The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-14
RAISING A RELIEF FUND.
MONEY AND SUPPLIES ~ LARGE
QUANTITIES FOR GALvBsT0N.t
hestinE Of the Chamber Of Raises
saO.0 0O-Food and Clothing 70 Be sent on
the Government Transport Mcpherson ON
Monday-Other Supplies on the way

New York. fairly aroused 10 the suffering ana
the needs Of the city Of Galveston. gave OF her
wealth to the stricken city yesterday with an
enthusiastic generosity worthy OF her tradi-
lions and her people. The Merchants Asso-
oiaton continued its work OF gathering money
and supplies. the Cotton Exchange sweIedi us
subscription. the Stock and Produce exchanges
started lists TO which generous subscriptions
were quickly drawn, while the Chamber OF Com
meroe met, passed a resolution OF sympathy and
then gathered among It's members nearly 10000
a. a starter for It's contribution. Besides these
organized agencies for relief many individuals
contributed generously OF money and supplies
direct TO the Governor OF Texas or the Mayor OF
Galveston.
The meeting OF the Chamber Of
was held at It's rooms In the Mutual Life lnsur-
anoe Building. - Nassau street, at 1880 yes
terday afternoon. The President Of the Cham
Der. Morris X Jesup. csme to New York es-
pecially 10 preside at the meeting. In calling
the member 70 order he said:
We all regret that at this our first meeting
In the fall OF the year we are obliged 70 assemble
under suoh sorrowing and sad circumstances
1t u not necessary for me TO make any remarks
with reference 10 this great calamity which
has befallen our fellow citizens Of Texas and OF
Galveston. The object Of this meeting In that
we may tdke SUCH hCtlOu NJ II utVFosdI1 ~ US
this great calamity imperatively demands.
II remains now. gentlemen. for you TO take such
! action with reference 10 this matter as may
be necessary"
Jacob II. Sohin was then recognized and
said:
"Mr. Chairman, an immediate outpourtng
OF money into a city which has been stricken
like this sometimes, and often. does more harm
than good, and IL Ia much better that whatever
action be taken, be taken with elaboration,
and more effective snd lasting good will be done
and help rendered TO this sorely stricken peo-
pe than could be done by hurried action. IN
order that we may make a start with the work
we have met here to undertake l ofer the fol-
lowing resolution;
THE appalling disaster which has beiallen
Galveston. and Of the full extent Of which au-
thenticated reports have hardly come 10 hand
yet prompts the Chamber OF OF
the State Of New York TO prefer It's sympathy
TO the sorely stricken Island City, and to aid
In the efforts now being initiated for its relief.
But yesterday happy and prosperous, to-day
desolate and PROSTATE. its citizens deprived
OF their homes, many even dead and wounded.
its commercial facilities destroyed and It's av-
| enucs OF communication paralysed. No disaster
OF Ike terrible magnitude has befallen
any community on this continent within re-
| membrauCe Of this generation. But with all,
we fear not that our fellow citizens, the people
81 Galveston will despair. nor that their energy
will not overcome their present depression
We feel convinced American manhood, whioh
so readily adjusts itself TO adversely 70 over
come II. will assert Itself in the hard trial when
providence has laid upon that afflicted people.
Their city once 10 fair and comnerciaily su-
preme VIII, we trust. again re phenln-nse
occupy It's place among the great seaboard
cities. through which, a prosperous country
pours It's surplus products into the matts OF
'"""Pcsoirrd. That the Chamber OF Commerce
Of tho state Of New York. In special meeting
assembled, transmit the foregoing expression
off its sympathy 10 the Governor Of the State
of Texas and 20 tho Mayor OF Galveston, and
that the President o the chamber De authorized
10 aupoint n committee Of sixty ofit- members
viii null power 10 adopt sich measures OF re-
lief and take such other action as the appalling
disaster inperatively demands ., $50.
