, 1873-12-31
low tho Work Of V;aiting Is
Done.
4 Reporter Takes q Tour Among
the Destitute.
le Finds Much Poverty and Many
Dogs.
Successful lmpositlons on the Society.
An Appeal to Give tho Uncm-
p1oycd Work.


Which dcyolyo upon tho cnployos Of Tho Chicago
Io]of and Aid Society, aro those Of the visitors.
THO number Of thogo has been groatiy increnaea
Of late, at loast sixty Of them, ma'o aud fenalo
having been detailed yesterday to call upon the
applicants for relief Of tho iay boforo, mud to
nuke d personal examination Of thcir condition.
One Ut the grcatcst difllcutios encountered by q
Re]iolS ocioty visitor IL frequently the finding
OF tic porson ho is III search OF.
Many Of the straots in tho back part
Of tho city are devoid Of s{gn-board to
il,dicnte tholr nnrao md the houses, frequently
custorod together III baoK yards, aro innocent Of
numbors. Thus It often happons tllat MI En-
gliBh.speaking visitor, hunting in tho 1orman
quarter for tho residence Of Ill applicant, spends
*ho best part OF day before l,e gets on thoright
truck. His orders, however, are to hunt and
hunt, aud exhaust NIL rosulrcoB, before the lind.
.ng Of the address is givou up.
4 ooop ACTRESS.
a thing which tho visitor tnuss guard against
is tho occusional imposition Which IL attempted.
It Ii but short time sinco visitor, ono Of tho
most careful aud able who havo ever bocn om-
ployod, waa detailed to catl upon q starving
Irish woman and hor throo children. He found
her uB diroesed, aud reported to tho Society o
rasn Of real poverty, tho house being Without
thrco children Rliveriug aud moaning in tho
cold. On the strength uf his report o Ton Of
conl aud Bomo money wore forwarded to tue
house. rho next dny hs happened accidentally
tnto comfortable place with blazing fire and
,ther evidences Of solid comfort, mud was Hur-
triecl to nnot tho miserable creature who Ind
obtained assistance tho dny before. Making it,
quirics, he found TINT sliu wus comparatively
we'll to do, mud Ind Hired tho room iu Which ho
first snw her. and borrowed tho children to as
sist hor III playing tho paupor, which she had
lono to Buch purpose. The visitor tried to stop
The delivery Of tho coal mud money, but the case
had eeen get down as urgent, aud they were
alrcndy Hafely disposed CT.
nEroNTEn ON TOUR.
In order to giyo Homo insight into tho rracti-
rai dotnilB IF tho cha,ities Of the Chicago Relief
aud Aid aoeloty, q YH1nuNE reporter wns dothlled
yostordnY to Gull ut tho bpcIety'a office and
arrange to make trip with ono Of tho visitors.
Mr. IluBdulI was worry glad to accommodate
hiut. and ut onco placoa lin In charge Of yis-
ltor Of some little experience, who wts about to
make d trip anlonE tllo unemployed Of tho North
Side, Armed with tile following
LIFT or QuEsTioSB
to bo propounduu to each applicant, the viaitor
stnrte1 In the direction Of 10 Moth Calal street.
1t will he Heen that the list ia quito exhaustive
and leayos the visitor but little hcope for tho OK
erc!ae OF originality III croBs-queBt!oning, when
ho huH as!sed for information to DO recorded un-
der tho following bonds:
l. Namo of applicant. q Rosidenco. 3:
Formor rosidc1ieo during last TWO years. 4. II
burned ont, where aid what, and value. g.
Amount oI insurance, companies, ant value. e.
Nationality. 2. Occupation. .. income .por
Alan or wo,an. 10. Number ebildlen-lIoir
ago, how nany employed, and earnings. IL.
How many marriod 2 Residence ana busnesH,
-. Aid received from Dist. Onico. provisions,
faol, rent, ETC., ls7l~2 and 8. 13. Ehelter Com
naitteo, lumbar or house. II. 4. L. Stewart
Fund (SIr. nouton), cash or maehino. 15.
