New-York tribune., 1879-03-12
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS.
Confirmed from First Page.

Ls long delay He said he expected to have some hard
slips, and was prepared for hard work but any my
been leading here, and there would oe a
future for his children in the West far beyond any
should take her sewing machine with her,
and ana there was town near near by she S,ng conc
a frugal dinner, ana coughing painfully
the cOagas came from the stove and hled the ROOM
box on the Sidewalk" Mr.. HylOnd IS a member
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church OF the Reformation
in stantOnst. and mas letter OF recommendation from
the pastor The Rev Kenneth Mckenzie, of Dr: Tyng's
mendcd MIN to the Chiidren's Aid Society The whole
family seem hopeful Tell Mr. Reid" said Mr ny;
the good lie is doing" They went OF yesterday happy
and hopeful.
FAMILY on A CANAL BOAT.
At the Hoboken coal docks there about 800 canal
boats mOored, nearly every occupied by family as
residence, the space devoted TO domestic
purposes on each being less than that in
cluded in a hall bedroom OF small house. After
wandering over acres and acres Of these boats ior an
found Here lived Captain David Frauck, his
wife and eight children, ages fifteen, twelve, ten.
THIS b. at for eight years, and most OF his children
we're born on board Of It, He is native OF
Pennsy ylVania thlrty-seven years OF age tough ana
wiry, intelligent ami gOodnatured. Several other
bOamen, Ot whom inquiries were made during IN.
for the Burltgh, spoke pleasantly OF the ~Dano
as VI thoroughly good fellow. TIE vile ~ stou,
German woman. Tue chii rem appear. strong and
healthy. Frauck was brought up n farm, learned
the carpenter trade bu has been engaged III boating
most OF tho time slfce early yonth: lie mas SC Two
written h'm that he can take up tract OF
llnd and make q good living his
trade aud they have plenty room for his family and
enough Tor tHom To eat until no gets settled MOIk 10
wear; nut he would not care 30 much Tor
moving II 1t not Tor the education OF the children
In thc Winter they 20 20 scloo IN HOboken bur during
the summer they have no chance at AL There wele
ew happier families III the Eric station yesterday tA"n
TINS
CARPENTERS WITHOUT WORK.
william Sanders. ago jhrIysix, lived at No. ID Elliott
place Jersey City, with wife and four children, ages
n,nc, SIX, four and twO-two girls and two boys
They lived In a one-story rear building. which
have been a shop not long ago, He and his wife
were born in England and came To this
country about ten years agO. he Is car
pcutcr by trade. and has done some work
Westminster PrSsbyIeran Church. and nis wife has
done washing tor some OF the members aud often sup
vile. Kausa-, where he has brother, who tells hun
that he will give him all the food ne needs to 1--we or
ana that lie viii find work on TIE c ntrJl Braueh
of the Uuiou Pacific Railroad which is to pass through
that place fTom AtcuirOD. Tue membes OF hs church
household furniture for $40, and seemed to think he had
made @ good barSa n All Sob ME o Sy my beer seee" very
WlIam James, age thlty-LwO, Whe ana IOur cnlurln'
ages seven, four ana tN"; JOhh VI IhylOr as tniIy
ve wife aud ages nlne nye three ana nhe
nontns and Car Anderson aud wife. have oeen friends
and have worked whenever and wherever tuey could
get joU Dut have hardly mad work enough AL winter
past year have not averaged more than three
or four dollars each week For several
weeks past they have earned nothing ami
have lived with friends Jersey CITY. They
have friends at Lincoln Neb, who have urged them 10
20 there and take up lands and work at their trade,
assuring them They gave ben trying tor "a
long obtain the means go. and feel hopeful
tnat better times prospect ater hard struggle
the East.
A FAMILY TO START SOON.
Another family to have gone with the party yes
tcrday, but the sickness OF two OF the children caused
delay. Railroad tickets were purchased and they VIII
90 to-day tomorrow 1t the family OF Frederick
kO'z German, age thrtyeight and consists OF wife
and six children, ages twelve. ten, eight six, five and
two. They live the second floor of the tene
ment-houso No. SIT East Second-st where they were
visited few days ago. The room was
found poorly furnished, and the children only
naf clad, but everything seemed neat
Two OF the children evidently very sick. "Oniy
the whooping cough" explained the mother )
a Child died In the family little more than
week ago. The family came from Leipsie
where Mr.. KOtz a farmer. They propose going 10
Caldwell, K.lnaas where they have friends, and Will
engage In Tho wife SAID that she could WORK,
too, aud they hoped To get along well.