Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
THE PATHOS OF THE STRIKE.
A LabOrer and His Family Westward
Bound i'm Search of Work Nearly
Starye to Death.
Kansas City{Mo.) journal.

Kansas City MOI Journal
Last week, during the excitement of
the big strike, a sad scene occurred at
the State Line Depot One of the NOR
ming trains brought in a family from
New York city, consisting of a man,
woman and three children. They were
literally starving. Three weeks ago
they left their home on Pearl street to
come West to this city They bought
their tickets and then had few dollars
left, enough, as they thought, to render
them comfortable after their arrival
here, until the husband, John Carr,
could find employment. Mrs. Carr had
been for years cripple and also in poor
health. This was one of the causes that
prompted the removal West.
Soon after leaving the city the oldest
boy, little over five years Of age, was
taken dangerously i'll, and the party was
obliged to leave the train to give it the
care and attention it required. For
three weeks they tarried along the
route, and at length found their last
penny exhausted and nothing remain
ing but their tickets to this place. They
entered the cars and on Friday landed
at the State Line Depot. The husband
at once inquired for work, and was di-
rected by the depot master to the grad
ing force at the new depot, where work
had that morning been resumed Kiss
ing his wife and children, he FASTENED
away The wife and children settled
down upon the platform against the
depot building, amid their small pack
ages and bundles, to await the return
Of the husband and father
Soon the little ones began to sway to
and fro and moan and cry most pite-
ously. One Of the officers inquired of
the little girl, the Oldest child, about seven
years of age, what she was crying about
ooh, we are all so hungry" and then
the moaning began again by all the little
ones, sadder and more heart-touching
than ever.
The officer took the child and led her
away to bakers on Twelfth street. and
purchased some cakes, which she began
to eat most ravenously The others al
most choked when they began to eat,
and the poor sick child took one or two
bites of cake and fell over in a spasm.
her sad story to those who gathered
around and questioned her. They had
not tasted a morsel of TODD for three
days, and were literally starving in the
midst of plenty. In an instant Depot
Master Freidenburg's hand went down
into his pocket, and laying in its broad
palm a silver half dollar, he started
a subscription Men out Of work,
strikers whose last dime lay in their
pockets, brought it forth ard added it to
the contribution travellers and citizens,
both men and women, all made their
sympathy manifest, and some $40 found
its way into the woman's hands, who
could only weep her thanks-her heart
was too full for words Then physi--
clan came and prescribed for the sick
child. Henry brought forward from the
depot lunch stand a most bountiful
repast, and the starving ones were given
a feast Of welcome to the New Chicago
The poor woman was bewlldered, She
could not understand it all. "You
couldn't get penny in New York y
she said, to save you from starving"
Then team was brought up, and the
woman and children were taken to the
old City Hall, where they remained I'M
til Saturday night.
In the meantime the husband worked
all that long Friday afternoon without
food, to earn a few cents to feed, as he
thought, his starving family. And how
his heart must have rejoiced and his
famished body gained strength when he
found his wife and little ones had been
SO kindly cared for and placed beyond
the reach Of hunger and want, and his
sick child we'll provided for.