The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-20
THE DESPAIRING HUNGRY.
THE FOOD SUPPLY EXHAUSTED AT 81. JOHNS

THE FOOD SUPPLY EXHAUSTED AT ST. JOHNS
GUuD-scEEEs AT THE DOORS.
Notwithstanding TIE approach OF spring weeks
must still pass before ~ork Gao be obtained by the
thousands who are now idle and hungry. In all
our teuemen's there are tamilies tnat nave been
unable By even the most desperate cxertIon to
obtain any employ that would keep them
rom Starvation. Fathers, mothers and even
babes are daily aud nightly enduring the most
irgnfu fortunes OF hunger In our very MIDST.
Prayers !or speedy death a relief rom suffering
ascend nightly from hundreds OF bleak homes.
One storefoom has been en- during all this try
ing winter to the poor. From one door they have
not gone empty handed, and tue light IRON one
window has brought CLEAN OF nope and lie Dack
into many ACE.
TnE SUPPLY OF FOOD EXHAUSTED.
The last crunD Oh bread and the ast pound Of
10 the poor. Nothing ~ LETT with wnich to leed
those VINO come from hour to noar 20 pray ior
words that would stem 10 nave power 10 move a
stone TO answer the Hlances oI Appealing eyes, TO
near children crying because tney can no loDLcr
endure silence tue pain OF famishing, Il terrible
10 BEAR Yesterday woman, eighty years or
age, aud barely abe 10 stand without support,
came 10 plead Tor her orphaned grandcnIidrcn.
she God at the mead OF t.rOng vi
PALE AND STARVING PEOPLE
who had shrunk back, making way Tor her whose
weakness and misery were greater tnan their
She told Ber pltiiul story, tue tears stream
inc rom her eyes. her wrInkled ace showed the
bic OF expression alter iong ana trying NE. Inc
little ones UlinsIng 10 her ssiTt stood pale and
aoasned, looking rom one lacs 10 aaoiher In a
helpiesS, duplicating way. Tue old grandmother
was begging Tor bread ivr them. Oh herself she
said, ii am very old have lived longer. Der
hapa, that | ought 10 have done; VIII not last
mucn longer: but these little Things have the
void before TEN. Nnen one mas JOnih AMI
health lie ~ full Of Ioy aud tBcse darllUcs may
nnd some one to care them whca am gone,
ana tneJ may not remain
Always POOR.
II I can get no oOd Tor them now they Will
starve. ON, sirs, Ior Gods sake give me some
1000 Tor tnemW This, IN substance, was TIE old
woman's prayer aud when sne nad hBisncd there
was nardu a dry eve among the listeners gen
tleman present whispered, "F0r pify's sake BRING
her INTO the other ROOM ana ne rau out 10 return
WIN large and stesmiDg bowl OF fragrant soup
anu DOtte Oi ale. private purse could not
supply the necessities Of all the hungry, however,
and where TINS one received succOr hundreds
were obliged 10 turn despairIng rom the steps
and were soon lost IN the Gus Ilng, busy crovd IN
the streets.
Many weak woman went away % this iorlorn
grUup-wcnt once more 20 tue pace she caned
nome, where an empty cupboard ana 1reless
hearth met her agOnized gaze.
THE HAILWAIs OF fdE BUILDING
were tnrongcd dnring the entire day, and all re-
ceised the same SAD answer 1--WE hay: no onger
even Loaf VI Dread TO ave yOu.' In tue pasc-
ment the empty barrels were ianged IN tiers along
the walls and tue tables were Dat ne people
VINO mad for several weeks been enssped ten
hours a day In packing were d. WORK cleaning and