New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16


LOADING THE TRANSPORT MCPHERSON
The Citizens Relief Committee is busy loading
the Mcpherson to sail tomorrow. In response
to a number Of Inquiries received Yesterday
the secretary of the committee announces once
more that all packages bundles. eases or goods
Of any kind must be thoroughly wrapped or
boxed, and that each package bundle. box or
donor stated thereon Each must he marked
Relief Committee. Galveston. Texas. per L. :
Transport Mcpherson. Pier No. -. East River,
Brooklyn.' where the goods must be sent
The Purchasing Committee OF the Merchants
Association, which consists Of members Of large
hrms in New York, met again yesterday. They
have doubled the amount OF their purchases
adding thereto stoves and six hundred barrels
Of copperas and TWO hundred OF Carbolc acid
disinfeCtants
The committee has telegraphed $4,000 OF the
fund 10 Governor Savers. The balance is being
used to load the Mcpherson.
In accordance with the letter sent out from
Police Headquarters by Chief Devery. colleC-
for the sufferers Of the disaster at Galveston are
going rapidly forward Returns are expected to
be made not later than tomorrow. 1t Is under
stood that each captain IS expected to con-
tribute SO, each sergeant 50, and each rounds
man and patrolman 81 In this way it is be-
lieved that fully $4,000 will be realized
MAYOR VAN WICK THANKED
Mayor Van Wyck received letter from Hur-
tig & Seamon yesterday. to the effect that they
have arranged for two theatrical benefits on
negie Hall and the other at their theatre in
One-hundred and twenty ffth-st. The mana
gers asked If the Mayor would forward the
money raised at these performances.
The Mayor received a telegram from Mayor
Jones' which read:
In the name Of the suffering people Of our
distressed city, allow me 70 express through you
the citizens of Newly our appreciation
of your sympathy with us and your generosity
in assisting US. WALTER c. JONES.
Mayor Of Galveston
Morris K. Jesup president of the Chamber of
Commerce. also received a telegram of thanks
yesterday from Mayor Jones. which read:
In the name Of our stricken city I thank you
most sincerely for your very kind and encourag-
ing message, and desire to say in their behalf
that the manhood and spirit of our people have
risen and will rise to the occasion in manner
that will not disappOint their fellow country
men throughout the United States Please send
all remittances of money TO John Sealy, treas
urer Of Relief Committee, and oblige
WALTER c. JONES, Mayor.
The Grand Master, Charles w. Mead, has re-
quested the several lodges Of Free and Accept
ed Masons in the State of New York to send
contributions in aid Of the Masons of Galveston
to Theodore A. Taylor, Grand Treasurer. No
615 Fulton-st.. B ooklyn
According to a dispatch received from the
Port Arthur Fisheries Company, at Port Ar
thur Tex. and sent to Captain N. B Church,
the manager. in this city. a steamer belonging
to the company at Port Arthur has loaded with
a cargo Of provisions and other supplies and
gone to the relief OF the sufferers in Galveston
By degrees the telegraph companies are get
ting their crippled wires restrung for Galveston
business. The Postal Telegraph Company. &C
cording to information obtained at the New
York Office, has yet only been able to carry
two wires over to the island. The Western
Union has two wires leading into the Galveston
office. 1t was said at the office OF the company
that the direct wire from this city to Galveston
had yet not been put in working order. and
that all messages to Galveston had to be carried
either over Houston or New-Orleans