The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-19
PICTURES OF POVERTY.

The Hungry Fed and the Naked Clothed
Baby Outcasts OF the Poor Cared For by
the wives and Mothers of the Rich-A
Londoner in Gotham--Old, Helpless and
Starving-AFraudu ssCharity Ball''
Unmarked.
Seventeen hundred and fifty persons on Monday
came to St. Johns Guild for food; twelve hundred
Of them brought relief tickets from visitors, en-
titllng them to immediate supplies OF provisions
and groceries. The others had to be visited. Yes
terday formidable array OF those equally poor
and unpr0videu Tor appeared, and during the
long day were being constantly furnished with
food, clothing and often with orders iOr medical
attendance and medicines. They presented, as q
whole, the same sad picture that every day brings
into life at ST. Johns chapel They repeated the
sad stories OF desttution, OF misery, or sick
ness and DEATH They were from nearly every
land and spoke many tongues but the burden or
all, no matter what the accent happened to be or
the language IN which their suffering found voice,
was OF hunger and homelessness. They entered
the gates where many thousands Of weary feet had
entered before them, and they bore on their arms
light baskets and in their bosoms heavy hearts.
They went back to the desoate places they name
home with light hearts and neavy burdens, that,
unpacked, brought into the darkness OF their poor
rooms light and life and hope,
TWO BABY oUTCAsTs.
In Grand street yesterday passer by found
two little beings crying desperately in an open
doorway. He questioned them and they told
their story. bad woman enticed their mother
to drink, and when these two became inebriated
they attacked each other and gave the
little ones many odd blows in the melee. This
chance p asser by was volunteer visitor
and found the women. They were locked
IN eacn others embrace and struggling IN a room
strewed with With, Old gunny bags, straw and ashes
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chairs. The visitor was shown the room where
the little ones slept it was garnet, empty, save
called a policeman, and they brought the little
beings to st. Johns Guild, where they were fed
bandage above the waist, which was ner only
covering. The first water from which they
emerged was black as ink, and the clothes they
had worn were mere bundle OF rags. Snl the
boy was very fine looking little fellow, who gave
his name as Hampton Woods: and his SISTER a
fragile little thing, with curly, haxen hair, was
more than pretty. Their father was dead.
A LoNDONEB IN NEW YORK.
Mrs. Rachel BOtschwits a LOndoner, married to
German and the mother OF seven children,
though stu very young, has been supporting her
family In rude way by working as tailoress.
No. ltaIlorsD or one Hahn, IN avenue b,
between Third and Fourth streets, and had
ove e I 90 Ine s money!
the occasion OF her visit to St. Johns Guild, week
ago yesterday, her room was visited and the
machine was taken away by Hahn's men. When
she returned home she found the only means Of
support she possessed gone. Her husband, q
painter by trade, but without WORK for i've months
and at the present time sick, had learned to assist
her IN sewing on the machine, and he could only
tell her 1t was gone aud with it prospects Of the
payment OF rent and the purchase OF bread.
OLD HELPLESS AND STARVING
AT No. $50 fhird avenue, IN a suD-ceiar lives q
woman, named Mclaughlin, who is seventv-eght
years OF age and who has a brother sixty-six years
old, rheumatic, and lying on pallet with a boy OF
nineteen. There are no windows in the cellar, and
she only light even at MONDAY, is shed oy candle.
Ihey were without food, fuel or ped clothing.
CASE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES.
Among the numerous cases sent to st. johns
Gutd by superintendent Kellogg, OF the Depart
ment oil Pubic Charities and Correction, IS that Of
poor, young married woman named Margaret
Cleary who lives at No. 74l Tenth avenue, third
moor, In room No. 9. Mrs. Cieary Is a very good
looking woman and very neat and SOBER she has
Dapy three weeks Old and husband much older
IMAM herself but ust as helpless as the infant.
sac Is recommended by DR.. Hastings as q wet
Nurse, as she cannot leave the house to work out.
FRAUDULENT CHARITY BALLu
- que VI the schemes hit upon by some impecuni-
GUS genius 10 raise the wind at the present mo-
ment. Tickets bearing the following Inscription
are oeng circulated and a commission OF fifty
Genus each Is offered for their by those In ter