The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-31
FEEDING III HUNGRY
Food Market Opened Yesterday
with Rush of Applicants.
About Three Hundred Heads of Fam
lilies Supplied neutrality-suspicious.
al subscriptions Secured.

The food market was opened yesterday
morning. Two hours before the doors OF
the storeroom in the Bdrford Building. on
Pearl street, were thrown open a large
crowd had congregated in front OF the
place. There were men, women and chill
dren, both colored and white. pressing up
against the doors, eager to gain admission,
showing TO what extremity the destitute
poor of the city have been driven in their
anxiety TO obtain even the bare necessities
TO sustain life and prevent starvation.
There was an hours delay in the prepara-
tons that were going on within 10 get
things in readiness to serve applicants. and
at 10 o'clock. when the doors were finally
thrown open. the crowd in front was esti-
mated at 200 people. The applicants were
generally shabbiIy attired, their garments
indicating that most of them belonged to
the common laboring classes, who are I'M
able from their scant wages. even when
employed, TO procure only the coarsest
quality Of wearing apparel.
Here and there was observed a we'll
dressed lady or a mechanic, with a basket,
standing aloof from the crowd, apparently
too modst and self-respecting 10 appear
anxious. although probably in greater need
h many OF those who pressed forward
and boisterously demanded to be served.
On many a countenance that indescribable
look which only hunger can give was
plainly discernable. Evidence that the des-
titution in this city described in the appeal
for aid sent out recently by the CONNER
eial Club relief committee was not over
drawn Is easily obtainable by a visit to the
food market.
From 10 a. m. yesterday to o'clock 146
heads of families. representing probably
700 people. were served by the fourteen en-
ployes, five women and nine men, who are
engaged I'm dispensing provender at the
market j. b. Dill has in charge the man.
agement OF the grocery department, while
Charles r. Lane registers and examines
into the worthiness OF the applicants. BY
s O'Clock last evening 100 pounds of fresh
pork trimmings. consisting OF spare ribs
and backbones from the porkhouses was
dispensed, $500 pounds OF corn meal. the
same amount OF hominy. two barrels OF
picked pork. 1000 bread tickets. two boxes
tve bushels OF potatoes were dispensed.
Manager Dill estimated that at
BY closing time last night. AL
though the process OF serving was slow yes
terday, and many were required to wait
there were few complaints heard. All ap.
parently being willing TO get food no mat
ter wha the inconvenience. Every appll-
cant who received rations was required TO
subscribe to n small pass book, which stip-
ulated that the food would be paid for
either In labor or with money at some time
I'm the future. The ration doled out for "a
family OF five consisted Of FIVE pounds OF
fresh meat. eight bread tickets. twelve
pounds OF potatoes. ten pounds of corn
meal, the same amount OF homlny, a bar
OF soap and one quart OF molasses, costing
the applicant 70 cents. which is the bare
cost of the food. This ration is dispensed
once a week. and the applicant must man
axe TO subslst on II for that period.
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Yesterdays subscriptions.
The citizens finance committee met last
night In the assembly room OF tho Com
mercial Club. Chairman Holiday presided.
The latest subscriptlons TO the fund re-