The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-28
"p1TY THE POOR CHILDREN"

An .ApPcoI Tor A10 from tho DcsshsUs0
Mothers OF Sick and Dying Children In
New York to Those Whe Arc Rich and
Happy.
"Oh, sir for the love of God. bring doctor to
my dying baby and will work for you, be slave
for you. ali my life longi"
How many times have been heard such prayers
for human aid within the week last past-prayers
wrung from the lips OF those who. In the disordered
condition OF their minds, were beginning to doubt
the existence OF plying God; those in whose
eyes heaven was obscured BY constantly yelling
tears in whose hearts was imprinted, torn and
bleeding. the form OF Jesus OF Nazareth crucided,
but no vision OF plying Christ assembled
How many times have been heard similar adjura-
lions pouring Ike burning lava from the parched
lips OF mothers half crazed from continuous vigils
and lack of food-mothers who seemed to have Q
blind, tigress' love for their young, and who were
furious at their impotence to surround them with
the weak defences Of delicacies and medicines
against the attacks OF deathf
These are the women who, should reign OF ter
ror fall upon New York. would become Mesdames
Deiarge.
Think OF the fact that 500 children died In New
York during the past week ending July 10. In the
year Of Lord 1873; and also think OF that other
fact, that care, that food and medicines all to be
purchased with money-would have saved large
proportion of these lives, priceless to mother.
Think of the hunger tho despair and death that
close the lives OF many who are very young and
very beautiful, and who-it has happened very
often and WILL happen often again-were once very
Poverty, like death, enters upon happy lives at
moment when least thought OF. Poverty, like
DEATH brings beautiful forms and proud hearts to
level with dirt and dust
To be q mother, standing over your child. on
whose body death Is riOting; to feel that in the
cannot
medical aid to dispute the progress OF the
destroyer: that you cannot buy morsel Of food,
lew cents worth or fruit, an orange or bit Of
IS INFINITELY dear 70 you WHAT tOrturs can s be more
And good men and women, fathers and mothers.
In this broad, bright land. have more tnan they
well know what to 90 with of wealth and the luxu-
noble and 50 sweet as that Of having, with power
being and the infinite possibilities of human
descent and development to the world with its
The cholera is cutting Its awful swath of the
dead from tho living In its steady progress towards
New York. as 1t comes slowly sthe walking
ience Is unfolding itself in the bosom n''s Of
the city. The unclean streets OF the
excrement and every species OF filth which are
left exposed IN almost every court and alley In the
and silently arming disease with additional iangs.
Mothers are going about the streets begging Tor
money to bury their dead Two have applied at
cOrpses OF their children which were lying in
state OF decomposition in room in which living
little ones were locked up. Small undertaking
shops are overtasked from the demand for chill
dren'S collins.
What win the rich and generous 90 to help the
poor Several hundred citizens have organized
and gone into the breach and are making brave
efforts TO stay the pestilence. They nave formed
several branches OF the mother society called st.
Johns Guild. They need money, drugs, iOOd. They
need delicacies Tor the sick prepared by womans
hands.
SEND THEM ALL THEY NEED-"PrrY THE POOR"
The plan for working which this organization has
adopted Is simple and effective: The neglected
portion Of the city has been divided into districts
and committees appointed to visit every poor fam
lily. When sick children are found 1t is proposed to
food Tree OF cost. The members of this organiza-
ton give their services, and no money Is expended
which Sns the
York should meet with free responses.
subscriptions to the fund which they wish TO
form may be sent to the HERALD ONCE Mayor
Havemeyer, City Hall; Francis H. jerks, President
Of the Safe Deposit Co. OF New York, lao Broadway;
ing Assessor OF New York City Ham, G oaverneur
X. Lansing, Treasurer of Fund. Earle's Hotel;
nor, 10 Park place; John p Faure, 23S West Eley
enth street, Rev. Arthur Warner, All Hudson street.
or the Rev. Avah Wiswal Master of St.John's Guild
st. Johns Chapel, varick street. the Chairman OF
the Committee.
The following Is the report Of the Treasurer of
contributions thus far received
In answer to the appeal in Thursdays HERALD. the
following subscriptions the Poor Chdrens Relref
Fund" have been received by the Treasurer through
Rev. Avah Wiswal, Chairman:-
anonymous ..'....''............ Is
In0mas heuinRton, ~ %
An American. .................... Is 90
Il n Cammann. 70 20
special this fund has been opened in the
National Citizens Bank. All moneys received will be
acknowledged and weekly statement in detail of all
disbursements will be made through the press, that
contributors can know Just what Is done with their
money. Arrangements have now been completed for
visiting every family in the neglected sections be-
low Twenty third street. As tenement house
districts above Twenty third street assigned list
OF the various will be published that all
citizens will know where to send people applying
assistance.
Treasurer Poor Childrens Relief FUND.-