The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-09
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER lS7e-TRPLE SHEET

came yesterday TO see it illustrated and at be-
came enthusiastic supporters All trades ana profes-
sons are helping. Landlords have offered houses
charge; merchants have subscribed provisions from
their stores; banks and insurance companies have
tousIy; s,aiioners ssnd supplies and the telegraph
company has accorded the Tree use of It's lines.
Tesgrapnic offers and INQUIRIES as TO the most
pressing wants are coming In from distant
cities. Yesterday $500 was telegrsphed from
New YORK Such spontaneous and universal charity
speaks we'll for the success OF the undertaking. and
molly illustrates The sympathies OF humanity when
truly ,oucned. II was With feeling Of great pride
that the twelve gentlemen met last night 10 sum up
The result of their hrst day IS labor Seven days ra-
ions had been issued to 627 persons, and now that
the experiment 10 thoroughly understood aud the
labor systsmatized 10 expected that each day will
show greater results. 1t is small thing, however,
IRON hunger The crowd that resieged tho doors all
day long dense and had be controlled by police
for which purpose detail was furnished by the au-
thoriues
HUNGRY NOR.
II motley assem0ago that which
came together 20 witness the marriage OF Romney
Lee and Marian Erie. 1t was mixture OF all kinds
There were the widows and chilorep OF judgos and
once wealthy merchants receiving Their 1000 along
with the professional msndicant There were men
covered with honorable scars, who had served under
Lee and jackson and Grant, jostliDg and struggling
with those who were went to gain their bread by
daily exhibition Of hideous deiormities. There we're
the strong and the weak, the camorous and The
patent-hoow checked men and women, 'isan and
puc and leaden eyed IT seemed slow work dealing
OUT food to ths hungry impatient mass. Some yelled
and swors while Others pleaded, ana some strove by
beggar trick Of parading their woes TO claim The
save the cases of old women ana weak ones and
women with children in arms. Such were selected
out OF the crowd and gwen the preference. others
were served as they stood The work went
on without cessation ana the crowd and the
pressure seemed TO increase as me food
went away. Some women tainted before they
could ce supplied and others staggered away under
load OF provisions which Confederate soldier would
have thrown away rather tnan have carried. Whom
darkness came and the work could not be continued,
the hungry mob without seemed as great ever, and
II was difficult to induce them to leave although they
were assured that more rations would BIO issued
until Monday morning. The distribution Is mado
through the various charitable ASSOCIATIONS OF the
town-the Howarus, Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, ladies Benevolent, &c. Those Institutions
arc furnished wish blank rcquitiens by the Peabody
and when in their rounds tneir visitors come across
destitution Tor which thore Is no other relief they
M up blank, stating name, residence and number
and give II to the distressed family, who present
u at the Peabody headquarters. Then seven days
ratious are issued TO every member OF the family
Wc pay NO attention 10 applicants who are not thus
Endorsed. but We take tho endorsement Of any re-
sponsibe citizen who may be known to us also. Next
week II Is Intended TO place these requstions the
hands Of the representative ministers, rabbis and
view 10 honoring their acquisitions also.
As the matter Is systsmatizsd fraud will be made
d,fcuit; but for the present II Is recognized
that imposition 10 greater extent cannot 10
avoided. The Chief Of Police yesterday sent also
detail Of detectives who watched the crowd. ana
every new and then picked out professional thief or
other unworthy character tore up the requsiton and
sent the applicant away. Some OF the conversations
those verssd IN "ways that dark and tricks that
are vain" were highly spiced and amusing.
WIDE SPREAD WOE.
Tho general result OF the days work vas to give
one such impression of the widespread distress
existing ~ almost to dishearten his labors. IL
seemed like dipping water out OF tbs sea with q
bucket, 50 little effect did 1t have in aeviatng the
general woe. Al one time, as was passing raions
over to poor woman and little girl, recognized
the rsqu'stion In my hand the name OF
lady, the widow Of a gentleman who was but
recently district judge OF one OF the courts
OF New Orleans. ana well known member
OF the New Orleans Club. / astonisned at
such . disclosure, but II was by no means an
isolated instance. The corps oil clerks-and their
name Is Legion-smpoyed oy the association Is So
poymspt and whose families are known TO
be In need. They receive lao compensation beyond
ratiens for their families. Among them yesterday
was surprised TO recognize tho brother ola young
lady used to meet 10 society . lew years age and
whom have visited occasionally 10 iormer years.
Upon inquiry l learned that hc was working for
ply OF bacon and -four hko the poor beegar of the
street. 10 not this, my dear madam, appauing? 1t
shows field Of distress which Is ABSOLUTELY scken-
ing. what 10 10 become Of this poor, destitute
people The Peabody Association cannot feed them
ALL nor IL exist forever. The question dark
70 dwell upon We viii DO our beat, when our
Efforts car 70 no further we will try TO forget
have been minute In describing an enterprise
which know will inssrost you, and which was un-
you insight into the mssrics OF our stricken peo
pie which amount OF defamation could CON-
.vey have not seen any OF Mr.. C's lam
NY to-day. Mr.. C's has been st the mildss type,
and nothing but Imprudence during convaicscence
can hurt him nov. have noticcd SO lar that whom
u begins in house In . mid way 1t generally main
tsius that type should II attack more Than mem-
Der OF the household, and you may hope, should
u continue IN his family that It will BIO mild The
Rev. Mr. Witherspoon, 1 understand, has had nine
cases his family, and SO lar all convslescng.
Yours, JOHN K NEWMAN.
PLAGUE STRICKEN CrTY-rHREE HUNDRED