Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-23
Committee Taking Care Of Suf.
ferers From West---Weber
County Gives $1,000.
METROPOLITAN OPERA co.
Loses All and ON the Way East to Be-
Gin Over Again--Citizcns Give Gem
crously for Aid OF Distressed.
Especial to the News"


Ogden, Utah, April 23.-The bringing
of refugees through Ogden from the
desolate and deserted San Francisco
started Saturday evening, and each
train from the coast brings with 1t
men, women and children who are fee
ing from the terrible scenes they have
witnessed during the past week In the
destruction Of San Francisco.
The relief committee appointed by the
mayor to have charge of gathering the
donations to assist the sufferers, have
done a noble work in sending car load
after car load Of provisions TO Califor-
MIA, and have large quantities on hand
TO care for those who are passing
through this city enroute to their rela-
tives and friends in the east.
Saturday evening the first train bear
ing the refugees who needed assistance
arrived. The passengers were met at
the depot by members of the committee
and escorted to the lawn in front of the
depot buildings where tables had been
arranged and kind hearted ladies wait
ed on them, serving a meal suitable for
anyone to sit down to, and then each
one after having eaten all he or she
cared for was given shoe box full of
oatables to take along. Two trains
with needy passengers on board arrived
yesterday, and each unfortunate was
given good meal and box of eatables,
and today several more trains have ar
rived with those who wore deserving
and were given help.
The work Of the committee which has
so graciously performed such faithful
generous services during the past few
days, has been admired and praised oy
many, and the way the people of Og-
den have came to the aid of those
who We're needy, in furnishing tons and
tons of eatables and other things
is something to be praised.
METROPOLITAN OPERA co.
NJ. Gorlitz, manager of the Metropoli-
tan Opera company OF New York, to-
gether with Il of the leading ladies and
gentlemen of the company, passed
through Ogden Saturday evening en-
route to New York. from san Francisco.
where In the terrible earthquake dis
aster they lost almost all their earthly
belongings, and are now going east to
start over again. Those who made up
the party were, besides the manager,
Nine. Sembrich, Miss Wallser, Miss
Abbott, Signor Caruso Conductor Hertz,
NJ Companari, Nj. Parvis. NJ. Dufrische,
Miss Flomstad, NJ. Rossl, NJ. Dipple,
NJ. Plancon, Miss Jaooby, M. Paraii,
Alme. Homer, NJ. Homer, M. Altea, NJ.
Jornet, Conductor Boes and ]. Reiss.
The company was engaged to play for
ten nights In San Francisco on guar
antee of $4,000, and had only played
two nights when the terrible catastro-
ply overlook the city and their loss in
scenery, costumes and instruments Will
amount TO nearly 100000.
Perhaps the greatest individual looser
or the company was Nine. Sembrich,
who estimated her loss at $4,000, 9TH
ers Of the company lost jewels. cloth
ing and costumes worth $4,000. Some
OF the members were not fortunate
enough to escape with one suit OF
clothes or q dress, while some of the
others succeeded In saving a good por-
ton of their wardrobes
The members of the company were
free to talk and told OF their terrible
experiences, some OF them having to
suffer for want of food and drink for