The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-18
PICTURES OF POVERTY.

Applicants at ST. Johns Guild-The
Poor stili Pouring In-The Contrast OF
Wealth ns.d DestiIution as Witnessed
ut st. Johns ChaPel-FOur Hundred
and One Garments Given to the Desti-
tute Yesterday.
From morning till night yesterday there poured
into the ONCE oil St. johns Guild in yarck street,
hundreds of poor people, many OF them in thread
bare, patched and ragged habiliments, asking for
food and clothing. BY their side came ladies who
arrived in carriages, bringing hampers Of food and
packages OF clothing which were quickly trans.
ferred to the needy.
All the benefcent ones did not come in coaches,
but many brlght-eyed, KInd-hearted lady carried
her Offering in her arms and was as kindly re-
ceived as ner richer neighbor. Silks and velvets
jostled with poor, faded merlno and cotton gar
ments, and fine broadcloth came in contact with
coarse harclotn and linen. The motley assem-
blage seemed to take heart from the close proX-
unity in which wretchedness was brought to
wealth, and kinder feelings were established be-
tween the rich and the poor. Not only this but
those who were far removed from suffering and
knew its terrors only from newspaper reports
began TO feel as all
WORKERS AMONG THE UNFORTUNATE
do feel when they come in actual contact with the
distress that surrounds Us. Many ladies became
So interested In the poor shverlng and starving
creatures before them that they lett the Guild IN
their company, and went with them to their
homes. others said .Mr. Wiswall, the scenes
have witnessed here to-day are a revelation to me.
l had thought all beggars lmpostors because have
been so often rldlculed as one deceived; but
now l see that my own instincts as woman
were right, and that others criticisms were
unjust" "This is charity That is charity"
said an English lady, who, stopping at one OF the
HeHceortb sbaI nave befter onin,on ~
America, and believe, with Mr. Thackeray, rather
than retain the carrier Impressions derived. An
cod m no a. n a
HERALD, 81 am astonshed | have Tor "a long time
been a contributor to the different charities. oe-
scribe, but ] never before found one in which 1
felt so interested, heart and SOUL" The following
Is brief resume OF
FEW OF THE CASES
with which the representative OF the HERALD be-
came familiar Mir. Fitzgerald No. 3I9 Water
street, died Monday IRON consumption. Jonn
Haggerty, che landlord, collected s2l and added "a
from his. own pocket with which he paid the ex-
penses of the funeral. The wife has now room
five feet by ten leet In size situated in Waer
street attic, and Tor which she pays IS per month
rent. There II a small stove III the room but
bed, the poor woman sleeping with her children
upon blanket on the bare moor The landlord
gave her 50, but could afford no more. she was
supplied with food and coal.
"a UNION MANI tN
Mr.. and Mrs. French, No. 10 West Fortleth
street, occupy three apartments on the lower door
OF a tenement house. Mr. French carpenter by
trade, has mad only six weeks WORK In twelve
years OF age They were entirely destitute OF iood
and clothing and owed rent for the past hves
months Ihey were 1urhlsneu Win 1ooo anu
clothing.
There were hundreds Of other cases, some OF
them them OF much greater Importance than the above,
winch II Is impossible 10 give to-day.
BUY A BOOK.
Mr.. j. A. NJ. sent contribution OF 25s volumes
vi STANDARD historical, classical and miscellaneous
poohs W De sold Tor the benefit OF the poor.
TIRE GRAND CHARITY CONCERT
lieutenant Colonel John ID. Camp, OF the Twenty
seconu reg inent \. e.. y n. Y. seut yesterday to
81 johns Gmd 800 tickets to the grand charity
concert 10 De given, under the direction OF Mr.. p.
-. e. II nnfh
Sixth avenue, on Monday evening" Marcn l's7x
me tickets VIM De Tor sale to-day at Ditson's,
William A. Pond d Co.'s, William Hall AZ Co.'S
Schirmers, J. l.. Peters n Co.'s sheldon Co ~
and at Brentano's, In Union square y
1he committee appointed To forward contrpu-
tons and SUBSCRIPTIONS to the family of The com.
poser - state that they have redeemed tWentv.
nine articles from the pawnbrokers which nIaces
the lamly IN much better condition. There is a
larger number OF articles pledged at another
pawnbrokers Including the actress, wedding
ring, but they will soon be redeemed and the
bakers bill OF sT5 paid. A gentleman called ,ast
night and paid SIS for two weeks rent 10 ADVANCE
but refused TO give his name.