unanimously adopted, Abran 5. Hewitt said,
NO one can add to me sympa(Ayy OF NE
ton. The suddenness Of. the calamity that
has befallen Galveston and her people reminds
one Of what happened az pId a ana u mSro
Of lava destroyed those great cities; In our
day and IN our own country We have bad some
tion has responded the floods OF the Missls-
sippi and. above. all, the great calamity at
}ofns no Question: A. ions Of i|m MONEY! Syr qua tsk Is Il Pi t1st
New York will supply any amount OF money
which NAV be necessary 10 in some way re-
lieve the distress and place our Fellow .ciuHens
OF Galveston in a position TO resume the ordi-
nary means by which they have heretofore
made their Lying; It Is the , G9be'non mo- on me
application oil the money "h'ch 10 mos'im-
poPFr reaidont Jesup asked Mr.. schlr to, consent
Instead OF sixty, az. specified in the resolution.
and When Mr.. schir had done 80 the Presi,
dent announced thai the committee would
be made up as follows:
Ae,,nd,r +. Orr. Chairman; J. Plerpon, Morgan,
james stnlmsn; TreaisI,I; Lew ? n NS %wT A6Tnm
Belmont John D. Rockefeller, James Speyer, Jacob
II. Schif. John Crosby Brown. william p Dodge.
S SspnSn i il 'P Bfown n'g%iil yiism' ?, cgde. John ,cisSi9,
Ffsncis i. Greene, Richard A. McCyrdy, william II.
gs5GT 8 KENNEDY. Brsysoh Ives, Charlie. Lanisf, John
4 Mccall. AndIsw CarnfSlc; Is Hmns i; wo 'GSS v
stew an, James v. Alexander, CornsllqsN Bliss Cor
nellus VANDERBILT. IsidoI sreus, W LSnIsn ba.;
new. Archibald d, Russell, william ziegleI. 4. Foster
Rlsg, HI,SD T caIins. " w,l RlsIsSPG; e T Fffa I c s1H,f's
c. Cuyier, Adrian Iselln, ": Woodbury. LSnSdon.
h,Sha 'ion n s MHsSn'R gSS"asS isas" 4. IseIiiHsTmsTn.. John
Sloane. Gustav II. Schwab, George Foster Peabody,
aud Frederic p. olcot
in which he sent a check for $500, one from James
Stillman. president Of the National City Bank,
i@ Which I, was t tsT Sspe check Sse fox q sGT Ik sa s%oS and
August belmont and Phelps, Dodge 4 CO.
lnnlOGlnR CDfthN lufh OhilV u AiF1 II Nh-
nonnoed that he would subscribe $500 John
d Rockefeller. Jr then arose and said
Mr. President. may | say that my father will
This was the way the Chambers subscription
list started. The spirit OF giving appeared 20
be Infectious and one after another they were
Announced, coming In by hundreds and thous-
snds Among other contributions was one
from the standard Paint Company OF eo,co
square feet Of roofing material for covering
tenporary buildings. When the first break
in the giving occurred, President Jesup an
nounoed that the committee would meet at the
Chamber his morning at ii:S o'clock and the
meeting adjourned
On "wednesday william F, King. president
Of the Merchants Association, addressed u
letter to President Mckinley. In which he asked
that a transport be placed at the disposal OF
the association, 10 transport supplies TO Gal
weston. The transport Mcpherson got IN
from Cuba yesterday morning. and was put
M the disposal Of the association.
Major Devoe said yesterday afternoon that
the Mcpherson could be ready 10 FAIL or Mon
dav. and william X. Corwine, secretary Of the
Merchants' Association. said the supplies would
he aboard Of her by noon Of that dav. Major
Devoe said that. unless boxes are marked show
ing what they contain and bear labels that will
be- issued by the Merchants Association. they
will not be nut aboard the transport. Mr..
Corwine and William Mills will 90 along with
the cargo 10 see That the goods are properly
distrihutpd The labels fO, the boxes can be