New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-21
HOW BEGGARS LIVE.
THEIR HOMES. HABITS AND HAUNTs.


THE BLIND MAN WHO FREQUENTs FULToN-sT.-
SCENES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES
LIFE IN ROOsEVELT-sT
a familiar figure to the thronGs OF people mat
daily pass to and from Fulton Ferry Is the oiihu
fiddler who in all sorts of weather stands oenea'h
the station of the elevated road at Fulton ana
Pearl-sts, where he can neither be run over oy
passing trucks iostled by the crowd The trans
passing overhead and the noise In the streets com
pletely drown the only tune he ever plays. hlcn
beggars who retire at night to luxurious apartments
and becgars with bags and pots OF gold GO not
exist in New-York. This blind fiddler, whose name
Is Oliver White is a type Of the comparatively
respectable and well-to-do beggar Of this city.
His home consists of two little rooms on the third
floor of No "a Cherry-st. A reporter, who called
there one Sunday evening was told that Mr. " mte
was at church. His wife and only daughter, gHl
of sixteen kent the house in his absence. lhrec
broken-lown chairs a bureau, bed. cupDoaru
and perhaps a dozen plates, cups and saucers COM
pleed the furniture of the rooms TN the 10"
wooden mantel a yelled figure OF the virgin S'oo'
between the photograph Of the late Father tarr'Hy
and loud-ticling clock. Strips OF oiicioth W.Ic
tackled along the cracks of the uOor 10 Keep GU. ~
UInd Presently Mr. White returned, S'ePp.HE
olong as briskiy and confidently as if he had the
use of both eyes. -, - - ,L,,rob for
religion is all the consolation have IN ms NoIu'
and am sure # it was not for WHAT tNpvrU ~
ccivc in the world 20 come, do not kho" VIZ
should do have been blind twenty -hIie
have no other support than Whal earn Nv w.
sometimes 30 cents. sometimes - ulA - =,
are some stands could do better ~ ni brol,r
Wall or Broad-st: but WnrneNerl 20 ~, ara
i s,,ro 10 send a bow To order me away lHey aIc
SASSY too-thoSe boys. stay out We nVu .a,Se
| DO not get any assistance from VIZ Zoo many
tbe authorities require me 70 swear u w nirig
crestiors Before YOU On get help rom tnrnl 5Du
npsf s,Tear YOU have 81 GOT cent OF money, nor
any nroncrtv and | cannot DO tht', lTJl M
go 7 L.,-o !, he'd here and bureau. II Il pllHi
man wants the city 10 AID nm; II i'e ld' -: ~
hitter mend il in whi>key aud tobacco litsl' ; &c
Mrs White is an lrishWomal; WV I'm iIi
h - nains in " me stummIck.D Nellie cOhtTlD-
ute- 30 cents day 10 the houSehou, sti- PaP IT.
She has large scar Oh her Idc'' NO - tt of fhe
bcr, five years ago. when passing IN non. -. tiC
md ;es Hotel when some gentlemen NoiI
/ fring AZ each other inside, stray OuHeV pN''0N
through her cheek. -i+i,, sat anort by the
/ Commissioners o. Charities ana S0I'c'tion ia
500 600 for the benefit If the hili Oh VIC tnnJ
/ nuriber about COO All OF thtae NJ ,,;,,, ono
H.. however and the sum eGcn ueHFlEi lE, V'o
superintendent Blake "a DEFINE o me-
81 in his office at Eleyenth-st ana ltlI - D,
"a - ~ rocDrrIv when a long row Oh me w
- and INDECENT. the lame, IN" halJ d!u .''g
III nj na.scd before him. they were a.. su = 80
/ To a rigid crosse summation 49,, ard nos.rs
reorIe,ts for coal assistance, PROV lslD"S IN, ~
~ ~ Losn t9ls were attended 70, A>'ol - -
! f9ceJ Iri,hlvuman wanted her D1pl ~ 1 All
| clarity Hospital Her utterihGe N"H Di' ~ - -
"a, Ia -; l,,rrDao who stood near bent down 20 Hei
mil II seemed to the reporter that ne "'9 COZ
hiss her; hut he was only shellii ~ ~ it."lanr
~ - jyvith ordered the woman out, reprImillu-
incr her in severe terms, although size no
had only had Nee u' SSt,lc !the number Of
nc,n,e in New-York who come he!e "'i -
ask tor aid. Ih2i Inc a,ir55; HU nSr Sndiug.n
IA 7,n who could scarcely speak tEeH wants
loud enough 80 be- beard coh,'uhp.iHc + ~ ~,
he seized with fits OK cousnus - 81 sicl,nrss
%
- ~, ion before the Official. pAiil u''i
| INNS his sightiess e cpdlS 'o.. -" ~ NJ
/ oSt.d "Do | sec you tnci III. N.'i 49,, Int.
dsN,- ,,.icrr responds that nc docs. me wants
H. animal stipend the Inst j. pIIuu,'' 'i''i a. an
! name found indOrsed ,WoIluy ~ ,t,'. ,re,,i-
-, q makes "a b,e-iiue' FOR me az 'I' H' ' -.
a. -..,,-, And they must have been l"t TIC Two
wears preceding residents 81 tuo ny ~. otia
ported word l. not IA en- ne ;',diifinn 10 vuIc.
