The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-11-28
DAY'SDONATIONS
ARE CLOSE To
THOUSAND MARK
The Calls Appeal for Victims
S0rrOwing Families Brings
Generous Response
City With a Heart Will Care
for Dear Ones of Brave
BIuecOatS

- WO policemen who did their duty
and did not finch in the face of
danger are dead, and their fami-
lies-their widows and their little
.ones-need a wee bit of help. Through
the appeal that was made in The Call
yesterday morning the public was in
formed of this. and instantly there was
generous response from many quarters
of the city.
When the cashier had struck his total
for the day the fund had mounted up to
within a few dollars of an even thou
sand and that was only start.
It's merely a case of generous old
San Francisco, the city with a heart.
There was never a. call here sent out
for aid that went unheeded. The silent
sobs of women whose dear ones are
taken away from them in the full vigor
Of life are heard in every end of the
town, and the cries of babies who ask
for the fathers that are not coming
home Strike the heart strings.
Officer FinneIIy Dies
When the purses were opened yes
terday, Policeman Finnelly was still
alive. but the bulletins that were issued
from the hospital told that death was
not far OF. Expressions of sympathy
we're heard from every one and words
of praise We're on every ones lips for
the gritty bluecoats who were not
afraid
Early in the day The Call received
q letter from Raphael WE'LL, and when
the envelope was opened generous
check for 5000 fell to the desk. The
note was just a remembrance of the
men who fell victims to their duty.
In the same mail a communication
was received from His Grace Arch
bishop P. W. Riordan. who added s10O.
The sympathy of the archbishop for
the family is expressed and testi-
monial given Of the faithful service of
the men who were shot down.
T. Z. shumate of Shumate's pharmacy
went down into his pocket and swelled
the total amount By SIS. DIR. C. A. Clin-
ton sent $50, and $40 more came from
the Thomas W. Collins company in the
afternoon.
Frank Daroux gave 500 and was
glad to do it. The fire Iaddies in engine
company No. Il put in" 81 each and
sent the money to The Call Office.
Chief White Contributes
Chief of Police D. \. White gave $50
and each of the four police commission
ers contributed SIS.
The feeling in the fire department is
such that many additional subscriptions
are expected from the fire lighters.
Chief Murphy leads the list with $40
g But a substantial addition TO the
fund will come from the receipts of a
big baseball game that is to be played
between the teams of the fire and police
departments The last game that was
played resulted in a tie score and the
diamond stars of the two forces yester-
9ay jumped at the suggestion of play
/ fng another game a week from next
Sunday in aid of the families of the
stricken policemen.
Lieutenant Tim Harrington, repre-
senting the redshirts and Lieutenant Al
Wright, who handles the affairs of the
ball tossers who wear the stars, got
the permission Of their respective chiefs
and the departmental baseball battle
was on again. It will be great game,
this tussle between @the bravest'. and
"the finest" and the grandstand and
bleachers will be crowded The ar
rangemonts will be made in a day or
two and the. tickets viii be placed on.
sale