The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-01
RELIEF WORK
WELL IN HAND
HEARTY COOPERATION OF THE
PEOPLE WORKS WONDERS.
Much Credit Due Mayer Kirk for the
Mast:rfvl Wav He Hss Handled
Situation.

Il; is well in hand" said Mayor n.
/. kirk last evening in reply 10
" ics.i"r. :sked regarding The local
cd situation ard tn relief work
" n eh is h"iig don, l,- the Associated
CHARITIES. u-rer the direction II IN,
n1.N'r.
With the heart. cooperation sivcn
~ she generous hearted people of
Nh""t.r~ and vicinity. the committees
az, i"~ IN n position - care FOR tn
lunir, as ~ TODD s"Hercrs. oven fo.'
Va is. " nHcc@s airy. In addition to
large donations NJ food and clothing.
r'on"g ~ tho sim 90 SI2.1f9SO has
been contr out q to tNe rclicf fund
ard - such care Mo hands ns Navo-
ki', :t"h tn rs ncia,cd Charities. m
Val proViC, ne. ssi;ieS for those madc
a. Stii.'" ir tnr flood ior several da:=
nj ho."H there IS Urgent need or nor.
:..E.=.
Nor th:n ono thousand baskets {
food Nerc distributed v,s:cr lay. while
'r"Ini IFS quantity Of cluthirc and
o"1n.l.s numbers If sro.S were
clN'r 10 - flood sufferers Tho l.
f-@nG :o- necessities WIS un-sra'lV
heavy upon the Assaulted charities
throughout the dav and large crowds
were ..ath'red at"8; ~ door "a al
t.ries. awaiting tnsir turn. II -sqiilcI
N'r s'r'ic,s ~ s"yora! wo,rcn to as
sst IN .: "is;rii'it'on.
City Teams Busy.
Tho city teams verc pressed into
service yesterday n assist in tho col.
lection Of The provisions and clothing
donated and were also used in the dis.
trbution. They were kept busy until
"a late hour last night. and oven tho pa
troll wagon wa5 us"i Tor distributing
feed. clcth.1, and bedding. I'D Rod.
man. Cf tn Pabst Brewing Company.
also used his TEEN anI wagon during
the day.
Many persons are back in their
homes. but rs the gas IS turned of
irerc r. no way To cock food. II tho
gas plant resumes operations today
y VIII relieve tho situation scmcwaai.
as fires can be started in the hct~af
which are damp. I'm tho meantime
many persons are awaiting 'hemselve
OF the free coal which is Icing dis
tribuied under the direction OF Mayor
MIX. Five car loads were donated
Tor this purpose. two ~ tho l.. Belle
COMPANY: TWO ny tho COUNTY COM
m!Ssioncrs. and one h. the Wheeling
i-l''.l i'II o!nf'oNN
By ordc- Of Mayor KIRK Yesterday
an sL5-~ratiC1s were closed vcs.e..
day c,@ept the Center school whore
several people remain. Tho.c closed
yesterday were the Kain cluh. Web
sicr school and 81. Luke's Parish
house. This was dcnc in order 10 con.
tra!ize work and 20 prevent co,fusion.
and the relief stations from which nil
supplies viii he distributed g.. the ~.
lure are the City building ana the As
soc!ated Charities.
c-cstt cGc Mayor k!-a.
" any person in Wheeling deserves
"special crcdt ter the manner in
which To rC!!cf y OK e. h-'nG carried
on. g $ Mayor u. L. Kirk. Tnflrin-
IN E.s efforts 20 alleviate the suffer
ir2s o he fo0d-ridd5a lccple %
I w t"e''0c. THO ,iaro- IS ~ hts desk
practically Dr." a-d rict'. o~eort ercn
TING 80 10 g DIt Hcr~--a!!- direct n.
it. dl=trihu'icn o.: f,cd and C.o'hiag
'r ~ .'Ci ~ after IT, NJ rls ~ the
people. lis sC--.rrs c7-~o. NJ, o.,
f'plr a-fr.s a-od ffr stated las. c-,.
n.1- bat j.. WI r.m7.n IN CHARGE az
' %" -c''". vC-A ia long a. he is
. rocsod
u vas stated 'a.- evening e. nc
7 hoadquartc-s - fhn ls.c.l-frd Char.
t"s IN 'hc Board - T-lda t.iIIing
mat aftk o." y:~rr-.. ....l e. r-r-c-
i's IS exhausted. g., - '~o viii b. given
away. bat he worthy pe-- ons viii he
gwen orders on 'oy.i er~~rr. fer rec.
cr-arS supplies.
Late sg' -.r.:t.n-s O., 10 sol o. fund
4'~tei 'ay were