The New York herald., 1868-02-20
TIE POOR OF NEW YORK.

LOdgers.
Some two hundred OF the dodgers who had sought
shelter at the police station houses on Tuesday night
about one-haf of the average number seeking nightly
shelter at those places awoke yesterday morning 70
what ha. doubtless to many OF them for time
past an unusual reazaon--a good substantial break
fast The late arrangements made by the Com
missioners Of Charities and Correction, to feed
each morning such Of these dodgers as are
known to be worthy. and not Of that ilk known
in station house phraseoogy as 'rcvolvers." aiias
'rounders" alias "bummers" went into effect yestcr-
day at the Tombs Essex Market Jefferson Market and
the Yorkve police district prisons According to in
s,ructons each police captain to supply worthy
persons out OF employ ment"--thus runs the
Official order-"with tickets for breakfast at the
headquarters Of tho police district in which
their precincts are respectively located" Armed
with this requisite ticket the station house lodger
sets forth quest Of the designated locality, there
every reason 10 suppose IN q happy frame OF mind.
Enthusiasts may bubble up with the strongest Of
emotion over the splendid nature or art or what no..
but their widest enthusiasm Is tsmey dull and nspid
compared with that woliing up OF feeling-a perfect
from woman to whom the luxury OF eating has
been an unusual one, end whose hrst and absorbing
thought In the morning has bccn aow to get something
TO eat bit Of printed pasteboard and few hiero.
giyphics Of dates and thrown In solve
problem dsspas the old perplexing doubt and SGT
the mind at ease As no walks along filled with the
glorious visions Of the coming meal the seems to
SHINE brightly tho old dismal look Of the streets
has vanished the people he do not look half
savage, the very children smile him and he smi es
them n return Il Is no wonder everything see ms
changed great burden Of care has been lifted from
his sou,. He feels compassion, however, for tho
ostracised ones-the aforementioned '.bummcrs'-vho
permitted 10 share with him the delightful Wis.
ions, the still more deliehtfu meal which, when he
comes down to It, proves TO be something moro
than .Hhe bsseioss faoric Of vision"
The breakfast hours at all the places mentioned are
from to eleven A. Mn regard to time conform
ing to the custom prevailing a. our most fashionable no.
hour and by making sort Of midday meal OF save
themselves all trouble about any further meals for the
%amns Se .a2,
the majority. Precisely at the opening hour forynve
wsrc ready to sit down to bteakfast The place OF
eating in the old cook house lhe IRON bars, in dia
mond shape, Of the cells occupied by the
ten day prisoners, running ions,tudinaliy with
the room the arched ceiiugs, the huge stove OF
quaint pattern. tho floors OF slab pavement
may be set down as pleasing inermiugliDg OF the
ornate and useful although under the later category
only be included the two pine tables each about
twenty feet long by four wide, extending the whoo
length, nearly, Of the room. and the PLAIN wooden
bonches furnishing seats for the guests. First the
course soup, came Isoup and then soup
for IL q noticeable fact that had their soup
bread and meat The soup was made Of excellent
terials plenty OF good meat end tue ~ best
Of vsgs.ab,sa tho dishes were ,s 2, tin There
tain Coulter, warden OF the prison, took r.onal
supervision OF the entire arrangement. Tho Commits
OF Charities visited the place during the going
Of the breakfasts inspected the soup aud
IL unexceptonable and passed the same verdict uke-
wise on the coee and bread The last is certainly
good be found anywhere Ia the city. Captain
Coulter will deserve great credit II no keeps up these
morning meals to the same mark o. excellence rs yos.
terday Introductory one rs unnecessary to 90 into
any heightened description Of the recipients OF ihis
boanty They OF all ages. Sizes coors and descrp
tiona There three negroes among the number,
but the faces and clothing OF most revealed upqueson
ed dest,tution and misery. II notice.
able fact however that among the number
many respectfully dressed men and women-persous
unaccustomed to be dependent upon charity. Hunger
down prde and the fasidousncss that such might
ever shown In dining WITH such companions had
been disspated by the prior compulsory c0mpauionshp
of the station house lodgings
The at the other city prisons we're only repet
ton though . more limited scale, Of those abo ve
quality the food furnished except at Jefferson Market
the soup was not quite as high up in the scale or
quality. AZ this place nearly two-thrds OF the
breakfasten from the Fifteenth ward
The Commissioners OF Charities : and Correction
visited all the places and passed their opinion
upon tho quality OF the food supplied and
toe arrangements for giving n out IL Ia manfcsty
their Intention long the necessity for giving this
breakfast continues 70 furnish both abundance OF
food and only that Of undoubted good and wholesome
Ihs Following 10 record Of the number breakfas,ing
yesterday ~ the different police prisoas-
Persons
Essex Market %
Fourth Police District prison. 30
Total. 100
Az soon the fact becomes more generally known
tha. city Is furnishing these morning meals free OF
expense " probable there viii be speedy aud mark ed