The evening world., 1890-07-05
HOMES FOR THE STRIKERS.
Landlord Totten Comes to the Aid
of the Evicted Cloakmakera
Practical Relief for the Most Dis
tressing Phases OF Their Poverty.

One ray OF good cHeer to-day falls ath-
wart the horizon Of the striking cloakmak-
ers, to whose burden OF suffering from lack
of means to buy food has been added. in
many cases, the deprivation OF their miser-
able homes through dispossess warrants
sued ont by their unrelentinV landlords.
That all hearts are not hardened towards
these sons Of toll. however, is proven by the
fact that Prof. Garsids has received letter
from Real Estate Dealer John A. Totten, OF
552 West Thirty-ninth street, in which he
sympathizes with tho strikers In their fight,
and offers to do what he can TO help them.
Hearing that many of them are about to
bo dispossesHed from their homes. Mr.. Tot
ten says that he has largo number Of
apartments OF three and four rooms that he
will rent to the strikers at 81 per month ~
long as tho strike lasts.
No more practical and available charity
could be extended to these people.
The scenes Of suffering and starvation
among the striking cloakmakers continue.
Henry Simon, OF l41 Essex street, who was
arrested Thursday for participating IN the
Broadway riot, WAS released on bail yester-
day. When he reached home he was met by
his wife and FIVE young children. who had
been without food all the previous day. Tho
poor fellows burden Of trouble WAS in
creased when no was shown notice from
the Court commanding him to vscste his
rooms.
Secretary Hirschman OF the cloakmakers'
union says that many such cases have been
union are doing all they can TO ameliorate
Among those be mentioned ashavinR been
ttsR aal nnsh lI..r
street.. u. Cohen, 158 Revington street;
- Soheer. 10 sheriff street; /. Fink. 1O4
Delaney street; 1. Shire, 104 Delaney
Miller. a44 Cherry street: j. Kozenzof,
i37 Norfolk street; p. Cohen. iii Doiancy
street, and about twenty more, whose names
he could not remember
will parade next Wednesday, although no
have yet been made.
The cast, OF Fink. who has been notified
FlinE Fl has been i married about two % years.
pretty. While he had work no could save
Rss ees Saf oa MoF or MS sa%s tim.
now. and his household effects have diaap-
peared in the pa awnshop to get money to buy
IhhsY hys hSa No dnSSey to pay
Prof. Garside was seen this morning 20 he
was about TO 20 down 70 the Tombe for the
purpose of securing the rslease Of Striker
$500 bail for an alleged assault on Police.
man Hahn.
A crowd OF the strikers ran after " scab"
In Eldridge street Thursday night and Po-
liceman Hahn interfered. GTesnberR was
the first man grabbed, and when he at
tempted to escape he was dragged on to the
station house.
Prof. Garside says he has positive knowl-
edge that tho manufac cturers are attempting
to get cloakmakers by advertising in the
Philadelphia papers, but he does not fear
they will succeed.
4 meeting OF the strikers will be held in
Everett Hall this afternoon, when several
speakers will address the strikers and urge
upon them TO preserve the peace and not
make any outbreak.
Among the contributions received this
Everything helps. said Prof. Garside,
" and II more such contributions were sent
We would be better able to fight the men who
seek to grind us down to slavery"