The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-23
PRIDE CONTENDS WITH WANT
SOME THERB ARE rom CHART1Y
CANNOT REACH

but work Il wanted Rather Thsn Alsn-.
Yesterday was the fourth consecutive day
spent by Sun reporter In visiting the tene-
ments OF the east side. The more one investi-
gates the greater the suffering which IL brought
to light. The fret cases found are not always
the most deserving. They are quite likely to
be those OF people who are perfectly willing to
be helped and who make much ado about
their poverty In order 10 excite pity. II one
keeps on from door to door. however. one Is
sure to find cases OF even greater distress
where there 10 no attitude OF begging.
Poor and proud" is a saying which does Tot
fail in New York tenements. The reporter
visited house at 1870 Madison street. where
months ago. has no means OF support at all.
Two young women. who were looking for
work. boarded with the family and paid them
- q month, but they left a few days ago. OF
these seven people. the father and mother
slept In the one bed. and the other five slept on
chairs They were respectable shopkeepers
in Philadelphia, but the hard times have
brought them down to perjury. The father.
without the knowledge OF the wife. got some
coal and grocery tickets Of a charitable organ
iEation. but aiterward carried the grocery
tickets back because he was ashamed to pre-
sent them.
University Settlement workers. 1t was Thurs
day. and one OF the coolest days Of the season.
yet she had no FIRE. It's stil summer with
me-" she said when her visitor spoke OF the
latter The latter inquired into the case and
nneiy offered the woman whose husband ban was
declined. and the surprised caller went on up
stairs to visit some other families. As she
again and said that. for her husbands sake.
she would be glad to have the tickets
actIy reversed. The woman at first accepted
the tickets. Tut afterward intercepted the vis-
itor as she was going awey and returned them.
tractive to those who have charity to proffer.
but. even in cases where there y an evident
small room for blame when lone sees how the
people have to live.
one cold day the two rear tenement houses
frame oSs Sh ns swo
tio eo That day i've Of the SIX families In one
house. were without q Ere and IN the other
one apartment an old woman sat with q shawl
over her head because she had no fire. and the
"na SH suroit AZ street 3s' Named Blue
stein have two back rooms, There was pun
gen, odoI, in the room. which, as the woman
t1s stoys: some = SP 3 had told her to make
easf ths. sS9 fns wSo ash Go
And couldn't sell I'll mol AMI IT has all
Sure enough, the woman,s wine had turned
to vinegar on her hands. The room was clean.
and the children fairly shone, The two little
given to them. The boy had not come home
pensary. lie has asthma and the doctors say
he must not work, and he must have brandy
sHS god Mls liver III sna 'S ags at this pdH
q day whom the weather is mild. When it isn't.
him: He used to be. custom peddler. That
is, he got goods from merchants and sold
the instalimsnt plan and sold the same way.
making little profit for himself. But people
became SO hard up that they failed to make
not make his own payments to the merchants.
and they, would not let him have We, any more
What do you have to eatf"
wien these are old i get them three for
cent; Then soak them In hot water for the
We get little moner and buy half pound or
How a6out your rent ?"
hard on me, because I've lived here nine years
and always paid my rent"
Ludlow street, who lived in the basement.
They were said to have two rooms-a dark bed
room and another room, with one window
which received only small amount OF light be-
cause Of the stairway outside. The reporter
went BY mistake to III Forsyth street The
went through a long passage to the rear house.
This had some kind OF place for cellar for
wide, Just above the level OF the ground Still.
1t didn't seem poss BILE that any human being |
could live down there and after staring at
But before he could go far. an old woman
opened the cellar door and asked what was
smoothly combed. She Invited the visitor Into
her house which was perhaps warmer for |
being principally nn d,S but , could
hat fact. She Is q washerwoman and vowed |
That she could do good work though she |
was only 80. which was quito possible, ms a |
tenement woman OF 80 not infrequentIy looks |
In every street Of the poor districts" you |
need only to knock at the doors. You will find |
Pg9,ye5ty behind almost every one. In East
fore asked or received charity, This year they |
and i viii not be long Unless work Is i fortG:
coming. before all they have boarded will have
! ON the top floor OF the house Mt 100 East
Third street live two sisters named Sievsrt. |
one is q dwarf about so years old. and the !
not do any work. The dwarf sister does tailor
but for the last few months she has not heen |
able TO get work. even at that price. Vel, they
go cola ana hungry, ana pay CO'lar on the |
ront when they can get II.
At l5U Forsyth street Is a family consisting
Of iather out OF work. m other sick !. and four
Or five children, They owe good deal OF rent
and have nothing but bread to eat
People are inclined to DO rather cold in their
Judgment OF the poor For instance. some OF
The men who have received tickets for the
woodward at the WAYfareT's Lodge. 5lU West
Twenty eighth street. were unable 10 do so |
cents worth OF wood choDpinG. People are
pit TO say that II man were starving he |
would do anything. 70 earn money, for
'ood. The very fact thatthese men have
han ever. and It Is small wonder |
any way. II n tailor who has done nothing for
Years but sit and sew Is not able to split wood
4 Ike an athlete. one old man came TO the set
Element And asked for ticket to do wood
,hoppinR and ons was given 10 him. About
week later he came for another
was sick two or three days after work ell
he other time" hs said. hut Il got my family
some food any way. aud I'll try IL again
The different Investigate ions which haYO been
made lately into the coalition Of the poor
seem to nave brought but one verdict The
great cry Is for WORK. OF 800 families investi-
gated, 40 per cent. had no work. aud 40 per
cent had work only part OF the time: Only ~
per cent. had regular income. In the ease OF
Iwenty-thTee wage ParneTs the average weekly |
Income has been reduced from Slu4S to S3a
week. S6Eenteen others have dropped from an |