The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-22
RELIEVING THE DISTRESSED.

SUFFERING AMONG THE PooR-PERsoNs IN
NEED OF AssIsTANcE-A SAD STORY
ST. John's Guild is now making an effort 10 relieve
the destitute ia Miles who have no other means OF
subsistence than the support given them by The char
table. At this moment there are about three nun
bred OF these applicants utterly without the means Of
toerable existence, but up 10 the present time tho
Guild has been unable 10 care for them. The winter
has been mild SO far that much distress has been
thereby prevented, and as the cry for fuel has not
been necessary one of tho bitterest pangs the poor
have TO suno has been spared them. Owing to the
work on the elevated railroads thousands OF the class
who suffer most during the winter have been enabled
to earn as much as supplies bread for their families,
but there IS yet large class who have bread
ners them, and upon these the season falls
heavily 1t is TO relieve these especially that the Guild
now seeks for assistance, and as has been said,
there are about three hundred of such families VINO
nave made appl cation Tor help aud who are still un-
aided rhe Msslance gwen by the Guild far during
this been only to extremely destitute cases,
but recently number OF these been very largely
increasing, Is found necessary TO Call Tor general
contributions IRON those able and willing give.
The managers Vi the 1uild say that "A very large
number OF pectaole families are suffering this
ter who heretofore never knew what II Was to wait
Tor luod. Even thote VINO IN former years were con-
trbutors TO the Guild have this winter been applicants
Tor relief Though the season nus been lavor
able TO the poorer classes generally, still every
OF the destitute must be very large. and especially
among those helpless people who have engaged IN
businesses that have suffered from dulness III Trade
As evidence OF The dulness IN business at the
present time It vas stated at the Offices OF the Guild
yesterday that last week lady came on TO New York
Montreal Tor the purpose OF Gisposiug OF some
valuable faces. Alter every excrtion she not only
failed TO soil the goods but could not even hypohe
cate a loan board them. In this strait
forced 10 apply TO the Guild Tor assistance She was
cared tor saturday and sunday last and scnt on to
Buffalo, where an arrangement was 10 be made Tor
TICKET to her home IN Montreal
The Bowcry Branch OF the Young Mems Christian
Association OF this city at No 1874 Bowery still endeav.
iurnish employers Win reliable male help,
to Tins end Will lie glad TO receive Applications from any
OF the various trades and professions thus enabling
Department oil this branch will, heretofore supply
meal tickets at the rate OF twenty Tor ST. each ticket
securing TO the recipient good meal and lesssnng
great extent the chances Of deception
A CHARITABLE
deserving case Tor the charitable may be found in
the basement (rear) Of NO 463 Greenwich street. The
family numbers seven, the Oldest child being eleven
years OF age and the youngest baby only seven
months old. All the children are more or less sick
with the whooping cough the baby having now been
sufferer Tor over two months. he husband is an IN
and has been SO Tor over year, his health
derlng him entirely unfit tor work The vile is not
but is able 10 travel along the docks 10 pick
stray bits OF fuel with which Keep husband and
children IRON iamlshing, occupation Ia which she
yesterday engaged. The apartment in which thu
family IL huddieu together Is damp aud unwholesome
and wretched IN the extreme. There was mouth
iu OF ood IN The house yesterday and the only means
subsistence the family has is 81 50-worth OF gro
ceries gwen weekly by The ST. vincent de Paul So
ciety
SORELY IN NEED
Another case is that OF fanny living on the first
floor in the tenement In the rear OF No. 1l6 West
twentieth street. The father ut time CD plain
OF Company f. Sixtv-ninth regiment New York MI
litia, and was honorably discharged He was then in
comfortable circumstances Up 10 last spring he was
stage doorkeeper at the Park Theatre, having also
been tor several years previously employed the
Same capacity al Daly's Fiuh Avenue Theatre. Hay
ing been stricken with disease ne been unable TO
do any work since he left the PARK THEATRE anu his
v.
with the exception OF the eldest gir) dependent
upon labor o the wife (herse not good HEALTHY
Tor bare subsistence They not unirequenty want tor
the common necessares OF life, Notwithstanding both
father ana mother arc willing 10 do any honorable
that they able TO perform for their support
Any employment that could be given relief afforded
by the charitable would be well bestowed
Contributions 10 the lodging house in the church
the OF Prince and Marion Streets known tho
Shelter Tor Destitute Men, returned invariably
anonymous, are handed to a charitable society,
the business beiug private.