The New York herald., 1871-02-07
SUFFERING AND STARVATIOH.
One Case in Many-A Mother and Five
Children without Food or Fire-A Pa
triot's Wife Seeking Refuge in
Deatl,-A Veteran of the War
Of 1912 in Distress.

The artisan has put up his tools and laid aside his
working clothes; he sits in comfortable char ana
blandy watches the gambos of his little ones on
the floor. The millionaire laZ1y winds the loosened
wrapper round his Havana as he meditates on the
market fluctuations of the week. Madame Sauu-
ters purposeiessly through her elegant saloons,
magazine in hand she has just learned that the
atmosphere Ia TOO severe for her to venture out.
IT'S the day OF rest. Repose everywhere; IN the
kitchen and in the paror In the mansion ana
the howell the great busy life of the city has stopped
and man, as well as beast, is resting from his labor.
IT rs A BITTER WINTER DAY,
ana men and women shiyer as they return home
from the house OF prayer. Thousands in this great
metropolis little dream OF the awful misery and suf-
ferng at their very doors.
One woman. with her five little ones, lies hudded
In the corner of q wretched room, where there Is
NEITHER FOOD NOR FUEL.
Not o crumb has entered that miserable home for
days. She is woman III the prime of life and but
little used to want.
Her husband having joined the insurrectionary
forces IN Cuba about fifteen months ago, she
realized what little fortune was left her. amounting
to some 81, 900 IN gold and with her children
to this city, where she hoped to secure some little
Independence until settlement OF the present dlni-
culties IN the island had been arrived at.
Upon her arrival in New York Mrs. Gerhudis
Sanes looked about her some little time TO find III
what she could best embark
HER LITTLE CAPITAL
ana came to the conclusion to take a partner and
open restaurant, which she assured was one
OF the most profitable modes of business in The city.
Speaking no English the woman became
AN EASY PREY
Tor every unprinc pied scoundrel coming In contact
The restaurant did not prove success and she
found herself Obliged to move from the nrst floor OF
the house 10 the second, and seeing
HER SMALL ESTATE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING
she changed the location OF her restaurant but with
no better results Things vent on In THIS way for
some months, until 1t came TO selling what little
triakets anu wearing apparel she possessed pro-
cure food
A HERALD reporter. having learned the facts went
to the house IA BleecSer street yesterdas and
learned from lady living in the house that the ar
fairs OF this poor family had come to
A FEARFUL CLIMAX
Sne noticed, sne SAID, the children were all out
the stairs and landings on sunday, ana wishing to
nnd out the cause OF the mothers having put them
out OF the room on such bitter day, she arted TO
go up stairs when she heard terrible scream. aud
bursting In the door found the unfortunate woman
with knile 10 her hand and in the very aci OF
TAKING HER OWN LIFE.
,;, nuins & .ne hnd'e rom ier sie caled In the
Children Who were shiverng. half naked, i'll the
passage The lady then learned for the first time
they nad mao no lood or ire for several days, the
wretched mother, maddene1 by tn,
PIrEoUs CRIES or HER CHILDREN FOR BREAD
she could not give them. and having been given to
understand she must pay her rent on Monday or
leave AS the awful picture came TO her mind of
going out into the streets in their half naked cond-
ton this weather. she came 10 the terrible concu.
sion OF draining her bitter cup at tiraught, and
SEEKING REFUGE FROM HER MISERY IN DEATH.
Sne is quiet, ladylke woman appearance,
with large, intelligent eyes, yet beneath the calm,
slbdued exterior one easily detects Il terrible force
OF character and determination. 1t is 10 be hoped
the publication OF these facts VIII interest some Of
the mothers VINO read them ana win bring the much
needed reiiel 70 tins wretched family. some OF the
"Cuban patriots" who prate so loudly about their
devotion 70 country nave here worthy sube on
Wuch 10 exercise tner ll0erality and show their
patriotic dsy9tion. The family need not be removed
To the st Nicholas or Fifth Avenue or any other
grand MOTEL ana but little, omparauvely would
render them comfortable.