New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-01
FLOOD FUND NEARING
HALF MILLION MARK
Another 100000 for Relief
Work Forwarded to Red Cross
Headquarters at Washington.
TWO NURSES ARE SENT ON
John D. Rockefeller, in Answer
to Appeal, Says Matter In
terests Him and Will
Receive Attention.

The contributions made yesterday TO the
various funds for relief work in the water
swept areas of the Middle West brought
the total amount of money given since
calls were first issued close To the half
million dollar mark Despite the many
hundreds Of previous givers the amount
of mail that deluged the offices of the
Red Cross was almost as great as
during the latter part Of last week.
At the offices of Jacob II. Schff, secre-
tary OF the Red Cross, yesterdays con-
tributions amounted TO s2i.265. Three
thousand dollars of the sum was re-
ceivcd from the Produce Exchange. and
SlOS2 % from THE lntelligencer." OF Lam
caster Penn. The Second Church Of
Christ Scientist. sent $40 30 and checAs
for 500 each were received from the es-
tate of Frederick Billings, Mrs Olive G..
Jennings and the National Cloak and Suit
Company
The Red Cross office in the United Char
tiles Building. at Fourth avenue and
ed street, received $9.9l9 70 by mail and
messenger, including $S,02l 90 from The
Brooklyn Eagle" and the Brooklyn
branch of the Red Cross. and 1859 80
from the Oneida County Chapter Of the
Red Cross. The Mayors Office sent
Sl4. $50 s. 10 Mr.. Schif later in the
afternoon. having received that amount
during the day. The New York Stock
Exchange was responsible for 5000 OF the
amount, while Adolph Lewisohn & Sons
and the Wine Liquor and Beer Dealers
Central Association each sent $500. Gifts
Of 5000 each were sent by the Berwind-
White Coal Mining Company and the
North German Lloyd Line.
Another p.Oo0 was forwarded to the
Headquarters of the Red Cross at
Washington by the local branch yes
terday. making a total of $1,000 that has
been sent from this city since the waters
swept Ohio. II was also announced that
at the request OF the Ohio Red Cross au-
thorities. two trained nurses had been
sent from New York to the West. Miss
Ada H. Rankin, district secretary OF the
New York branch Of the Charities Or
ganization Society. and Miss Johanne
Roiesen. district secretary OF the River
SIDE branch of the same institution, were
selected.
The Chamber Of Commerce collected So
90 80 Yesterday. $500 OF that amount
having been given by Altman 60.
and $1,000 by Louis G. Tiffany. The
citizens Committee. of which Alton r..
Parker is the prime mover, received re-
quest for aid from the Mayor OF Omaha
and the Governor of Indiana on Sat
lrdav. and following a telephone cam
uaign received several thousand dollars
yesterday one of the checks received
was for $lGr. and was signed by y.
Everitt Macy. Mr.. Parker's secretary
got i'm touch with John d. Rockefeller at
Lakewood and talked 10 him for several
minutes regarding "A contribution. Mr.
Rockefeller said the matter interested
him and would receive his attention.
The auction sale of fruit held yesterday
morning under the auspices Of the Fruit
Exchange for the benefit of the ONO
flood victims netted between $500 ana
5000 for the fund.
The Churchmau" The Examiner
and THE Christian Advocate have an
nounced special issues this week TO aid
the food victims. Ali three publications
will contain pages devoted 10 the news or
their respective churches which may
have suffered property loss.
Electrical machinery manufacturers IN
the East are receiving good evidence that
the people in the flooded districts in ONO
end neighboring states are making ener-
getlc preparations FOR the resumption OF
business now that the waters are reced-
ing. kilograms are pouring in to Eastern
manufacturers urging immediate ship
ments Of repair parts and asking for the
services of expert repair men.
Electric light and power stations
throughout the flooded district are being
aided in every possible manner by man
ufacturers and also by the National
Electric Lighting Association. which has
announced that il is prepared TO raise a
relief fund OF 100000 to aid the electric
lighting companies and their employees.