The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22
RICHMOND MEETS
GALL LITERALLY |. !
On Every Hand the City
Rises to the Cry0fSan
Francisco Sufferers.
SEVERAL THOUSAND
Is CONTRIBUTED
Churches to Take Up Collections
ii To-day-C Council Will Con-
slider Generous Appro-
priation Tomorrow
Night--List Of
Contributors.
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Simultaneous With the great tidal wave
or sympathy for tho sufferers IN the ter
,iblc calamity In San Francisco. which
las swept over the whole land from the
Atlantic 10 tho Pacific, came the offer
ar money ana tho necessaries Of life
ron, every town and citizen in the
United States.
From the very first tidlngs Of the dis
sster which quivered over the wires last
Wednesday, morning. telling the world
OF one OF It's grca test and most devas-
Eating catastrophes. the entire country
has been kecnly alive to the necessity
OF Immediate action. and generous hands
q have reached down into millions OF
purses and given with liberal had all
4 tina will make for the comfort and live
llhood OF the victims OF earthquake ana
fire.
Never before In our lilsto> has there
been such n call for help. and that OF
no urgent nature. No other OF our great
rational disasters have been SO vide III
their dcath-dcalng effect. and 1t re-
i dolinds to the credit Of the United States
IL that It has responded so noOly 70 the
4 cries for assistance. n sls 4 5$s4s
gIng,thc call from the II Ear i; W est the
soichssofs brothers In distress N;as Siistiin-5
& guished by millions alert to tho troubles
III az Very ction, and tie all vas am 4
swered TO the echo. Blood B Is thicker
81 than water. aud the three thousand
miles that separate tile Pacific from inc
Atlantic were surmounted as by the rain
bow Of promise. There WAS no south.
no East. no North, no West in the re-
Spouse ii was ono family Of children
4 that rose as ono man and listened with
eager ears to The appeal
Richmond Not Behind.
Richmond has not beer behind IN her
IS offers or help OF every kind. On the first
Knowledge OF the avalanche OF destruc-S
ton, which had come like thief IN the
4 night on tho sleeping inhabitants OF the
great city, there was made the sugEes-
s lion az lmmed late contributions Of money.
II Sot from one mouth, but from every
s ave flint scanned the extras that told
AZ the dcsnation that made OF san iran
+ cisco mass OF debris. there bcamed the
same thought and tho willing offer OF
food, clothing and all the necessities OF
b life.
A call from Headquarters was not
needed In the least to give the impetus
10 the movement OF assistance, and pri-
yatc subscriptions were being started
"A some time before tho matter was taken
I'D officially. a telegram TO take hnna
Z IN the noble work was Immediately an
IS wcrcd from tho City Hall. and the Mayor
took tho necessary steps TO having
bir mass meeting TO discuss the best
IS method OF cpntl,ictinEtth the contributions.
X 1,ho expected happened and the greatest
enthusiasm was evinced In the cause. q
committee was appointed to receive the
4 subscriptions, and tho checks and cash
lbrgan5to pour III from every n'',..'' ~, ~
+, n result Of tho call Of Mayor Mccarthy
sums ranging from q quarter to five hun
,ro1 dollars we're turned II, to Mr.. VIII
"a liam NJ. Hill, and kept corning in quick
orders. and at late hour last night
The amount Had reached 1922, q.
Rut not only in thefcity was the action
widespread. Throughout the state tho
exac,,tiyo call was most nobly met, and
kilograms poured in to the Governors
office from all quarters.
Will Do Her Part.
ono from Petersburg. which shows
the olick response of sympathy from
Tie entire Commonwealth, runs as fol-
Il Petersburg, Va, April 81, 1906
Governor Of Virginia,
Richmond. Va;
Your telegram received WIZ ne
complied With, Petersburg Will DO her
wM. M. JONES,
Mayor OF Petersburg.
In consequence Of the telegram se1,'
out BY Governor Swanson YESTERDAY,
meetings will be called together to-day
In every city, town and community ~ !.
Fl the State. It will touch the heart OF
every county and all are expected 70 pc
fruitful Of good results,
II Is likely that every sermon preached
,r virginia to-day Will bear on the topic
VI contributions for the San Francisco
,lnd. and special prayers VII be made
,or the Victims. IN all the local churches
fspeoially the matter has been taken up
feiigiousy. Every denomination Joins IN
ibe answer for money and the callAfor
brsyer. Yesterday the bishop authorized
HE abatement that the Episcopal church,
rs to-day would take special Offering
Ma will send the money to the bishop
~ California at Sacramento, to be dis
lrihl1ted according to his best Judgment.
Eha contributions will La sent through
tbe treasurer Of the Board of Missions,
M, George G. Thomas, PSI Fourth Ave-
hue, New York
a. soon ms the news OF the disaster
reached this city the Right Rev, Bishop
Van do yyYer determined to take imme-
s,ata steps to assist In relieving the SUI +
ferers, In addition to his work locally
n ali the Catholic churches. me plsnop
sent to each pastor throughout the loio-
1cont.ausa on Third Psge')
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