The evening world., 1894-03-09

to last at least three days, In e27, $50.
There was 6.G00 pounds OF NICE fresh
fish to give away to-day to the hungry
people who visited THE Evening World"
Free Food Commission, 90 Murray
street. ard 1t was resolved with many
ex7ressions OF thankfuness.
There were haddock, hake. white fish,
founders, sea bass, tom Gods, fresh
herring. salt herring, sheepshead, pike
and other fish that lived and swan the
sea or some fresh water stream day
or two ago
Besides the fish the Fulton Market
men and the fishermen from the
schooneis and SIN ,cks gave soft clans
on strings for fritters or frying. little
neck clans and big clans, and oysters
enough for hundreds of families.
Two Cliff street manufacturers Of tin
promptly sent supply OF little tin pals
to put the shelled clans and oysters in
when they were given out 10 the hungry
| poor.
My but didn't the eyes Of these poor
CT eatures bug out" when the bivalves
were given to them No Delmonico
diner will enjoy his dinner to-day as the
families OF these good people will enjoy
the banquet that will be made from the
oysters. CLAIMS and other supplies given
to them at The Evening Worlds" Free
Food Commission.
j. II. Liant, one of the elders OF the
Dutch Reformed Church, of Montrose,
n. V, was a spectator at the distrl-
button: MIR. Liant said he thoug ght j,
was the greatest charity he had ever
Max Mcrgentme, who has worked like
galley slave for the Free Food Com
mission since its opening four weeks age
letters from poor people who have beer
helped at 30 Murray street. To-day came
one from a woman living IN Harlem. II
said:
81 cannot find words to express my
Mr.. Peters, Mr.. Schesinger and to the
%oorrd. PeGSSfdih Which has efe led tbs ne noble Wor
III our ispring-llke weather continues
%"rds Frse Food to hi VIII
discontinue. With what little we are now
earning. we can support our family;
which consists of my three children and
rece we'd our last basket. which made five
Many such letters have been received
fnlness for the food that saved theil
families for a whole month from hun.
ger and full of hopefulness. Many OF
them tell of employment received and
return of prosperity to the writer's and
These and the falling off In the mum:
ber of applicants for food tell the glad
story that Spring is here; that work is
being resumed in every line. and tina
the never-to- be-forgotten hard times OF
the. Winter OF ls!3-9i are passing away
and the workino, people win be able tc
earn bread for their families.
The grave necessity which impplleT
THE Evening World' to appeal to the
commission merchants and marketmer
ing away, and as it is never wise tc
give aims to those who can manage tc
exist without 1t, the Free Food Commis
sion Will close tomorrow night. 1t I.
great, magnificent metropolis sec sc
much hardship, misery. want and actua
starvation as has visited here in tn,
Winter now drawing to close.
mission WAS in opera tion, 1t will be re
mombered, all through the coldest anG
mosr mcbrr stormy and trying weather o
bringing with 1t especial suffering to the
poor.
The prospect OF an abundant provision
people to 30 Murray street to-day, bu'
yealed a much beiter state Of affairs ir
the homes they had left.
All were fervent In their praises o.
The Evening World" and many Of
them declared that but for the four OF
six or ten baskets of vegetables, -four
oatmeal, fish, meats. fruits. coffee. tea
and the like received from THE Even
ing World'' Free Food Commission, the,
and their families must surely hav,
starved.
This help had enabled them to tide ovei
the month. 1t had enabled them to dc
vote the little money earned to payinI
their rent and they felt renewed AM
strong for the battle OF life.
The Roll of Honor.
CLAMMERs ASSOCIATION. of Seaside Hirh
lands v j. barrel OF soft shell clans
ALIEN liEssE 500 Fast Twenty y-nnth street
| IL barrels OF cabbage.
Young JAE;: HAMBURGER, 81 Columbi
street : barrels o; white turnips
| POWELL BROTHERS 40 barclay street; tHl
boxes of meat; second contribution
, | lNNtli co. is Fulton Market 5O0 mound
third contribution.
ELpRED 6 HALEY Fulton Market, fan
barrels Of dsh: 900 pounds second contrIhul on
J. w, CAMPBELL 4 son. II Fulton Market
one box sa herring. one barrel FOUNDER on
box shecpshead; second contribution
A. ". HAFF. - Fulton Market, | 200 uound
D hno Founders. second contribution
H. COHEN, III and li5 South street I 20
pounds NJ treEh white fish and hAke
u W DAVIS, ios South street, 500 pound
PAT OWENS, from the Dora Lawson I basEc,
Of herring
= Capt. CHARLIE MARTIN. from IN. lar,
Nichols baskets OF herring,
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