New-York tribune., 1902-05-20
RECEIPTS NOW OVER $1,000
CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE ASKED FOR
UNTIL 1T is KNOWN THAT THEY
ARE NOT NEEDED.

Edmond Bruwaert the French Consul General
here said yesterday that contributions continued
TO come in for the relief OF the survivors Of the
Martinique disaster. Five hundred dollars was col
lected the French Embassy at Washington. Of
which NJ. Cambon, the ambassador. contributed $3.50
THE people seem TO agree with the War Depart
ment" said NJ. Bruwaert, that it would be
wise TO stop the work of raising relief funds be
of the present advices. for yet we do not
really know what the needs of the sufferers
1t is that things may not look SO bad at Fort
de France. but we do not know how things are
in the interior OF the island and then there
the refugees nearly all Of the neighboring ISL
ands. There are some twenty-five Martinique
dents in Paris. whose parents have been killed in
the eruption and who thus left without sup
port. So the charitable people acting wisely
in putting in the hands of the gentlemen who
to disburse these funds the means to relieve what
distress they find to have been caused by the
disaster"
At the office of the French Gable Company #
was said yesterday that the southern end of the
Martinique cable had been picked up and buoyed.
The break occurred some twenty miles off shore
Gustav II. Schwab presided at a meeting of the
executive committee of the associated committees
at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, and read
the following cable message, received by the New
York Chamber of Commerce from the Chamber OF
Commerce OF Barbados:
Ascertaned conditions St vincents Damage
$4,000 16OO deaths. 16O wounded in hospitals 4O0O
destitute Immediate wants supplied. but help re-
Quired for the next six months.
Mr. Schwab reported that the Madiana had
reached Fort de France Saturday. and that
A E. Outerbridge, agent Of the Quebec Steamship
Line had received a cable message from the cap
tain that did not indicate that there had been any
hitch over the landing Of the supplies purchased
by the New-York Chamber of Commerce.
The committee decided to go on with its work
and not desist unless IT received some intima-
ton that 1t should do so from the President,
unless its advices from Mr.. Corwine that
the funds In hand would be sufficient. Meanwhile
the committee will continue TO receive subscrip
tions
Henry E. Gourd president Of the French Cham
her OF Commerce. yesterday gave out the follow
ing among the additional subscriptions received:
Society of Liberty Guards OF Hudson County. oooo
Secretaries and attaches French Embassy go
~ at Cman the French Ambassador. ........ 90
Maurice WARMER. !OV W
r. Fabien. IT, ~
The total receipts STOP 3
The Alliance Francase received yesterday sl54.
making the total to date s7e5 35
The contributions received by Cornelius N. Bliss.
treasurer of the associated relief committees swell
the total in his hands TO over 100000 Yesterdays
lists showed these totals:
National committee previously 70
temner OF previously acknowledged % 143 90
Chamber OF Commerce acknowsdsed yesterday 5lSo 20
Merchanfs Association, acknowledged yesterday 200 10
Among the subscriptions received yesterday were
the following:
James a. scik ansr Company. 100 90
George R. Conkiir Monroe n. f..-..------.-. loooo