The sun., 1909-01-04
HOUSE TO HOUSE FOR MONEY
EAST SIDE ITALIANS MAKE sun
DAY COLLECTION DAY.

Carloads Of Clothes AMI Boxes OF None,
Brought In by Workers From Churches
and Other BOdIes-Carnegie Tops
the Red Cross last With $4,000
The Red Cross had a long list of givers
yesterday for the earthquake sufferers
headed by a SIC. 900 donation from Andrew
Carnegie. Churches everywhere took up
collections TO be devoted to the needs
Of the Italians. the total amount Of which
will not be known for some days. On
the East Side in the vicinity of Mulberry
street. in the region Of East 10th street
and in the Sicilian quarter east of First
avenue and Immediately south Of Four
teenth street house to house collections
were made not only of money but of
such clothing as the people could spare.
The men in charge of the collecting said
that sometimes the people did not stop
TO think whether they could get along
without their overcoats but threw them
on the wagons just the same.
The Salesian Fathers Church in East
Twelfth street, Of which the Rev. John
Ferraza is rector, sent out yesterday
morning a wagon through the parish and
collected two loads Of clothing and about
500 in money from the people Of the
neighborhood. The Italian newspaper
II Prooresso organized two similar inva-
sions of the territory on the upper and
lower East Side. Nunziante Forienza
of the Italian Central Express Company
contributed all the wagons which he had
at his disposition and sent them out under
the guidance Of the recruits OF II Pro-
presso. l.. Vola Of So James street gave
the services Of his band.
The procession started out at about
in the morning from the Office Of II
Pro9resso on Centre street. The one
aiming for Harlem went to its destination
without much ado, but the party which
was out to cover the lower East Side set
about its business Immediately. Ii went
up Mulberry street, and before it came
back at 4 in the afternoon it had traversed
the district bounded by Mulberry,
Bleecker, Catharine and Cherry streets.
The young Italian women who volua-
teered their services went among the
people with large tin boxes Everybody
came forward with money and clothing.
Some of the wagons were filed to over
flowing and had To go back to the ofico
of the Italian Central Express Company
and deposit their loads. By 8 O'Clock the
room in which the clothing was stored
was piled to the ceiling. The steamship
lines, Of course. will transport 1t free of
charge.
The money came in nickels and dimes.
quarters. half dollars and in a few in
stances bills There were literally pounds
OF coppers.
The givers were by no means all 'Ital-
ians. There were Jews. Germans. Irish
men, Russians. Hungarians and all the
that drift up and down the
Bowery. Even Cinnamon knew what
the appeal was for and came forward
with money. The young women let
no one pass and the tenements and the
saloons had TO give tribute.
The boxes when they came back
were very heavy There were fourteen
of them and each contained about $40,
One OF those who went with the wagons
was DR.. Nicola Gigliotti Of Erie. Pa. who
s about to start for Italy with six
to help with the work of
rescue. He is the brother OF the Mayor
II Reggie and he believes that his brother
oerished in the demolition Of the Gala
brian town. He had with him the copy
If a letter which he received a year ago
ast September from the Archbishop of
Reggie. 1t ran thus
NAPLES. Sept. %, 1907.
Dr.. Nicola GiGhOtn;
When after twenty-five years of absence
'ou remember your old master, with whom /
Tou had so many controversies on account /
II the Darwinian doctrine. [ cannot call /
'ou any more Spirtus Procellarum spirit /.
II the Storm. Thank you. Doctor. thank /.
'ou. will keep very dear the picture OF .
our holy wife and OF your children. You /
ay you will come in the near future to visit /
tally. | cannot think any more of any
hing but the eternal life. The prosperity |
4 the soul is the only thing wish to me and |
o you. We will not meet any more. You /
re in America; | am at Reggie. | will die !
,efore long. will not see the ruin of this
'oor city. If the ruin comes and am gone
ring some OF your energy among the un-
ortunates. 1t will be perhaps the last wish
I your al arIectionate,
G, CARDINAL PoRTANovN.
Archbishop o: Reggie.
The Cardinal died six months ago.
The contributions to the American Red
rcss, 800 Fifth avenue. yesterday
mounted TO about s22 coo. Andrew Car
egie led of with $4,000. Thomas F.
van, Amos +. Emo and the Newark
'renino Eeus sent 81 900 apiece William
selin h Co.. Mrs, Morris X, Jesup and
obert S. Brewster were down for $500
piece.
subscriptions to the Italian Relief
'und of the New York Stock Exchange
ow amount to $35, 900. The subscrip-
on list contains the names of about
10 individuals or firms. Those subscrib-
lg $500 or more are De Coppet & Doremus.
600; Newborg 4 Co. $500; Clarence f.
hapman, $500; Francis l.. Leland. 81 900:
sid a Co., $500; Moore 4 Schley. $500;
ames b. Colgate 4 Co.. $500; r. l.. Day
Co, $500; Chaunoey a Co., $500; A. Iselin
Co.. $500; Henry Clews a Co., $500;
omans a Co., $500; De Coppet q Co.,
100; Spencer. Trask d Co. $500; F. s.
mithers d Co.. $500; Henry X. McHarg,
!. 900,