The New York herald., 1874-03-12
Delmonico's Daily Work.

Tne cold spell continuing, II Is found that there
is steady rush toward the thirteen soup Kitchens
under the management of MIR. DelmUnco. Yester-
day ully $500 gallons OF soup distributed to
about 13, 100 persons mostly families. and about
B500 loaves of bread were given out to the numer-
ous claimants for soup. The soup made OF
beef, beans and vegetables Of all kinds. On Friday
. fine fish chowder viii be served to all comers.
and IN few days more bread Will be distributed
at the Kitchens IN every precinct OF the city.
TwENTY-FIRsT PRECINCT KITCHEN.
This precinct is very large and thickly popu-
lated one, the side OF the city, and has
Its boundaries Twenty-seventh and Forty-second
streets, Fourth avenue and the East River, and
has population OF about 1000, about $4,000 of
whom are depending Oil labor and trade Tor sup
port. Captain Allaire Is IN charge OF this precinct
and, although he is known to be a good police off,
pollce in the precinct to procure bread Tor the
Delmonico soup house, which Is located at No. 2ls
East TDlrty-iourth street, between second and
Third avenues. THIS soup Kitchen occupies the
GROUND moor premises, wlth dimensis~-
OF 80 by 25 leet a,,, and the kitchen IS
halfpast ten A. NJ until hal-past i've P. NJ. of each
day. Interrogation soup boiler Is here kept in
constant use, and about l35 gallons OF soup are
distributed each day. sanitary Police Orcer No.
1,065 is placed on guard here, and with great
ability he discrimlnates between the worthy
and the unworthy VINO apply Tor soup. II Is
ticeable that nearly all the members OF the sani-
tary squad have the git OF publIs speaking and.
In addition, are known to be excellent arithmet-
rians. Policeman l,0s5 has Kept a fine diary Of
every occurrence which has tran spired during the
ten days tnat he has stood watcn and ward at the
Twenty-frst precinct soup Kitchen This able ofii-
Ger stated to HERALD reporter tnat he had found
the demand for SOUP to vary and nGctuate from
day to day. For three days the number who
called ranged as follows:-Flrst day. 3eS persons
second day, 444 persons, and talrd day, $50 per-
sons. Delmonico has two cooks stationed here
and scrubbing woman to keep the place clean.
the premises are given re rent ree to this no6e pnr
Elliott son OF Elliott, the famous portrait painter
There has been but one bread donation made 10
this soup kitchen yet but 1t is TO be hoped that
Captain Alalre will be enabled to succeed In NOV
ing the bowels of compassion OF the wealthy citi-
zens OF the district TO sense OF their Christian
obligations toward the poor and destitute, who
have no help out IN the allseeing Providence. The
single donation which has been made to this soup
mouse is one OF twenty-five loaves of bread each
DAY since the opening, and III has been
given by p. Maner a. Co.. of Glass Han,
and they Will have their reward. strange in
cldent occurred mere day or two since, which
clearly proves tnat In all things human the
sublime and ridiculous are closely allied. A Mr..
Berry manager aud lessee OF the opera house in
Tor quart OF soup, ana the boy was refused the
Bonp by Policeman l,665
TwENTY-sEcoND PRECINCT KITCHEN
There is more real destitution, perhaps, in this
precinct among working people than III any other
In New York. The boundaries OF the precinct
are as follows:-Fortysecond and sixty
third streets, Sixth avenue and the North
River. The of1cer in charge OF the precinct,
Captain Thomas kilea is one oil the most eni-
Cient, energetic and charitable in the force. In
two days, BY the exertons OF himself and his men,
who were sent out from the Forty seventh street
station house, they succeeded III collecting 1854
Ioaves Of bread and a considerable amount OF meat
and potatoes. The soup kitchen is located in the
Old mansion OF the grounds known as the National
Garden, at the corner OF SIxty-second street and
Tenth avenue, the proprietor OF which Is also
PROPRIETOR o National Hail. In West Forty fourth
street. Roundsman Holmes and Of1cer Hidreth
have been detailed to look after the interest OF the
soup Kitchen by Captain killilea. There are
ninety gallons capacity and the other holding sixty
gallons. soup Is furnished from these TWO boilers
by NJ. Ranholer's COOK Pierre Martial, and his
assistant. Bread Is given with every portion OF
soup, and rom $50 to 1000 persons a day apply
here Tor relief The 1hrty-hrst precinct, which ls
very large one and runs TO l25tb street on the
west side, Is without soup house, ana conse-
quently captain Kllliea has TO look after the wei
fare OF It's numerous poor as well the poor OF mis-
own precinct. touching scene occurred here
yesterday wnile the HERALD reporter was present
IN the station house. The door OF the station
opened as Captain killilea was sitting behind his
desk, and Iittle girl oi ten years Of age, with
famshed look In her pale blue eyes,
Sne wore the clothing oi grown woman, which
hung around her small, fragile figure in great,
loose folds. Though 80 young IN years, misery and
want had gwen her tue look oil a woman OF
twenty.
"what do you want, little grlSr asked Captain
KDliea.
81 want some soup, sirr she said, in faint
Foice
What Is your name, and where do you liv p,
asked the Captain.
E"Ay name Is Abby sorley, and live at No. 4ls