The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-27
FIREMEN'S FUND.
A $500 Donation Total Now S9lG

l Unsolicited contributions to the fund for the benefit of the firemen's fami- lies, killed in the fire a week ago yes- terday morning, continue to swell the amount now in possession of Superin- .sndent Fancher. Yesterday morning was a record breaker as far as amounts received are concerned. In all there was received up to noon over $60O In addition to this other receipts continue to come in and the project for the re- lief of the families is being received with all the enthusiasm that is possi- ble.
 The amount previously acknowledged for the unsolicited fund was 1862. Yes terday morning there was received from:
 w. y. MOTdn @1.uu T. s. Bailey 100 w. A. Warner 50O Charles R. Spiegel ............. 1000 | George D. Markle ................. .50 ' H. E. Ives Go ...................... 25.0O i Miss s. R. Dewell. ll................. .50 B. Shoninger Go .................. 1000 A Friend ....................... 300, % This makes total at the present time of $916. The item of $500 is the largest single donation that has been received and some curiosity was aroused as to the donor. Superintendent Fancher would not disclose the name of the donor and said the latter desired his name kept from the public for obvious reasons, and that he should respect the wish. ...
 Tbo+ int ae,t ;,, ;rl, pitch is evident in the many kind of- fers of assistance. Yesterday C.. B. Bunnell offered the use of the Hyperion and the Grand opera house, of which he is manager to MT. Poli and the com- mittee. Before this offer was made MT. Poli had decided to engage the armory, as the crowd will undoubtedly be too large for his own theater. MT. Bun nelPs kind offer puts new phase on the matter.
 Regarding this offer, MT PoIi said last night to Courier representative:
 'I was much pleased to read In the papers this evening that G. B. Bunnell is among the many who have given my self and the committee the greatest en- couragement in perfecting the pre- liminaries for the testimonial to our brave firemen MT. Bunnell kindly of fers me the use of his theaters, the Hy- perion and the Grand, and T wish to acknowledge through the medium of widest circulation, the press, my appre- citation of his kindness, at the same time expressing the opinion that the committee will do well to entertain MT. Bunnelrs offer
 q had determined to arrange for the armory, but, if the committee sees fit, that arrangement can be abandoned
 "All I want is to see the most suita- ble place selected and the testimonial the biggest success possible"
 Yesterday morning, William H. Van Buren, MT. Bunnell's manager, received the following telegram dated Stamford: Am on the train. I read in the paper that the committee was thinking of holding the benefit in the armory. have already rendered the use of the Hyperion. The paper says they fear the crowd will be too large for the Fly perion. Go right over and tell Chief Fancher that both of my theaters are at his disposal and also notify MT. Poli that he may use both houses as he sees fit. I would suggest a reversal of the can appear at both houses during the same night and the people can thus the same performance, al- though arranged in different order.
 "BJNNELL"