Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-12
STARVATION.
81. Of Noe From the Emerald
Isle.
v,rso and Children Unable to Get
I'' r"oo,mert, Utterly Destitute and
f Onrg BY Inches From Star
yaton,
rgs FAMINE AND The FEVER,

| - InF Nlu pA ""N' S'7
81, Of the terrible famine now pre'A'''
|, in Irelani; -, -,
g., ,b,r, short years have passed since
:, ,,d LELAND is sgain devsSted by fan'
Men AMI and women and little chill
-. I.rr-,,lv dying-dying by inches
no, me lrss surely, because they are
...x.v. shall give prOOisot this
1 ..,rv ruth. The very names of D1ne-
,,iCannsmara have been for ages syn
/ ION, WITH suffering. Here it is that
1 ~ ,ry alter cry has come from priest
r,;es, ior his starving people. Oae
1 .sr,,eran drove through the districs
4 80 hours With his carriage blinds down;
1, entered one or two novels, and in
L, ,la.rs that he found q cat
sr, h- tAe sea weed tae
.,,nv children had for their
td. Ms Cod if such tale had
d, ,pIs Of district in any other country
as world. what TRADES of righteous in
,,.np would not the English press and
rssr,a people have poured forth.
f,rrfh Inspector came few days since
/ -s,-tgr.r- Donegal. Can you wonder
.. ..,r.r , 2uumrn came ClamOrlng around
-..,rI q, reg for food, and that they
.,r n, ,iyyu-nOt mOney-but employ
-. The Inspector returned the usual
~ that ne would "-eporI' the
- but gaze no hope of help.
The PrO pIe Grew Angry;
nee >,-rYg rery weak with hunger;
a,t .-t tue, wives and their little
..,,r, a.ar b. e. The Inspector feared
.., Ike aud he NJ for the priest. The
Il 81. r-.yst ls he.U = high respect by Eng
rrN,rnulrut o. Cials under such CIR
,.sr,r>. one word from the priest and
..lr'lu uj mans ayerjce quietly dis
-..g % silence. In COnnemarS OutdO II
\ o. Is generally refused 10 those wretched
,.r.r even when they are in bad 'hea. IN.
h p nrp,c on which IL is administered
..u, ei >uuckIng one. Unless the ap
....r u aClua ly sick il cannot be Oh
sd aug even this is not sufficient with
.rG,crug certificate TO that effect 4
--..gu. lent writes: As | stepped into
- lark sui dismal cabin sort OF shu Tier
...,r- NE. Could the wretched Occu-
.,, he dead There was no trace OF
gn tte hearth. The iNOr aud
vas were bare. All was
farming my eyes aside for q moment
.,a-H a narrowing spectacle. On a
-. he'd hed Of straw lay woman not
% ..-reu;.y covered, and with the traces
..--r in her pinChed face, colorless lips
] s.akrn eyes. | addressed the poor
ra,.re "a such words ~ occurred 70 my
20 90 the moment She told me in
yg.-., her sad history. Her husband
dead lie had been once a respectable
b.. 'a-4sr. hut the high rent and success
ts4 seasons made il impossible for him
meet the heavy demands upon him. He
.r. ..'si, and his unfortunate widow IS
a. u.asy,uC this unSightly Shln'y. for
i. .',rvuS, rent Is demanded | dare
-..r B., paid, because the woman is
JuerIy Destitute.
. q, My one child in Ireland, daugh-
v.r lad gone out q; the time called
..~r' some iaggots. Oi one thing |
s '...y convinced. that the woman was
q. .,r,..c INTO the grave. was touched
AIDING LAT the poor wOman's greatest
| ..,y seemed 20 be that the prieSt,shOuld
,, lr- soon again, lest she should hap
H. o. de- without the last SaCramentS."
..r.-J-e IS not so general as the fam
e % .>.'. out believe il is TAR more Sc
-'. d" certain GistriCts-DORegal, Glare,
r 'ae county from whence | write,
saiy % all tonnemars, the vast multi
= a'r simply starving for want, not only
I Uncommon, but the very COmmonest
..s'saFIvs 0' life. The fishermen Of Kin
- 50 either starving or on the threSh.
