The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-08
TIE POOR OF NEW YORK.

Who're, perhaps, destitution would b booked for
than ,n any cther section Of tho city, IN tho Tenth
Eleventh, Thirteenth and scventeenth varda from the
fact shs portion Of the town being almost entirely
Oiled up with tenement hosses, the desttnton Is
nearly great general would be Supposed Thou
sands, tits true Of employment. here, and
there good deal OF suffering in consequence. and
many are depending for the temporary means or living
upon charity; but, taking INTO socouos the very large
and dense population crowded together here the per-
eentage Of desniatsa is very small Viewed 10 con-
pec,iop with the present depression In business IL may
seem singular fact, but 1t Is capable Of very simple
explanation Nom OF the population are Germans and
the Gtrmaus ~ well known, frugal people and
unlike tho people OF other natonatss being prone
such an emergency as the present Their surplus earn
iugs have been laid away In savings banks, and thus
while others are saved from suffering and starvation by
doors until the coming OF better times The German
Society," thct has bsen In existence this city for the
wards and that great soonsr Of charity embracing the
whole city field OF operatsoDa tue Association for
Improving the Condition the Poor are looking With
zeaous careful eyes after the deserving poor which
With special Temporary benevolent enterprisce AFFORD
relief reauifod tho extent least prevent any
se, 10 sassriy Underwood mat the b-nevocnuy dis
posed will nnd hers worthy ~ we'll - large sld for
the exercise OF the iargest charity.
In tao feu tn ward che German Young Mem. Christian
Association dsing good work IN the vav OF feeding
the Decessitous poor. From their headquarters in
Ludlow eirss are given irse cinners daily TO ~ many
apply having the proper uckes-an average or
about bundrcd-ond rasions distributed, besides
Eve hundred families daily. Tickets securing
the dinner, or ratons are fcrnisned by the members
tho assocftar tho object being 10 include only those
ds-ss'ng snd nos 70 encourage pauperism and
On charity all their days without tvinge
In She region vi -eif.respect Farther down the
thorsaud persons have their sonschs giaddcned not
10 ny esoRahed with rroe and good and substantial
snnaay dinnorJ0n every day there are large rcsd-
ne room, good library a. abundance Of nsvspa-
pers 2nd good fire froc TO 7srybody snd what 10 Of
more .alue not neid as high estimation, oppcr.u
ni+es tor hot aud cold bathr For tue poor OF this
wrrd he mepher o, tho Allen strset Presbyterian
church ars coutrbrpg very literally aud have ssversi
missiosares pscialy m psoyed 70 hunt up aud report
~ cases eiiudsod worthy OF charity. The station
hoNse gives nightly accommodations 70 about bun.
sted oegsA The rooms fortunately are on the third
usori aud large and vel1 ventilated although u they
we've thre9 mssagsr than ihsy they would DO
ty9 much room Tor the number OF applicants. good
e1eotus I'escoyo n greater dosstution than exists
y tSs mAuu9n u tho number o. places selling nqior
sine I've kteWs Law vent into aGsot. There are now
-four hul1rea aud ihrs ncenssi iiuuor sellers IN the
vsr Sboreil bsoss taoFs wsels,x nuldrsd and twenty
one places selling hluor
special Ward Keller Aaocatiou has taken specially
10 naud the POOR of he Ihirtsenla ward Tho oygsrL
zssion effected three weeks ago ana since that ne
Ave hundred and Hrty Families have been relieved and
$1,000 expended Las. sveains the papiIs Of public
school no ~ rave concert AZ the church OF
Broome and Risge erect IN aid or this fund and
other cceris by other schools also 70 be given fof
the husbands and fathers being thrown oui
Of employment Altogether there is no ward
IN the Guy wncrs the suffering poor are more
syslsmacs iy and effectively looked after thar In this
precinct. There - Dot extensive accommodation for
icdgay al the STATION house. about thirty NJ ali there
Is for. but winu tnodston there never fails
being appropriated, whno scores are turn a away
No u special destuon have yet cen reported
IN the Eleventh ward What desVtutop there 10 eIi.ts
manly among the lrsh population living above Eighth
street, sad there Ia very little mmsdiste among
the Germans, esspiA tss many nrVuPlcyed smspg