Mayor Mitchel also forwarded his sympathy:
“The city of New York sends sincere sympathy to the people of Canada who have suffered through the tragedy on the Gulf of St. Lawrence.”
AMERICAN RED CROSS ACTS
While aid was not asked by Canadian and British organizations in behalf of survivors of the steamship Empress of Ireland and those dependent upon victims of the disaster, the American National Red Cross Society on Saturday, May 30th, announced that it would forward to the proper authorities any contributions sent by Americans.
TANGIBLE SYMPATHY
From far and wide, in fact, warm messages of sympathy and offers of assistance were sent. The cities of Canada came valiantly to the rescue, councils and individuals appropriating money for the relief of both victims and bereaved. For instance, Acting Mayor McCarthy immediately asked the Social Service Commission to prepare a list of the relatives of all Torontonians lost in the wreck, and to estimate the amount of money that would suffice for their adequate relief. The procedure was then to establish a public fund in the city, one-half being contributed by grant of the council, and the other half by citizens.
Arrangements were made by the city to meet all Toronto survivors of the disaster upon their arrival at the Union Station, and, wherever necessary, to provide them with outfits of clothing.
Thus in one way and another the friendly hand of help was offered to both survivors and bereaved.