Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
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were searching the ruins of the
end today business was ENTIRELY sn
pended. The leading citizens deyo.
their efforts to organizing the wo,t
relief and substantial progress w.
made in this respect.
Emergency Meeting of Citizen,
An emergency meeting of the ci,,..
of Halifax was held at the Civ L"s
today. Lieut.. Gov. Grant and Dow
Mayor Colwell presided. F
The large audience listened with
plause to messages which have nor.
in with sympathies and promises Of y
sistance, much Of which is on the NJ
and some already here. Two teler,as
came from the Duke of Deyonsbi,.
governor general of Canada, who i, ~
Regina. He said, in one:
Regret news: hope for eyasr,.
ton; tender sympathy and OFF, :,
aid"
Mrs. Jessie Jones, director a. ".
mans Work, Washington. ID. e =,
fered Red Cross supplies. asked for !,
formation as to what was most nees.s
and assured special Transportation
Vancouver Saskatoon, Quebec No,.
real, Windsor and ST. John all wired s,
liar offerings OF food and other and
! The American ships in port oitcreo =.
blankets. The manager OF the tern,,o,.
! offered food and shelter for M person,
| Captain DeCarteret of the French C.A.
! co said he would
hospital. His offer may be accepted ~.
! the 50 inmates of the Deaf and Dunn :.
/ stitution, which Is in such a darpsro,.
| condition that it may be necessary 4,
vacate it.
| registry has been organized a, "a,
City hall where all the homeless are ash.
ed to leave their names so that the miss.
! ing may be located if possible. All hons.
sheltering strangers are asked to ASST,
! in this work
| The Bank of Nova Scotia will rlrri.,
all necessary funds to the various com.
mittees now organized.
| A committee of women is being organ
! lied TO assist in relief work at the hone,
of the injured. with headquarters al n.
, City hall. The women teachers Of ti
public schools held meeting this ats
noon for the same purpose.
| The lieutenant governor reported wit,
! pride the wonderful fortitude or the in
mates of the Old Ladies' Home when B.
visited that institution today.
! The Dominion Coal Co. has placed Ia
, lo 81. al,
and today the Very Rev. Dean Log
found the crypt of All Saints catheira
available as house of refuge.
A -year-old child was blow
through the roof of house in Youn:
street. rolling from the roof to tn
scratches.
Among those reported dead, but VIZ
escaped was DIR. Murdoch Cheshon
TIE body of Capt. James, port boar.
ing officer. was recovered from r.
ruins of Pier s. Lieutenant Command
er James A. Murray was killed in II
GOckyard. When the body of ElSdbet
Ryan. 10 years old. was found she sti
was clutching a schoOlboOk in on
hand. The wife of Lieut.. Alfred Shaw
who sailed overseas last week, wa
killed in her home.
Property Loss 100000
The property loss was estimated a
between $25,0O0.000 and sSO,0o0,0OO an
the number of destitute at upwards q
20, 900, in = statement issued tonlgN
by Justice Darris, chairman of the Cit
liens Finance Committee. He says t.
devastated area embraces chiefly dis
tricts occupied by workers and IL
poorer classes. Between 5000 and 4N
such dwellings were destroyed by tn
explosion or the fire.