The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-10
Starving ana dying, when mans mercy is n,

Starving ana Dying, when mans mercy is no
longer able to rescue them from death. One OF
the most respectable physicians OF the Fourth
ward disclosed TO reporter OF the HERALD some
narrowing instances OF his experience among the
poor and distressed OF the lower part of this city,
He stated that he would tell the reporter only OF
cases In which the afflicted were perfectly worthy,
SOBER temperate, honest people. We give his
story, as nearly as possible IN his own words:-
HOW FATHER BURIED CHILD.
Some time ago was called to a house in Vande-
water street to poor woman who had just given
birth to stubborn child. l attended her as wei
a. could, and IN the evening her husband, VINO
was out OF work, came to me and applied LOT the
usual return OF stil-htrth, which gave him at
once. He said he was 100 poor to bury the chio
and seemed to be In great distress. subsequently
he called on me and confessed that he Scrambled
over the walls Of Calvary Cemetery that night ana
raked up the earth with his finger nails to bury
the child in consecrated ground. Iasked him why
he did not have the child decentiy buried, and he
replied bitterly allow can have funeral If
can give my poor vile nothing to eatr You can
thus imagine how heart-broken the poor man was,
particularly as he was a devout Roman Catholic.
This man was an honest sober and temperate me-
chanic, who was thrown out OF employment in
consequence OF the panic.
A LIFE SACRIFICED.
ION Friday afternoon i was called to another
house in Vandewater street. No. s. In filthy
room, stripped OF every comfort which could have
made 1t habitable for human beings, saw new
born cDild. IL was dead, and it's death was owing
to the extreme poverty OF the mother, Mrs.
Bridget Mccarthy, who had had no means OF en-
ploying physician. Thus was a human being
sacrificed by reason Of this terrible unprecedented
stress Of poverty. l attended the mother. who was
NEGLECT:
grateful were these poor people that her little son
went round begging with his hat IN order to be
able to pay me something for my services. This
woman was most worthy creature, and my heart
bled at seeing her misery
"a few weeks ago was called to No. Is Rose
street, to attend the child OF Charles Leslie, a
the boy suffering rom typhoid lever, his feeble
body wasted to shadow. He was delrious, and
Vance that the boy was beyond all earthly help
and pronounced his case hopeless. The poor lather
tore his hair. told him that the boy could have
been saved II he mad only sent for doctor sooner.
He said 1t was Impossible, as they mad been living
for weeks and weeks on the charity Of the family
without employment, and have had no money,
and we feared that you would not come without
pay, the iather said AT the same time the honest
man rendered me 81, which he had begged, ana
which Of course refused
STILL ANOTHER VICTIM OF STARVATION.
"An engraver from Bristol, England. came here
few months ago. with his vile and child. At nrst
he obtained employment, but the panic threw him
\ mother, and they were so poor that the child led
but very sickly existence, and simply for want OF
proper nutrition Upon its decease, which was
caused by this lack OF iOOd, he mad neither money
10 buy himself bread nor TO deiray the expenses OF
bNrylng the child. He said to My Child must
lie here until some one takes pity on me- Through
the kindness OF the officers OF Trinity parish and
lady "a Miss church,, who betrayed the costs in
common, the child was buried. Could anything be
more terrible?
ILL FOR WANT OF FOOD.
yesterday was called to Baxter street to at
tend an Old lady, eighty-tw0 years OF age, VINO was
suffering from pneumonia. Her condition was sucn
that sent Immediately for priest the poor wO-
man being Roman Catholic asked why they did
not send f>r doctor before, and they replied with
the pride that you will frequently lind among
these worthy people, that they were too poor, and
that the PATIENTS condition was directly caused
by want OF sustenance. Thus she had been linger-
Ing without proper food for week, and now eX-
peCt her son, a mechanic, out OF work, every mo-
ment to ask for a death certllcate.o
The physician whose statements are given above
has addressed the following circular to all the pas
tors OF churches in THIS city. At his request his
name Is omitted, and 1t Is only TO be hoped that
his noble example Will be initiated by many men-
bers OF the medical protesslOn:-
NEW YORK. Oct l. 1879
DEAR SRA line from you to any INDECENT person
sented to me wilt secure medical attendance gra-
tuitOusy.
I am obliged to adopt this measure to protect my
self against imposition by treating without Tee only
those who sent TO me by reputable par les thus
thOrtzed. With respect