The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-05
THANKSGIVING TURKEYS.
NOW OPPORTUNITIES WE'RE FED
IrT NEW YORK.


Aldermanic GobDlers and Omnipres-
ent Pie--Ten Thousand Hearts Made
Happy.
Thanksgiving Day was observed
in New York City with great cere~
mony. The Herald estimates that
at least one turkey was killed for
each of the two hundred and fifty
seven thousand names in the city
directory. The turkey is the true
Thanksgiving bird y; and the number
of pounds of this species of poultry
served on the tables Of the penal
and charitable associations was
immense. The Herald says:
"The Commissioners of Charities
and Correction purchased some
fourteen thousand pounds of poul-
try-7,5OO pounds of turkey and
$500 Of chicken. This vast amount
was distributed among the various
city institutions on Manhattan,
Blackwells, Randall's, Wards and
Harris islands, the allowance to
each being regulated by the number
OF inmates and their general physi,
Cal condition, the quantity allowed
to hospital being proportionately
less than that sent to the Work.
house and Penitentiary. There are
675 patients at Bellevue Hospital,
in the Homeopathic Hospital, on
Wards Island, there are 232 male
and 253 female patients in the
Insane Asylum, 981 male inmates ;
in the Hospital, on Randall's Is
land, 386 male and 1876 female
patients; in the Infants Hospital
1876 male and 169 female patients :;
Branch of Workhouse, on Harris s
Island, 302 mah, 20 female in
mates Branch of Lunatic Asylum,
w female patients, and Hart's Is
land Hospital, 1G7 male and 143
female patients. The whole num-
Der OF eaters in all the institutions
thus provided for was little over
10000, and the number of pounds
provided, as before stated was
$4,000. At the Penitentiary 979
convlcts We're fed on 1900 pounds of
turkey, 1900 paupers ate pound
OF turkey a piece, while in the
Workhouse 367 men and 415
women devoured 726 pounds of
chicken and 542 pounds of turkey,
besides great quantity of pork and
vegetables.
at the Lunatic Asylum, where
there are 1908 insane females,
1000 pounds of chicken and 1886
pounds of turkey were disposed of
at the MONDAY meal. In addition
to this, 686 pumpkin pies, 200
pounds of pork and four or five
barrels of apples were consumed.
In the morning ali the inmates who
could be allowed to do 50 walked
about in the open air, and in the
afternoon several hundred enjoyed
fantastic dance in the amusement
ball
Tho Howard Mission, in the
Fourth Ward, opened it's doors to
the poor. From eleven u. m. until
dark the children held the fort, and
from dark until after eight o'clock
the adults had their reign. Shortly
after ten a. m. the boys began to
assemble. They were a hungry,
eager crowd, and they shifted the
air in anxious expectation of the
arrival of the hour for dinner
Some of the poor little lads looked
as though they had not eaten full
meal in many day. Their pinch
ed cheeks and shrunken forms told
the old, old tale of direst poverty.
At eleven grace was said and the
savory meal began. The large hall
was crowded to repletion. The
dinner consisted of roast turkey,
ham, celery, cranberry sauce, bread,
coffee, apple and mince pies. OPP
posite onch child was placed
brimming plateful. The little fell
lows attacked the good things
with a vigor that betokened to the
lockers on widespread fear that
some mysterious agency would
soon como and spirit away the
tables. lads of six elbowed lads
of thirteen and fought for their
rights as though life itself was at
stake. Not q few of the boys first