Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-01-18
THE FRgEzE UP.
How IL Effects Business The On
employed
TIE SITUATION CEILING sEsInuS.

nloying from fi'ty 20 seventy five shuck
ers. not more than one or two are doing
any business. the others closing up en-
tirely. This throws at least three hun
dred people out Of employment who are
entirely dependent upon their daily ia
Dor. and H. consequence there is much
suffering among this class ~ people IL
also cuts OF from 50 600 10 5000 per
week OF the money circulated in this city
among the mschants and business men.
which is BEING seriously felt The Chari.
ty Relief Association is doing a good
work and ana have relieved many needy
families-both white aud colored: but
Notwithstanding the great care that is
exercised by the distributing committee
several unworthy persons have received
aid. Contributions In money. clothing
and provisions have been very liberal.
Mrs. X. g. Elliott, one OF the lady collec-
tors OF the Second ward, reports hav
ing turned $65 90 over by her 10 the
distributing committee The police
have reported several very destitute
and deserving families. Chief of Po-
lice Martin reported n woman sick in
bed without food, and fire. and only
thin covering with several little chill
dren. perishing with cold and hunger
and dead infant in the house. with no
means TO bury IL. The committee Inn
mediately responded to the relief OF the
woman, and supplied her with fire, cloth
ing and food In order that no one may
be imposed upon, and that none but the
deserving may be relieved, the associa-
ton have opened in connection with the
relief an employing bureau. and all APP
plying for help and are able 10 work and
desire situations, are given employment
at ouce In this way the committee have
had opportunity 10 test the sincerity OF
several persons who they have sent away.
One gentleman agreed TO employ twenty.
five men at wood cutting at West An
napolis, at one dollar day and anoth
er agreed to employ dozen or more at
saving and splitting wood at the same
rate, but several who applied for aid and
said they could not got work, declined
the job, saying ii was too cold, and that
they didn't know how 10 saw wood or
cut wood. They we're told at once that
they we're not distributing the public's
charity 10 able bodied men that could
work and won't work. Colored women
we're told the same thing. Several fam
lilies had applied for servants and when
told Of these places where they could
procure comfortable homes and good
wages, they said II was too cold TO 20 to
service places early In the morning But
we learn several have been supplied with
good service places
The ice boat Annapolis, Captain Griggs,
started up to Baltimore yesterday, car
rying six homing pigeons from the Ma.
val Academy. The birds were liberated
eighteen miles above Annapolis aud made
the trip in thirty five minutes One OF
the birds brought message from Cap
tain Griggs, stating that he had convoy
ed several tugs with pungy-boats in tow
to Seven-Foot Knoll. He then returned
and assisted the steamship British King
and the Manacua to the mouth of the
river. The pigeons were placed aboard
the Annapolis by Professor Marion, of
the Naval Academy, who will furnish on
application birds TO outgoing vessels dur
ing the freeze.
The tugs Sawtelle, II. II. Keys, and w.
s. Cahill, with tows, expected to 90 up
to day. Some of the boats discharged
cargoes at Annapolis, the oysters bring
ing $l.25 and 81 80 One boat refused
$3.50 bushel, SO being asked. The tugs
Peerless, Volunteer. Success, and Rescue
left yesterday with tows.
The tug boats Easily and L w Maris.
with lows of six oyster boats from South
river, were about the only arrivals in
Annapolis harbor yesterday. The two
tugs had considerable difficulty In reach.
ing South river. Below Thomas's Point
ice ten inches thick was encountered,
and the tugs were nearly four hours pro-
ceeding q half mile. The vessels lowed
up we're the Benjamin s. Wright. Il @
Thomas, Maggie Mayer, Agnes. Lizzie
Lambden and William Mcdaniel. The
men stated that their provisions and wa
ter had given out and they were in distress
They were given quarters at the station
house, and food by the city.
NOTES
Several tramps started TO walk from
Claiborne TO Baltimore on the ice last
night. They were seen as far Kent Is
land.
The few oysters to be had In Cambridge
retailed at fifty cents per quart.
Considerable suffering is reported on
the Eastern Shore of Maryland Soup
houses have been established in many OF
the bay towns, and soup is dispensed to
the poor without charge.
The Pocomoke river is covered with
ice nearly foot thick
Thermometers are reported as regis
tering as follows Princes Anne, 90 be.
low; Pocomoke. Sc below.
A soup house should be established in
the lower part of the city for the benefit
of the poor.
More than a dozen vessels have been
frozen fast in the ice in South river. ard
the provisions on the boats have become
exhausted, many of the crews walk to
this city for assistance, arriving here in
a most pitable condition. They are frost
bitten, dirty, and nearly starved
Governor Brown has been petitioned
by Captain Hartge. of the police schoon-
er Daisy Archer, 20 have the ice-boat
Annapolis sent to South river to break
the way for these vessels.
The revenue steamer Crawford and the
Gov. Thomas and Gov McLane, of the
oyster navy, are frozen fast Ia the ice.
The revenue steamer and tugs in the
harbor are coaling up, coal being sent to
Annapolis by rail. and carried 10 the
wharves.
Tug boat captains report that two
schooners sold their cargoes OF oysters
at Annapolis on Monday. and that the
cargoes were discharged by men carry
ing them over the ice 10 the shore.
Captain Griggs. of the Annapolis, re-
ports buoy No. 2, at the lower entrance
of the Craighill channel. carried away
BY the ice one fourth of mile in a