~ n, tv,o rrsrer table citZedS' III -'''.'"- ~ %
| ,-,s,tor maid uvthc DentrilIeht aocCl.".''a ~ ~.
| sop.I Investigation tlat tlet "I' ~, ni,.-i -
i oufic4. examined he ey Oh ~ " y' " | \ =
| sire that they are not inpo2 .',I a,I0r, ~.
| e.. - ,vos tine prevailing HufI'S''V'i II, '"0
class that it vas better To De ,, rvs Ia 81 -
| he ahi. 10 see lIttle. niue ei@" -.,,I 'iii'
! =. a. f,,sa them These bind men """".I dD"u
tbc crowded streets with perl h.. '''Hl ",'',
| safety earning scaHiI 4'cii-,l IA. t'' '''7
! musical instruments. petdiihg anu ~ - ~ ~
a. tbe Nrrtrh.d tramps " no IH-II5' tHr 'b'
| slscuine in alleys and statlrS .H7 "i'4u ~ go
/ rpucraiiv has ROOF over u'9 N."' "
Mace which he can call nome . D.,
/ ~. ,Vtrrp do most OF the bce-als cohgr' gate
! ,ra- ,.n,. OF a Chatham square Lac eii.to' D,
80. ,.-u 10 Nos. lG l., - ana - HG"S'Neit-S.'
| m ~" A.. lives of the heEgars. And give c.l
lI,..tninr Win you are inside OF SOM Oh l'i'i,
/ feIlar. what's got eyes Will gave you INC HA"N'
pAu%, =. y long dark passage leads back into u
| court-.ri with doors opening mo III from every
| side where miscellaneous c"hec'ou 81 p'"p'o W.
iysr engaged IN pc AlnG over an 'el'iiS iH' -
| -, .,e.0rt,urut OF RAGS lemons, oranges ana de-
c,yino frut of every description. a we Sih,H per
nrafe,i everything. aud Gauseu TIE 'i9i.oI 10 buV
- L,y,i tftNnuutarIy 10 ms nose. II was rFcHliiS,
a., f,,n thr rooms when loo"e,i out on me touO
a. tI,. souua OF viohus. accorieOuh ana hafp.
| an. yras the den OF tie U,g-4Is' III 'ue IoIIh5
.L+ r.ra and went about the courtyard ne report +
| recognized many that De Aau seen Pl9 M ,Ien
| ,.n,ior in the streets In one corner,
w. w. '''V solled and hthy rags sat an OH
| ,ro,oau whose stand l. IN NAalAtlu NG"die'
| Thore she can be seen almost any gay VIVA
her feel wrapped IN ra-o anl q "a. Ael "a .a4I-o-
n, o,ri : ON hcr arm. Tie hacknru say that nO
one ever iugs her fruit, Out many persons move
by The spectacle OF such soc, 49, s''S We, iil
| money and hurry on. - oJneF lllh1S SIC s..h p
seer rakiul ia the ash-uaftoIs a"Out Tie diHeIeHD
| forries rpnr sne may haunt Lcr .OEcfA more con-
spcuously where me clo"o7 "hJ p,,,t-
also was the ane man whose siand J. I'D barclay -'.
u.t below the Ast0r hous" lie aIesoeS Ike q saliJi
| and is rather GOO iooNljg VIII MS ..ng sahi.
| rInustache. winch he twlriS WIN Que IEliH WINE
| tie other l. he'll. 0ut lof aims. .. A.
! INC th.r buildings were only Tept utoh OF no.
l. I'm them we're IDuni many Tl tn' ~. AZ ,0"i' -
vbo live me streets every day. lheTt were lhc man
VINO is led around tie street 90 haAd9ouie NPlz
cog and who bear, up his breast inc allIus ."u'
SIN. " am led A.! uA o"'' 'N"'i ''' .,'i'" =, -
st7i'i.r and the blind new--yendcr. Inc latter
drives "a thriving business selling tAc morning ana
,-,,,,e, nau4Ts at broadway and lWcuty-.hlrt ~.
Nor long ago ne discovered tha some one Vas steal
iry a t,r.r from HIM every nothing !tu ne al
al "A po.iccinau, tne iAlrl VINO to"lI pld4 va ~"
nan for mranness from any OF his fellows was AZ
re-red aud punished. ,:l 4l
The ingenuity OF the begsars I''is nc ~ -
and methods OF appealing 10 IN inp''ui.' ~ ~
pa,.,rs-bv. some procure small MANI. s'iiH 'li"t
grind oily spaslnooic and 3une5ss s,r nU,g,,
a. If 10 own perfect ir''4 'lii' l..