The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-09
PICTURES OF POVERTY.

What Merchants Did Who Saw the
Sight-Consu mpti0n-EiEht Hundred
Garments Received and Distributcd-
Details OF Dcstitution from the Notes
OF Visitors.
st. Johns Guild was the recipient OF several
donations on Saturday which were unexpected.
During the morning number of merchants
who had occasion to visit the great
freight depot opposite the chapel or to
pass through Varck street noticed long
line OF men. women and children in
front OF the Guild office. Learning the nature Of
the gathering curiosity led them to inspect 1t.
There were in the motley assemblage scores Of in
nrm, aged people of both sexes; there were half
clad and meanly clad women, some grown careless
h their long conflict with hunger and cold and
some as neatly as they were poorly attired; there
were little children, with pinched sad wistul
faces, and brown bare feet. Nearly all had empty
baskets. There was no dsorder-no pushing,
scrambling or crowding-no tak or laughter.
There were
FOUR HUNDRED HUNGRY PERSONS
In the long line Among the spectators was one of
the frm Of Crandaii Cooley, 1876 Duane street.
When he went to his ONCE he said to his partner,
my God did you See the crowd in Varick streetf'
The other replied that he had it. So they put
their heads and hearts together and sent to ST.
Johns chapel 500 loaves OF bread-bread that is
twice blessed: tnat win be cried over anu prayed
over and eaten by hungry children whose happy
hearts will beat blessing though their lips muir.
nur 1t not.
BY ten O'Clock the first line had been furnished
with provisions and dismissed; but new lines con-
nnually formed till noon, when they came in
yroups and were aligned inside the vesubule.
Ar. Robert Floyd came, bringing donation OF
sprepared -four" from r. M. Floyd. He intended
70 stay but three minutes and remained three
hours, visiting the packing room, where ten men
are engaged from morning till night in putting up
groceries, and the clothing department., where
EIGHT HUNDRED GARMENTS CAME AND WENT
during the day. Two hundred persons went away
unable to procure clothes. Many OF them were sick
streets, and women with babes, half covered, in
their arms.
gentleman twho would not give his nance
came to offer, In behalf OF himself and o number
Of ladies and gentlemen, the proceeds Of
AN EXHIBITION OF RARE AND COSTLY WORKS OF ART
from the best private galleries. This exhibition,
Oil the expenses OF which are paid py The generous
contributors, Will open at the SomervIle Gallery.
corner OF Filth avenue and Fourteenth street, on
Monday evening next
REPORTS OF THE VOLUNTEER VISITORS.
Mr. Palmer reports the case of Mrs. H, Of
husband three weeks ago. She has child here
and two with her mother In Boston, to whom she
wants TO go. She has pawned all her clothes. She
ID too sick to work. but can find home with her
mother If she can get to Boston.
Mrs. b reports French family living at No.
% Carmine street. The family consists OF man
dying from consumption, his wife and three chill
dren. The poor wife had pawned everything in
In order to get food and to care for her husband
They were utterly destitute.
DYING BALLET GIRL.
In the same house this lazy found diving ballet
girl In the last stages OF consumption. This poor
creature was formerly employed at one OF the
was barely enough to support lie. She has a
mother who has stripped herself of everything
care lor ner. When the French family above re.
ferred to were prosperous they used to add to the
little comforts OF their trlendess neighbors; but
now they are as destitute and hungry as thew
Again, at No. SO East Eighth street, this lady
found a woman-a Mrs. Ryan-a skeleton, eaten
away by some devouripg malady that is taking or
the other two.
CONSUMPTION, BUT NO COVERING.
Miss Upham reports that at No. 142 Wooster
street she found Mrs. Demata, with q husband
sick OF consumption, lying on bed with little or
no covering They were destitute Of every article
Of clothing and without food.
On the same door she found Mrs. Boyd (colored)
bnd three other women and two children. The
three women were in bed to keep warm. No food
had passed their lips since the morning OF the day
before.
Mr.. Delmar found IN Sixth avenue young Ameri-
can couple who were In great distress and entirely
without food or fuel They had been supported by
the charity OF their immediate neighbors and knew
nothing Of the application Tor relief. They shun
publicity.
ing In Twentieth street, whose address was sent
t the HERALD ONCE He reports as follows-
Ihls case Is that Of well bred and highly edu-
gated French lady, with two interesting little
daughters. She has decidedly seen better days
put Is now forced to i've IN rear tenement. She
Ean teacn French or music and Will take in sew
ing "A delicate ana retiring lady, who shrinks
from all publicity.
y, me same visitor found in Mrs. Fairlong, at No.
tlo East Iwenty-eighth street, a very deserving
p e!son anu very poor. She Is O widow with two
CnidIen 10 support. Until the panic she was able
70 LANE care OF ner family. but this winter she has
peen unaOle 10 procure work and she has suffered
tom rheumatism; has pawned everything and IL
threatened ny the landlord with election.
STARVING SCHOLAR
One OF the saddest cases deyeIOped durfnc the
winter Is that OF Professor - This GENTLE.
man, who was resident OF the South and wealthy
previous to the war, Is master of seven mr. EIGHT
languages. Ruined by the slate unpeasantness !,
he came from Pennsylvania to this CITY in 1879 RI
take charge OF parish school. During the snrinS
and summer Of that year he. together with MS
wife and six children, was suffering from apue and
fever lie describes the scenes In his house as
like those he had witnessed In hospitals for since
that time one disease has succeeded another
among the children embracing those seourges oil in
ianttle humanity. dlphtheria and scarlet lever One
ehid died. They struggled through the Succeeding