OF starvation. One Of them, whom |
'.''i u l,, wre,Ciel cabin, informed me
8: he bad done nothing in his trade for
s'i ,.N months. one of his children
~ It .s feared, through want of proper
- aai 0OGrShment. The others are in
'--s'.e state Of hunger and neglect.
''- Hs> no; particle OF fire in the
49, Indeed the scarcity OF fuel in the
\ '..' 3, terrible. Until NV arrival in
.a'h'a bad not seen unfortunate peO
wing IN rOOi,ess houses. which in
- places would be deserted. / fear |
.a.i draw q sufficiently
Accurate Picture
'-r .,.-rss which unquestiouab'y pre-.
IA tue reighbOrhOOd, bat the facts
'.h aaVe collected cannot fail 70 im-
,t'S s.. impartial and humane persons
% i"v convection that starvation is
~ '"nS !ts fell work on the shores of
1'ay lay. The potatoes have failed
.,' everywhere in this district, where
~ have almost been a tiOurishiug crop.
.aNd IS exceedingly stony, and il is
o.! 'ae simple truth 70 say that many of
MOI. .Gaate small farmers in the cOun-
a'oCnt here are paying rent for acres of
Most OF the landlords Of the places are
resident and take very little interest
'Ae welfare OF the people. visited
= o! The small farmers in the townlands
1'! and IapPsghmOre, which are in the
MEDIATE nelghbOrhoOd Of Kinvara. Here
a!eN typical cases which will show the
.'l!.I.Ja OF the people of these dis
\ small farmer named Michael
- Nho holds about eight acres, paid 4
- 70 e.. yUdSing from the appearance
.s ''.', ihS was starvation price, for
e.. '@e man himself fairly described it
=" W said x was all one sheet of rocks"
l'a'',' OF an acre Of potatoes which
s'Nel be has only very Indifferent
w. lie las nOE nothing to support his
a-l."eF A-sDer named JOAN Hynes. liy-
a. %" srrSt distance from the other.
"a even w4rSr condition. The roof OF
-o"Ns Is I;ert..y falling 10 pieces. and
-' Is a7' stopped up With stones. lie
~. ...'' e.sa; acres of land similar 10
.,,r. - -.Saoor, and for this he until
s.- ta.' a rent OF 40 los. Il has
.,, I've. -, reduced TO i6 los. by the
u'..''''Un-aA unusual reduction in
-,,,' ,'la'fy. vi a quarter of an acre Of
eS which he SOSed, he had not
"a 10y >erd he has. conSeuuently. to
:. - .o'i N credit, when he can get IL"
- =. 1'.'-h'acaat.y put il. When he falls
h. .- 'Ipp!ies IN this way, both he
F. lS'ai.y must hunger. Ii is slow
Cruel and hopeless starvation,
''''S certainly for this world.
l.. Nueh II the Condition
- -, t,4is ,t.,-lis upon thousands of oDr nao.
5.-. "a! IN sight Of England.
| b., -" sre starving, but il il NOT THAR
| &c. even II II were, We cannot toI-
IN =, NI.l PIE OF England and pass them
.,,- s,'.O,er 80 OtAer side; neither can wa saw
l,.,sS!i eNS are coming too often. Tbars
-. ~ leed Tor immediate relief Tbs
ireland haze offered orr r,o,is
n n ESo~'ees. They have offered tbs1, r.
IN. GaaO-se e5 emigration. '''' ~ 'Ne
p 10, 10y ProPosedis emigration. I
On. 49, ,Is yoseu 70 honest, healthy emigra-
.lcsy I.,is, contrary, ! believe that an
sae6ci,i 10! No., emigration would be most
red on ON, -. ,,...i sillErstion as at present
eOssL T,s as people is neither healthy nor
4 si,l,- s,,,'ole Shole system is the outsoms
sOus b,,l 1I,oas philanthropy or cf p.
hsr prnt.., AG.s'ralia has already uttered
a'Opy. Ax-hst hst tsis spurious philan-
og'nll Of imrUa- i,1sr IN the Melbourne Age, a
Au,,-,is hense Ia. Circulation not onIT