The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-02
PICTURES OF POVERTY.

The Depths OF Despair-Destitutton and
Death-The Economy OF Neeessity-
Bare Walls and Naked Bodies-A
Mothers Devotion-Generous Hearted
WOmen-The Charity BOX at Earle's
Hotel.
Turning away from the sad details in the pic
lures OF poverty, some relief is found in looking
upon the work done by the kindhearted volunteer
visitors OF st. Johns Guild throughout the city;
and 1t viii be found That even where these gen
erous souls come promptly to the assistance of the
Htarving the scenes are often almost terrible.
AN AUSTRALIAN SAILOR SICK AND DESTITUTE
Edward Wrexel was porn in Australia and came
TO this country as sailor At Charleston, 8. c., he
was attacked by fever and was lett there the hos
pital. When he had partially recovered the rector
Of y church there gave him Q letter to distin-.
Euished clergyman OF this city, and, obtaining
passage on bark, hither he came. He endeav-
ored to present his letter to the gentleman ad-
dressed, but was told by the sexton Of the church
where he applied that he could not be given an
audience, as the reverend gentleman was in the
country ~. For two days and nights the poor
fellow, suffering as he was from chs ana fever,
walked about the streets. He applied at the station
houses and was refused lodging; he went to the
ONCE Of the Howard Relief, and was told to apply
1T st. Johns Guild. He came in the afternoon,
Ind presented a most pitifu spectacle trembling
rs he was from q heavy Chill and clad In tatters
that streamed from him in ribbons. He was given
money to buy food and sent to the physician of
the Guild (Dr. Thurman), who prescribed for him
AND put him up package OF medicines. From the
clothing bureau he was furnished with warm
WrappinRS and new undergarments, and, as he
se ge' 70 note nc 70 s
tendent Of the Narragansett Steamship Company
who kindly gave him passage.
THE SICK, CRIPPLED AND DESTITUTE.
MRS. Re1SiR, one OF the lady volunteers, fepOrts
that at No. S91 seventh avenue, IN the rear house
VINO has seven children, the youngest two days
old. None OF them are big enough to earn any
thing and they have no FOOD nor fuel save c!nders
Proach the building by crossing on board half
Res sE goo1 w aysnas name ns sa 5
whose husband a carpenter, is disabled. The
woman has to provide for ths family, but lor
girl, three years old, is their only child
and this poor creature had no covering save thin
Nre by means Of q scanty supply Of cinders. The
landlord in the meantime Is necessarily demand
Mr. r"I thomas Denny reports the case Of Widow
Cain, OF No. rs Leonard street, who has three Gull.
dren, one OF them boy who lost one OF MS legs
q long time ago. They were destitute OF every
thing necessary for tine support Of lie. There was
neither bed nor bedclothng; an old table, chair
This is in room ~. and there are few rooms in the
house that do not present similar appearance.
MI. Denny sums anOthef case In MS usual
brief way:-"In No. 1876 Mott street, rear house.
6rst floor, Hannah Kaher was found suffering from
q complication OF diseases, but with good appe-
lite and nothing to eat. Gave her 81 and gro
ceries.-DENNY."
rae ECONOMY or POVERTY
Mrs. Eustace lives at No. 400 East Twelfth street;
Is employed In washing dishes at restaurant IN
Prince street, near Broadway, and Is paid $12 per
month. From this she has to pay SO so per month.
Thus she has LETT for the support OF herself and
four children, for month, S. so. In order to live
she had to send the children for three months to
Randalps Island. The authorities were about to
send them West, but she could not bear the sepa
ration and she brought them home. To
keep them warm she made them lie in bed day and
night, as she could not AFFORD to buy coal and had
no time to pick up cnders. Her months wages
are due Oh Wednesday next, but q day or two ago
she asked Tor q dollar, when she was grufiy told
by the rcstaurauteur, ~ pay when the months
up-thass the way do business"
A SHINING EXAMPLE.
Mr. W. G. Peckham, OF No. 10 East Seventeenth
street. on Friday issued an invitation TO fourteen
OF her lady friends TO come together and make
clothing for the poor. They called upon several
merchants and asked them 20 supply the materials
5Or their work, and in twenty-four hours
from the time when the society was organized
many OF these garments were the only covering
oil poor little walls OF the Eighth ward Mrs. Peck
ham was furnished with q carriage free Of cost ior
her round OF visits to the merchants by Mr.. Brad
Icy, corner OF Eighteenth street and Fourth ave-
nue. and the material for the first clothing manu-
1actured was contributed by Conkhn d Co., Oh
Broadway and Ninth street.
GOOD IDEA.
"A few days ago the Messrs. Earl brothers, OF
Earls Hotel. placed upon their desk a box Tor tue
receipt OF donations for the ST. Johns Guild Re-
lief Fund, and since that time $40 has been de-
posted therein In small sums.