New-York tribune., 1906-05-01
FUND STILL GROWING.
Sum Raised in This City Reaches
Nearly Three Millions.

Contributions yesterday through the various
agencies in this city for the relief of sufferers by
earthquake and FIRE in San Francisco brought
the total so far raised up 70 s2,s5s.eS4
Over $4,000 of yesterdays addition to the
fund went through the Red Cross. Cleveland
H. Dodge, chairman Of the New York Red Cross,
| issued statement advising contributors in gem
ersl to make their checks payable TO Jacob II.
Schif. treasurer Of both the Red Cross fund and
Of the Mayors committee. adding in part:
I fear that many persons have misunderstood
the instructions that all money for San Fran
cisco relief should be forwarded to ex-Mayor
Phelan' and that in consequence many are send
ing checks drawn on New York or other Eastern
banks all the way to San Francisco These
checks cannot reach San Francisco by mail for
seven days. When they do arrive, owing to the
lack Of banking facilities In San Francisco. the
San Francisco committee will be put 70 the
necessity of returning these checks 70 Eastern
banks for collection. This would probably take
two weeks more, so that the actual money, which
| cisco by ex-Mayor Phelan's committee until
nearly three weeks after the date on which the
check was mailed in the East.
The San Francisco committee needs actual
cash Immediately. and actual cash is what the
National Red Cross treasurer, Charles Hallan
Keep. who is also Assistant Secretary Of the
United States Treasury, is sending for the Red
Cross from Washington TO eX-Mayor Phelan
Mr.. Keep arranges with the New York Sub
Phelan 70 the San Francisco Sub Treasury. II
can be seen that money so sent becomes avail
aDle many days beTOre Individual checkS on
Eastern banks can be realized In San Francisco.
The Red Cross issued a request that articles
sent to its two clothing bureaus, at No. IL East
S5th street and No 142 West s1st street. should
consist of new clothing middleweight material
for women's dresses. material for undergarments
or sewing materials. It is regarded as a waste
Of transportation to ship badly worn garments
to San Francisco, but this statement is made:
If the Red Cross can secure a quantity OF un-
made material, II will be enabled 20 establish in
San Francisco q bureau for making garments
which Will afford employment to many women
and at the same time supply clothing to the
sufferers
Among yesterdays checks sent to the Mayors
committee was one for S. SOP 25. the receipts OF
Sundays game Of baseball at the American
League Park. The committee received a con-
tribution OF $500 from a man who insisted on
keeping his name secret
The Merchants Associations relief committee
yesterday authorized it's treasurer 70 send $780,
900 OF it's fund through the Sub-Treasury to San
Francisco. This action was taken on account of
dispatch from Mayor Schmitz, saying funds
were badly needed.
The Chamber of Commerces committee sent
word TO ex-Mayor Phelan that 100000 more Of
the committees fund would be sent as as
needed General Horace Porter's check for $500
was among the additions yesterday to the COM
mittee's fund
Yesterdays contributions TO the funds for re-
lief were the following:
Mayors committee l0O0V W
ChaInber or commerce.
Brooklyn League AOSUO