The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-08
RELIEF FUND GOES
UP TO S781,043,63
Treasurer of the Galveston
Aid Money Makes His
Report Public
MORE CASH IS NEEDED
Amount So Far Received Is Only a
FRACTION Mere Than Sufficient
To Dispose of the Dead
and Remove the
Debris.

Galveston Te,. October THE News
tomorrow VIII say edstorialiy that John
SesIv- treasurer ~ the Galveston reiief
fund has advised The News that tho
fatal rash contributions received ~ him
10 date from al sources aggregate s'ei'-
es-sr This Includes contributions re-
rsf,-s.4 through NIavor Jones II also IN
slrslos sacSsa r,.rlitted by Governor say
srs ont ~ subscription sent 20 him The
rvc~rr- has ordered another remittance
~ srna0-a rr,a,f.. 10 Mr.. Sealy. which VIII
h-f-1- tSe aggregate up 10 t,Ni-"sa.'S.
lar--r ,st-rn-itv ~ provisions and ci"thihg
h1s h.eu received. but the pressing need
81 Galveston is money with which 10
shelter more than Ses' persons now home
les ana o. make hahstahle the homes OF
MANY other
srrre correspondents have sent ous
statements 90 TIRE sTr-t that millions ~
.1.rr,-s r-.a bren contributed Tor the re-
u.F or G1-vrFt .r-Cnc ruHi -h'7i Sl'it'-
rr.-- fixed tho amount 70 S15-.f''ea- These
statements have l.d the puHiic-the gen
s~pus. Ift.erai public tray. ana nave
30 a tendency 20 check the impulse 10
give f--auze 90 seemed That tho require
rnsntz Ind been met I{ut tho real truth
= TRAIT Galveston bas us - date receiver
ONLY sSsT .f- - sum hut little nioFe
rharr -s.ffrf.rt 20 bury The I'd. remove
.he E.t,-ss accomplish .hn wnrk Of Eani-
ration and 10 uay III. expenses for 1000
arT clothing which she rs'icf committee
hi % h--v Hef1rs supplies ~ food AMI
clothing hogan to arrive from the out
sd. world And in this connection. with
"a n-ora-t,- rn-r ~ tlaeaGo. Galveston Is
called ur1r % face fise problem 81 reha-
bns---Ia- ana On uros q. far the housing
81 more -b11 S0f homeless people
N-r-rs-- ms been El-H Since t''e storm;
.H-re has been no rainfall &c consequence.
the weather h1s been pleasant and the
v--rs hnve t,orn tempered. Eut condi-
sf--- cannot laer. and Fuurh greater sui-
rr-sr.r tfll has been endured up % TINS
-ffrr. -a-=r Inevitably eueue II provisions
e-s not made ari made quickly IN house
tl-r=r victims OF thc Storm The relief
fund Is being drawn on heavily IN pay
men for removing Tire debris. thus en-
,Hrr--- ,rr-n 70 help theusss Ives and at
rhs anne. time preventing p dernoralizint;
condition which would result 81 able
bodied mon were PERMITTED 20 draw sup
plies without rem scring ara cluiv1l NJ
Hut -hte merely enables them 90 provide
the v.rser..ri..s nf Iise ard IS not creating
roots ov-r rhe heads ~ thsir families n"r
over women and children Who have no
one left to work Tor shcm-
Wise Clara Barton has told the world ~
tF.. conditions existing g. Galveston and
has estimated that ~ laT~f 10000 would
b. r.uu're,l 20 meet The urgent necessi-
t5.- Tle s-Crs supplements her appeal
with r1- ersr ueut taHt the coutTiuu-
t.aHe un rn date aggregate S-si,cij.Il. and
fl-ss asked -l-e 4 --te1 Prs 20 spread
tale statement Co. the world 81 order that
tha- false iu ~-ss.u-s made nv unauthor-
a4es. anl uUrurn..l publications may be
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