The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-01-02
Starved /.

SsMTVcus
On Saturday. soldiers wife-Mary
Ann kidney--was found in her room. No.
$50 Central avenue, dead. Two children,
one nine and the other thirteen years o.
age. were clingiIg 10 agony to the lifeless
body, all that remained OF that which TO
them was dearest on earth. The neig hbors
sent for the Coroner. jury was impannel-
ed, evidence heard as to the causes oil
death, and verdict returned Of g Died
from rant Of carer
The truth was, that this woman had not
the means to support life. Her husband.
her protector. is in the army; her supporter
is in the army, and the Government has no
money for her brave defenders. In an
effort to sustain herself and two children.
she was Frustrated, and died from want
of care" No one came round to look after
the soldiers wife. to pour consolation into
her whitening heart. and TO render the sue
cor for which she was dying. Alone, pen
nless, heart broken. suffering the pains OF
disease, and the pangs of distress, she drew
her two frendless children around her, and
died q" from want OF care
Where. we ask. is all our boosted patriot
ism. philanthropy and christianity, when a
scene like this takes place in our midst p
j." from want Of care" our streets were
thronged with gaiety, our places of amuse-
ment crowded with merry audiences. and
money poured out lavishly for articles OF
luxury and wear. OF the gay thousands
how many bad thought of the suffering
wives and children of our soldiers who we've
compelled TO spend Christmas 10 sorrow and
gloom
Time and again have appeals been made
in their behalf through the columns of this
journal Upon the authority of those who
had gone from house to house and witness
ed the sorrowful des,iution of many Of
these families, we warned The community
that unless measures were taken for their
relief. they would early be shocked with
such an announcement as we make o.day
We wonder if it will cause the people &c
pause in the enjoyment OF their holiday fes-
tivities and give an hours thought to the
suffering families of volunteers.
| Will the rich pause will those who have
made money out OF the war pause will the
protesting Christian and the pretending
patriot deign to think moment Of thei
( duty in this case ? OF seventeen wards
only three have provided means to relieve
the distress of these people. In fourteen
wards ten men have not been found willing
to play the philanthropists TO these pitiable
ones.
! In fourteen wards there is not hand te
offer relief to the wives and children Of the
unpaid volunteer soldiers of the Union
And now they commence dying " from
want of care starving, yes starving. il
this wealthy, gay and merry city; and after
life has flckered away, their bodies are
hurried to Polter's Field upon an order from
the Coroner, with no tear of sympathy tc
fall upon their graves. To all of this We
cry Shame !
If this thing is to continue, the Coroner
will be called to hold many such inquests
this winter. if relief is not soon provided =
! Let our churches be closed, let the golden
calf be erected as our God, and all fall
down and worship it. There is no place
for Christianity in the hearts of those who
will suffer the wife Of patrot-soldier te
die from want of care. - Cincinnati Dali,
Times. Dec. 99M.