New-York tribune., 1871-12-26

I.b h,r ,. e,v-ni,ei chimney anl r' ral~ Gnas for
inside wills
ALREADY j.Gs0 snrh hoi-es lav" been hu II nIan ~
n carpenter. build for himself he does it. II not.
- competent person sent, and the owner assists. Such
house Is shown in the diagram costs, with two mat
tresses No. cOOkng-stoyc and fixtures bed stead
and bedding three chars. and table. all complete and
delivered $26. Numbers OF agents OF patent portable
houses fastened to Chicago, to offer their cOntrvances
but departed unable to bring down the cost OF n
Hccnt house to IA low point IA this Most Of these lit
houses set by the owners. On the back Of their
lots that in prosperous times they may erect
suitable and larger structures IN front Of them. Where
,hr visitor reports able to pay FOR house. pay is
rxactcd many hear. give "hli ,tios 10 pay Al future
day; but Of course the multitude receive their dwell
ings gift.
iELriNn THOSE WHO HELr THEMSELVES.
Iiving now fed. clphrh and housed family some
other want, It'll remain. woman grl haS los, her
sewing uncillnr. slch prrsoa makes application in
the following printed form:
CHICAGO RELIEF AND AID SOCIETY
COMMITTEE or SPECIAL RELIEF.
'r"nc" oY r". ~ "a" Cor Wsha.,vr and iiabhari Cc"
Aml'no' 'hrreb' mair IN hehaof womin.
,G pI@h ", .'eri dr. Of
.nh n.Liue von ibni- lrgcy her
Ar roal ohan 'e~ msrr and she r''tu'" Of means
10 purchase a machim
The undersigned 'caau~' w' tn" or, u,nri ;......;.
-iased arr CORRECT
1.-THE local visitor reports flvorahly. she Receives
machine "n the following terms: The machine cost, 80
The company sell 1t at ~ per cent discount to the Relief
Society. which makes the net cost $50. OF this the So
cety gives outright s2O and the sewing girl
gives her obligation to pay SIC ont Of her earnings within
n year Over 40 sewingnachincs have already been
given ont on such terms about 50 per day dis
tributed, and considerable proportion OF the women
and girls have already repaid the loan OF SIC out OF their
earnings In a similar way mechanics who have lost
their toos. are supplied with srch they absolutely
need to follow their occupations Applications for money
II special and searching investigation and the
application must he made in writing. For money for
rent equally rigid investigation is made. The food
ration for each family for week Ia the basket
tanning it, card is placed which is printed in German
and English
"You now have a weeks ration for your family: and
you receive more III week from this date
Put this food where will keep dry aud in good ORDER
At frat. OF course, not fcw improvident, and
ont Of food before the week In such cases.
they receive after nvestigaon part of the ration for
the remaining term. with warning to lie careful.
The coal ration is for month II was f0reseen that
there be which would not under any Of
the departments have described For instance poor
WOMAN before the fire kept boardinghonse. II she
could I've reistabshed she could her living
give employment to ono or two servants. and supply
homes to humber Of unmarried workingnen her former
boarers She has found house. but has no furniture
and 1t Is plain that small sum would here be well laid
New-YOrk has been reserved and from his $4,000. a
special committee having her approved advances
her perhaps 5 worth Of furniture This Stewart fund
is used chiefly for the relief OF working and girls
MEDICAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF SUFFERERS
Finally come to the medical department. A medical
staff was organized by engaging ut $50 per month each
% physicians who had been burned out TO act under the
orders OF the head this department Dispensares
and hospitals were lilly run up and I'm each sub.
district the destitute publicly notified where apply
for medical aid During week before last 5000 persons
were healed by the ndical corps, aud last week the
30 per cent less than the previous Dis
pensaries supply the medicines gratuitously, and 10
thorough and able this service that there has been
epdcnic there has been but death In the barracks
among 72o people. and at one range OF barracks which
visited found the hospital empty The whole medical
corps meets daily for report and consultation.
census OF the dependent population has been taken,
from which the following OF origin will perhaps
interest you: There have been st7s families relieved
II you count five to family, and found IS In family
in the barracks and seven each IN several Instances
get total Of o3sO persons This excludes single per.
sois aId those who have been sent away under.
stand H. Of the persoIs relieved. i.2oo Ger,nnus II
the German quarter hch scr red most from the tire
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