The New York herald., 1875-02-23
PICTURES OF POVERTY.

SCENES IN TIE HOMES OF THE STARVING AS
JOHNS GUILD.
A few OF the sickenng scenes OF destitution
brought to the notice OF the charitable through
applications for aid at the once OF ST. Johns
Guild in varck street are outlined below, wn,le
hundreds OF kindred instances In our midst should
call forth all the generous and sympathetic ener-
giles OF our prosperous citizens
IN THE HOMES OF THE STARVING.
In q cellar In Fourth street is woman with I'VE
children. two OF these children with only scrap
OF unbleached cotton around their loins No fire
in the bleak, unfurnished room. The hus-
band had gone into the street to search the
garbage barrels for food for his starving little
ones. In Elizabeth street, in cold. damp
cellar, you will md widow with three
children. all barefooted The children have clothes
wound round their bodies, as the others had. The
only furniture. three broken chairs. No fire; no
food. In West Houston street you Will find q
woman breaking in pieces her bedstead to keep
warmth in the wasted bodies OF her three starving
children. In East Houston street another widow,
who has also three children, and VINO from the
proprletorship OF one OF the most extensive milli
merry establishments in the city and OF q splendid
residence in Madison avenue has come to 1--we in
an unlurnished attic, was found starving The
only furniture mattress. thrown upon the floors.
TO LIVE ONE MUST EAT--sOMETuING.
In rear house In Mulberry street there was wit
nessed no longer ago than on Friday last, this
fearful scene:-ln q small apartment, dark
bedroom, warmed by charcoal fire, there
were thirteen persons Some were standing,
some sitting or kneeling on the floor.
In che middle OF the gathering there was
lying upon the floor rusty Tin dish contain
ing an assortment OF garbage recently collected
from the ash barrels OF the Streets There were
pieces OF potatoes, frozen or Partially diseased;
ana OF turnlps tnat had been frostDitten, and
there were crusts or bread smearcd with filth.
Picking from this dish diving into II grecuily with
solled thD DOny hands, and eatlnR OF It's contents
rayenOusiy, were these thirteen human creai ures
There was put little that Is terrible remaining lor
these poor beings. They must have suffered much
before Jney came TO The pass when they could eat
greediy Of SO horrible u mess. They could not
live sumptuOusly. They We're surely no thieves,
Tor property 10 the value OF millions was gathered
were they9 God knows They had come out or
the SHADOW up from the depths, and they wanted
PIERRE p IS AN ARTIST CUL1NAIRE
with nothing to COOK and-nothing to eat. He
had fine training in PARIS and under Professor
Bot. In America he became AMBITIOUS He
opened Gale Tor the entertalnmenG and restora-
tion the literary and artistic world and the
forth hailed Monsieur ID. with delight. They
magnanlmOusly TOOK him under their patronage.
bic; they ate his dinners, when were good aud
they washed down story ana dinner with Chateau
la Fitte and cognac. BY and by Monsieur needed
money, aud as 1t was not forthcoming, his larder
began to be less bOuntiuly supplied. His guests
nOIlced this and transferred Jnelr patronage to
their old quarters. MOnsleurs business was
iaure, ana he rela.ed the story OF his adventures
and triDulatlons to VISITOR while he tore his har
and stamped the bare floor OF MS garret. Il Will
die, ;" he sald Il Will starve zls inhospltaole
country II l do not get re position OF COOK"
DYING IN HIS CHAIR
At the Guild offce there sat on Saturday last
pale. emaciated man, lar advanced IN the last
stages consumption. HIS physicians had ad-
vised him to go to Key West as the only chance OF
saving his lie. Beng cigar maker lie could
readily obtain employ ment there, but then he had
no means or paying his passage. Three years OF
sickness had exhausted the little hoard OF money
he had accumulated III the bank. TOO faint and
weak to work, every day mad seen MS prospects
darken. At last he mad neither article OF iur.
nture or, save wnat was Indispensable, OF wear
ing apparel. Ali had gone for food and medicine.
He has waited at the Guild while efforts were
beng made to secure MIN o passage South.
HIS wIIe siis mutely by his siue ever
attentive to his slightest wants, and now and
tnen, as he starts excltedly at the opening Of the
door or the jar OF eet, she pales little ana her
eyes I'LL with tears so the panorama changes at
tne Gud, but always with SAD scenes following
one after another. There Is little IN all this
misery Tor laughter bright eyes. Hunger
gnaws TOO greeoily, the cold hips too savagey for
mirth or Joy 10 remain guest IN the places vi the
poor.