The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04
THE POOR AND NEEDY.

Pictures Of Poverty-A Living skeleton
No Food, No Clothes, No Home-Dyfng
and Leaving Her Children to Beg.
Two days ago st. Johns Guild, which cares for
$4,000 poor people In The metropolis, was about to
close Its gates for want OF supplies. The hundred
ladies of culture and wealth who are It's volunteer
visitors were becoming respondent, and it seemed
as though the agony of the sufferers was only to
| De prolonged, not aDated. At this moment the
managers OF the late Union Dramatic entertain
mcnts in our first class theatres have
come forward and placed in the hands
OF the Guild the sum OF $4,000 This
amount viii, at the rate OF the last weeks
expense Tor supplies, enable the Guild to remain
IN the neld and provide for its army OF helpless
ones Tor at least eight days longer Perhaps other
donations Will be added, that win support these
POOR people after some fashion or another with
bread to eat and a roof to shelter them till work
opens IN the factories and workshops. In the
meantime much has been done by the Guild and
ITS kind-hearted visitors TO assuage the suffering
OF those who, with babes at their breasts or the
aged and feeble to nurse, were ID the greatest dis
the following are from the visitors lists OF yes
terday:-
| LIVING SKELETON
Inomas Richardson, volunteer visitor, found
at NO. 70 Baxter street second noor) Mrs. Locke,
middIc-aged woman, who was weeping bitterly.
Beng lnterrogated in regard to the cause, she
went to little pallel OF straw, and, drawing Down
piece OF tattered carpet, she exposed to view a
been more tnan Tour years old, yet 1t bore every
mark OF decay that old age is wont to impress on
the human body. There were wrinkles where
| there ought to have been round ana blooming
cheeks; sunken, hollow lack-iustre eyes, where
t T,,ar, ought to have been happy, smiling orbs
stood out sharply and clearly defined, and In u
language stronger than words told story OF
starvanon and death. The little rag-carpet rag
ment was the only covering OF The SUFFERER. The
mother kneeled above the waif thrown or from
her lie and wcpt bitterly. In broken accents she
told the story OF her husbands ruthless search for
work and her own sickness and ner chlld's. Then
followed the BRIEF recaptulation OF che steps down
which she had descended slowly to utter destitu-
ton, when there was no bread in the house, coal
IN the CRATE and no credit Tor them in the vide,
wide world.
- NO HOME, NO Foop NO CLOTHES.
At NO. 23l Mott street there lives family, con-
sisting OF husband "a tailor, a wife (wno was a
lew lew days since confined, giving birtn 10 twins.
still-born) and four children. The eldest child Is
son. fourteen years OF age who was iurnsned with
Clothing, and last night got a situation as an
errand boy. The father, with a broken wrist, is
Just able to sew on a machine, and the Others OF
the family are too destitute OF clothing TO 90 out
upon the street in daylight.
DYING AND THE CHILDREN TO BEG.
! Az No. SO Mulberry street hives Mrs. Flynn,
VINO Is dying from consumption and had TWO small
children, neither OF them big enough to work,
whom sle win leave to the cold pity OF neighbors
VINO VIII not feel able TO care Tor them, and who
| must let them take the natural course OF vaga-
bondism alter their mothers death. The Guild
Wll, as matter Of course. care for them as best
go by, and the name of the Guild may
only be remembered as that OF an organization
extending helping hand IN a great calamity, and
/ these children may be growing into men and
men. Who knows wnat fate will be in store FOR
| them in their darkest hour OF trial Episodes OF
poverty SO heartrendlng as to draw tears from the
coolest eyes have come to public knowledge, ana
the victims have received no measure OF assist
ance. Who then, can tell the late OF these waits
| when their motner Is laid in the grave2 They
may become young Washingtons young Roths-
Will become young thieves II lett TO the streets or
New York ana the associations they Will naturally
mud.
st. Johns Guild and the Downtown
Poor.
The following additional contributions were re-
ceyed yesterday by Rev. Avah Wiswall Tor the
poor OF the Fifth and Eighth wards. and handed to
the Amoner Of the Guild. Mr.. Henry c. De Witt =
[Those desiring to visit the office of the Guild
will remember that 1T is in the school buildings
tached to st. Johns chapel varick street, between
Lalght and Beach streetsl
THROUGH MRS. JOHN R. BRADY.
SaSn 500 w
SENT TO GUILD OFFICE.
Sailors snug Harbor. Observation-Disclosures. Is 0C
RENT FUND, THROUGH DIR. WESTON.
| MIS- s. n. Satterlee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % OF
| Previously acknowledged ............... 1888 &c
Grand total. SO, 4os 20
Contributions TO this fund may be sent to the
HERALD Office, to Mayor Havemeyer, City Hail G. Y.
b. Ostrander, President OF the Merchants Fire In
surance Company No. 149 Broadway; Andrew W.
Leggat, Collector OF Assessments. New Court
House; George Wilkes, NJ. d., No. 10 North Wash
ington square: q. X. Lansing Earle's Hotel; G. J..
N. Zabrskie Cashier Of Peoples Bank. corner 81
Canal and Thompson streets; J. l.. DAVIS, Sheldon
Co., No. or Broadway, and Rev. $. II. Weston,
ID. D.. No. East Forty fifth street. or to the Rev.
Alvah Wiswall Master OF st. Johns Guild st.
Johns chapel, Varlck street.
Packages OF clothing, groceries, &C., should be
sent to ST. Johns chapel Narick street. between
Lalght and Beach streets, or If an order be sent
messenger will call Tor any packages
MRS. Judge Brady, No. 10 West Thirty-third
street, has kindly consented to receive subscrip-
| tons.