New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
CHARITY AMID THE STORM.
MANY SUFFERING PEOPLE RELIEVED
BY THE TRIBUNE FUND.
$50 FAMILIES SUPPLIED WITH GROCERIES AND $50
HOMES FURNISHED WITH CoAI.-THE APPAR-
EMILY HOPELESS STRUGGLE AGAINST
POVERTY - RESPECrABILITY OF
THE RECIPIENTS.


The fine snow, driven by the whirllng wind beat
against the homes of the poor remorselessly yes
terday. 1t lay heaped In drifts in the halls OF ten
ement houses. 1t sifted in through the cracks OF
easements entered the houses through broken panes
and vastly increased the misery OF destitute fam
HES whose warm clothing and even beds In many
cases were In the pawnshop. and who had neither
food nor fuel nor money with which to lessen the
terrors OF the storm. In $50 homes. however. the
hunger OF the morning gave place to comfort In the
evening through the distributions Of coal and food
from The Tribune Fund
The food was given out at the Bohemian Presby-
terrain Church in East Seventy-fourth-st., OF which
the Rev. Vincent Pisek Is pastor. Mr. Pisek has
worked among the Bohemian population OF this
city, which numbers several hundred thousand, for
more than ten years and he knows the needs OF the
people and has their confidence He has been as
sisted In his work Of visiting the homes of appli-
cants for relief by eleven students of the Union
Theological Seminary. None of the families which
have been assisted by The Tribune Fund through
him belong to his church. however. They are OF
all kinds OF religious belief and unbelief. their
worthiness and want only being considered In CIV
ing the charity.
TIE SNOW BEAT HARsIILY UPON THE WOMEN
Nearly all the go to $40 people who gathered in
the schoolroom OF the church building at p m.
women They were all scantily clad and must
have suffered much from the cold when going
through the binding. chilling storm with their
big baskets. Their reward however, came when
they reached their homes with food to satisfy the
hunger and warm the bodies of their children.
Each family received the following:
One package Of lour.....................25 pounds
one package of barley. POUNDS
one package or rice ...................... POUNDS
One package of pork ..................... pounds
One can OF condensed milk
All this was bought for 81.
Mr.. Pisek told the sad story Of some OF those who
came forward for groceries. There was neat
woman whose only outer garments were long
white muller and n thin black shawl. Both muller
and shawl had been borrowed from neghbors. All
her own thick clothing and that OF her husband mad
been pawned buy the necessaries OF life. The
husband lay at home. cold ard Ill from rheumatism
FEARED HER HUSBAND WOULD KILL HIMSELF.
Many had been dispossessed from the comfortable
apartments which they had occupied In days or
prosperity, and living in Easements. sleeping
in some cases the damp floors One OF the few
in the unfortunate throng left wife In such
place in order to for the food Although she
was soon TO be confined. she was put out into the
street by a heartless landlord She lay yesterday
mattress on the floor. She was almost craze =.
with grief and could scarcely be prevailed upon 20
allow her husband to leave her long enough man 10 s
desperate and she feared ne would jump into the
river and commit suicide II he left her.
her name was called 4 few weeks ago her r. nus nus,
band had said TO her. II VIII sno9t mysel LOU you
had been pawned. the gun along with Ire rest ana
a whole day had passed in which neither husband
gave in and permitted the wife to apply at the
church for aid. 1t with many They mad
refused 10 accept charity until driven TO 1t by ac-
tual want. -. -
A woman came to decline gift of groceries for
which she had asked. when ! asked for the food
she said II had to stay at home all day and nurse
nv SON Now he is dead and can look for work
| will not take charity yet
HE SLEEPS IN A CHAIR EVERY NIGHT.
A BRIGHT looking young Bohemian came up with
his baske. That man" said Mr.. Pisek. mas
made a heroic struggle. Finding that he was him
dered in his efforts TO get work because he could
not speak English, he determined TO learn the I'm
guage For three weeks he has walked every nighc
from his home In Broome-st. to the Bohemian
school In Seventy-hfth-st. and back TO his home
again There are not enough beds to accommodate
all the family, and he sleeps every night IN
''This woman and her children, said the pastor
"have been kept alive by her nei2hbors one KIND
friend has given child meal. another mas
fed another child. and in that way the family have
been kept from starving for over week ohe
washes for poor people,, and her customers cannot
afford TO hire her now. , -, r.o
central fact I'm nearly all the same-respectapie
self-supporting people reduced 10 depehdehce Oh
charity after n heroic, but helpless. struggle. a.,
The coal that was sent out was as welcome as tlc
food one hundred and eighty orders were sent
nUt in ali l3S families receiving one-quarter OF
ton each and forty-two families receiving one-hall