In the country, ministers, little girls, school children and busy workers are all collecting for the fund. It is being boomed by rich and poor, far and near. With the checks for hundreds of dollars yesterday came this note, enclosing a dime: "NEW YORK, June 8, 1889. "MR. EDITOR: "I am a little orphan girl. I saved ten cents, it is all I have, but I should like to send it to the sufferers of the flood. "ANNIE ABEL." Another letter written in a lady's hand read this way: "BROOKYN. "DEAR HERALD:-- "Enclosed please find $1.17 left by little Hame Buckler in his purse when he died last September. Also twenty-five cents from Albert Buckler and twenty-five cents from Paul D. Buckler. Hoping their mites will help to feed or clothe some little ones, I am, with sympathy for the sufferers, "S.A.B." Felix Simonson, a twelve-year-old schoolboy, took it into his head on Friday to go among his friends and get help for the sufferers. Here is what he wrote on the top of his subscription paper: "I am very sorry for the poor people who have lost everything by the flood, and I am trying to collect some money to send to them. Would you like to give something to help them?" How Felix succeded is shown by a collection of $30.15 the first day. A large amount of clothing for men, women and children is being sent to the _Herald_ office, as well as liberal contributions of money. The same story was, in effect, repeated from day to day. It only indicated what was going on throughout the country; in fact, throughout the world. London, Paris, and other European towns, were only a few hours behind our American cities in starting funds for relief. The enthusiasm with which these responses were made is indicated by the following from one of the New York dailies: Charity Running Rampant. Everybody's business seems to be raising funds for Pennsylvania. The Mayor's office has been transformed into a counting room. More than a dozen clerks are employed in acknowledging the receipt of money for the Pennsylvania sufferers. A large number, many of them of the poorer class, bring their own contributions. Up to noon $145,257.18 had been subscribed. This does not include sums subscribed but not paid in. All the city departments are expected to respond nobly.