The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-26
RELIEF FUND NEARS $4,OOO,OOO
SOME OF THE MONEY SENT TO
SAN FRANCISCO.
Ranks Make Plans for ReOpenins Soon
Chamber OF Commerce Sends $780,
600 TO Help Wage Farmers Merchants
Association ships Medical Supplies.

Chamber OF Commerce Sends 800.
900 to Help Wage Farmers Merchants
Association ships Medical Supplies.
A little less than $500, 900 was contributed
Yesterday for the relief Of the San Francisco
sufferers. which means that the total sub
scription from this city is just short of
&,O00.OO0. Some Of the money has been
ssnt to San Francisco.
The contributions to the Stock Exchange
fund we're made public yesterday, showing
a total of s149, 900. OF this sl40, 900 was
sent to the citizens committee of San Fran
cisco. During the day 1888 500 was trans
ierred to San Francisco.
4. 4 ". Seligman d Co. received a
telegram yesterday from Ignatz Steinhardt,
manager of the Anglo-C California Bank.
san Francisco, saying that the bank would
reopen in a few days. The telegram was
dated Monday. The telegram said that
other banks would reopen. adding:
viii order 81 200, 900 through you and
New York Treasury, payable to us here
through the Mint, Clearing House will
recommend that banks pay reasonable
amounts to needy depositors as a starter.
Everything hopeful
The relief committee OF the Chamber
n Commerce held another meeting yester-
day and discussed means of distributing
the SIPS 900 it has raised. but came to no
definite conclusion. Nothing will be done
probably until the committee has received
from L. H. Hartman the information it
has requested.
A telegram was sent to ex-Mayor Phelan
Of San Francisco, chairman Of the citizens
relief committee, saying that 500 900 had
teen sent TO the Sub-Treasury in San Fran
cisco and suggesting that the money be used
to r~eestablish the earning capacity Of those
whose vocations had been taken away from
them.
In reply a telegram was received from
Mr.. Phelan in which he said that he had
conferred with DIR. Edward 7. Devine, the
Red Cross representative, that the transfer
OF the $1,000 900 was all right, but that it was
TOO early to make any suggestions as to
what should be done with the rest of the
money raised by the Chamber. The Cham:
Der Of Commerce will b kept informed of
The Merchants Association made a large
shipment Of medical supplies to San Fran
cisco yesterday. Over 81 900 has been spent
for medicines by the association. All
future supplies will be sent to the relief COM
mittee.
There will be a meeting of the New York
County Red Cross in the Aston Gallery at
) o'clock this afternoon. Miss Mabel I.
Boardmau will talk On the Red Gross relief
methods and urge the formation Of larger
permanent organizations. A bureau for
the receipt Of blankets, clothes, &c, will be
opened to-day at the Church of the Eternal
Hope, 143 West Eighty-third street.
Commissioner of Charities Hebberd, who
is secretary of the Mayors committee, sent
q letter yesterday to all the churches in
Greater New York asking them to con-
tribute to the fund. Commissioner Heb
herd has received a stack OF letters from
Eastern architects and civil engineers who
say that they are ready to GO to San Fran
cisco. This is in response to a telegram
from Mayor Schmitz, who wanted such
names. They we're forwarded to him.
st the monthly meeting Of the board OF
dlrectorso of the Erie railroad it was decided
to carry free all supplies for San Francisco
or othepplaces in California. II was also
ANNOUNCED that free transportation from
Chicago to any point on the Erie railroad
would be given to any resident Of Califor-
MIA who had proper credentials from any
relief committee,
Messenger boys, or boys who pretended
70 be district messengers, have been col
lecting small suns pretending that the
money was for California sufferers, The
Western Union and American District
companies sent out word yesterday that
the boys had no authorization to collect
money.
= THE E CROSS.
The Red Cross received yesterday about
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