New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-14
ALL NIGHT IN THE STREETS.
\ MECHANICS UNHAPPY EXPERIENCE.

A MECHANICS UNHAPPY EXPERIENCE.
woOD-ENGRAvERs SEARCH FOR CLARIFYING
WORK, 80 MONEY AND no FooD-PLENTY OF
ADVICE BUT 40 ASSISTANCE.
On rainy morning last week there came to
n house In Nnth-st respectable looking man, appar
emily about 1iy years old. He neatly dressed but
his clothes were saturated with water and his boots
ado puddes upon tho ha carpet lie said he had been
waking about the city for twenty'four hours Yanly
seeking assistance and was tired, cold and hungry.
There was no appearance OF the professional tramp
about him. aud the people Of the house invited him IN,
gave him breakfast which he ate With tremendous
appetite, put him to bed and dried his cloth
ing. The story he told showed :" the rarity
OF Christian charity" and the straits honest, In
dustrious may be reduced 10 in this great city. He
woodcngravcr by trade and lived In Baltimore.
He came to NewYork the promise of work in large
publishing house. but his employers, finding he
troubled with partial paralysis Of the optic nerve, and
could not 10 harl continuous days labor, discharged
hun. For week he vainy sought something to do. He
expected letters from home with money to return in
search FOR work should be unsuccessful utthey
did not come. On Friday morning when he paid fer his
bed ut Of the cheap lodging lie had only three
cents left Going to bakers shop he said. give me as
much bread you for three cents" They him
three stale rolls npon which he 0reakfasted
Something had To be done. The not greatly
troubled however, for lie hal heard that there
many bene VIOLENT associations and institutions in New
YORK ana he Thought Inquiry WOuu IONcd rOuc
place where a decent workman could ind "a place to
sleep and food enough to keep alive for three
days until he could get employment or the means 10
return 10 Baltimore. 80 he started on his search lie
found plenty advice, but help. Everybody passed
him along somebody else. Someone told HIM 70 90 TO
a gen ia the Bible House who reputed 10 be
philantropst. The gentleman asked him II ne was in
the habit Of praying. Ho said he not " All your
trouble comes you do pray. can do moth
ing you." said the pious phllant hropist. The
enrayer replied that he thought that could not be the
caec because when he worked Ia Philadelphia he knew
a man WIN was a great praying man and great friend
churches but though he very rich at one time
he failed became poor. The philanhropist did not
wish argue the question ant mo0ned HIN to the
III the OF his mornings quest be was sent
by Cnambersst merchant 10 the Ofico Of charitable
guild connected with wealthy church Don't tell
them that anybody sent you said the merchant Tho
secretary Of the guild said the mans did lot
under range OF the guilds WORK. but no had In his
hands Il fund given him by gentleman 10 be used in
hcpinR irlendess strangers. DID anybody
send you here ~ The did not want 70
tell lir lac said he had been advised TO come by
merchant in Chumbrrs.st.. whose name lie gave. Tie
admission fatal to his chances for relief In that
case do nothing for YOU" said the secretary. You
do within the rules, for you nave IN acquan-
nnce In the city"
The next appeal he made another merchant u
good deeds he had road lie yonurcd TO ask nrst
for chew OF tobacco. II hO could get tObacrO he
thought would mind doing without dinner. $50.
so" snid the merchant "yOu use tobacco, do youi or
course you drink too. Tobacco and whskey always 10
together" 1t useless for the poor man to protest
that he did not drink and equally for him TO try
to overthrow the merchants Theory by cutting dlst!n-
pushed Doctor OF Divinity IN Baltimore who smoked
and cbewed, but conspicuous advocate Of temper
ancc. The merchant would give him no assistance.
Tho day wore on and the poor cuYrayer began to get
desperately hungry. Nothing came OF IA number or
calls and houses. In the afternoon he ramped
four miles the upper pnrt OF the city where he was
told was n charitable Institution which might do some
ug for him. Hopefully rang the bell but despair
ingly turned away when told thar the Institution WIS
only the relief OF and children and could not
keep hm. policeman told him that in the nelghOor-
hood OF UulOn-square church charitable society
which made special point OF helping strangers. That
was evidently Just the thing for him. lie found the
lady manager OF the society but WIS told that applca
tons for relief were Gully received on Mondays
and Thursdays. It was Friday; no was day
too late aud nothing could be done FOR him before MOD
day Coming away he met the friendly policeman and
told him thr Of his call Why not 20 10 Tue pastor
" the church, Ho could could fix 1t for you said the
policeman. go the man went TO tho pastors house. and
disturbed good minister IN the composition OF his
next Sundays sermon This is not the place for you to
cone said tho preacher You should 60 20 tn9 rsea
society OF my church" have been there, replied tne
mau "and they told me 10 cOmeOn Monday or lhuisday:
How can walt tai next MogdaS nave n0 TX 10 o oSe
systcmatic, said tile preacher stcny as lie sDut 'no
door - -Soio ,o, |
for charity and nobody had given nm ecu!
OF money mOuthfu Of food. Ilreu nnIi-Iainlsneu
aud thoroughly dIsplrlted. he remembered at ne nau
heard people allowed to seep In tue
police stations. tie found siaon'h3uSe, aOI can
sleep thcrc In the louse-trdl siu tlo th oc
was horrible place. full OF dirty men lying Oh tne noor.
one man was sng up PICKING sd ' the the
ar makes me sick Can't sleep III one OK these celst
They look clean" No." replied the serBeant tuey
arpf only, III VIII Htcdl sohethihS
put you In Que or them AZ you arc Nv Siii'n"'
aud don't like the lOuse-trap you must leave ,. H.
There help for 1.-The must speIiu lno nEut III
the streets. II. rled railways ana Inc hooI"hy5 Oh
stores, but the policemen drove him ont anu Iou Dun
10 pastcr.Dy gave MN lno nuuics ~ "
only received fallen women. policeman VINO ordered
him out OF tue doorway nf Broadway store duVlSeu hl
10 60 aud stand IN tue doorway vi
Tanys There IRON shutters ,ncTg anu you INV &
bo suspected OF attempting burglary ne took tno az
wee. Soon began TO ram iie GS ho m"p1nS
aud felt thoroughly wretohei Iowaru H nt h,,n
policeman stopped ana tS9S so"u i0 don't belong
here" - Thought 80; you looh Iic'J w" 'N
napered" ANA lie Jhie.cOat passed on ., |
In the morning another policeman gave Tue WEI ",m
dlscuusOate stranger the address Oh nnH Lynx Wy
fnwn who Ia famous for her puDIc cnrltSs
Tle mau walked to her house. In The pouring rtln one
came stairs rctured him Tor being ouC IA euvn
weather without an umbrella OF an ia nov hean
hun away without mO sci or prnhy nc ~" peknn
TO ook upon the policemen Hs his best irends hhu nP
peaed Broadway for advice 20 I'd one on .ne
big boarding HOUSES; perhaps you cah NJ ~. ~" ine
w1rk and even breakfast" SAID the policeman, PFInB
hm the address Of Two or three sueh HOUSES, a. n
first lace he went TO- Tue ihnIy adn shs eouIdn't
help nun, she said, and WAS 100 DuSy W heh n' s"'I
Al .he other places the dOVr was smut IN MS race ~
Finally at II O'clock Saturday tue poor leoW nv
sonpoue 10 sen 10 mis- account of hsrlt ana kVo lu
heplug hand. Tue people VINO tOOh Hlln III moio NV
phlaItnrop4ts and old not belong 20 any said the
stranger AZ he swallowed q sec0ud cup oil conee ann