New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-15
WANT is INCREASING.
THE WORK OF THE TRIBUNE FUND
TO BE EXTENDED.
MAXIMUM or SUFFERING NOT YET REACHED
THE SPECTRE or STARVATION FLIES
BEFORE CHARITY PITIABIE


GASES FUND
Although the distress among the poor in this city
has been so extremely intense and widespread there
is every indication that the maximum of suffering
has not yet been reached. When adversely comes
nearly all have resources of by which
they can stave off actual want for time But
friends and credit become overtaxod. and hard times
long continued. present. become life death
question to the poor The spectre of starvation has
entered thousands Of homes in this city. 1t haunts
the halls Of hundreds Of tenement-houscs and in
gers impdtiently many thresholds. lis prey IS
almost within its grasp. But ii fees quickly and
fearfully at sight OF Charity
The contributors to The Tribune Coal and Food
Fund have the satisfaction of knowing that every
dollar which they give is spent for necessaries Of
life and that these delivered to destitute people
who truly worthy; to families whose cases have
been investigated and whose cry in almost every
is: There is no work to be had. We are will
ing to do anything but get nothing to do
Our savings have been exhausted Our friends are
also in need Our rent Is overdue. Our children are
starving. For Gods sake help u.s." Nearly 90
families in this condition received groceries worth
81 from The Tribune fund last week. 1t is mposs-
bic forctell how many will be relieved this week
in response the urgen, calls from mission and
charity workers in all parts of the city. through
whom the distribution IS made. I.ut it is certain
that the number will be greatly increased Two
hundred families the creates, number sup
piled with groceries any day last week. Ar
2JS families to-day from three different distributing
points, and the list for tomorrow includes already
Sai families be supplied from six different places
The list for tomorrow is subject TO additions.
DIRECT ANSWER TO HER FLEA.
To attempt TO describe all the cases " want found
10y the agents OF The Tribune Goa, and Food Fund
would be compile encyclopaedia Of woe. y
few illustrations only can be given 10 show the eN-
act Of affairs which exists in some households
II nj liza Eat fD - II
hard the conditions OF life just now among the
poor.
One case is particularly interesting on account
OF the timely and seemingly proviientia! relief
which came 10 ii. woman came 10 The Trb-
une office last week. She said that her hus-
band had been i'll for several months. during
which the family had had no income She had
three children. two Of whom were III. They were
behind with the rent and had been served with
notice to leave their t,nemcnt-h use. They must
be put into streets. sick husband. children
and all The woman was told thai il would pIop-
some groc. ries might be sent to her At the men
ton Of food her eyes filled WIN tears OF 10Y ,ho
true The house was neat and clean and had every
evidence Of thrift and rcspcctably. The children
was sent Immediately 10 that home The agent
who collected the rents was seen ana he agreed 10
accept payment Of s. on account ami aio" tie
family TO remain in their housc ..,, 49,, 10 ,.,.r
from the coal and Food Fund If that practice were
once begun the money would disappear in an n
city which pays rents for poor people. II has
been found impossible to do this a temporary
loan OF s. was made the woman. in tho hope
that somebody could be found to give the money.
Within an hour after the provisional arrahse'nent
had been made whereby the family was allowed 10
remain in its rooms the following letter was re-
ceived:
''Tribune Coal and Food Fund:
of your visitors on the Eas; SIDE was asked VINO
Kindly use this S for tina, purpose. II not. jrst
add it to the Fund. God bless You in your noDle
work. L. C.
The s. was applied to this case. II was the re-
Spouse - the call.
TIE NINTH WAVE or MISFORTUNE
one of the families which received groceries from
the Fund was brought notice 10y Mrs. l.. :.
Bainbridge the head Of the Woman's Branch Of the
New-York city Mission. The father had been out
of work for seven months. The mother had baby
two DAYS Old TWO children III with the
measles and another had diphtheria. There were
civ Mission sent one Of its trained nurses to the
family The groceries reached an empty cupboard.
The family had never been compelled until recently
to receive charity. They had wthstooi several
waves Of misfortune but this great ninth wave
Another case told about by Mrs. cambridge was
that Of a who had earned fair wages ana sup
ported his family comfortably. just before ne was
thrown out of work ne made me i9s, pa! or
a sewing machine which he had pought ioT ~ r. :
wife. The total cost of the machine was Sfg, u,
small savings were soon gone ne VII l -, !.
from want and worry. and the husband vas forced
to sell or pawn te new sewing macnimc me ner.
terms he could get from the pA"hbiokera W,tIe
IS 30 on the machine. at per cent n month. MIs.
cambridge went into niue pawnbIohhs OusInee,
with him. She had the machine taken 70 one oi,
the missions where work is given 10 women ana
advanced the man sl5 on 1t. he IS to pay no m
work by paying the SO. lie tool: the money thanh-
fully and spent 1t for rent ana ineliclne ior ns
sick wife. The groceries were most welcome III that
home