Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-10
From S20,000,000 to $685.
100000 Must Be Had for
Food, Shelter and Restora-
ton of City,
SEARCH FOR DEAD is
LARGELY ABANDONED
Chief Care Is for People Housed
in Tents and Damaged
Buildings Exposed to Storm
and Cold.
rev MORNING Joo-s.l srso Al LEASED wr.s,


Halifax, N s.. Dec "a torrential
rain flooded Halifax at daylight to-
day Accompanied by a 5O-mile
gale, it added greatly 70 the suffer-
ings of thousands of persons who had
found none too sure shelter after the
destruction of their homes Thursday
by the explosion on the amunition-
laden steamer Mont Blanc.
Systematic search for the dead in
two and half square mile area was
held up. The rain turned the three
feet of snow into slush knee deep, but
notwithstanding these conditions
many men and women continued their
hunt for members of their families
lost in the district.
No additional estimates were forth
coming az to the number of dead.
Wagons carried to the mDrgues a
score of bodies found in unexpected
places and it was said many of the
injured had died during the night
Church services were suspended to
day.
Second Storm Depresses People.
The second storm appeared to have
about filled the cup of public sorrow
to overflowing.
The first thought was for 600 per-
sons in tents and in damaged build
ings which We're not secure against a
driving rain. Relief efforts were re
doubled for the committee realized
that the problem was growing greater
An appeal to the people of Canada
for from $20,000,0OO to $25,000, 600
for relief of the homeless and the re-
|honstruction of the stricken district
of Halifax, was issued today by the
mayors of Halifax and Dartmouth
The appeal explained that the ruin
was complete in a wide area occupied
almost exclusively by the laboring
class.
at is feared" says the appeal
that 1000 persons have been killed
thousands have been injured and in
nearly all cases the families in the
devastated areas have been left desti-
tute and penniless. The stricken dis
trict was occupied almost exclusively
by the people of the industrial and
poorer classes.
For the present and immediate fu:
ture, shelter and maintenance is be-
ing found for them in public buildings
and private homes, but the season OF
the year renders it imperative that
immediate steps shall be taken to be-
gin the work of reconstruction. For
this purpose We estimate that between
twenty and twenty-five million dol
lars will be required and in the names
of these stricken communities we send
out this message of appeal to the gen.
eral public of Canada for immediate
help.
Confident OF Help.
1--WE have confidence that the citi-
zens of our own city and province
will not fail us in the hour of our
distress, and we are sustained by an
equally confident hope that our APP
peal to the other portions of the do
minion will meet with a prompt and
generous response"
The Bank of Nova Scotia Halifax
will act as treasurer of the relief
fund, and the branches of that bank
and of all the other hanks in Canada
will receive subscriptions and transmit
them to Halifax without charge.
In order to avoid confusion. Ameri-
can and Canadian cities which have
planned to ship supplies here we're re-
auested in statement today by the
repairs and reconstruction committee
Ito wire reasonably accurate descrip-
ton of materials offered before ship.
ments are made.
Building materials Of every kind
especially lumber and roofing pro-
ducts are most urgently needed.
| All the railroads connecting with
and running into Halifax have beer
requested to expedite shipments and
committees sending relief supplies are
asked to placard all cars: "Halifaa
relief--Rush"