New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
FLOOD VICTIMS STILL
IN NEED OF RELIEF
Governor RaISton OF Indiana
TeIegraphS for Money for
Immediate Wants.
FUND INCREASED $4,000
Mayor of Lawrenceburg Sends
Appeal to Gaynor for Help
in Relieving Destitution
of Sufferers.

The fund for the relief victims OF the
Middle Western foods gathered in this
city within the last week was increased
by more than $4,000 yesterday. The Red
Cross through it's three receiving sources,
the uptown Red Cross Office, at Fourth
avenue and East 22d street: the Mayor
and the Office Of Jacob II. Schiff. treasurer
of tho institution. received slS,O1S e.
Almost $1,000 was poured into the cof-
fers of the Merchants Association for re-
lief purposes. and at the headquarters OF
the Citizens Committee. Of which Alton
T. Parker is chairman. $l,S9O was the
total of the days receipts
The following telegram was received
yesterday by Mayor Gaynor:
'Lawrcnceburg. Ind. is urgently IN need
Of money 10 purchase clothing, bedding
and to restore homes Of those who have
lost everything in the disastrous food now
upon us This need must be supplied at
once I'm order 10 prevent great suffering
and 10 relieve actual destitution. Make
all checks payable to George H. Lewis.
Please post to treasurer Citizens Relief
Committee"
The message was signed by Mayor j. J..
ABBY Of Lawrenceburg. 1t was forwarded
by Mayor Gaynor 20 the Washington Of
flee OF the Red Cross.
Governor Samuel II. Ralston Of Indiana
also indicated that, although the response
10 the call for aid had been generous, New
York and the immediate vicinity alone
having contributed more than 100000.
the need of money in the water swept dis
tricts was still imperative. The follow
ing telegram from him was received by
Judge Parker:
I'VE need funds for instant relief Wire
any available 10 Hugh Dougherty. treas
urcr. at indianapolis. and / will person
ally superintendent its disbursement
Upon receipt of the mcssal, $4,000 was
wired Governor Ralston. Governor Cox
Of Ohio also received $4,000 yesterday
from the same source. Several additional
names were added 10 the Citizens Relief
Committee. among them being John G.
Spooncr. Delaney Nicon. J. >. Alexander,
William J. Woolman. James II. Post Hu-
dolph Kissel J.. Ross Appleton, John Hone
Auerbach and Robert Goelet
Among the contributions 10 the fund re-
ceived by the Mayor yesterday was 500
through "Thc New York Herald" and $500
from the proprictors of THE London Daily
telegraph" Other amounts acknowledged
by the Red Cross We're: Members Of tho
New York Cotton Exchange. $685.. MEM
bers SILK Association Of America. S2.f@1 ,
Rochester Board 81 Tarcd. 81 $50 %; mem
bsrs New York Mercantile Exchange. 81
100 through "The Elizabeth ~. j. Daily
Journal" 81 400; citizens of Utica. y. y.
$3.50 43: the North side Board of Trade.
$500: citizens Of Kcarny and Arlington.
Y. j.. $500: citizens Of Buffalo. 500 ;
Chamber Of Commerce $500: women Of
Montclair and Upper Montclair. $29s -
citizens Of New Brunswick. 5000. the Ma
tional Association Of Brokers I'm Refined
Sugar 5000. and neutrality-suspicious. Line,
$500.
Contributors 90 the Citizens Commit
tee fund were rs follows John e. spoon
or $3.50: Delaney Nicoll. $50; Eugene
V. Myer. $40; George Gordon Battle, $40;
l.. NJ Borden. 500; Albert q. Milbank.
s25: ". V. s. Thorne, 500: Langdon
Parker Marvin, SO. William Manice,
500: - Friend" s95; Adolph NJ.
Schwarz, SO. VI. V. Il. Brinckerhoif. SO ;
willard Straight. $500. W. Il. Wolyerton,
500. and Robert Goelet $500.