The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-01
MONEY PAID TO TIE BLIND.
A DIsBURsEMENT ~ sUPEFTNTENDENT
GRO. kELLOCk'S OFFICE.

A DTSBURSFMENT ~ SUPFFTNTENDENT
GRO. kEILOCk's OFFICE
Dow, In the Riind Men. Dark Cellar w~rk.
shop III. Bund Men's society Th"ir Conn
plants against the Institutions forth blind.
On Monda Y afternoon the blind. the num-
i,rr VI 1926. illl"d the ofilrc Of George krllork.
Sup,r.ntrud u II Out door Poor. at Third nv
cnuc and Eleventh street Some are helpless
and shuillcd slowly along the sidewalks. led 10y
hired boys or by friends md some. although
blind. threaded their way among IN" crowded
sidewalks with casc. AN are very poor. lnt
only one wore on his breast tin plato with
the words Il am blind" They had
como to draw $50 ench from the County
npproprint ON uf 10000 mndc for this ycnr A
clerk in the Office ranged them in line. and
guided them one b, one To- an iron Ruling that
formed thrc, sides Of n square IN the east end
Of tho Office. and guarded the clerks desks
from approach except in ono direction. A
each approached the first window. nm attendant
took from the applicants hand postal card.
which had given him notice that his money WIS
rcady. This was hnnicd to Clerk w. Blake.
Tho ntten liant next took the blind persons
hand and placed it ON the shelf u the window.
In II few seconds ear was put into the hand.
This certified that the holder WIS entitled to
$50. Then he frt his way along the narrow
passage behind the rail. to tho next open
window. and there another attendant
stopped him. and again his hand WIS
placed on the window shelf At this window
stood Mr.. Moor Falls. the paymastrr from the
Comptrollcr's Office. with n large pile II green
backs. He took the card from the upliltcd hand
and called the name written on it. clerk on
his right checked the name on a book from the
Comptroller's ofll'e and clerk on his l"ft
checked it ON "a book kept in Superintendent
Knllorl's Thtu ,pft Ina,
into the hand ot the applicant. saying distint-
ly. " There il nity dollars" After receiving his
money. each was taken in charge by his friend.
or by one Of the attonlants. and led TO the door
In this way slc 49, ,,is rnid out in about two
hours Forty-fnur out II the 500 who had been
adiu1gcd entitled 10 relief did not apply Mary
Mrkcever. who lives N Thri,-irsi street. il
ninety four years IT e!o. A clerk Will take her
money To- her. clerk who VISITED Brid-ot
Whalen at II Marion street found her lyiul. in
bod. and al the t.ihc unattended. SHE il eighty
before n blind person is admdged entitled TO
rcl"i. he must answer Mn" question printed nn
blank. These answers reclt' thu lurti ulurS
of h life. AMI must show that be- IT, not sup
ported hv any other charity. uth u-. the iaf
that he makes % mo,itrlt. I'M onr 10y his own
industry dos not oi"rpt" against him. Nnr
truth Of th. answers must he sworn To- ly the
applicant I'LL" signutur" OF physician AMI
those Of two reputable ctiz n are also re-
Among the applicants WIS Carrie sirohnn-
ger. When -h" wis years of ase "a I'M" play
Innte pointed "a pistol At her and -nNiug play
fully, Carrie, III shoot you. pulled The
trigger. Tho pistol WIS discharged and She
LOST her sight She is 20 year. OF age. Ne-lrr.
dn, when -h' was asked wh'th'r 10 woull not
have been h' teri she bad boon born blind. she
said earnestly; on ne | qm ihmkiu for
plainly great many things saw durlns thut
james c. Carlisle. who keens a weighing
chair oppo- t. tn southeast entrance II Con-
M 4 il h",i,n Wnil.. he. ,y,s nn,.r fire be-
"A ltHI II !
