Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-06-26
Starvation ON the Cars--A
Child starved TO Death In
Hts Mothers Arms-Rellef
of the Surviving Sufferers.

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tFrom the Dayton Journal June II .-
Yesterday morning family ofGer-
mans, consisting of man and his wife
and three children, evidently in very
poor circumstances, arrived here on
the Atlantic and Great Western train,
en- route for Cincinnati, 10 which place
they had secured transportion from
New York. As the train failed to con-
meet with the forenoon train on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road,
the family was obliged to lay over here
for the evening trainI vsls s
For while the poor family remain
ed on the platform, until some one in
Vited them to go into the ladies' room,
and be seated. rE- -iess-r
The people seemed toshrink from OBJ
servation, and were grouped together
in one corner of the room. The Eo-
man was holding an infant in her
arms, and lady who happened to pass
close to her, noticed that it looked
like corpse and as she could speak
the German language, she asked the
woman what was the matter with her
child? At this question the poor wo-
man burst into uncomfortable lamen-
tation, declaring that her child was
dead. ..-..s--
As soon as the grief stricken mother
could partially control herself she in
formed the lady that they were very
poor; that they had just means enough
to get to New York, and purchase a
second-class ticket to Cincinnati, where
they had friends; that they had no
money TO purchase food, and were
afraid to ask any body for something
to eat; and that they had suffered in
silence, without g morsel OF food for
themselves or children from the time
they left New York until they reached
this city!
About three hours before they reach
ed here, their babe-a child about q
year old-died from starvation And
that poor, starving mother carried her
dead child upon her bosom, hoping to
reach Cincinnati before they should all
be starved
The countenanees Of the man and
wife bore painful evidence Of the pro-
gress of starvation, and their uncom-
planning children looked little better
than the corpse of the little sufferer
that had Just passed through the gate
of death into the land of plentyl
The moment the terrible condition
of this poor family became known they
found friends in every body around
them. The mother was instantly re-
lieved of her dead babe and while q
messenger was dispatched for an un-
dertaksr, the surviving members Of the
sorrowing family were taken to the
waiting room of the Depot, and given
all that they could eat. Bystanders tell
US the scene in the depot, when the
suffering mother gave vent to her pent
up grief, was one Of the most affecting
and narrowing they ever Witnessed
Every one was affected to tears.
Mr.. Richard Lane, the In6rmary Di-
rector, took charge Of the interment of
the child and Mr.. Snyder, the clever
baggage. collected some TWEEN.
ty-fiVe dollars from the bystanders, and
presented it to the poor man, who
was utterly overwhelmed with this I'M
looked for generosity. g.
The child was buried yesterday af.
ternoon, and the beresyed family, after
being made as comfortable as possible,
were sent on by the evening train TO
their friends in Cincinnati, A word
about their situation at any point on
the route would have secured these
suffering people all the food they de-
sired; but they were actually so diff
dent among strangers that they would
all have starved to death before they
would have made their situation
known or asked for fOOd.