New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-20
FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY.
Incidents of n Day.

Incidents of Day.
The Question often arises What is done at the
Five Points House Of Industry :" In no better man
answer than by sketchng briefly the outlines
of the passing occurrences Of day as they actually
transpre; not all the incidents, but the marked
and considerable For this purpose, we will select
the last day we were at this institution, April9.
Fire o'clock in the morning the bell rings to call
fire builders, cooks, &c
FIVE AND A-HALF-Bell rings to call up the family
and all the inmates of the house.
QUARTER BEFORE S1x-PrayeIs.
Six AND Recommendations for the inmates,
numbering one hundred.
SEvEx-Work is begun in straw-room, stock.room,
talor.shop, shoe shop, bakery and grocery.
SEVEN AND A-HALF-More than twenty poor children
come from the streets and are fed
ErcHr- Men return finished work, and bring new
supply of material.
EIGHT AND AHALF-Two bare-footed and hafclad
children, whose mother is wretched drunkard and
whose father has been shut up in his garrett since Christ
mas by nfammatory rheumatism, for charity and
are relieved.
EIGHT AND .HALF-Applicants come to take persons
to service. One takes boy II years Of age who
came to the Institution about fortnight since. His
mother died in Toronto, Canada, few months ago, and
in Detroit Homeless and frendless, the poor orphan
drifted along the great thoougares of the West down
TO New-York City, Here a Kind gentleman found the
houseless boy and took him the House of Industry
Now he has found home, perhaps more to wander.
Another inmate a man, goes with farmer to Staten
Island
A third female adult, goes to q situation in the
country.
NSE-Bell rung for school bringing in Obeden 10 its
glad tones hundred and forty children many of whom
have waited for hour about the door to gain admission
Immediately they divide OH into the three schoOroomS
of the House." where they kindly and judicously
instructed by three excellent young ladies Miss Bell
n the first Miss Lyman the second, and Miss Taylor
in the third departments Among these children aston
shing proficiency is made in reading, geography, sing
ING and other important branches Under their several
teachers they will bear good comparison with the pu-
| pills of any of our public or private schools
! In addition To education these children supplied
with much Of their clothing and necessary food, for
which purpose wardrobe and soup connected
with the House Nearly all these children with 9TH
ers not in the day school, attend Sabbath school in the
same place where they instructed in the truths of
the Bible and in principles of sound morality
NINE AND Observation-Disclosures who have led an in
temperate life aud feel the need of support
to take the pledge and join the Five Points Temper
ance Society" which already numbers nearly four
thousand members. They sign with trembling hands,
or make their marks, and ccrtncateS OF membership,
on pictured sheets Of letter paper, are presented to
them.
TEx-The Assistant Superintendent goes TO visit
the sick and destitute in the vicinity.
ELEyEN-Vsitors call, and several benevolent ladies
come in to cut fit and make clothing for those in the
greatest need.
ELEVEN AND A HALF-A hundred children from the
street dine on soup aud bread in the souproom.
TwELvr-Thc inmates of the " House dine
OyE-SchoOl recOmences. having been dismissed for
recess and dinner at T. Work recOmmences in AL de-
partments of the Institution.
Two-Several men called TO take the Pledge. What
has not rum done o. ruin men Sckenng and sad are
the tales they tell of woe and bitter cannot
nor would We repeat them. How long. Lord! shall
rum seattle and consume their earthly heritage!
Two AND A HtLF-A Gypsy gil, an inmate cf the
House" goes To a situation in the country.
THREE-A gentleman from Michigan called To obtain
girl to 90 with him ard live in his family After DELHI
crate consideration, his application is denied few
words of his conversation with Mr. Pease may be inter-
esting:
Geatleuan-- How old girls do You take IN here
Mr. P-All ages, from one to sixty or more
Gem-What do you do for them
Mr. P-Wash clothe, house, feed and teach them, ana
try to fit them 10 be good women.
Gem-Grand But how do you get them
Mr.. P-Open the doors 10 call in ten. and we are
full
GeHt-Are not these children bound 20 yOu
Mr. Pho their parents can take them away at any