The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-05-16
CLAM0R FOR WORK
Citizens Of Jacksonville Unused
To Hard Labor Se:king Jobs.
MANY NEGROES REFUSE TO HELP
Industrial Differences Will Henceforth
Be Settled BY Arbitration and ..
Conciliation-Peace Will
Be Paramount.

A Jacksonville special says: The
militia guarding the vast amounts Of
supplies which are pouring in on every
train fear trouble with the negroes.
Many of the colored people refuse
to do any work for the city and yet
claim they are entitled to their share
Of the provisions sent into the city.
The work Of clearing up the streets
and reconstructing Jacksonville goes
on under blistering sun.
The first train from the New York
Evening Journal arrived in the city
Wednesday in charge of Mr.. Williams
and committee. The contents were
Immediately turned over to J. R. Par
rott, chairman Of the commissary CON-
mittee. 1t was made up Of two cars
of Irish potatoes and one Of general
groceries.
The Journal committee is co-operat-
ing actively with the relief commit
tee in every way.
The executive committee of the re-
lief association met and decided to put
up at once commodious tents, where
work will be provided for women
and girls who earned their living by
sewing. They will be set to work
making garments for the destitute and
will be paid for the work. Sewing
machines have been ordered by
Chairman Telfair Stockton and the
employment bureau and quarters for
the women will be opened at once.
At the meeting of the relief COM
mittee Wednesday morning it was re-
ported that hundreds Of men totally
unused to manual labor were entirely
destitute. The committee will en-
deavor to provide for them by estab-
fishing clerkships.
It is thought that many bodies are
yet in the river. Captain Spencer, in
spector of steam vessels, is arranging
to make systematic search for these
bodies. The captains of vessels in the
river during the fire report that many
were rescued while struggling In the
water.
The body Of Mrs. Solon Robinson,
who had been missing since the fire,
was found during the day in the ruins
of her home. Nothing was left but
a few bones, fragments Of clothing
and bits of the jewelry she was wear
ing. They were found in the hallway,
and it was evident that she endeav-
ored to secape, was overcome by
smoke and heat and fell in faint.
Mrs. Robinson was he widow OF Scion
Robinson, for twenty years agricultu-
raj editor Of The New York Tribune
was about sixty-fve years old and q
native of Indiana.
Masons Respond Literally.
H. A. Burt, Alabama state organ
izer for the Mason's Annuity, has just
returned from Jacksonville, where he
has been since the morning before the
great fire, and he tells Of the noble
response that the Masons Of the Unit
ed States are making to the call for
help issued by Grand Master James
Carnell, of the grand lodge Of Florida.
The full meaning Of the widespread
suffering in the city was realized Wed
nesday when it was announced IN one
of the meetings that great number
of men who had never been used to
manual labor were clamoring for work.
Among them were clerks, collectors,
bookkeepers and even professional
men, three young physicians especial
" declaring their condition destitute,
as they had lost their wardrobes, IL
braries, Office fixtures and everything
in the fire. The department OF labor
has undertaken to give clerical en-
ploynent to all Of these applicants.
Over s5O0,OOO worth Of insurance
has already been paid by the adjusters
and the people are commencing the
erection Of temporary places OF busi'
ness and dwellings. A new Windsor
hotel is to be erected at the cost OF
$500, 900, and work clearing away the
debris for the laying Of the founda'
tion has already commenced. The
Gardner building, of eight stories, will
also be erected at once on the old site.