The New York herald., 1878-02-06
ALWAYS WITH YOU"
DISTRESS AMONG THE POORER CLASSES
MORE GENEROUS HELP REQuIRED-cAsKs


OF suffering among the poor. Taking this society
alone, from which TO form an opinion, few figures
Will show how the referred 10
above. This society 10 one OF the oldest relief
tious not the odestin the city, and has now in ts
corps workers 81 volunteer visitors TO the homes
OF the poor II has been computed that each Of these
gentlemen visits ana moro or less relieves daily AN
average Of ton families These visi.sIons Grove At
that there are daily dependenIeon this society
about three thousand families, all OF whom suffer-
ing seriously. In addition to this there about
eighty applications made daily at tho Offices OF tho
cisty in the Bible House OF the contributions
far made navo been stretched to the best advan-
tage but, remembering that this year there Is gen.
eral falling of In nearly all tho donations made Tor
the distressed, It will be at onoe how inadequate
must DO the society's funds to meet the heavy de-
mands made upon the treasury.
OUT OF FUNDS.
Ali the reports from other societies are the In
spirit ns that described As an example OF the good
being done with limited means may be mentioned the
West Side Renef Association whose Office is located
at No. l07 West Thirty-sixth street. Upward Of tour
hundred families have been visited who were found
to be entirely destitute
ANOTHER APPEAL
The 81 Barnabas House also appeals for tho increas
ing number who seek tor aid at that institution As
the season advances It ID found that families that
beiote needed charity are discovered suffering
from tho want of fuel and iood. Days OF iptenss
misery spent by these people before ,hey finally
yield 10 tho chidren's poverty and seek for aid
nearly every instance help Is asked for until
all hopes OF earning the scantest pittances has beon
abandoned.
In The Seventeenth ward there Is a widespread dos
tituton this season which needs cooperation from
many sources. Rev. DR.. Rylance, pastor Of ST. Marks
Church, ana the Samaritan GuiiJ, have worked we'll
to give assistance. A lady who Is u prominent worker
IN tue Guild, stated yesterday that, aitor extended
visits among The poor OF the district this season. sho
should say that there never was, within her expert
ence Of many yoars, such deep distress among tho
poor AS she has iound this winter IL would be, sho
said. impossible to ovorrate II.
DOWN TO THE BoTTOx DOLLAR.
There seemed TO DO no prospect whatever that they
could DO ided over the WINTER except the public gen.
orally responded TO the appeals made for contrbu-
lions Only few days ago there poor mechanic
who got a chance Of a few days. work At his trade,
already pawned his last Incidents distressing
as that were daily met with by all who were going
round among the poor, trying TO give .hem help or
10 direct them where they might receive some iood
or fuel.
DESERVING CASES
The following cases 0l distress v0uchcd for at
st. johns Guild, and are among The most recent ap-
plicatons made there's
lu Sullivan street hvos a Scotch woman having
three small children Her husband s NJ sea and has
not been heard from for months. The family ia des
ilute OF uol and food Tney would have been turned
into the street had not = young medical student
found out their circumstances ana pawned his watch
In order 10 pay the rent due.
The husband is q sober. Industrious young man. put
he cannot hnd work. He has walked tue soles oil the
shoes his isct looking for work, but all In vain.
The wife is unable 10 work, having one child and
pecting to BIO blessed ~ with another soon.
In East Invent ty-second street family Is IN need Of
assistance The has becn six months IN the hos
pital and not able work. TWO OF four children
used to earn something, but have been Idle siuoe
Christmas The wife earns vory littlo by Washing
last week only 81 20
In East Fity-nlnth street family is In state Of
destItuton. The man has bcen out OF employment
the last two months. There are thrse small children.
two OF then being sick The family is IN need OF tusl
and food.
In West Forty first street family consisting OF q
widowed mother, who Is nearly blIud, and Two daugh
ters have means Of subsistence aud unable to
procure work. They have pawnsd almost every lhiug
more than twenty pawn tickets were shown at tho
moah Se s
articles lew days longer II the amount due will then
DC paid.
poverty. The man has had no work Tor two months
aud Is sick now; has wife aud two small children
They arc without food, fuol and money.
HELP THE BLIND
In West Twenty-sx street blind man, strictly
HIS wife Is unable TO ind employment; they nave
little child.
In Molroo street is a man In great dcstsu.iou. He
Is Old aud too iuhrm 10 work. has six children, some
OF whom are able sometimes ~ esrn u little.
In Roosevelt street lives a widow, who has her
mother aud three children 10 support. She used 10
keep irut stand the street, but earned nothing
all last week Money, fuel aud food are needed.
In Mangn street there family In great distresa
Tho has out OF employment Tor the last
four mon he Is industrious and sober, but cannot
get work he has i've small children, The youngest
one being only two moa'ns old. There IL nei.ner
fuel nor food In the house.
In Twenty y-sixth street an officer Of tho French
army is In great poverty. HIS wo has been sick Tor
a long Time; he has no employ yment Thoy have
child SIX years old
destitute circumstances Sho has two sons, neither
OF them being able TO work one OF them subject TO
Ats the other scG her daughter Is the opy
support oi tho family, but earns very ittle The old
lady herself Is unable TO work.
In East Sixth street poor widow on tho verge Of
starvation. She has been sick for several months
past aud has iour small cnildreo
ANOTHER BURDEN TO SOCIETY,"
In Second avenue Is widow entirely destitute She
has two small chiIdren her husband died months
ago; her baby Is only ono mouth old.
In Goerck street widow Is in very poor circum-
stances Being feebe, sho is hardly able 10 work; has
TWO children ana does not receive any help.
ln West Forty-tlxth street a lady In disiross Her
husband went TO Canada last September without lcav
Ing her any money; she supported her family--four
small children-by making artificial flowers, but IS
unable 70 earn anything al presents her BABY is only
In sprlng street IN old dry goods merchant is in
poverty He has to support daughter anu two grand
sons, one OF the latter boing sck theduughter earns
very Iltle.
in East scventy.nth street lives poor family con-
sisting OF husband, wife and child. Tho man has
had no work ior long time; the wiie earns some
thing by making hats-ast woek 81. They receive no
help, have bo iuel and often nOthing to cat
In West Thrty-nnth street family rs In a starving
condition. Tho man has been sick for tho last two
years. tue wife is not sbe 10 earn anything Tor their
two small children. Tney are wtnout iood or money
''PRoM GREEALAND's ICY MOUNTAINS"
The aged compositor who rs. set up in type Bishop
Heber's famous hymn, "From Grccnlsud's Icy
MountaIns," is no longer aoe to work, and some
trends are cndeavoring TO raso for him little testI
monia which Will help him SUBSTANTIALLY. He worked
as boy and man In the oilice Tor sixty years.
The hymn was written in Wrexham by BISHOP Hebcr
ON sunday morning, ut about pine o'clock, and was
set up in type, printed and distributed Ia the church
before eleven o. clock. Tho uscript Is now, IL is
said, IN possession OF one OF tue Liverpool magis-
trates. Contributions can DO sent TO Mr. H.,
printer, Herald Office.
CONTRADICTIONS
The following sums have received:-
"NiItac,D Ior ST. John's uiid
-. h., " Tor widow In Chrystie street. ..........
"Anopymou0' - for ST. Johns GuIld ............. 10
'S. A. NJ. '" Tor widows IN South Fifth avanuo and
East Forty sixth street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
"R., Tor family oi Union soldier. er.............. z
"a w. L. - for HERALD keief Fund. d.......... 10
NJ. Y. o., Tor 81 Johns Gud. ~
A. C the following persons:-Family In West