The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04
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Keith Commences 81 .OOO.

Keith Contributes $1,000.
scoheld. Utah. May 3, ; a. m.-super-
intendent Sharp has received the fol-
towing telegram:
San Francisco, May 81 sincerely
sympathize with you on deplorable ac-
cident. Put me down for $1,000 for suf-
fering families DAVID KEITH"
No event since the blowing up of the
battleship Maine in the harbor Of Ha-
vana has 50 played upon the heart
strings Of the American people as the
fearful death of the $50 bread-wirners
at ScOfeld. No catastrophe has ever
come home TO the people of Utah with
such crushing force as this mine dis
aster, and nobly are they responding to
the appeal for help and charity
The work Of contributing for the re-
lief Of the stricken families started by
The Herald the morning after the dis
aster was continued with unabated
Vigor yesterday, and as the full extent
of the slaughter began 10 impress it
self upon the minds OF the people. the
work Of charity branched out in all di-
TeCtiOns. Churches societies and or
CARNATIONS caught the spirit, and con-
tribuu0ns showered down increasingly
all day long upon everyone authorized
to receive them. Never did the people
of Salt Lake appear to such good ad-
vantage as il this crisis.
Magnificent subscriptions rolled in
from all sides, and as they were posted
in the window Of The Herald Office a
thrill of pride went through the hearts
of those who read the figures and many
silent prayer of thanks went up on
BEHALF of the unfortunates that this
city was the home of so many good
hearted men and women. Then the tel
egrams began to come in from far away
places, from San Francisco on the west
TO Washington on the east. showing
that the hearts of the civilized world
were touched - Utah's calamity, and
that all that money could do TO allev-
late the sufferings would be gle 5ly done
by a generous and sympathetic people.
The heaviest contribution of the day
was that Of a ". McCune, who. early
in the day, subscribed g. 600 for himself
and $500 for the Salt Lake city Street
Railway company. The early dispatches
brought from David Keith in far off
California the splendid subscription of
$1,000.
Later came the message from Dr.. ".
A. Bell from Manitou, giving $1,000
Then came the news that Thomas
Kearns had Increased his subscription
10 81 COO and then, as soon as they
could get their directors together, the
good word was sent around that the
Z. Q. M, l. had contributed $1,000; that
the Utah Sugar company had contrib
uted $1,000: that the Zion Savings bank
had contributed $500; the Deseret Ma
tional $500 more, and that the good
work was going forward gloriously all
along the line.
The scenes Of Wednesday in front of
The Herald Office were repeated yes
terday. Crowds surged in front of the
bulletins all day long. Eagerly the lists
OF the dead were scanned for the names
Of friends and relatives. and each new
bulletin from the scene of the disaster
was eagerly devoured almost before it
was written. The contributions to The
Herald fund were mostly small. and
May Of them represented self-sacrifce
To no sman degree; and vet, although
the individual contributions were small.
the total at night footed up over 81, GOO.
In the course of the day the handsome
sum Of $50 came through the mail from
Thomas Fitch.
City Committee Meets.
The city committee appointed by
Mayor Thompson met in the council
chamber yesterday morning at IL
o'clock Those present We're Mayor
Ezra Thompson, J. Z. Dooly. James
Chapman, A. w. McCune, Frank Knox.
A. W. Carlson, william Igleheart, A.
l. Thomas. W. A Nelden, NJ. H.
Walker, w 5. Mccormick, L. S. Hills
and DR.. Theodore Meyer.
J. Z. Dolly. who had beeen named
20 chairman by Mayor Thompson,
called the meeting to order Ex-Gov-
ernor A. /. Thomas was chosen treas |
urer and William Igleheart, secretary.