, 1874-07-18
RELIEF AND AID.

AHc Vi0HA VI pU0pla WHICH uIbleBCA Lu0
of1ioos Of tile Relief and Aid Society during
business houra yesterday, retnindcd one, in
measure, Of old f1ro.ttnaes Thers mas almost
A PERPETUAL sTRsAar or APPLICANTS
for assistance all day long. and tho clerical re-
sources Of tho Bouioty we're taxed to their utmost
to provide for tho wants Of those whose necsssi-
tics demanded immediate troiof. Tue minority
Of tho applicants wore colored people, but tho
pumbor Of wAitos was by no .means small.
Thore was tho some wrangling and wrestling for
eligiblc positions iu line that were noticeable in
the|momorahle month OF October, 1871, and 1t re-
quirod all tho energy TINT half~a-doaeo ordinary
policemen aso able to giyo to any assignment at
which they aro put to keep tho un-
fortunatcs III tholr proper places, and
prevent a mar Of raoes On small scale. Bupt.
Trusdeu reports that Thuradny tho Society gave
re1ief to SIS urgent cascs aud paid out $2 1s5 In
money to thoso who could not procure shelter
and tho other common necesRnrioB Of lifo With
out the ready onsh. In addition to this tWonty-
five poor families, WHO wera temporarily housed
In tho Uhlich Hotel, ut the corner Of State and
Twenty-aecond streets. Sero amply provided for,
and it is tho intention Of tho Society to take
proper care bf them until they eau find homes
Tor themselves Mr. 11nBaeii could not BtvD my
dohnite figures with regard to tho relief extend
ed yesterday. but ho was positive that they
would DO double that Of tho preceding day. Noy-
ertholoss, he felt extremely
llopKFuI. ron TiiR FuTUNE,
Tho cnlored poople, he said, we're quick to OBJ
tain employment st fairly ra,nnnerativo wages,
would bo OF hta books almost entirely. Tho
IIcuraw Relief anl Aid Society, and Commission
or john Jones aud tho cu1ored preachers who
were aiding him. Ind rendered great assistance
worthy objects Of charity and 30 arranging mat
ters among their particular olaBsos Of people, that
a rigid Investigation was not neceBsary. Slr.
| Trusdell desired the ptcas to announce that
thoro was absolutely
| In this city for stsauEora at the present time.
Ths rebuilding Of tho recently-burnt district
could not be Immediately counted upon, aud
would DO plenty Of idle mechanics IN tho city
to attend 10 It. AIr. Truedol aaid tho 1toliof and
| Aid Bociety Hha now sending peraonH ous Of the
! oity a8 fast as they applied for paasos. Iester-
dey about atty people vote disposed Ct IN aa tas
tiles If they 10 desire, because there is really no
work for ali tho unemployed. Provided the poo
pic will help themselves BY procuring work, or
moving elsewhere, were the chances OF getting
employment ara better, hfr, Trusdell believes
TINT tic Relief and Aid Society nill satisfactorily
perform its proper functiona during tho winter
| THE 0uLoHEn sUFFERENH.
Yesterday reporter OF The TRIBUNE epoko to
Commissoser John Jones about the prcsens
| lV'!A!kAVA! aHA AAhAAa t4oFt'Nsso ~ *eH t1AeA0
people who were burned out Tuoaday night. and
| whose needs he mud foH others arc strenuotia-
| iy ondoayoring to supply. Mr. Jones said that
| about GOO had bseu taken care Of alroadyt and
I that there wore probably 1000 moro who had to
| bo looked after. Tho applicants for rolioe were
oloso'y examined, and all young mon woro ro-
| iectod. Whore worthy poraons wero found thoy
| ,sere furnished with certificates to tho nu-
lief a,,d Aid Society, wllors they woro
attended to without question. Mr.: Jonos
! felt certain that but few unworthy per-
sons obtained reltof, as ho WAS personally
acquainted with nearly all Of those who had re-
| sidod in the burnt district, and those whom he
| did not know had to como wotl recommended by
respcneiblo parties. Tho reporter asked Lin
WHERE THE uoLoRED rEopLE WOULD LOCATE,
NOW that thor ".guarter," j" ~ u may DO called,
WAS destroyed Mr. Joues said ho could gtyo nc
definite information on that point, but It WAS
his belief that they would moyo south OF Fwon-
tieth STRAIT aud hatwoen State and Clark streets.
Burnside Tor South DQarborn) atroet, he thought,
would be tholr favo1ite resting-place. but he Taa
not poaitiye that such would DO tho caso.
| TIE COUNTY AGENT
laB not bcan 80 greatly bothered since tho fire
an VIC hhd roason to expect, Or a. many might
imagine The reasnn for this ia that those
| whom tho Relief and Aid Society heIp do mol
need to amply to him for assistance until hitel
tile Booiety provides them With homeB Then
thoy apply to tho County Agent for provisions
aud coal. He has had some applicants already
but tic nunlhor will oertainly be much larger u
few days.