The New York herald., 1876-12-21
Talks with the Miserable and FamiShing
of New York.
AN INDEX TO THE CHARITABLE.
The Board OF Apportionment
Withhold the 100000.
A POOR REASON FOR REFUSAL.

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that attended there the previous morning, for the
latter well understood that there use IN apply
ing, as there were funds in the department There
must have bcen $50 OF them and OF all OF them
were hungry and homeless. few OF the mechanics
who had been to sec Mr.. Kellock spoken to by
the reporter asked TO state how 1t was they were
abo TO live at ALL situated they were The follow
Ing is ono OF tho conversations that occurrcd:-
Tue BARKoox STOVE REFroE.
sIL as you say, you have neither home nor money,
how do you propose 10 get food to-day?"
II may have to live few crackers III eat in
barroom used once IN awhile TO so to-"
ssArc you allowed 10 hang round there long you
w,shsn
Eyes, there eight or ten OF u.s. all out OF work,
who would have iamished by this time were
not allowed to make that liquor store OF head
quarters Anyhow. the boss might as we'll have us
there have nobody, for there but little business
doing in some Of tho liquor stores, gucsA''
Have you been often so hard pressed for food that
you had only few crackers to live on for a days"
.sYcs; have been often MS nard up as that have
been so up that have eaten bit of food for
days. walked the streets after tho liquor store
closed until morning. did not walk alone,
though; have lots OF comrades"
''wnat trade are your?
.Im plumber, but might as we'll be nothing
l did not get days work In nine weeks"
apo you propose to live on in this way for the
wincr?"
.s'Tis hard to tell. will not go the workhouse,
anyhow. II isno place for decent TO be sent to
who is able and willing to work. There's saying
but We might have better times before long. You
am strong and hardy, and able to rough tyet awhile
..Among, tho men you know how do you find the
hard times?"
swcl, know dozen OF families, and have heard
meal a day. Nobody ever hears Of these people
except those who their ne,ghbors, and from
whom their poverty cannot be concealed.
How these people contrivc TO live you might
we'll inquire. single may tumble
around anywhere but when there women and chill
dron in the it Is very different Ihavc me. with
mechanics who lett their homes almost distracted,
abo bear longer the sight of their wives and chill
dren suffering from want OF food They did not, they
SAID care about themselves, but the hunger of the
children was something unbsarabe. Whatever help
was got all was made out by the women. who con-
triycd to beg or raise much money kept the chill
dren from starvation. With rent, cold and hunger,
and not a dollar coming In the workngmen's Is families
are In a sorry plight"
A FATHERS SPEECH ABOUT THE DISTRESS
Another mechanic engineer, not ono Of the
class who called Mr.. Keilock, was spoken with
"How do you fnd the prospects"
.Theres prospect at all
.Do you remember as hard time this Is for tho
workingmens'
uNot oven in panic times was It ever as bad
| do not wish TO have my name paraded before the
public as looking for charity, but Will toll you this
that nv wife and family have been more than
hungry within the past month. have children
two girls and a boy, and have been obliged 10 keep
them home from school some days fearing that they
might get SICK weak or know not what
s.Would you mind stating how 1t is you have man.
oged to live ai.er your money was gomez
't.Vcll We sold a few things and pawned anything
wo had that was worth having. believe my wife got
some little money for coal from some o! the religious
institutions, and IN general way II has been hard
pulling all aong.'
Bui how do you propose to get along for the rest OF
snow YOU ask mo too much. am like drowning
man letting my thoughts catch at anything that has
the sembancc OF hope largue .his way sometimes 70
vsc that som be done for the out OF
work and ,uppose l suner on as we'll as the
rest OF There are SO many men idle now that
"a impossibe longer not to do some hing for them.
Who Is gong to do 1t? Pm sure don't know. sec
that there Is very little chance OF tho city government
doing anything and so far | have not seen that the
wealthy classes have given anything worth speaking
OF 10 the Distress so can't understand where
tho help Is 10 como from' -
sAs for work in the ordinary course that rs out OF
the question AS TO how we shall i've iee pers9aaea
that ore very long the mon will force work. What
mean BY that that the united demand OF over
600 men looking work in order TO support their
families cannot be ie0ored. The men are reasonable
cnonrh The intelligent mechanics that business
is aul in every branch and that this unfortunate po
it,cal m has the whole country upside down.
Tnev have got their share OF the trouble and
they are bearing II like men Our working
men are thousntiu ana peacsaor r,Us,s ssua
their wrongs but when 1t comes TO starvation point
ior couple or hundred thousand people, and the men
and tner families up that number at least, then
there ia no longer an excuse Tor the Withholding OF
some means other by which bread can be got.
feel pcrsuaded that, with tho beginning OF the new
year YOU will that something Will be done 10 save
shc
are taking any action about the situation 7"
II have not heard, but do not SEQ what they can
do Tns poverty % ne do = 10 hold pubc
meetings and do not see that the result WIZ alter
matters much y
Another or the workngmcn. carpenter, formerly
strong trade unlonsi, was conversed with
..Arc you cogitatin9 somo desperate pan ior the
set,emcnt OF the labor question:
advice gwen nsm o' Exery trade in this CITY
should nave iunds enough IN its Hens-
ury to help. IT'S own own men men a, 'n,s ume. n,s.
,houcht for the future was always In favor OF hav-
ing he treasury oil The union ready ior any emer-
r.s.cv IL is true numbers OF workngmen belong
- ono society or another that gives relief 10 the
families but the ought 10 be SO constituted that
\, wonld IA q the lead everything affecting the
wrs,nsmen - As We stand Today may be said 10
have no trade organizations at all aud the result is
that you thousands o. men wanuerns a. ~ 1 en1
working order We could hold the men together, and
tncn YOU would how soon We should all DC a.
work. ,..u s. aan. uus.. .~,.,
ss.Thc mon should hold monster meetings. They
.hoa, Themselves toll their own story The old year
should die before We have maae Se"e'"as se''ie
Tor tho winter. -
4 wigs OPINION ABOUT rnE COAL
One OF the women who had appiicd 10 SuPesntcna
cnt Keliock was askcd:-- ,-s,
..uocs your family suffer from hungcry
awe have been lar able TO have anttie, out lot
thc last weeks we have been s'n..a e'c,y u"y
Nv husband is a truckman by occupation, Dut mas
hc.n out OF work fve weeks. Ny children, giri
scventeen years and my tle boy, ten years ol1,
ssrn 1 M, lc that us from being hungry. nave
ms, asked superintendent kellock Tor some COAL as
heard that he gave u out every WINTER out nc soy
80, ,h.rc l. no coal given so Tar this wincf IL
sa haa coal enough wc could got along until my nus
4 band got work" go, -. ,..,,,..