The evening world., 1894-02-07
LAST EDITION
MORE FREE FOOD.
The Evening World Enlists tho
Commission Merchants.
Tickets TO Be Given the Worthy
Poor for Vegetables.
Dealer Mer1entiue Starfa NV Rlvfn1
Dealer M~ergentine Starts by Giving
Out Four Truckloads.

THE Evening world' to-day took an
other step in the matter of a~lleviating
the sufferings Of the starving unem-
ployed.
Through the generosity Of the commis-
sion merchants OF New York, 'sThs
Evening World" will give vegetables Of
all kinds to the suffering poor. perticu-
larly to widows who have no means Of
support for their children. and who,
while willing to work. cannot find en-
ployment of any kind.
First IN the list OF liberal-hearted
commission merchants In this work OF
charity is NJ. Mergentine. who owns
enc OF the largest produce establlsh-
ments in New York. at 80 Murray street,
and another at go Greenwich street.
He will supply daily to such deserving
poor as The Evening World may
S%esisna'e, enough to eat in the
arranged by 'The Evening World" and
World,s' Free-Bread Fund.
ularly destitute, win be given tickets
bearing their names and ar order on
Mr: MsrSen!ine, at his produce store sSe
given them at 1.-THE world's' h~eadquar-
tiers, 2l0 East Houston street, hundreds
OF unfortunate families will be supplied
several days.
The vegetables will consist OF potatoes.
turnips. cabbages. carrots, beets, .pars-
lettuce, table salad, rhubarb, sweet po-
%tatoes, onions, squash and shiyss.
For several days past NJ. Mergentins
Ra1 Sss" e Hi%s,,'"s lists rS Ss ' fs.F P9S Sns fFs e.
ceived and which was attended to to-
day was that sent by Rabbi Lowenthal
of the east side.
with an Evening World" reporter %
relieve the poor whose names were sent
were heavily laden, and comprised IN all
from 500 to $500; The arsi stop WA
headquarters. There it vas learned thai
a detective had Just left a report Of .
family in utter restitution at Is East
Fifth street.
World" found Mrs. Ellen Geodhesrt IN
misery and need. She Ives on h third
years old. and her boy. John Thomas
Mrs. Goodheart's husband died two
exist as best she could. She succeeded
in earning enough by washing n
~scrubbing to support her aged mother
Since then poverty and destitution has
dragged her almost to the grave.
Not a pound Of coai was there to warm
a pint OF water. NJ The Evenlng
rent. $50. for the month past 10 still
due. They. are In danger of eviction:
There are but two miserable rooms. and
the mother, grandmother and child are
compelled to sleep In a bed big enough
only for one.
Evening World, reporter called thers
several S"e T"9 days. ' the poor 20 re old srandmothsr
fell on her knees and invoked a blessing
on The Evening World"
tied and relieved. They were:
he'mcr. IS wiliett street Mrs. Schroeder, q
Proome street; Mrs, Furs,, .: Goerck street; Mr..
MIRA J. Fsndlsch. IFS Sheriff street; Mrs. Thai
Mayors. 81 sheriff street; Mrs, paws. $50 East
Houston street, Mrs, Fielseher, 1871 Broome street;
Mrs H1l,s5' Ms L s,s, street; y, MT'i I, aI.'is t,. .e
Mrs. Rosen'eld, sc Cannon street; Mrs. Pianhe,
lls 1.2 .wilet street; Mrs. Cohen. sas stenton
street; Mrs. Lenssl, 2+i Second street: Mrs. Gold
stein, $50 second avenue; MrG Ensneld. ~
Avenue Z.
Mrs. Muhlsteiu, 50 Avenue C; Mrs sHeyman. ST.
East Fourth street: Mrs, Denter, 2s5, East Fourth
street Mrs, Trii ss r,, ~ East F M1a R s,Tsss:
ieid. g.. East sixth street: Mrs. Ecker. soS East
SIKH street; Mrs left, III East Houston street;
Mr.. Gcee2 1ss t,. ~ , Es,, F.,.h s s,Iss'; ~.
a2S East Eighth street; Mrs. Guekenheimer. sia
East Ninth street; Mrs, Kramer, ISL East Pour.
street, and Mrs. Levy, iS Avenue 4.
Every one OF these poor women have families
ranging in humble from two to twelve, They are
In actual want
+ A wagon load OF fine vegetables wa.
also delivered at = Francls's Hospital
to-day by NJ. Mergentine.