The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-03


lies in the necessaries Of lie, gave Of
their little mite. A hard working man
with one arm gave $3.50: and a street
car conductor gave a like amount F.
J. West Of Ogden came in and said
that he had % cents with which to buy
his supper all the money he had. He
laid down 10 cents for the sufferers and
said he'd get along with a 15-cent sup
per. The first woman to contribute
was Mrs. Sarah A McCryatal, and
she gave s24.
The Bamberger Coal company was
the first large contributor. and early
in the day sent in a check for $3.50.
This started others. and it was but a
short time before the total began to
creep up into the thousands mark. one
prominent lawyer read the bulletins
and laid down s25 in gold; later he
came back when the bulletins showed
that the disaster was far greater than
at first reported and laid down SIS
more. Nor would he have his name
used. and others took the same course
David Evans stepped up with $50.
and Thomas Keans followed shortly
after with 500. Mayor Thompson
drove up in his buggy and when he
learned the extent Of the horror he
signed his check for 500. with a lead
pencil, and drove on to appoint COM
mittee to make a systematic canvass
Of the city in the good cause.
Contributions by Telephone.
Then the telephones began to ring Up
their contributions from all parts of
the city. and man was kept on the
jump between the telephone and his
desk recording the charity of the bust
ness men of the city. In the middle of
the afternoon a check arrived from A.
Il. Tarbet. naming the splendid sum
Of $500 as his lift for the unfortunate
shortly after NJ. J. cheeseman signed
the list for $500 from the Walker Broth
ers as an evidence Of their sympathy.
The employees of the Mccormick
bank sent in the generous contribution
Of s1o6.25. One man came in with s2.5o
which he said was contributed by lit
tie children. In all. there were over
200 contributors of sums of s. or less.
showing that the sympathy was wide
spread and among the poor people as
well as the rich.
Soon after noon the Brokers and
CURRIERS' concluded that they would
give the receipts Of their ball game to
the sufferers, and Joe Bamberger got
out front of The Herald in a buggy to
sell tickets to the game. and nc
''sDieler' ever made a more eloquent
plea than Joe did in this good cause.
as he drove about imd hailed the peo-
pie on the prominent corners of the
city. After the game was over $3.50 was
turned in as the net receipts, and as
this was mostly in nickels. dimes and
quarters. it made a great showing with /
those VINO rad it to count.
The last contribution at night before |
the list was closed was one of s. in
gold from I. c. Thoresen Of Cache.
Letters from Subscribers.
Many of the letters and notes that
came with contributions are interest /
ing. and some OF them. tell touching I
stories of how the peoples hearts were /
wrung with anguish by the terrible ca
taStrOphe that made the contributions /
necessary Some of these notes are 1
given here, Just as they came from the /
pens OF the contributors.
Editor Herald:
Dear Sir-We hand YOU herewith our
check for $3.50 for tn benefit of she /
families Of the bereaved coal miners at /
Winter Quarters.
We appreciate the fact that no aid /
Of this kind can aNay the. deep sorrow /
nor s0Othe the aching hearts of those /
who suffer today but as speedy relief 4
is urgent for most of them, and in some /
cases the necessities Of life are to be I
supplied, We Offer this contribution in /
the hope that it may suggest the sym !
pathy which this great catastrophe has 4
awakened in every heart Yours truly.
BAMBERGER COAL COMPANY.
The Herald:
We enclose herewith ten $50 dollars,
10 start d subscription for the sufferers /
at the mine accident at ScOfeld. Yours /
very truly.
RANDLE & THROCKMORTON, /
%EYTON RANDLE. /
rhe Salt Lake Herald. City:
Dear Sirs-We enclose herewith check
for s., to be offered to relief fund of the I
5cofield sufferers. Yours truly.
JOHNSON-PRATT DRUG co.
Farley p. Pratt, Mgc.
Herald Co.:
Dear Sirs-Enclose check for your
fund. Yours truly,
JAMES M'NEILL.
'Enclcsed find our check for $50 for
the benefit of the sufferers at the Win
ter Quarters disaster. We appreciate
the necessity for instant relief, and are
glad Of this opportunity to show our
interest. Very truly.
n DfNWOODEY FURNITURE co.
William Igleheart. Manager Herald,
City:
Dear sir-The enclosed check for
s10625 is a subscription from the en-
piOyees OF Mccormick & Cos bank to
The Herald fund for the benefit of the I
sufferers al Scoheld.
MCCORMICK BANK EMPLOYEES.
The Herald:
Enclosed find 81 toward fund for
the sufferers at Scofeld-
ALBERT s. HORNE.