The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-10

Piucnos VI poverty more than ever, for she could
previously helped ner along, ana often for two DAYS
Srsa. time sne went through the streets Of this
tasting particle OF iood. Nine months ar" wSen
Sme nrst entered the Office OF the Union to- nd am
her hair was rich black color on Sst"rH anu
van "nen sue was there her face was haggard and
she was no longer the blooming conntr vve gray:
twenty-five or thirty, bat was now mo r ~ v.
been wrousn mainly WIFI Within A a6ra TINS change had
The ladies' gave her the letter she asked ,nr nu
she has not called on them since Saturday IL ia nra
sumed SIZE was given free passage to ner Enerra,S
home. She lived at No. $50 Mulberry streef SA"'~
SENSITIVE YOUNG WOMEN
YESTERDAY while the HERALD representative m,
In the ONCE OF the Union, there entered two
young women, neatly but plainly dressed Their
appearance and manner and conversat on indi-
any length OF time, worked Tor living. They had
both been up town after situations as domesLics
street and the other to Thirty-slxth street. the
ladies' OF the Union questioned them as to their
success. but they had had none. One OF the young
women-Mlss L. was deemed too frail for the
work that she would have been glad to get, and
Sne was tnereoae rejected me other young
manner OF the lady whose helper she aspired to be.
the answers given or the questions asked touched
from the place. This was the fourth or filth situation
that this poor woman had gone yesterday up to
weeks she has gone up and down this city looking
for work by day, ard going to her room, at No. 80
Blocker street, at night to weep over her iluck
lack OF success Yesterday while the reporter stood
In the ONCE Of the Union cleaning these facts this
widow TOOK the address OF the place Thirty sixth
street from which MISS b. had just come aud
started OF there again to find home or place 70
work. Miss B. had described the place and the OC-
cupants as desirable and good, and Mrs. T. asked
"What wages do they give Y" Tue answer was
more lull or meaning and expressive OF deep dis
tress than any we nave heard for a long tlme:-'f
really can't tell you was looking for porma-
nent home rather Jaan for wages.
/ AM TIRED OF DAILY TRAPPING
around New York looking for employ ment and get
ting nothing to do; so that did not ask about
wages" Miss b. resides IN Brooklyn.
Two or three days ago Mrs. Kate Fitzgerald OF
No. 70 New Chambers street, called at the Working
Women's Union in terrible state OF distress. She
has nursing babe who tor two days mad been
trying to draw nourishment from the breast OF lts
mother, who had mad no food. She received little
temporary aid there and at st. Barnabas' uOme,
and was subsequently recommended 10 the Five
Points Mission, where, 1t Is presumed, her wants
were supplied, inasmuch as she has not appeared
at the Union since.
At No ~ Elizabeth street Mrs. Moore, with two
Children sits and weeps all day when she cannot
get work or food for her little ones She has pawned
no under clothes and very little OF outward attire
for herself or her children. She cannot, therefore,
go out every day In search o. work-and she could
not get 1t If she did. At No. 20 Mott street. Mrs.
Morgan, with three children, lives In a similar
diton, without fire, food or clothing lor herself or
her little ones. These cases have only to be men,
toned to call out the deep sympathy OF their SIS
tiers IN this city whom God has beautifully blessed.
MRS. BERTHA GRANLICH's CASE
One OF the brightest, interesting and most hope
1ul applicants whom the HERALD representative
met yesterday at the Union was Helena Granlich,
OF No. 1873 Orchard street, room H. whose mother
has been almost at deaths door with want, anxiety
and overwork, which nave superlnduced symphonic
age, smart, intelligent and ready to take hold Of
any work That Will help to support her sick mother
and pay their rent Mrs. Granlich is widow, and
beside Helena she has little boy nine years OF
age, who goes to school whenever his clothes and
shoes and the weather will permit physician In
the nelghborhood has been kindly visiting Mrs.
Granich Professionally free OF charge, ana the
dispensary has furnished medicines. Under this
treatment and the watchful care OF her daughter
Helena, Mrs. Granlich is recovering Helena was
In u situation earning So month, which she was
obliged to give up to attend to her sick mother.
She tried to earn little at home by sewing on the
machine. but her youth and inexperience, to.
gether with the draft upon her tune at
to desist What little money they could
gather up In the time OF health has been spent in
the hour OF sickness and their rent has fallen be-
hind The ladies and few friends of the Union
made up enough to pay one months rent, but
Helena says there is yet another due and she fears
be applied to her mother If the rent is not forth
coming. Helena can take q turn at almost any
thing, and now that her mother is getting better,
though still needing suitable nourIshment, would
take situation In the city or surrounding coun-
try.
But the saddest case that came under the re-
porter's notice yesterday was that OF Hungarian
lish, he could not make out. She resides, however,
at No. $40 second avenue. Her glarlng eyes and
pdillI CHeekS DeIOkeueO eALTeme pONcTLy, WUlCu
has produced form OF insanity Her story, as near
as could be gathered, is a sad one. Possessed Of
some means she invested In real estate. Being
laws she committed the care and con-
duct OF her property 10 lawyer.
marks, could not be obtained. She took out nat
uralizatlon papers in order legally to hold her
Bu o ss legal
New York society has cheated the poor woman out
OF the product OF her hard earnings. What little
mo- ahn az cd Rtntd 40 IN nnSth - az
spent in trying to get back again that when had
been stolen from ner. And now, as she said yester-
day to the reporter, she Is In actual want, striving
to obtain that which belongs to her. "How do you
liver" the reporter asked. The answer was that
nave npon Sese she hss
lived for several weeks.
REroRrER-But don't you even get cup OF tea
ANSWERING. / got a few pennies to-day from
some friend, and tomorrow I Will drink q cup
OF tea or coffee; but don't know what shall eat
LIVING ELEVEN WEEKS WITHOUT FIRE.
REPoRrER-"fou look very sick and have Q
cough-have you fire In your room at hOmeW
This question seemed to puzzle the poor woman at
first. The idea seemed prepOsterous. She has not
Then holding out her right loot the answer to tho
first part OF the query was given. No wonder that
look sckly and consumptive, when her shoes are
but the merest pretence t0r such coverings for the
feet-when through irost and snow and slush and
slOp she has had TO walk about the streets OF New
YORK daily looking for bread or work, and with the
constant knowledge that she has been shamelessly
plundered gnawing at her heart. III have tried,n
she said ITO borrow 81 to get a pair OF shoes for
my feet but no one Will lend or give to me. And"
pOin ting her finger toward her lungs, she added,
'the cold OF the streets and OF the snow comes up
here and feel Sick and faint" In answer to fur
Their inquiry whether she had had anything hot to
eat or drink to-day, she answered in the mega
tive-nothing only a few ends OF lOaves lady
was present and heard her recital and gentleman,
also present, gave the poor old creature little
money to relieve her present necessities. Her JOY
seemed to be almost bOundess. she looked again
and again at her benelactors and thanked them In
her broken English for their Kindness.
DEsTITUTION IN BROOKLYN.
But the desttution Is not confined to this city.
1t reaches across the river, the following Incl
dents. VIII show:-On Thursday evening, about
nine O'Clock, the door bell was rung at No. so
Henry street, Brooklyn. Before the door stood q
polite, genteely dressed young man. He lived he
said, In South Fourth street, Williamsburg where
his wife and two children were starving and in
daily dread OF being turned on the street Tor
payment OF rent The young man was printer,
he SAID, out had not had even casual job for three
months, and himself and family were in the direst
straits He received little pecunary aid and de-
parted glad OIL heart German family, named