The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-24
Over Six Hundred Fed.

Over Six Hundred Fed,
AT 11:2O the second section arrived, and
II contained more people than was expect
ed. Tho train check showed 5I2. but the
check OF the relief committee shows that
they served lunches and coffee TO go per
sons on this train. The train did not pull
out until after l O'Clock. and when 1t did
1t had eighteen coaches, all OF them
crowded.
Railroad Carries Them Free.
When 1t is considered that the railroad
company Is collecting no fares from any
OF the worthy destitute and Is transport
Ing them over the continent and to their
homes free OF any charge. and Is providing
that they shall have food en- route some
idea of the magnitude OF the expenditure
for their relief can be obtained
When the big train pulled out of Ogden
the passengers set up three cheers for TIE
Junction City, and, remembering the kind
treatment they had received at Reno and
Carlin. proposed and gave three cheers for
the people of those towns
Coffee, Tea and Milk Served.
In addition to the lunches, served at Og-
den, there were 10 gallons OF coffee
served, thirty gallons of tea and forty gal
Ions of milk. Cream was furnished for the
corIce, but tho milk was reserved FOR the
babies and the little children on the train,
and was dispensed TO them only.
There was no class distinction among
the officials appointed to distribute the
Yiands. Doctors, attorneys, business men
and people out of every walk In tho buSl-
ness world were there and aided in succoT
ing the refugees One or the most active
groups was composed Of Judge ,ln a G.
Kay, William Haworth and w. o. Stan
ley.
Caring for Children.
This committee approached the Shupc-
Williams Candy company and secured for
the children that came In on the evening
train four boxes OF chocolate cakes and
Juveniles
Henry Herr, a travelling man for the
firm or Elnstein, WolfIe < Co, of New
York, purchased oranges for the little
folks on the big train
Meantime the executive committee of
the ogden relief committee was busy, and
this afternoon held a meeting at which
the applications for individual relief were
considered. A number OF these were from
people who wanted TO go west to search
for their friends and who were tempo
rarlly stranded. AS the railroad company
Is giving free transportation TO only those
who wish TO leave San Francisco, these
requests were generally not allowed The
cannot afford money for trans
portaton. and the railroad company VIII
not grant II wcstbound,
Advised to Hold Provisions.
General Manager Bancroft of the Oregon
Short Line has advised the Ogden commit
tee for the present TO refrain from for
warding any more carloads OF provisions,
and suggests that Ogden hold her stun
to feed the refugees they pass through
here. At the game time, the committee is
giving full publicity TO the telegram for
depicting the homeless and des-
titute condition OF 10000 people, and lndl-
eating that for number OF days yet the
relief work must bo kept up,
That the delivery OF contributed supplies
shall be better regulated tho executive
tonight Issued tho following
notice.
Cooked Supplies.
Tho general ogden relief committee have
received information from authorities in
charge that arrangements should ba made in
Ogden once 10 feed and caro- for the refuo
gees now arriving on each train from san
F'ranclsco. and urge upon tho good peopls
Of city TO send cooked supplies TO our
2iee Wall avenue. deliver
free OF charge. wc tako tho opportunity TO
thank tho people OF Ogden and vicinity for
heir liberal contributions. and solicit q con-
.inuance OF thom for the next few days,
A message. significant OF the distress
hat threatens San Francisco because OF
he probability OF an epidemic of disease,
lee by Mayor Il NJ. Conroy. Tho message |
asked that vaccine points be gathered In |
Ogden and sent TO San Francisco without
lelay and under special delivery order. |
The executive committee at once respond |
I'd and ransacked every drug store and |
,very Doctors office in tho town for tho
stuff and this afternoon expressed a plcn- |
iful supply for the use OF the doctors In |
luelling the threatened epidemic.
Oranges for Children.
In connection with the relief OF the refu- |
gees, the Elks Of Ogden today made ar |
-angements that every child on the east |
pound trains will BIZ supplied with at least |
)ne orange. This is q humane inspiration |
md devised for the comfort and health OF !
he children.
An Italian-ao one knows where he came |
out whole store today and |
,arrlcd IL to tho train. and with the assist |
lnce OF the tralnmen and members of tho !
committee distributed two punches of ba- ,
lanas
When No arrived in Ogden tonight
80 refugees came In and were fed In
accordance with the arrangements made
oy the Elks' lodge, four cases OF oranges
we're at the depot ana were distributed
,mong the refugees. This makes q total
IL s97 people who were cared for In Ogden
oday.