The New York herald., 1876-12-14
STARVING and HOPELESS.
interviewing the Unemployed Workingmtn
In the Streets.
SUFFERING AND PRIvATION.
Poor Prospects Of Being Saved from
the Amshouse.

evidently without work or purpose These men
constitute the great army Of the unemployed. nearly
900 strong who and will be for the winter
without . chance 20 earn living. Necessarily they
fall upon charity for food, in whatever form
IRON whatever source tha. charity may them.
The weather yesterday milo, and they to be
the streets IN unusually large numbers fine
day with It's rays OF sunshine revives the dropped
spiriis OF this suffering muittude. though TO DO
feared in only many Instances that the feeble hopo
inspired stronger than dispc! the fear OF the
workhousa Al all events. the applications Yesterday
for initial TO the Island many
previous days, especially those whioh cold and
stormy.
INTERVIEWS WITH TUE MES.
Tho 20 be lettering along the princ
pal thoroughfsres slowly paradng the less trcquened
streets in groups al the squares and small parks
Numbers also met with the vicinity OF large
iactorics and occasionally might bc
IDLY looking their fortunate fellows busiiy
at work in front Of stores and warehouses. The
porter passed along place place. singing
man group. here and lncre, with whom he con-
versed There much said by the number OF men
spoken TO that bitter and useless and, the
other hand, enort get many OF them to
talk except that they Of
work aud unable 10 got employment at anything
Tho following some OF the remarks made by the
GOWn
xoSTHs DLs
A machnist said :-"Tncro isn't q ghost Of chance
OF work. | may say have been idle these months
back and for ali viii DO idle tor
months as wcL Everybody know is idlc. There
was such time In New York There is lots money in
the city every but those who have II hold
10 It. In shops IN various lines, that used to en-
ploy dozen hands, you will now nnd three or tour
men at work. and believe for few weeks back they
have been knocking of more of them. The mcn and
their families will winter II something
done for them do not believe In this thing Of
going tho Amshouse No mechanic should do that
while he breath him. The city government Is
bound 70 give work. and. wal. bit, and you'l
how mighty sorry some people will be for not giving
II. We are treated as II we could live
on air There hasnr beon solitary thing
done for tie working classes by the public on
Gals such thing shis happened in large city
in the old country the men would turn out and dc.
mand work. Suppose the SO, 900 or go 600 idle men
New York turned out tomorrow and said that they
would have work under any circumstances; 40 you
:hink that they would not get ~ bet you they
would. Why. then don't the officials act squarcly and
not do a. they arc doingactually seeing how far they
can trust to the patience lorbearancc work
ingmcnf II all very we'll talk Of and the
usecssness OF public improvements in tho city just
now, but the lives OF the and their families
Of some consequence, though some people don't scom
TO think so."
rvR THOUGHTFUL rAILoRs
group Of Ave men, who. II turned out, wore all
tailcrs attracted the reporters attention They
standing in the City Hall Park. the Of tho City
Nall, and the reporter having introduced himself
listened to following expressions opinion tho
| situation: -
No Tho nation is gradually coming disruption
on account tho frauds cncanery In high places
in ihe government You viii see, sir. anosher bloody
this Republic and then tho country will SO TO
the dogs We all lido to-day because the politicians
have ruined the country II the same fellows get
troll OF the government for the next four years then
| ..Goodby, john" ns ali up with business.
No. 2-I wish to God wc had war tomorrow; any
thing would be better tnan tho way
No. 1-Have heed OF what you're saying Why,
sir. another would bring devastation to the rem
nant Of she prosperity OF this great Republic.
NO. 2-Devil pin / ID care.
No. 3-Yes IT'S great country; but all know Is
that haven't worked but three weeks four months
and thcre's chance OF job now, and thsro isn't
likely to be either this winter, as far as
No. My dear STR thcrc are occasions IN the his
tory of great countries wncn, for tho veal,
Providence has ordained that they should pass
through the ncry ordeal OF siagnalon in commerce
ana prostraton the industries which constitute
iouniain from which flows tho prosperity of the great
body of the people and in connection with which we
ss mechanics. aro ,dcnt,llcd ltbecomcs us to show
manhood in acquiescng in the passing destiny Of
this glorious commercial nation by exhibiting patience
aud moderation In dealing with those whom The peo-
| pie have by ballot constituted our rulerA
No. 2--They have ruled us out Of work and all
NO. IL tell you sir. that when It becomes a fixed
fact II Il docs become oncthat the workingmen
OF this great Republic have been ruled out OF work.
then Will 60 forih tho mighty millions OF labor huri
ing defiance their enemies and again will be enacted
tremble and restored the workingmen to honest labor
nnd TO all their rights ss free born mon and citizens
No, sir; the workngmen shall not be permitted to
starvc shall their families be allowed TO suffer for
want OF bread while there Is bread 10 tho land
No. 81 am sorry 10 say my family are suffering In
NO land mine too and all the fine talk in tho
world wouldn't change the matter. Tie thing Is to
get work anu that we'ro getting and seems TO
No. 2-'.I tell you, SIR, bread wc shall have and
abu ndance DO you not remember how Psrs'--
Here the little vociicrating tailor (nc very short
In staturc) went OF into the skies OF eloqucnce IN
picture Of what the Commune did, and the reporter
rHx rALx.oY The TRADES
A cabinet maker said:--"l am trusting 10 the
pIasterer said :-Tis hard tines In earnest now.
There ought to be tome action taken BY the men
themselves 20 let II DO known how We are situated.
know whole families that are half starving"
ship carpenter sad:-"Beiore long you viii see
A cigar packer said az have been idle only for few
weeks, but with our mon u VIII be soon as bad as with
the rost. as they are being knocked on 10 numbcrs
The traders throughout the country have stopped
buying, and know In our place quantity or orders
have been countermanded daily since lcfL II that
of thing keeps the number Of men out OF work
VIII soon DO nearly doubled. wish there war
ANYTHING would be bct,cr Than paradins the streets
without chance Of work. ! guess from all hear
there will be muss OF the city be ore
long dont know whether IL Is true or not, but
some men telling me ths morning. that there Is
10 be meeting held IN the City Hall Park something
tho was herd IN dull times few years de-
nandihg public work be opened right away Is
Tor something 10 be done. Anything rather than
winter IN the Amshousc.
A iongshoreman SAID There 10 blight upon ~
all"
An iron worker said :'lt very rough. have been
this city every day for weeks looking
job uythins, aud cant get single stroke 20 do.
wife Eve children, and what 10 become OF
us after anothcr week two I'm sure don't know.
never knew such duh times. ! told BY dozens Of
bosses thai 80 Tar IRON putting on new hands they
were going TO get rid Of OF those they had,
there nothing for thcm 70 DO IL seems as far
can see as II things ware getting worse and worse"