of "a riii' that cumrtic was nlnlns. and on" oi
the splinter hindr him. II" is PRESIDENT of
- his -oci y IL J. ter Sprass. Il" Is d3 y,Yrs
OF ns". nnd WIS r., into t;' N " y,-t' rlhy
blind men in he room rs a living
book" President Carlislr said: " II You give
him sum IT, do lr VIII -ii down and .IIih"r Il
out IN hs h.al. ana after h" nt- giNrn the
answer lac VIII rep at ~ ~ WORT that hi- iH'| u
ssaid hy you unt others VIM, he was at work 90
III" sum With the nid of his wife ami spn hr
k"riS M, brush sAop AT 35l West Thirty
< r"p"f.l iyr TIN srs wac condu iol hy n
blinl mar ou Monday d wn the narrow siou"
stairway iNn' leads 'n ttt WNrkrouW ~ MIR,
Carlisle &C. i,r. Iii" hlui uld0 .snli un'd tu"
reporter ug..i-t tiin -,Hrt.au- /, wlrr ii" ~irI-
almost total dsrkno-s. Discriminating was
in f1r fIS h. nrnt ID thr -.tnr. In u
corner -ui nil r.t.r -rrai'g hu-ily draw NJ "
nristl'-. THIS un- si- v puii .us % wire around
the middle uf 90 sflsIl inurh ui lri-llr-. and
then w.n,tlrfn Into oh ,.i ill., holes I'M wLtt
lefcd b. 80 lars- "r TOO tmnll the
brush VII De- rroy"ml. noly in,r.or m the
iukc. A dozen oih,r bind moe. WHO hal re-
turned from Hul'uutrnd nt h".nrH oiii ''
nlsin oi n i' -oa.i,, i,h ~ nI 'I il ' ia
were Wuium NJ f0u-,hin, Il mr'pu.r.ol Oh II
tur' hli-i ,,i'N o. y, lih IEh ana ~ N l"t ~ 4
broom: lJ,-"..Iint N".l.-.. enI d.. 'u'' % d..
" the ~ ttN' N'rintii'c. y lfln. p'dil r~
washing lH, n'a,. ii-n. mats. ana et1"r arti-
Giles each Boz tur'l ansu t.-- iNr oys 81 IA" week.
complaint against tnn MINI avenue Institution
for TIE Blind, as M li ngalnsi tlc Four
Of their cnurniil i4 TIM til,., Institutions hv
their promin"n,c amt hy lh., claims thry Pat
h. KIN ia, 'Ht har,e mako for Tie ' aid 81
lhe blind, und thai tn Hrsr nunlirr "f really
de.tiiu.. h.nd ti"i re- i'lr, -'nied 10y Their So
ci-tS -tlu- .ut ~ from all aud sympathy.
\ drtuilcd account of Tho formation of
the Adull Blind Al Assoriati,n was, given
part ocular informant ga constantly referred
to 1t, founder Od Potter a few years ago be-
chnrt.rod onihr nlh ~ May last. although Il was
founded iu 1873. 4 100 . n- is mold on the sec-
2nd N.ln '"l III 'ttl non Va. n".- are
any m.ul"r hc r"'is 81 w-rh. La as. ~
oH E a. m,aPr, ain' sg @'ir' 10 70
thu mee,in.'- 'Nrt on 7 r., ,,.r n',l,9n,
lar cuntinu" lr i~hWuklUg during IL" evening.
Tho only = rsnn who requires "A light Is Mr.
Spraegs son, who sum"um's comes down Ia
bore III" holes in the baohs by means of nthe
Peter Sprnei was ne - thr first pupil in the
Asylum for ihc Blind. H. Their, learned Ia read
raised letters. H. hi- trunk IT, book on astron.
oniy which be- usod r. YIut rily 10 study at NIGH
alone IN ihe dark hut tn" ends Of his linger,
have h..unir So foughonrd hy toll In late years
that he roads with dillrulty. Many of the grad
ultcs of the Asylum Tor the Bind, he says have
boon compelled 10 lcddle.
UHfT CIME or 4 FUNNY PIRIGR I'm