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

One of the Drettiest of the many
things that arc being done to bring the
sunshine back to the blighted homes in
Sconeld was the shipping Of almost a
carload Of flowers yesterday to the
mining camp. The consignment went
down with the regular train at 230 and
occupied the whole of the baggage COM
partment, and were spread out on the
seats two and three feet high through
the rest Of the car.
There were all varieties of beautiful
floral offerings. The predOminating
kind was lildcs, and they made a beau
tiful sight, stacked in the car and tied
into large sized bouquets Then there
were small punches of ViOlets and pan
sizes that looked all the more pretty by
the contrast with the larger flower.
Mingled with these were cut flowers
rom the floral establishments laid in
long boxes. Everything seemed TO be
there that might help to cheer those
who have lived out in the hills, far
away from the flowers, and who are
now experiencing the greatest calamity
that has ever occurred in the western
country.
Everybody Helped Out.
This gift was not the donation Of
any one individual or any clique of men
or women. Tt was the gift of the city OF
Salt Lake, and was gotten up in such
short time that it's magnitude was
most surprising. i was not until after
8 o'clock yesterday morning that the
idea was conceived by Mrs. z. L. Car
penter. who Immediately telephOned to
superintendent Welby. The superin-
tendent readily acQuiesced in the prOpO-
sitiOn, and made its execution possible
by offering a special car for the flow
ere.
Mrs Carpenter, in company with Mrs.
Robertson, Mrs. Hardness. Mrs. Fer
gusOn and other women, started to
work to carry out the idea A notice
requesting all those who wanted to con-
tribute flowers was posted with The
Herald bulletins, and communication
WIS established with the public schools.
The principals Of most of the schools
announced to the pupils what was ask
ed of them, and long before the time
for the train TO leave the flowers cart
ed TO come.
They were brought by all kinds of
people. Little tots came with big
punches of lilaCs that almost smOthered
them. and asked in lisping voices
where they were to go. Aged women
came with loads of floral offerings that
almost bore their feeble bodies down,
and with tears in their eyes deposited
them in the car and walked slowly
away. Business men who could not
get away from their daily round of duty
did not forget the darkened homes in
the mountains. and sent cut flowers
from the florists by messengers. Even
up TO the last moment for the train to
wait they kept coming and Dlac.n~
their offerings with the others.
The train that went down was an
especially large one. comprising nine
coaches. Many Of Salt Lakes prOmi-
nent citizens were on it, willing to do
ali in their power to alleviate the EUf-
ferings of the afflicted. Among these
We're a number Of women. in Superin-
tendent Welby's private car, who &C
cOmpanied the flowers down, and who
were TO see TO their disposition, anG 10
attempt to cheer the poor widows and
mothers who have suffered by the dis
aster.
In the car were Mrs. Z. L. Carpenter,
Mrs. George Y. Wallace, Mrs. Ferguson
AIrs. Egbert Roberts, Miss Louise Mel
den. Mr.. W. A. Nelden, John J. JudsOn
and Victor Norris, the florist