The New York herald., 1876-12-06

rmE SUFFERING TRADES
On Monday the trades represented among the twenty
mechanics committed were painters, taiors, shoe
makers bakers cabnetmakcrs, iaoores, drivers,
men. machiuisis, blacksmi,hs farmers, masons car
pentcrs, curriers' 'longshoremen and engineers
Among the twenty-five on saturday last were several
yoeng girls, who thor occupation domestcs.
These numbers are exclusive OF the applicants tho
Harlem Fiity- street police courts from
which the men are taken directly to the Island.
HELPING THEN HOME.
Every forenoon Commissioner Cox visls tho Tombs
and converscs with class OF above referred
He examines them pretty closely, lest any imposition
might be practsed procuring the Tree transfers Ia
other states which are given 10 proper persons when
they wish 10 return to the cities from which they
Yesterday the cost OF travelling was supplied TO mon
from Bangor, Albany Philadelphia, New Haven. Boston
and scranton who had failed in getting work IN New
York and had no means Of returning to their :rendA
INTERVIEW THE MECHANICS.
The reporter the courtesy OF Warden Quinn.
visited the uniortunates who waiting to be take
20 the Island. one OF the keepers accompanied him
within the outer gates, aud hc was taken INTO large
checrless room Jimy lighted but freshly white
washed, IN which were huddled together some hny
men, few conversations suiiiced to show that these
men had experienced the bitter panss Of hunger, the
dying out o hope OF work ana the birth OF despair.
Their names not given Tor obvious reasons
No MONEY, HOPE.
a blacksmith said he haa been at work In Philade-
phia December To May. when, the job having
ceased, he came New York nnd got work for
weeks IN Bayard street. near the Bowery. The money
he had saved has been all gone Tor several days He
had no trends upon whom he could call, no hope OF
work at any wages
machinist said that he had been working in New
York oil and on Tor about years Was
OF work i've months Had worked four months
steady in Philadelphia When work was dull members
oi his trade wen, round from city city tor jobs No
money. No hope 0f work
Another macbinist said he was a native OF this city
anu had worked here seventeen years. Had been
OF work for several months and knew twelve brother
craftsmen who were out As long. No money No
hope oil work.
A carpenter said tina, he had boon OF work four
months Business had been bad for two years, giving
low craftsmen out of work in tins ciy. No money or
friends. No hope OF work.
stone cutter stated that he had been four months
out Of work. but had had nine months job previously
Ut Struthcrs, In Philadel?hia. The money saved
all gone. No friends In the CITY, No hope OF work.
TnE CROWD
One could scarcely detected crowd OF
haa that which Allied this prison hall Scattered
among The respectable mechanics were some Of the
easily detected city "bumners." whose bioodshot
eyes nlaned features aud brazen contrasscd
strangely with the pad downcast of tho honest
work insmcn. Hut the "hummcrsn II they were
brazen we're also very much suoducd, and evidently
had dread OF the Island aud the work whc tue
bearing large basket Of bread, a s'chunKn OF which
was gwen each o, the inmates
sftLL
Yesterday the dismai scene repeated Justice
Duly, At their own request, scat several abe-bodied
to the caro- OF the Commissioner Of Charities and
Corrections.
IN THE TENEMENT HOUSES
In the tenement houses where the mechanics reside.
the dread of the coming winters penis not kept
locked and concealed IL IS impossible 10 suite tho cry
ot tho '.woit" Everything IN the iutnre, when they
speak themselves. looks dark and hopeless Tor the
workngmcn. How are they to live. then, TO pull
through winter, except some relief TO III cm
IRON those to whom fortune has been more favorable
a HERALD reporter yesterday visited some tenement
houses and bad several conversations with working.
relative 10 The situation Said OF these
.lhis muadle making things pretty bad tor
Nobody seems 10 have any heart Tor enterprise.
know trades IN which there ought 10 be Dvc men
working wncrc now there rs only What IS to be-
come Of the tour IDLE menl You viii hear people say
That they ought Try Their chances somewhere else
mid again that tncy ought their hands any.
hing and everything Where VIII they 20 tor surely
not 10 some ot the other large cities, where
things Just but as they here. Mechanics
from these cities visit Ncs York all the time tue
hope OF getting job, winch they could get the
rItles to winch they belonged. they may be seen
haily going round rom snvp TO shop; but does
lake them long 10 discover how Things are ~ New
York Then as TO that very familiar advice which ~
p.icn in the mouths oil those wno themselves arc
bnugiy situated--'Turn your hand to anything and
everything have push don't 10 sticking 10 your