The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-06-22

GENERAL COMMITTEE TO DIucryr
NEW RICHMOND MEASURES.
Plan Followed I'm Minnesota In the
Relief of the Sufferers of the st.
ley Disaster Is Outlined mt n Meet.
ing Of New Richmond Citizens
and Adopted - Gov. SconeId VIII
Name Committee From Several
Wisconsin Towns.

New Richmond. June 1S-Channing
Seabury, X. A. Kirk and C. III. KEEL
logg. representing the business men Of
st. Paul, came up yesterday to lay be-
fore the representative citizens certain
suggestions as TO the conduct of relief
work. and number of the leading
citizens gathered at the home of NJ. =.
McNally. Mr.. Seabury, who was a
member Of the Minnesota committee
which was in executive charge of the
relief measures adopted at the time OF
the Sank Rapids-St. Cloud cyclone Of
1886. explained in some detail the
methods pursued at that time and Of
fered number Of suggestions as to
the adaptation Of the same system to
New Richmond conditions. Nr. Sea:
bury suggested that the New Rich
mOnd people select, and secure the
promise to act. of committee to con.
sist Of the leading citizens of Milwau-
kee, Eau Claire. Chippewa Falls and
Hudson, with one from New Rich
mond, and then to have them officially
designated by proclamation Of Gov.
Scofield. as an executive committee to
assume the entire charge Of the work
of relieving the distressing conditions
that exist at New Richmond and Of re-
building the stricken city. 1t would
not be expected that this committee
would assume any Of the detail work,
but it's appointment would furnish an
executive head 1t would be expected
that there would be b-committees of
New Richmond people TO attend to all
the various branches of the work. The
suggestions were received in the best
of spirit and heartily approved by the
New Richmond gentlement present
The plan proposed was welcomed as
the very
hest Possible Solution
of the iii culties which have confront
ed the citizens in their endeavors TO
re establish their city, and 1t was
adopted unanimously. 1t was the gen
eral desire that o. w. Mosher should
act as the New Richmond representa-
tive, but Mr.. Mosher, whose health has
been impaired by the arduous labors
which he has already undertaken. pos
itively declined TO serve. Upon the in
sistance of his fellow townsmel he
finally consented TO act temporarily
until the plan proposed by Mr.. Sea
bury could be initiated. with the stip-
ulation that he must then be relieved.
II was arranged that Mr. Mosher
should leave this morning ana visit
Eau Claire. Chippewa Falls ana NIL.
waukee, arrange !, for the services OF
some leading citizen OF each place on
the committee. and then go to Madl-
son and secure their ofilcial appoint
ment by Gov. Scofield.
Gov. Scofield wired the committee
that he had sent out the following APP
peal to the cities OF the state:
"Adjt. Gen. Boardman and Surgeon
General Edwards have just returned
from New Richmond and report that
the chief need of the stricken city now
is money. In addition To this. a re-
port received from DR.. King, who was
detailed 70 follow the line OF the
storm. indicates that ther" are III the
npighborhood of 100 families outside
of New Richmond in st. CroiX, POLK
and Barron counties who lost every
thing and must be cared for. WIZ
YOU kindly impress upon the people OF
your city that the need for money Is
urgent. as homes must be provided at
once for those destitute families.
The governor estimates II VIII take
about 100000 TO meet the require
mepts of the situation. He is warm
in his praise of the aid Of the people OF
Minnesota. and says the gratitude or
the whole state is due them.
The largest contribution of which
word was received here Yesterday was
81 600 from Wausau. Appleton's 5000
came to hand, and $500 from Madison,
and Mai. Doyon said he was advised
of other subscriptions aggregating per-
haps $1,000
Two More Bodies.
Two bodies were found late Thurs
day evening and two more yesterday.
About noon workmen came across the
body of Col" G. +. Fowler under
pile of debris near Or. Epley's house.
Later in the day there was discovered
i'm the ruins by the yault or the New
Richmond bank mere HANDFUL or
charred flesh and bone. which was as
sumed TO be that of Willie Hughes,
fifteen years old, son or Lawyer
Hughes. city clerk. Search has been
maintained in this locality ever since
the fire was eXtinguished. 1t Is sald
that there are but two cases OF aDso-
lutely known missing They are
Patrick Goheen of Stanton and Chas.
Berce. a laborer. who lived in the city.
The Relief Fund.
The following subscriptions have
been received from various cities In
Minnesota and Wisconsin,:
st. Paul. $12,41O.35. including }. j.
Hills donation of $500: Minneapolis,
S3.9O5; Milwaukee, $1,000; saltwater,
$1,000; Menomonie, Wis. $1,000; Eau
Claire. Wis, $500: Osceola, Wis, $500;
Lamberton. Mimi, $50; Glenwood,
Wis, $500; Litchfield. Mimi. 500;
Washburn. Wis. $500; Kenosha. Wis,
S275: Appleton, VIE. $3.50; Black Riv-
err Falls. Wis, $3.50; Madison, Wis.,,
800; Rice Lake, Wis. $1OO; ST. Cloud.
MINI. $500; ST. Croix Falls, Wis. $50;
Red Wing, Mimi. 500; Rochester,