The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-07
WORK OF RELIEF
,te Hungry are Fed and
he Naked Clothed.
.uoHT ASSISTANCE GIVEN
- Investigation Employed b,
rsllef corosnifscr-Izs Work
Quietly Done.

- work 81 t9k rei1ef comm stfe3 OF
..-..es on ID 3 very quiet way the re-
- saeeetEry ssoxs that theirs Is . great
- se1rg dispensed. Agent NcConh,
~...f,ee has his salee win Secretary
= Cberry and Thfa1 streets. To ERE
= -sse red al applications for reiief
shFoHKh TIE different Roseietsss,
- e. Aug the members 81 the ecsn-
.ssts applications are received ng let
-. seaas ~ through ussghborz u the
- cone are learned Of through the
-, and some ~ those needing relief
- rs ths Office Every application
= gea Is Investigated ~ Agent Ne
q sss only inquiries At the hoaas where
f5s bat nlso gnskes a thorough In
80 nashlsaFs - 70 Tie habits Of The
v+o-a he proposes 10 aid. He IS once
er.fsu report Of fae case and presents
- -esssbcr At tne re LEI committee. with
.s.sadati,,n % grant a specified relief or
- Il il fAe case IL unworthy and
" a:gsd
- = caa.bs cases ere raRny Of them vfFy
- Besides tie hundreds o. cases II
= wgs-iug. misery sud want which he
! srss Occasionally an inTosser OF tie
"a s,srr9ltl0u. Tho names Of the recipients
= ere never disniged Immediately
- 80 there we're many who were away
j. afial realm who were Obliged - ae-
q tsts certain class would haze starved
- ca had e ku0wp These cases as web
- efhers are carefully guarded. sss6 even
q -. eaierpfssing reporter fails 70 set any
- on TIE subject
- ssser asF a nam was taken 90 the hes
y. ~ rith the typhoid fever. Ecwas there
= 49, sine when hs died. leaving wife
/ 4. - nth the same disease. She was about
.s,.sssBeI, sad tbs gelie5 committee hearing
- esss 81 onoe Sat about the necessary in
$50. and in a few hours had aided her
! = essentially in the matter 81 the nesses
-. Il .lis ard n cash. Ths - people had
= sz,lseI oat, but bad nsves applied for r.
large numhfF Of the ere sufferers have
q slle b get along since the fire anti sick
ssms al robsssd them II their support
4 sssAay recent case was thsf u family which
q ksa considerable sisk neas and had becofae
So impoverished. iitsie child died sid
a. a. rs money TO bury t. Agent McGotnh
ssss - far them and the gratitude Of the
s.fe.esste gaihef and mother YES keyond de
sesn These we're also Gre sufferers The
A. 5 hslp are Sufferers only is not adhered TO
pssS. saasFing OF every description, whef.
- ssss,. i ~ once relieved, whether tbs pea.
stxsge IN The ire or not
aa4 which came up the past week was fhgt
rsx.e5 % ne8ghboss. woman was almost
IA s.ssbied and undergoing much safieEing
: srssant 81 iutiammAtory f.asnmatisFn The
s.ssss sas obliged TO stay az nome 10 take
|Nse SIS wife. and not being able 70 make
snr. bis stock of provisions ran down aud
= ben dcstitgte. This ease YVES Immediately
eesaei -
kssasiy ooueie 50 she lower part OF the city
is siatnt falling out The man ieft his wife
q Atatinz her severely. And be threatened 10
Isss assT the furniture al che house. The
~ called Agent MeCombs attention 10 the
tnas case, and be went down TO see about
a Sc said:
sss doaE want any help, unless my has.
NJ takrs the furniture away. and guess he
~ ! do that
shlls af. MeComb was talking 20 her the
hhsnd came In. btu dodFea ot,t into The
'sssAea and cent in for his wife..when he saw
hs agsnt The mAs exed things MP with bel
81 u next day she came 40 and wanted re
Ixi Il ~as learned that they had connived
Iessshss b sscgFe the aid ana Il was accord
.aslg withheld.
Aaasbef case witch turned out giarinRly un
sssky SIS nat Of 4 woman who came befor.
s. sssnl with p.sstui tale Of tiestitufion. shi
saa ben aided eexeraI months ago. assli though
~ would not be recognized. Mr. MoCafnl
xsas Investigation and found that the womai
~ q. an Ia cash and had sold of most OF he
sksss kna Intended 10 start Eass with her fam
Il Il oace, sud ale wanted enough 20 buy rail
rs. tfkcts Tor her Krown-up sons and danRh
NJ
e0ssary Giessons report for October show
49, SEVENTY eight families were aided. aud ihA
b. sum Il 81 "a s. was expended The case
ssfzsp about 81 eaeh. and come IN three q
ksa aRy