Speciul Rolief Committoo--sewinE mach Inc
Money or tools 1B7l-2 ind s. IL. lIas appl-
and wheu7 II. Wero they helped by this So
ciety before tile 1ire? Is. HIVE they over ro-
coiged aid from tile county? ~. Have they any
property? 20. Kind Of dwelling occupied by
fauiily--shanty, houso, or rooms? 81. Do they
OWN, or rent z md value, or price per month";
NO huCN PLACE.
On his way to No. 10 North Canal straot, tho
visitor stated that on MI average from Eeyen to
ten was fair number of yisitatious to report
upon in d day. .Ho thought tint tho destitufion
In tho city was wldespread. but that very urgent
casos were comparatively few and far between.
IL Buch oases It IL tile duty Of the Visitor to
tu,1, at o,co to headquarters, and sec that im-
mediate rplsof Is afforded. In hts first attempt
at visitation the sociotys a9ont was unsuecess-
ful. 1lo dwelling bong found at No. 10 North
Canal street, the lot where such Q numbered
dwelling may i'll future time stand being occu-
pied NJ i lunaber-yard.
DESTITUTE BwEpE.
Making memorandum TO this elect i'll the
document which was to hayo contained tlcBcrp-
tion OF tho woes Of tho applicant, the visitor
moved westward III tho direction Of West kinzie
street, where llo waB nore successful. III loplaco
designated OH Ills list ho found hwedo, with a
wife and child, living in a little room aboont IL
feot square, in . very miserable condition.
81 years Of age, nble-holie1,. but ont Of work.
He lnd worked part Of the summer in quarry
aud towards it's close in stable. Getting out Of
work ho had como to l!iH friend who, himself
i'm n tft h11ta frE.ff
man had never had any relief before, and what
he wantod was work In tho plneries ct Wisco.,-
sln. The mnn Of tho house. who was smoking .
sGiiF III not rozsyelea 25Issnt nsa%"nn maaa in but
Tor himself boforo tho visitor maio his depart-
ure. He sud ho had Ind $40 and Aome coal
from the societty, and would liko to know il
further application would prove sucCosatul
OUT ON THE pAA1a1E
Having takun full memoranda OF tha caHe he
sad called to Investigate. the yin!tor loft tho
lonso and bent his stcps in tho direction of tie
front northwestern outlet of the city, his in
ltructlons bidding him hunt up famiiy Oh Hal
tied stroot, in the vicinity Of No. HOO Milwaukee
lyenne. After considerable hunting, the home
Df tho family was found to 10 ono or three To-
avenuo, aud guarded by q terocous dog Of no
slearly defined brocd, which evidently badly
needed relief itself, and but for Lis
strong ehail, would havo made
Passing within an inch Of tho gleanipg
toetl or the dog, tho twin ontorod tic house,
which, for roliof Hllanty aud tho home of i
destitute family, was very comfortable indeed.
its occupants woro nlaN, hiH vito, and five
ehildrou. Their story waa soon told by tho man,
robust young fellow Of about 80 years OF age.
They had boon burned ont by tic great tire, and
ha1 bean unsuccessful ever since, At tue tlnlo
soodH, and had received hardly any relief from
my quarter whatover. During the summer ho
9ad worked Oh q railroad, oarnng $3.50 per day,
md latterly hal been employed in the city by a
nau 1 ra,naIu namaa Murphy to work on building near
iAo Exposition, bnt aa hls employer owed him
you, tlio Job haa not proved worry lucrative one.
they hAd not, they said, 10 cents worth Ut
'ood or fuel IN thu houso. mud ton, coffee,
Iome time. What thoy wanted waa eitAor work
'r roliet.-tl former not boing obtaiuabe, they
Fere obliged 10 aalI for te lutter.
WI1.1lEH IN WORK,
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