New-York tribune., 1906-04-21

Nearly 81 100000 was added yesterday TO the
contributions Of the people OF this city to the
.,nes for the relief OF the people Of San Fran
cisco The total contributions at the end of yes
t4rday footed up Sl,355,599
There were some notable contributions by men
n, large means. Andrew Carnegie gave 100000.
through the Chamber Of Commerce William
Waldorf Astor sent order from England for
An equal contribution. The Standard Oil Com
many and the United States Steel Corporation
each contributed 100000.
The Chamber Of Commerce held 3 large meet
ins half an hour after noon and appointed a spe-
cisl committee 10 raise a fund for the San Fran
cisco sufferers. naming J. P Morgan & Co. as
the treasurer OF the fund. The fund amounted
to S343S3o At the close OF the day. The COM
rittee consists Of the following members Of the
CHAMBER. Morris X. Jesup. chairman: Charles
: smith. Alexander E. Orr, John 5 Kennedy
Vernon Il Brown. Isidor Straus. Cornelius n.
Bliss seth Low. J. Edward Simmons, John
Harsen Rhoades. Gustav H Schwab A Barton
Hepburn. a Foster Higgins. Anton A Raven
George T. Seward. J. Pierpont Morgan. jr-. Levi
P Morton Joseph Il. Choare, Horace Porter.
Cleveland Il. Dodge. August Belmont. John
Crosby Brown Isaac y. Seligran. James Speyer,
John Clafin. .. O. Mills. John D. Rockefeller.
5r James SuIlnan. Clarence II. Mackay. VIM.
Bayard cutting Robert c. Clowry. Charles A
Moore. Mortimer L Schif. James T. Woodward.
John T Terry. Charles a. Schieren. D. Willis
James. Henry =. Sloane and Henry Eentz
Early Yesterday afternoon a man, who asked
That has name be kept secret, called on Mayor
Mcclellan al the City Hall and handed him
twenty-five one-thousand- dollar bills for the
sau Francisco sufferers. When the Mayor ex-
pressed curiosity as 70 the Identity Of the donor
the man said
7 cannot tell you from whom II comes. but
can assure you that il Is clean money
When the Mayor suggested that he would
have 10 make some acknowledgment OF the sub
scription in the list the man said:
Write in the list that IL IS contribution from
& friend of humanity"
30 one in the City Hall recognized the man.
A large relief committee appointed by the
Mayor met in the City Hall in the afternoon and
selected The following executive committee:
Robert " De Forest, chairman; Myles Tierney
and Alfred T. White. vice-presdents: Jacob H.
schif treasurer. Robert E. Hebba-d, Morris K.
Jesup. Cleveland 4. Dodge Charles A. Schieren.
s. Clair NcKelway Nathan Blur. Thomas NJ.
Mulry. Isaac y Seligrnan. E T. Devine Rev
. J. NcMahon, Lee Frankel and ". II. Allen.
Subscriptions were received from many per-
sons ry the committee before the close Of the
CAV the total being S1310l3
mittee received many contributions during the
GAY the total being S47.23O
The contributions received from members of
the Stock Exchange for the San Francisco re
lief fund % the Exchange aggregate the sum Of
Sl200p0 L has not vet been determined in
what form the remittance OF this sum VIII be
made. The total contribution Of the members of
the New York Cotton Exchange has been S15-
Gle
On the Produce Exchange about 5000 has
been raised by the five members OF the relief
committee and ii is expected that this amount
will he materially increased. as the printed ap-
pesls 10 the members We're not sent out until
yesterday morning
The sum OF 81, 600 was raised yesterday on the
Consolidated Exchange by voluntary subscrip-
uon. and al q special meeting of the board OF
governors IN the afternoon President Randolph
vas authorized 10 send a check for that amount
70 Cleveland Il. Dodge, Of the American Red
Cross. Additional relief funds will be collected
On TINS Exchange
Among the subscriptions 10 the fund being
raised by the New York Coffee Exchange are:
ArbucKIe Brothers. $1,000: James y. -Jarvie,
1900; Crossnau & Sielcken. $1,000. Nearly
SAt'J0 was collected yesterday on the curb mar
Eet for the San Francisco sufferers.
william Waldorf AsUor sent his order 70 his
American agent. Charles A Peabody, instruct
Ing him 10 forward 100000 20 the Mayor Of San
Francisco for the relief OF the earthquake and
IRE sufferers Immediately after the authorize
Ton had been received. MI Peabody sent this
message 10 Mayor Schmitz:
AS token of his sympathy felt IN the disas-
Ter which has beeauen the people OF your city.
William Waldorf Astor authorizes me TO SUD-
scribe In mis- behalf the sum OF 100000 to the
relief fund Payment viii be made al once
through The Chamber Of Commerce comrnittee
n past years, in disasters OF national itnPoT
t2nce. sUCh az the Johnstown food and the Cal
weston disaster, among the first and largest CoII
AroutCrs o. relief funds have been tile me IA
s1ranCc companies. Since the Armstrong lnFes-
ngatOn began there has been so Inuch crluC4si-'