The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
MONEY IS RUSHING IN
Nearly $1,000 Subscribed Yesterday
For Mrs. Lawton.
PRESIDENT GIVES $500
FINE CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR
THE SOLDIERS FAMILY.
Flood of kilograms Received at the
War Office From People Anxious
to Assist In Raising the Mortgage
On the Widows Home-Dean
Worcester's Tribute.

Washington, Dec. 23.-The Lawtor
home fund is coming along with most
gratifying rapidity The indications are
ROW such as to encourage the commit
tee which has undertaken to collect the
fund in the hope if the contributions
continue at the present rate they will
be able to carry out the idea of making
the fund a Christmas present to Law
toms family.
Secretary Root and Adjutant General
Corbin received q flood of kilograms
this afternoon subscribing to the Law
ton fund. Among the subscribers were
President Mckinley, who contributed
s100. Other subscribers today were the
following: E. S. Witherbee, New York,
$50; George Westinghouse, Pittsburg,
$500; A. w. Soper, New York, $100; W.
E. Conner, New York, s10O: Charles r.
Flint New York, 5000; W. Vannorden,
New York, s1G0: w. Seward Webb,
New York, $3.50; through General Shat
ter, at San Francisco, $3.50; H. B. Cook,
New York, 500: George S. Bowdoin,
S100; c. A. Peabody, jr., 500; H. G..
Swords. $50; Alfred Van Zantford, New
York. 500; Potter Palmer, New York,
500; Tiffany & Co., New York, 800;
William C. Whitney. New York, $3.50;
B. r. Winthrop, New York, 800; Eyer
ton Winthrop, New York, 500; L. P.
Morton. 500; making a total today of
$3.50.
Tribute From Worcester.
Professor Dean c. Worcester, a mem
Der of the Philippine commission, who
waa very near TO General Lawton
made the following statement today of
the last conversation he had with the
general before his return TO this coun-
try:
Nothing that could possibly be done
would please General Lawton mere
than the prompt response that is being
made to the appeal for funds to put his
wife and children beyond the reach of
need. His bravery was something more
than mere fearlessness. The night be-
fore left Manila 1 was with him until
u O'Clock, and just before bidding me
goodbye / begged him, as his friends
had begged of him hundreds of times,
to be more careful about exposing him
self to the fire of the enemy.
AT that time he had been seriously
exposed on twenty eight different occa-
sions since his arrival in the Philip
pines, and 1 told him he ought not to
do it. He replied that he knew per-
fectly the risk he was running. but that
it was simply a matter of business with
him-that with the force at his disposal
ditu the WOTk THAT NE was Called upon
to do, he felt it necessary that he
should personally direct every move
.nent.
Thought of His Family.
1.-The loss of a little time or an error
of judgment on the part of subordin-
ate might result in defeat, and We
could not afford to be defeated. Fur
thermore, he knew that SO long as he
was with them his men would never
fail to respond to any request or call
that might be made upon them, and his
personal bravery was an inspiration to
every soldier in his command.
He told me that he had not an anx-
ious thought for himself, that he had
been a soldier all his life and would
gladly die a soldiers death, but he
thought of what might be in store for
his wife and children if he should be
taken, and this weighed heavily upon
him. No man ever deserved better of
his country, and General Lawton's
countrymen will see to it that his wife
and children are. put beyond the fear
of want"