The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-15
st,;oken New Westminster Still
Calls for Aid.
noNATioNS NOT SUFFICIENT.
Food on Hand, but the De-
49, snppiy-HuBdreds of People
AhsoIufeiy Destifate-Money stu
needed, Despite Liberal COnfri-
buffons From Various Cities.

ase conditions at fire-gtricken New west
-. The need for food supplies has been
x,,sv mel. bur for clothing the demand far
1rcsets the supply. IN spite OF the liberal
xona,.ons received from Seattle and other
<t,sr Hundreds % persons are without l.
.h,rre OF clothing and destitute. For their
,sH.s Il is absolutely necessary that some
,ssnr be done. This is the report brought
nom the ruined city yesterday evan.ng by
" A. Chadwick. one OF the members OF
fss sea.tie relief committee, who accom-
..nlss the first carload of donations sen.
yrom the city To a Post-Inteiiigeneer re-
narter Mr. Chadwick said:
af found the situation at New Westmiu-
a.r not at all oyerdrawn. In fact the con-
a;ons are worse. If anything, than the
suaaasAed reports would indicate. But
Everything possible IL being done for the
,sef OF the destitute sufferers. Tia local
rslef committee is wei. organized and is
dong splendid work.
.sln one respect the New Westminster re-
lief committee = more fortunate than the
heal relief committee was after the great
n.,tss was imposed upon very frequently
Al New Westminster. however, such a
thing Is almost Impossible. Hardly any of
The Applicants for charity are such strang-
ers that they are not more or less known
1 10 the committee. This fact assures a
psoper Use being made of all donations
which may he sent
Everything comprised In the Seattle car
load 0as thoroughly appreciated. especially
The cots and bedding Had the car not been
sent many persons would have been com
pegsd TO sleep without beds or bed cloth
INK last night: many OF them on the bare
fround. New Westminster seemed 10 be
overwhelmed at receiving aid from Seattle.
The people were not expecting II NJ all.
sThe donations of provisions have been
90 large that the need Is well supplied now,
and after the second Seattle relief car goes
tamorrow morning no more food need be
sent. But clothing and money are much
desired Money will be badly needed for
long time. in spite OF the liberal subscrip-
tons the other cites have raised.
Mrs Haines and Mrs Stewart, OF the
Seattle Red Cross. remained In New West
minister 10 obtain n greater Insight into
conditions but viii return tomorrow, prob
asiy. They particularly requested me to
Imprefs upon the people Of SEATTLE the need
Of more clothing for women and children.
In this connection | wish 10 say that the
seoond relief ear viii not leave the Seattle
& International depot until S:i5 o'clock to-
morrow morning. Up to that time dona-
tens of clothing viii he gratefully accepted.
There Is hardly a family In Seattle 50 poor
that IL could not spare a few articles OF
clothing which weud be greatly appreciat-
ed by the fire sufferers. If. say loo people
IN Seattle. would take this matter in charge
they would 10 world of good today. No
Donation viii ne too small To be received.
THE ladies' OF the relief committee I'm
New Westminster are doing an immense
amount Of good by making house 10 house
canvass looking up individual cases OF
dcs,itUtion. Ir this way they have brought
to light the fact that many who are sadly
IN need Of aid ara too proud TO apply for
Il and prefer 70 bear their depriva:lons in
silence All cases discovered have been re-
ieved,
Zone case I recall where the ladies' OF
the committee found twerty-seven persons
crowded Into one small house and in sad
straits for food and clothing. They were
unwilling 10 apply for relief on account Of
pride. II IS needless 10 say that they were
non made comfortable. The family owning
De house had welcomed it's friends 10
saelter. iut could not otherwise provide for
taem.
"Tao work CT rebuilding has already
ceaanence1. The city has resolved % allow
Ia wooden structures To be erected within
the tFe limits prescribed by crdirance The
result IS that Within these limits everything
serlains as L Was on the morning after the
IRE. BE-, oats le OF the limits hundreds %
shacks are being erected ana before the end
81 the week every business house Will be
fToFidd Wits temporary quarters.
IA compared with the great Seattle fire
~
extensive ana the rains cover Far smaller
area Stin th'pk the damage will in al
Probability reacA tS.-@ gs@."