New-York tribune., 1906-04-27
FUND STILL GROWS.
Ne1o York Adds Another 500, 900,
Making Nearly S9,OOO,OOO.

Contributions TO the San Francisco funds in
this city continued to flow In yesterday In an
apparently unendless stream. Most OF them were
in small amounts. but there were a score or more
above $1,000. The people Of Troy sent $4,000
to the Red Cross Among the other contributors
TO this fund who gave $1,000 or more were Mitsu
& Co, $1,000: the First Presbyterian Church of
Yonkers. s1,01S o., and the Onieda County sub
division, 81 900.
A telegram was received from DIR. Devine who
is in charge of the Red Cross work in San Fran
cisco. in which he said that no more workers
from the outside were needed at present He
said that SS7 cars loaded with provisions had
been received In San Francisco over the South
Pacific, and in addition that there were forty
loaded cars in Oakland. Arrangements had been
completed TO handle all supplies as soon as they
arrived. No more perishable food was needed
at present
After the meeting of the relief committee of
the Chamber Of Commerce yesterday Morris h
Jesup gave out the following telegram which he
received from f. Fl. Hartman who is in San
Francisco:
Mr. Devine is here and joins In this message
What is needed now is a systematic organiza-
ton. Mr.. Devine is devoting his energies to
this end The situation will probably remain
unchanged for the next few days Until sys-
tenn is perfected and the various committees
which are energetically at work. have decided
upon method of procedure 1 will gladly con-
vey to Mr.. Phelan and his associates your
methods and advise you from time to time
what, If any. changes take place
The means of communica tion bv teleera nh
and telephone in San Francisco proper have
been practically wiped out so that most of the
communications are made through the medium
of automobiles. making 1t difficult to send out
continuous information. unless something un-
usual occurs. There have been no severe
shakes since last Wednesday Probably those
that have occurred would not have been no.
ticed were not the people continually expecting
them which formerly they did not do.
Mr. Jesup announced that the relief COM
mittee of the Chamber OF Commerce had for
warded to San Francisco $1J0OO0 The total
contributions 10 this fund yesterday were
SSS4S 90. making the grand total S764, ,463 10
Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company gave
$1,000 and Goldenberg Brothers & Co $1,000
The Merchants Association received yester-
day SlO2IS ID. bringing the amount of the total
subscriptions up to $166S92 so. While a number
of the subscriptions were Of 500 and over the
most Of the money came in small amounts The
committee is awaiting advice from the Citizens.
Committee in San Francisco before making fur
ther purchases or forwarding any % the funds
collected
Contributions of clothing. bedding and other
things poured into the clothing bureau Of the
Red Cross, at No. II East 35th street yesterday.
Two rooms of the building were filled
Among the contributions sent yesterday to the
Mayors committee was one OF $4,000 from
Tammany Hall Another of 5000 was received
from Richard Croker. the former leader OF Tam
many Hall, who IS now living In Ireland. The
employees OF the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany Elizabethport. N. j.. sent 81. 800 10 Among
the other contributors OF 81 900 or more were
the metropolitan Tobacco Company the estate
OF Macmillan Fleischmann and Rector's Res
taurant and employees.
One or the smaller contributions received an
q MA 1F
Gilbert. who said she made the money nv DIav
ing a cornet last Wednesday In Broad street
The contribution consisted entirely of dimes
nickels and pennies.
The Jewellers Board OF Trade collected So 500
making their total collection $50 14S 10 The
largest SUBSCRIPTION was OF $1,000 from
Kryn. JAG q Wauters Brothers There vyera sva
others who gave 800 each "
Contributions to the fund Yesterday an
follows: " ~