The New York herald., 1876-11-26
A SENSATIONAL STORY.
THE WOMAN SAID TO BE STARVED DTS OF
NATURAL CONSEQUENCES.

LIE WOMAS BALD 10 BE SiAhNED DAt5 Us
NATURAL CONSEQUENCES.
Tho sensational story OF The poor woman, Cecilia
Cox, whose husband seafaring man, named
Edward Cox, and who neglected her and let her die
OF starvation at No 1o2 Washington street, is purely
apocryphal The woman died, DIR. Merrllls certin-
cate statcs OF phthiss and OF exhaustion IN giving
birth child and there was no question Of starva
ton entering into the matter. The HERALD reporter
Yesterday visited the premises at No. lo2 Washington
street. whero tho dead woman lay. He found his
way through the dim and dismal en<ry and up
an endless staircase to the vretched chamber where
the poor woman with her baby her breast
posed Toe women all aaound. Mrs Haley and Mrs.
Mcdonald chei among the number, expressed their
indignation at the statement that the woman In the
CONN was victim Of starvation To the reporter IL
was clear from all he learned that tho starvation
theory Was utterly out OF the question The people
about the unfortunate woman though bluued in their
instincts appeared stll 10 have enough OF hu-
nanity in their natures to succor any unfortunate
one o their class, and that they did
20 in the case Of Mrs Cox aoundan,
fish on the part Of Mr.. Michael Duffy the under
taker Of Nos so aud SO Greenwich street. to give hts
services rratutously TO the decent burial Of this
woman He paid out OF his own pocket for her grave
IN Calvary Cemetery and he undertook all the ex-
pehses attending her inerment He also refused the
$l7 collected by the neghbors. her husband only
landed yesterday morning from the steamer Ta.us,
OF tho Old Dominion line, but when he learned
the situation OF affairs he departed to some
seafaring friends and was seen no more Comment,
upon his conduct OF very character and
III Mr. Cox the mariner who left his wife and child TO
be buried the charity OF steangers had shown him.
solf he woulu have been summarily dealt with. The
body OF the poor woman presented one OF the
most pitabe sights that could be seen. Her cheeks
were sunken far as almost to appear TO meet,
and her teeth projected through her lips. Her case
Of extraordinary phthiss and no matter
how well tho fed her boaily condition
would have been emaciated. The women who knew
her SAID she had great Appetite and that she never
wanted for food.
NEW York, Nov. 25 1876
To EDITOR HgRALD:-
An article in some OF the daily papers headed 'star-
vation in New York" attracted general attention
aud comment among people Interested in the charities
connected with the different institutions of this city.
beg that you will allow space to contradict the
statements made therein. Mrs. Cox did not die OF
starvaiion; she did die OF consumption, OF which she
III many months She did not suiicr for the
OF proper medicine or food Her child died from lack
OF vitality II was her first child and extremely feeble
and punv. Her neghbors, poor as they are, gavo OF
their little means and helped her every way. Any
further facts be ascertained without difficulty IL
desired at the New York Dspcnsary proof In abun-
dance gwen that the whole story OF starvation is
sensational one
H. G. CHASE, NJ. D.. New York Dispcnsary.