The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-06
PICTURES OF POVERTY.

Ladies' RaIlying to tho Assurance OF st.
Johns Guild-Noble Gifts from the
Observation-Disclosures from tho Notebooks
of tho vtsitors-The Terrors OF Life
Among the Lowry.
At st. Johns chapel yesterday there was con-
slant procession OF the hungry and hall clad who
came from all quarters of the city for food and
clothing Many ladies' arrived before twelve O'Clock
and requested that lists OF the poor who lived
nearest their homes might be given them. They
wished to visit them and take such az they should
become interested in under their own care. Other
ladies came to volunteer as general VISITORS and
still others to oer their services in sewing for the
clothing bureau. One old lady, Mrs. Jessie Will
lard, of Greenpoint brought on her arm a basket
OF chidren's Undertaking. She comes with a
well filed basket regularly every day. The follow
ing are selected from the reports OF visitors:-
DEAF, DUMB AND DEFORMED.
Mr. Hodson reports Mary Ann Norman living in
cellar at No. 70 King street, with her children
and q sick husband. who has not worked for
months. He pushed open the creaking and dlap-
dated door, he says, and looking into the dark
cellar i've little children scattered about,
lying stlessiy upon the floor, with dull sad faces,
In which there was no CLEAN OF childish mlrth or
playlulness. The eldest, eleven years old, was
holding IN her infant Of ten eleven
u
attracted his attention. She had no covering,
scarcely any clothing on her person, and seemed
to be about eight years DID, She is deal, dumb.
idi0tfc and deiormed. She cannot walk. She was
attended for some time last summer by physician
OF st. Johns Guild. Mr.. Hodson asked the oldest
child where ner mother She answered.
mamma has gone out to try and get US something
TO eat" 'Where is your father ~ asked the
'Papa Is sick, said she The child by degrees told
the visitor that Mamma gave them some bread and
tea, that she got for them yesterday, before she
went out, and they were not very hungry, They
we're often hungry and cold, but she (the edesp
didn't care much tsmiling, but the others cried
sometimes" Mr.. Hodson supplied their imme-
date wants with bread and milk and cakes from
neighboring bakery, and the happiness Of the poor
little suffering children seemed complete. He
called again during the day and found the mother
groceries, and also submitted with his report some
suggestions to the clothing bureau
THE FRAUDs-THE SICK AND DYING.
Mr.. Denny reports that among forty five families
which he visited yesterday ne found twehty-six
more or less wor Inv OF assistance. He also found
woman who was ashamed to accept assistance,
though she had personally applied at the Guild.
oatmeal which she 'coud not cook" as she had
never seen any used before.
Mr.. Denny found at the rear OF No. 80 Sullivan
street q German and his vile. The former has
been SICK with consumption Tor the past two years
and has been unable to leave his bed for the last
TWENTY-FIVE weeks. He cannot I've much longer
HIS wife earns 81 Week BY Washing but while
she is out he has no one to take care OF him. MIR.
Denny gave them 81 TO procure milk.
At the rear OF No. 81 sullivan street the same
visitor found a white woman living nine steps
underground, with a colored husband AID two
chiidien. The husband was sick in bed from
rheumatism. In fact, the inmates OF these damp
cellars have all a release within few years from
their misery by one the other OF the maladies
which are carrying this poor German ana negro to
nm rur MOTHER AMI sySrrpa on AN IcrprSai
Mrs. z. {. Talman, VINO, though living In New
Jersey, Is one OF the volunteer visitors VINO are in
daily attendance at The Guild ofhce in st. Johns
chapel reports a winch she considers worthy
of the generous action oil the pubic. An actress,
been connected Tor several years with Mrs. Con-
ways theatre, took her turn in making room for
she finally procured one with travelling
company, which Is doing very poorly and
in consequence tails TO pay her salary regularly.
she Is now in distantcity, and in the meantime
her mother and two 1.-THE sisters are IN extreme
want. The Guild Is providing them with Iood, and
II Is hoped some generous soul VIII assist her IN
paying her rent, ST. now being due, and the land
lord unwilling 10 let her remain. she has else no
FAlSTlNG BY THE ROADSIDE.
In iront OIL the gateway OF the Guild In the
The writer went out TO see her, and found her pale
and holow-eyed IRON hunger. Another woman,
who was stout ano hearty, stood over her. dasnng
water In her lace rom a tin cup. Two empty Das-
kets mad fallen to the sidewalk and one oil them
had been Kicked INTO che gutter by passing street
had come all the way rom Thirty sixth
street, and wnen they reached the gate her
companion had said TO her, Nv hat IL they should
refuse US Y" "Ah then,r aided the stout woman
''she simply turned Just like a SHIT and dropped
over like q lump OF lead" 1t Stoned, from the
poor womans explanation afterwards, that she
had eaten nothing In TWO days, giving the few
norsels OF food she secured to n.r children. She
had walked from Thirty sixth street 10 ~. Johns
chapel, and the sudden lear that TOOK possession
OF her mud, that she might be turned away empty
handed In her weak condition., overpowered her.
che and her lrlend were each supplied, aAd went
on their way rejoicing
READING A DULL NOVEL TO WIN FORGETFULNESS
OF HUNGER.
One OF the hundreds OF letters addressed 10 the
editor OF the HERALD and forwarded 10 the Gulld
for visitation was placed ia the hands OF lady
volunteer day or two ago. The letter t0d a sau
story OF hunger ana hopeessness, and, for
wonder, gave the address vi tie writer. lle laoy
VISITOR called, and iQpnd the number gwen nice
house in a fashionable neighborhood. With some
mlsgylng she rang and inquired for the person
whose address had been gwen, and was at once
shown TO snug. prettiy furnished room on the
second door, where lady arose politely to receive
her. The lady Visitor began an apology for the In
truson, saying she had been directed TO that num-
Der Tor the purpose oil assisting some persons who
were destitute OF food. The lady LAID down the
novel she had been reading Ut was FarjeoD's "Lon-
don Heart') and answered quietly that she had
been without anything TO eat FOR the past two
ing Tor employment.n Alter a while she added,
softly, while q tear glistened Ia her eve, 81 could
not keep my mind from dwelling upon the fact
mat was very hungry and so sat down TO read
nary misiortunes OF others, SO that for time |
might forget the reality OF my OWN
-, TWO MORE GERMAN FAMILIES IN WANT.
Mr. H. Delnar reports case OF ''geDteelO destitu-
tlon IN FORSYTH street German mechanics
very delicate health and four children hungry buL