The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-09-12
RAWHIDE'S CRY FOR AID
GOT QUICK RESPONSE

hide FIRE sufferers was about as speedy
as anything ever pulled off in the state
of Nevada.
The serious nature of the co~nfagra-
tion was not known at Reno until a few
minutes before noon. At IL o'clock
precisely the Nevada Mining News
made its first call on the citizens Of
Reno for relief contributions. The Nat
c. Goodwin Co. came to the front with
the first contribution of 81, 900. Charles
Snyder of the Western Ore Purchasing
Co. was the next contributor and gave
$500. The San Francisco Stock Ex-
change Board had been notified of the
disaster and without being appraised
that a subscription list was in ~cireula-
ton, wired TO draw on them for $500.
The committee that collected the local
funds for the San Francisco earthquake
and that was promptly thrown into the
Rahide relief fund. Senator Newlands
phoned to put him down for $500.
Money came from other sources, and
inside of an hour, $4,13l.50 in cash and
several hundred dollars worth of sup
plies had been contributed.
In the meantime G. G.. Rice, editor Of
the Nevada Mining News, had held a
conference with the managers of all
the leading provision houses of Reno
and had induced .hem to give right of
way to supplies for Rawhide over any
other business they might have on hand.
He also placed with them a heavy order
for emergency supplies, to be gotten
ready without delay.
Next, +. w. Clapp, district freight
and passenger agent for the Southern
Pacific, was communicated with, AMI
got in touch with headquarters in San
Francisco, with the result that a special
train to convey the goods to Rawhide
was donated by the railroad company.
This permission granted, the work Of
loading was begun. Everybody worked
with furious energy, and in four hours
and twenty minutes from the time tho
relief movement was started in Reno.
the train of three cars, bearing 40 tons
of provisions, steamed out of the Reno
station.
Accompanying the. expedition were
| Warren A. Miller, of the Nat c. Good
win Co., j. l.. Considine, and Agent
Clapp, of the Southern Pacific. The for
ward car bore alongside, near the top,
the legend:
RELIEF FOR RAwHIDE BY RENO
CITIZENS.
NEVADA MINING VIEWS, RENO.
The train was given the right of way
to Schurz and the rate Of speed at times
was about the fastest ever witnessed in
Nevada. At the different little stations
along the road, people ran out to see
what was happening and reading the
sign strung alonside the first relief ear
would give a cheer or two and wave
their hands in G~odspeed.f
At a little after 9 o'clock the train
pulled into Schurz, and the work of un-
loading the provisions began without
delay. A number of automobiles and
four horse-wagons were ready, and as
soon as each vehicle was full, 1t started
off for Rawhide. BY early morning, the
last sack of -four, the last loaf of
bread, the last ham was on its way
from Schurz to Rawhide.
The relief committee at Reno did not
cease its work with the departure of the
train. It's members met that night and
subscribed $4,000 additional. And
then, on the heels of that, came the
news from Rawhide that no further re-
lief was wanted.