The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-08

The unusual severity of the storm has post
poned the spring; and although we may feel
that the stress Of the winter is over, still there
is abundant work for those who mean to do
their part towards alternating the condition of
the poor. We believe when the history of the
efforts and achievements Of private charity is
written it will show that New York has been
magnificent in her charity, and that good
deeds have been done by thousands, with
abundant and happy results.
The operations Of the soup kitchens now
under the management of Messrs. Delmonico
have been most successful. These kitchens
are established in thirteen sections Of the
city, as follows
Fourth precinct, No. 1927 Water street, Captain
Ulman
sixth precinct No. ITO Centre street. Captain
Kennedy.
seventh precinct No. 70 East Broadway, Captain
Mount
Eighth precinct No. ia Wooster street, Captain
Eleventh precinct, No. 1856 Second avenue, Captain
Murphy.
Captain Hedden
Fourteenth precinct, No. SO Spring street. Cap tain
Clinchy.
eighteenth precinct, No. sO2 avenue A, Captain
Nineteenth precinct, Second avenue, corner OF
Sixty-thlrd street, Captain Gunner
Twentieth precnet, No. GIL West Twenty ninth
street, Captain McSlwan.
Twenty-flrst precinct No. 21s East Thir ty-fourth
street, Captain Allaire.
Twenty-second precinct, Tenth avenue, between
Sixty-second and Sixtythird streets. Captain Kill
hiea.
Twenty-ninth precinct Thirty-frst street, near
Seventh avenue, Captain Mccullough.
These soup Kitchens it will be seen, only
embrace those sections OF the city where want
existed without means for supplying the want
In the Third, Fifth and Twenty-seventh pre-
cincts, for instance, there are institutions
already established. In some precincts like
the First, the efforts of Messrs. Delmonico to
establish kitchens have failed because of the
apathy or Incidence Of the police captains. A
formal application to the Captain of the First
precinct received no attention. This circum-
stance is worthy of being examined by the
Police Board.
Generally speaking, Messrs. Delmonico
have been well served by the captains of
police. Officers of humanity and ability like
Captain Kennedy, Of the Sixth precinct, and
Captains Murphy, Mount Ulman and Kililea
deserve the highest praise Tor their energy
in supporting the movement. The result
is that eighteen ranges are now in work.
ing order, md two thousand five hundred gall
Ions Of soup are furnished daily This will
continue until the winter is over, and, in
union with the efforts of other associations
and institutions, already abundantly noticed
in our columns, the result will be comfort and
health, and life, perhaps to hundreds of the
worthy poor. We may say, also, that Messrs.
Delmonico have shown the utmost energy and
liberality in organizing these kitchens. They
show what the resources of vast business
can accomplish when anything Is to De
promptly and thoroughly done.
The question as to whether the providing OF
soup and other food for the poor is really q
relief to the needy or ON encouragement OF
mendicancy has been o great deal discussed
We entirely agree with those who feel that the
promiscuous distribution Of any charity is q
temptation to idleuesa. and We should be clad