The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-26
Universal Move for Aid of
>:uorers IN Frisco.
CASH FLOWS LAVISHLY
oytn2athy Of Whole Nation is Aroused
Cvsr .rish,fui Calamity Visited
Upon me People Of San
francisco.

Gary, chairman OF the board OF direc-
iSrs or the United States steel Cor
po.~l.u4, ennCunced Friday that tho
DCaru has authorized the contribution
OF 100000 to the San Francisco relief
fund. President Jesup Of the chamber
OF commerce also announced that the
Standard Gil company has subscribed
100000 to the chamber Of commerce
San Francisco reIlef fund. President
Peabody OF The ,Lutual Life Insurance
company mas been directed by VIII
liam Waldorf AsIor 10 forward $780,
wv to the mayor Or san FRANCISCO Tor
the rellef OF the earthquake suleI ers.
William K. VandetUlIt aud >uhn, Loeb
& Co., bankers, contributed $3o,vV0
each toward the relief rund. The Ma
tional Federation II Churcnes sent out
en- appeal to the churches IN behalf
Of San Francisco su11erers, saying:
We recommend TO- all religious Or
CARNATIONS that at their first Sabbath
meeting they take generous coliec-
ton for such aid and the contributions
be sent to their proper dsnominational
representative or to the Red Cross So
ciety at Washington"
The Citizens permanent Relief As
sociation at Philadelphia wired Gov
ernor Pardee, authorizing him to
| draw on Drexel & Co., for $4,000 adj
ditional, making $4,000 in ALL: Gov
ernor Pennypacker issued proclama-
ticn calling on the people Of Pennsyi-
vania to contribute to the relief Of
the San Francisco sufferers.
A Boston dispatch says: The
amount Of the Massachusetts, relief
fund for San Francisco sufferers Is
! 100000. Peabody & Co., the treas
| urer Of the funds, wired their repre-
sentatives in San Francisco authoriz-
ing them to place the entire amount
at the disposal Of Governor Pardee
and Mayor Schmitz.
Secretary Taft Of the war depart
rent, who is also president Of the Ma
t;onal Red Cross Association, wired
| President William H. Smith OF the
New Orleans cotton exchange, In an
swer to a query how and where to
send contributions to the San Fran
cisco sufferers. 1t is as follows:
81 have appointed Edward Divine,
of New York, as special agent to take
charge of the operations Of the Red
| Cross Association. He started for San
Francisco this CThursday) afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Money will be sent 10
him by telegraph as. it is received.
suggest that contributions be made
ia the form of money to Charles Hal
lam Keep, the national treasurer, at
! Washington. Should you conclude to
send provisions instead OF money 5y
special train, send some one in charge,
OF them to be delivered to Edward d.
vine, above named, at Oakland"
At a meeting Of Jacksonville, Fla,
citizens held for the purpose OF rails
ing money for the alleviation OF SUI
fering from earthquake and fire IN
California the sum of $7,07o was con-
tributed in an hour. At the rate at
which contributions are being sent to
the committee it IS believed that over
$4,000 will be raised.
At a meeting of citizens OF Colurn'
bus, Ohio, at the board OF trade, s2o.-
600 in cash was subscribed for the re-
lief of the sufferers in San Francisco
within an hour.
Reports from the Union Pacific and
entral Pacific Offices in Chicago state
that an enormous amount OF supplies
is moving in and on its way to San
Francisco. Packing houses started
eight trains Of meal Friday. Mime
apolis is sending -four and In fact eve
~ part of the country is moving for
the relief Of the stricken city.