New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-07
Local Intelligence.

OVERLOOKED QUARrERs-In accordance
with the plan agreed upon by the citizens
committee, provisions were yesterday given
to the poor Of the overlooked localities.
The distribution commenced in the morn
ing, at seven o'clock, large amount of
cooked meat and several thousand loaves
of bread being furnished, as rapidly as the
circumstances would permit. The agents
of the city and others were busy at an early
hour, and it having been given OUT that a
few more boats would be acceptable, about
twelve o'clock enough of these were moored
to the wharf
At this time drayload of wines, con-
tributed by Charles Cavoroc; several loads
of hard tack, the donation of Margaret,
with about fifty boxes of cheese, were soon
heaped upon the landing improvised by
Street Commissioner Roy in the front of
Claiborne market. Into each of the police
boats under the direction of Superintendent
Badger and the citizens committee, two
barrels of hard tack, box of cheese, a
denijohn of whisky and bottle of Jamaica
rum were placed and the boat, with de-
a
Howard Association to guide, set off upon
its errand of mercy.
In some instances the boats had not made
the distance of a stones throw from the
market before its supplies were exhausted,
and new cargo was required to go the
same way. Poor people, whose clothes
plainly showed how hard they had fought
70 o1a
barrels and packages, and went away with
baskets and other receptacles filed. The
submerged district was divided out into
ten beats, and in each one a boat with it's
freight gave away all they had. Down
Common street loads of eatables constantly
arrived, and were soon sorted out and de-
ivered. The most active agents in this
work, who seemed to be everywhere in gen.
eral, was Mr.. Cuthbert SlocOmb. Messrs
Schmidt, Nandegriff, Southmayd and others
of the Towards, Administrator Bonzano,
OF the city authorities, besides the repre-
sentatives of the police and their CO.
workers, pulled together in the hard work,
which was kept up until nightfall.
small delegation of the Young Mems
Christian Association and members of other
societies were also present, receiving and
obeying instructions. Charity wagons
travelled about and brought up loads Of pas
sengers and carried them back supplied.
Corporation carts, with gangs of workmen,
and, in short, the united energies of all the
city departments, seemed to be devoted at
this precise moment to the giving away of
provisions. Stragglers from places in the
rear arrived in streams, and were sent off
rejoicing The GROWERS were few; the
greater number were quite thankful. The
good sense of affording such substantial aid
to the poor becomes apparent when the
high prices at all corner groceries in the
unfortunate neighbOrhood, as well as the
high stage of water, and the necessity for
day workmen to remain at home instead of
going to work to earn bread, are all taken |
into consideration, tending to produce |
starvation. The distress is still great, |
though the flood is certainly going down |
very slowly and hardly perceptibly. Dis
eases among children, from want and ex-
posture, are already beginning their work,
and the calamity of the overflow can only
be realized by actual inspection.