The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-10

minimum or personal research T1me would be
visitors and cover the entire ground every day.
me captains OF police have no time TO do TINS
agents Tor The distribution of relief were it put In
their power; but they will all gladly cooperate
with properly authorized officials appointed BY
some general society. on some really comprehen-
sve plan. This, said the Captain, would be the
solution OF the whole difficulty. There Is money
enough, were II divided judicfously.
"In Poverty Hollow"
It was an easy matter to reach the Thirteenth
precinct station, corner OF ATTORNEY and Delaney
streets; but then, after a notification that the
lodging house OF the ward had been turned into q
''cOai bin" 1t was not so easy to find the cases
OF actual want and restitution in the more
poverty stricken territory OF the precinct, which
Is bounded by Broome and Rivington streets on
the one side ana Columbia and Pitt streets on the
other. said Sergeant Brockiand, 81 don't know
as our ward Is worse OF than others, as have
with US in certain sections, such as Ridge
street, between Delaney and RivingtOn
streets, class or bad ones at all times, and
around the Hook there are noted thieves
always ready for anything vile, from the taking Of
pocketDook to pleading restitution; yet there
tines have reached US more than once in the
course OF the past month"
AT this juncture the HERALD reporter was intro
duced to special officer Parish, and stating the
object OF his mission. he said "COme with me, and
III Sow you one or TWO cases OF want in Poverty
Up an alley way on Sheriff street. bearing the
number OF 80, the writer was first directed, and
pairs OF stairs, rckety and dllapidated, and plod
ding through long entry way Knocked at the
door. GONE H." said feeble voice, and the
writer with his companion, opened the door. The
room was without carpet; IN one corner stood a
table with an unwashed cup and saucer
in the centre OF the apartment, but it was
without fire. All about the apartment was neat
ness. but want and restitution held here sway.
and there was no galnsayIng the fact "COme in"
again said the mild voice, and officer and reporter
looked into dark adjoining room, and there sick,
widow of seven years. who, until q
year ago, worked out her own salvation
aea posa kene the qn agn
good order and lived happy. Then, that is twelve
months ago. the mother coming home from work
fell upon the ice fractured her wrist and ut was
long story from that time she could not assist her
gentle child. and bills OF physicians and grOcers
accumulated so fast that despite their misery
economy, want, poverty and restitution stared
them In the lace
From eight O'Clock Rosa. eighteen years Of age,
better fare, worked until six in the evening; sue
knew her mother wanted encouragement and
both. but when her wages were cut down from SO
q week to 81 so, which she now receives, the
daughter, who never knew what despair was lelt
as II God had aim )st f0rsaken them.
Thus the HERALD reporter found them-mOther
sick in bed in back room, no fire IN the stove
and the room cherries and drear in consequence !;
the table still containing the cup and saucer
which had held the daughters morning meal
"Oh' said the mother In her feeble voice. al Rosa
could have what she wanted would be satisfied !;
but she can't, and haven't any friends" she has
friends moreover, and though poverty and waat
"nousehold" exists, and the daughter Is endeavor.
ing to protect her SICK mother from the
S0 blasts o. TINS s season t and make their
week. 'l'll have my little girl make a
fire." said Of1cer Parish. as we left, $50 that
Rosa can find warm room when sne returns"
and thus Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds was lett last
evening about seven O'Clock. without fire, without
1OOd and without much hope.
t|ThAt'a rHnOrtprtq
show you, right here. in Poverty Hollow one
other case" Up over grOcer's store, No. 24s De-
room, our next visit was made poverty Hol-
low" indeed In one corner OF the room, under
with consumption. There was fire IN the
room, but poverty stretched out its unwelcOme
hands all around: A chair near ner bed contained
washboard, and that prompted the visitors TO
ask the dying woman what help she had. "None,
SIR" she said, with terrible cough, "my boy,
twelve years old, earns 50 week, and ne is away
that little gir"-and here modest girl about nina
years old entered the room-"waits on me-"
Chow many children have you Pr
81 have SIX, Sir, and this little one, nine months
DID," pointing 10 the loot OF the bed, as also SICK
and God knows where they are all going to-"
"My boy earns ST. society gives me So, and my
brother in Williamsburg gives me So month
toward the payment OF the rent"
show much Is the rent 2"
"Ten dollars month"
"And then you and your six children live on So so
weekS"
eyes, SIR"
"Aud pay the doctors bills ~
swell, We hadn't paid the doctor yet but hope
to-"
~ think that l am dying,n said she ''and don't
say anything about me; but can't my children be
taken care OF ~ And thus Mrs. O'Bren, dying
with consumption, and her six children have lived
for months on less than 81 week.
The HERALD guide took MIN to other places in
the precinct Tor instance, in Delaney, between
Ridge and Pitt streets, in the rear, but here was
vice showing It's ugly head with poverty. ''They
sleep on straw here and no beds, " said he, "and
when they are thrown out on the the street
by irate landlords there Is not much to
handle" And sure enough there was not
much to handle, for in the alleyway there only
an old Dedstead, an old trunk and an old box, with
one saucepan and tin dipper, which constituted
the effects Of recently dlspossessed household.
"S0metlmes they don't have that much, " said the
HERALD guide and the latter turned away from
that section Of the Thirteenth precinct, where
there Is poverty and vice combined.
sailmaker, proud and with an interesting
family, applied to Of1cer Parish few days since
Ior temporary relief. ale has not been able to
obtain employment since last Thanksgiving said
the oficer, ''Dut he won't beg; he wants work.
Will the charitable people of New York give 1t to
him and save his chiIdrens'' win they?