic coast westward over
| the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys
| and the northwest. 1t continues low ana
| has fallen slightly in the southwest and
it has fallen decidedly on the central gulf
and west coast of Florida, where 1t is
| below freezing There has been little
| change in temperature in Florida up
to tonight and as this region is covered
with an area of rain it is probable that
the cold wave may not extend south or
JacKSOnNlllt WIN ltiltlSlly
| to cause injury to crops, although the
| temperature may reach freezing in the
! interior of the extreme northern por-
| tion.
The temperature will remain about
| stationary Wednesday in the middle
| Atlantic states north of Virginia with
| fair weather and it win rise slowly in
| the central valleys, with light local
| SHOWS.
! The barometer has risen in the st
| Lawrence valley and New England and
| in the southwest and it has fallen from
| Florida northwest to Manitoba. 1t is
! lower northeast of New England and
| higher north of Montana. There is a
second depression central over Florida
which is apparently moving to the
| northeastward
| The high winds which have prevailed
on the Atlantic coast north of Hatteras,
| due to the depression in the st. Law
| renee valley, have been succeeded by
| brisk northwsterly winds. which will
| continue Wednesday, the depression
| having passed to the eastward Of Nova
| Scotia