Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-27
ss,.. W'iu.rs soup s.o.,e.

Real ;hc following extract Of u privele letter
from Baltimore 10 the ST. Louis "Repnbc;n,"
and then c: honest incn sag ~iii.: ,r; .!iini
oi il;c u;,i;r:,, Of the Lincoln Gcyerr!nent
EALrlvcar, Sat-. ., 1851.
II is ruIi>n.:y Tumor:l tia. tho Federal
authorities 81: .3o:t 10 p.t sop % "iGar'.
saur huus", t:!e sroGid laai i i taken 49,
va7tsgc oi by iGcn who cu:ht 20 rs earning
thai: soup in the army; but doEt believe il,
because think tho argument, !ha: i wtui,i
cEablc the :rn - cnliSi While lhc!r 'o::iii.i
aie ,blg iin! .Gci ivr, would IL ,:::ic:: a..l..
;uTclhle :,ne.
Tbs; WinaT; Go:ip hoCGG i, a,;'a::: ,i?.;;,;,
the greatest private charity ~. rseciI; Indy
eight thousand persons, and sorncIin"a tc,.
thousand, are (e't, with good WtIo,t;:n...a :.:i.
and , quarter loaf Of bread each, At lilsi ,s!.i
l;slyfnent, every day. Thcre Lie g!.,.H:: .,...
boilers Of nearly one hun1r.,! gniIn;Ig :a1n :"
soup made up, and it is distribute: il. 4ua"
| titles from two pint: to t"3 Ci:s.:: q; ;.c:
| family, according 10 -" antr'''r q members.
| Tine ai;irib;.;vl cGiIiHcn""" al .i.nc c!och,
aud for one hour G;.i !, ;h2 lI;Di!ies holding
green tickets are adm!.t.5;. Th:; !; I. t"l'C:.t,:
| arrangement by which tn. holders oi tii",,.
tickets, who Of ;hc better class ol raup"r:--
reduced lrou. comparative aiiiacHcazcre no'
thro1n amongst the co!Iiinonc: ci;t5s q! tI:cHI;
cants-xhich latter hold red ai::: ~: tickets
and come respectfully between tr: III! clcl-;
and eleven and twelve cloc!...
The coorcd people &c in the Basement Ths
so:p is distributed by tue two Sisters oc lbs
late Mr.. Winans. With {, rrn;AeY %: :S:;Si-
ants, and tbey make th:; i"cic pious duty :.a-
ry daT-on their lee; thr": cnTsccuti7@ .i1::....
The building 1as church, ;n:asG::.:.a!T Gppc.
site Mr.. WIS mansion, Oh T;cs. B.tic,o.:
street. The soup is lnat;o in :. snei d@ioininr.
and Is conveyed by tubes % large rcccl7cr IL
the basement, where It is dipped INTO haIl.a
lon cans, which are carried by G au:nr :7ai!r:
to the upper floor. where:tbc distribution !
ruade. am told he cvT! .s estimated 81
$1,000 to $4,000 per month, ha::ig inc Interest
on $7oO, 900 to 100000.
Mr. Winans has engaged nearly Iii ih= shn-
and rough meat adapted 70! soup .i:-: tie
butchers caa furnish daily, ard viii! the veg
ctablc and other condiments, make. soup sooa
enough for any table
But this is q more :.i:i:thy account i;:an |
had Intended Gir:rg yot: of tE!s great charity.
como. .nced in sn uEtreteodiny W.: b. Ii:
late wife, and now 80 literally :!s, se;i ~
Il,i,n in compliance with tue pinL:..y i,e r,a.,~
her on her tleath.bed not 10 lei it !snguiSii -
God vii! certainly reward them DotE, sa veil
: as .hcse two young ladies for their love ior
lis pocr, and | cannot even ha?e.a fear ;ils.
such good work will be intes f:issd With sy
any political necessity" however great:
beg to add, Mr.. Editor, that Mr. WiuAns
is tho individual who made handsome fortHns
by bis contracts with the Russian C;o-srntncnt
, some years since. HIS wife vas RUSS.
| lady, who, while resident CT Baltimore, 81
nua!ly expended $50, 600 to sc, 900 in chs,i
ties, without any parade. Her funeral fro1
the Catholic Cathedral was attended 5J thoy
sands Of the poo:, who truly tel: they bad loz
mother. Yours, J.E.