The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
ALWAYS WITH YOU"


THROUGH THE sTREETs-woRK OF TIE So
cIETIEs-wHEnE ASSISTANCE CAN BE REM
DERED-HELP FOR THE SUFFERING.
The rain Of yesterday marked out conspicuously,
as it usually does, the idle men wandering around
the streets They to be in all the thorough
fares walking with stess gait, saturated with the
continued rainfall. AT the societies. strangely enough
there not much of rush Of poor people. The
Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor
has about hundred and fifty daily applicants
all fathers mothers of families. who come for
bread for their suffering children. OF course.
all these cannot be fully relieved. but
the association is doing good work this
winter and the annual contributors to it's funds
have been acting generously. At st. Johns Guild
cases Of very serious suffering presented
yesterday. and Mr.. Wiswall had them promptly at
tended to. The day so wet that there wcre but
few accessions to the sewing of the guild.
which is now steadily at work. relieving quite num-
Der of young women. There were not many appli-
cants for coal at the Department of Charities and
Correction, but several women went there to ask for
other assistance. From statements gathered from
the relieved poor themselves it would appear that
several of the conferences of the St. Vincent de Paul
Society have had very heavy strain them this
season.
DEsERvINa CASES.
The following OF poverty are presented as
worthy of assistance
An unfortunate family of nine are in a wretched
condition at No. 2s2 Greenwich street. top floor.
-Four of the seven children suffering from scarlet
fever. Relief is needed Immediately.
At No. 325 East Fiftynnth street, first floor, there
are four children suffering from sick ness and their
parents are so poor that they can buy neither food
nor medicine for them.
A widow and her Ave children destitute at No.
2S6 Spring street top floor
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her two small children are in extreme poverty. She
owes So for rent
widow aud her three small children are reduced
almost to starvation.
In the rear house Of No 800 West Fortieth street
sick man and his wife and their two small children
appeal for food
Afamily OF i've the mother and one child being
SICK i'll need of help mt No. 211 East Twentysixth
street. fourth floor, room No. Q. The husband has
been out OF work for months.
On the fifth floor of No. SIG East Sixteenth street.
room No. II. widow, her aged father and her three
small children are III great distress.
family OF six are in poverty on the second floor
of No. DOS East Fourth street. The husband lost
eye while working in foundry last June and has
been since then out of work.
distressing case of poverty can be relieved ut No.
ISL avenue b, second hoor. woman and her four
children the oldest only six years of age without
either food or ue ana nave no assistance from any
The husband is insane and i'll the asylum
Wards Island. having gradually lost his mind from
freting losses he sustained by the failure of his
employers in business. At the time OF the failure
$500 was due him. penny of which he
got. During the mans long illness every available
article OF furniture possessed by the family had to be
sold to buy bread The mother is now utterly help
less She is willing enough to work, but OF
cannot leave her children without one to care
for Them nor she enough at home to sup
port them. The unfortunate husband had worked in
one establishment from boyhood.
widow and her two small children destitute
at No. 2l6 Elizabeth street. house, first floor.
In attic room at No. IA Marion street man, his
wife and their infant need immediate help.
Mrs. Mary Reardon, who seriously burned
while lighting up Christmas tree on New Years
night died in the Chambers Street Hospital yesterday
from the effects OF her injuries While Mrs. Reardon
was at the hospital her husband who was in the last
died also. 1t is thought the news of his death
FASTENED his wifc's Six children remain, and in
want. 1t is question who will bury the father and
mother Of these orphans.
contributions RECEIVED.
The following contributions have been received at
the HERALD Office:-
J. G. Williamson Il Co., for general fund, 800; "E.
o." for No. 1913 East Twenty-fourth street. S2 'E.
c." for No. 623 East Twelfth street. So; IS S., for
No lls Elizabeth street 81; IN S." for No. POI East
Seventh street. ST. IF. c., for No. 2O3 East Fifty
sixth street, 81; 81 Co. tor No. 1856 East Third
street. 81; s." for No. % Clarke street. 81; '.H.
p" for No $50 East Thirtysixth street. 81; III. l.
p" for No. % Clarke street, 81; III. !. Pr for No.
AZ Catharine street. 50; L., for No. AZ Catharlne
street, 81; "a Widow" for No. % Clarke street. So;
"E. c. L. for general fund.- 81; ''E. w., for gen
eral fund.- SIS; IN .. W." for No. 400 East Forty
eighth street. So; u. Co. for No. AZ Catharine
street. 50; .Afrs. Q. X. Co." for No. % Clarke street.
So I'M. Y. L." for No. % Clarke street. 81; .E II.
NJ" for No. 33s East Twentyfourth street, 81.
Total STAG.