The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-27
ABLE TO GIVE BouNTEOusLY.
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graphed ~ 900. 600 10 Galveston.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Any thoughtful, as we'll as sympa-
thetic. observer OF the magnificent eff
forts which are being made by the en-
tire country TO relieve the stricken city
and people OF Galveston must have
noted, not only the spontaneity of the
offerings. but their enormous volume.
Four days after the country learned Of
the appalling extent of this catastrophe,
the governor OF Texas had received by
telegraph more than 81 10000 In money
Since that time official figures have not
been given out, but Il rs understood
that Gov. Sayers and the mayor Of Gal
weston have at their command funds In
excess OF $500. 900. From the way in
which subscriptions are being received in
all OF our cities II IL not improbable
that more than 100000 with be raised
by voluntary contributions. Nor IL II
only money which IL being forwarded 10
the desolated and death-stricken district.
Newspapers. chambers Of commerce.
boards OF trade. relief committees and
associations OF the charitable and syns-
pathetic have loaded and are filling trains
and steamers with supplies Of food,
clothing and medicine. Nurses and ply
sicians have offered their services freely
and have been employed by the hun
dreds. II has been a wonderful express
sion Of that divine pity which at times
man heights.
what has made this tremendous iiher-
ality posslble7 Other disasters have APP
pealsd az strongly TO the sympathy and
generosity OF our people. Within the
memory OF every adult have occurred
the Johnsiown food. the Charleston
earthquake. the Sea Island hurricane,
the Mississippi foods. the reconcsntrado
edict OF weyier: fafnines In Ireland. in
Ia or.1 Nse TrsHf a
occurred the Boston and the Chicago fire.
the Red Cross and the sanitary commits
sion movements during the civil war All
OF these touched the hearts Of mankind
Many of them appealed 20 the nobIe9t
and most patriotic Impulses OF American
life. With mos. Of them the desire 10
give was as great az II IL now But
the amounts given. both Of money and ~
supplies. were far less
what is the reason for ;hlxr Is II not
that our citizens are more generous 10
Galveston than they we're 20 Inhnstawn
70 Charleston. 10 the Sea Islands ana 20
the wounded soldiers % the civil war
simply because they can more easily and
uare universally give now than at those
other tiFnesr Does u not show that a
much greater proportion % our popala-
ton r. able 10 assist the necemsitous than
AZ any previous time In our history
No one would say that the Gsrire n give
was less az those ether times II suffering
than now. Then. ss well as now, the
compassionate innEed 70 assist those who
needed help. Then. as we'll a. nov. men
ard women. moved by tenderness and
pity, were willingness. giaG-,o sacrifice
themselves for those who suffered The
charity ia The same. The self-sacriGcA
"a the same. The generosity Is the same
II 10 the ability which has increased.
Not a thousand fcii0H 81 statistics nas
tens e scores - orators. not the writ
lngs % every editorial writer IN fha
country could 20 strfkingly and 20 r. -
niacentiy show The wealth and ts- pros
parity 81 all classes IN this eunlry as
IL demonstrated By tAss 14erfui re-
Spouse 70 The necgga..il8 Of our stricken
brethren in Texas