Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-10
MISERY IN IRELAND.
A Story Of Terrible Neglect on a Longh.
rea Estate-COlrse Of the Poor
Law Guardians.
Brutality Praetieed as a Fine Art by
These Ofieers-Shipment OF Pau
pers to America.

connected with that institution. They serve
the landlords faithfully.
L attended q meeting Of the poor-lsw guar
dtsns OF that institution and OF the bsrony Of
L3ughrea a day or two since. Two columns
would not tell the tales Of distress that the
routine business brought 10 light. Besides
the few people who are in the werkhouse-
the people prefer to sisrve 10 going there
there are $50 persons on outdoor relief.
Thee people remain in their little cabins
and expend the money given thtm for food
at home. What do you think each person
was allowed for the week? Wnat would
amount 10 about fifteen cents in Americs.
Even at that pittauce, it is cheaper TO ship
them abroad than 10 maintain them a yesr
or two. And emigrate them they will. i
myself heard the calculations. II wss agreed
that 1t was cheaper TO ship them, aud and
them with a few pounds each in pocket, to
defeat the American emigrant pauper law,
than TO maintain them at home.
The land is bsing gathered in as fast SIS
eyictlons can do it and turned under grass
Tor grazing. There are no industries, The
people canro. be else but panpers. 10 every
application t)r emigration, the logic that
was used by an Influential landlord, member
OF the Board Of Guardians, vas if they were
not granted the money they might become
donates of the ~workhouse CT permanent on
the outdoor relief list, and therefore the
money ought 10 be granted; and the money
was granted. Tomorrow, or Friday, II 10
intended that a batch of assisted emigrants
shall leave Loughrea Union Tor America, via
Galway. Each will be provided with money
TO take him West on landing. l fad these
poor guardians are fearful Of publicity.
They are uneasy at my being here. As a
matter Of fact, a thing l have not heretofore
mentioned, ever since / came into this dit-
tn IS I'd country l have been under slrict DO
lice surveillance. Ga demonstrating, l am
told 10 read the American papers as to the
meeting and doiuss Of the dynamits adyo.
cafes, and | viii be rather surprised at not
being arrested and sent home than annoyed
al unmolesting surveillance.
haze gooe about a great deal in The sur
rounding country here. / have received no
little aid 10 my searchings for news from the
venerable Dr.. Daggsp, the Catholic bishop
OF this place. He is thoroughly iIsvmpathy
with the people. For that the landlords
have boycoited him. No man, layman or
prelate, is looked up TO with greater love,
confidence and reverence than the bishop.
Independent OF his patriotism, his practical
charity among these starving people entities
BIN to every cUustfrratiuu.- He tetfs me-
that he Is the grateful recipient of sums of
money from priests, bishops and laymen in
America 10 dispense il his own way here
among the thousands of needy. Within this
month he has established a knitting industry
in this town. A young lady's services have
been secured to go into each CT the little
novels and teach the wife and girls how to
Knit. Then coarse work is given out, for
which a small sun is paid TO each person.
The knitting ia done 10 idle hours, and Sc rves
to establish habits OF industry aud to help to
support the familieF.
On Sunday las: a gentleman came to the
hotel and ssked me to accompany him a few
mi.ss out OF town 10 an estate called .Holls
Hill" which belongs 10 a man named
Michael /. DAILY. A'ter a drive Of three
miles On a road bount on eithe side by sheep
pastures and graz ny fe d., We got down from
the car and walked about half a mile across
the grass fields to a small gathering of little
stone huts on a stony rosdside. Ga one OF
th'ss half the ihatoh-roof was soae; the re.
malndtr was old and growing weed. It
looked like a careless farmers c~ow-.helter.
There was no door to the opening. Into that
place the gentleman took me. The ground
was damp and muddy. Up in the corner aud
sgsinst the wall was a small pile OF straw,
and on it were u few ragged msn's clothes.
.1.isAs a. wss raiJsd-by
two large n At roCss. Near them were smoi-
deriug three small chunks Of turf.
"Johnl Joho" called my compsnion,
loudly.
"Yes, sir, yes, sir" came a response from
that heap Of strsw, ard a torn old fritz
coat WAS thrown back from the. corner, ex-
posing the left hand of a thin, huDgry-lool-
ing old man. The gentleman iold fJohu"
who l was, and from him l learned his own
story. 1 found, in talking to him, that his
mind was moi clear, but il had force and
acutensss.
His name was John Burke. He wac s:v-
enty-.hree years OLD. For forty years, with
short intervals, he had been on the Daily ts-
tate. Most of that tim. he had worked for
the landlord. He was married in a house
that stood not Ter from where he lay. His
wife had been dead fsurtetn years. Olly a
daughter and son survive. The former
lives in Boston, and The son hi been a wan
dering, worthless vagabond these many
years In England. the wife is buried in
Fanure grsvey ard, a mile from here. After
her death John Burke moved into the cabin
he now lies in. For fourteen years he had
lived in 1t. Datterly be has been engaged
in breaking stone for the pike.
Last Thursday week he hurt his arm. He
worked on with his left hand. His twenty
cent? PEE day was 30 small that he could save
nothing of it; ard, therefore, he needed
every days wsges for food. Tn arm got
worse. Thst Saturday he saw q poo, @law
guardian named Jennings, and told him OF
his condition. All this time, for weeks be-
fore, he had been sleeping in The cold cabin.
Do Monday he WAS unable 10 leave his S 'raw
under the side OF the wall.
The day iha. the poor-law guardian, Jen-
nings, learned OF Burke's coGditioo, be it
said 10 his credit, he told the outdoor relief
agent, Jsmes Rsacham, that the man needed
him. Notwithstanding that, Rsscham nev,r
went near Burke until last Saturday, eight
days after he had been notified. Had it not
been for the neighbors, who were but very
little better off than the sick old map, he
would have died of starvation within three
miles of the poor agents house.
On Thursday las, the landlord, Mr.. Michael
|. Daily, heard OF the condition Of the mau
who bad been his servant and tenant for
about forty years. His large hart prompt
ed him TO go on the next day, Friday, to see
him.. He walked into that pen, and stood
under that half-roof shed, and asked John
Burke if he would lie. him send him TO the
workhouse.
The veins swelled on bis wsu forehead,
aud raising himself on his lett arm, he said
TO the landlord:
"Why should l? Didn't the wife and me
live here for thirty years together? S1e is
buried only down there at Fanur. Why
should |? If am going 10 die / would
AatAAEi NAt hNA-s OoA JO4 huON lhak pun
old woman, who wanted TO go to the work
house, was neglected for several days. and
left without food until she WIS so weak that
she died on the way, in tie vsn? Why
should II"
Mr.. DsIy was not 10 be stopped, however.
and on Saturday, two days after he mad heard
Of lhe man's CONDITION, be sent word TO the
poor agent to go aud give something to his
starving tenant. Ga Saturday the case came
up before the Board of G~usrdisns. The
agent wss old 10 be more careful, and that
evening he went cut ard gave John Burke
two s~hillings.
On Saturday, while the gentleman and my.
sell were there, the workbouse van came 10
take John Burke away. His arm at thai
time was swollen and had the sppssrarc. of
e~rysipelas. He again refused 10 90, saying
that all be wanted wac food and medicine 10
cure his arm, and taat he would get we'll ir
a few days; that he had no sickufss but be
arm.
The s'sem Of the poor-la0 people is to lei
IS many die "a possible; and it is working
successfully right around here.
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