New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-02
THOUSANDS WERE FED.
NEW YEARS DAY CHARITY ID TIE fo'h
OF THE CITY.
ACTIVE WORK FOR TIE RELIEF OF >uFFEE'N"
AND DISTRESS CROWDS AT THE IoOR> OF

ewes and wondered how it was possible 'h'I .''
long line Of men the SIDEWALK extending d 10.
as Macdouga-st.. waiting their turn 10 set w..
meal-many Of whom were in more comfortable cur
cumstances on Election Day last year nan '
for a Democratic administration.
Don't lecture. Us about II now said one poor Ie
low who stood shvering at the head OF tlr '"e III
the biting air. 70 a reporter we are """s'S NV"
bu, from what | hear my unfortunate coln'au'
in distress say IL VIII be a lesson 4" W "'n
remainder OF our lives. ,,,
,s re smoke the basement door Of the big building
was thrown open and in poured crowds OF fanisheu
people until the place was hlied 10 Ne'"o"e
The doors had 10 be closed. Again the iohk i"s
swelled in numbers and stretched into the auJ''"
ing streets awaiting their turn. which came IN apo"
half an hour THIS was ~ early as o CLOCK III '''
morning and al any hour OF the day ana up |"
midnight last night the tnrong OF orderly, ho"'S'
looking men. faint for want Of food ana having
travelled in vain all over the city LOT " ''''
earn the price Of It. could have been seen.
No 40 is the headquarters Of the lnduS'r"'
c,r,e,i.r Alliance ON ordinary days the pres"nta-
tion Of a ticket or Of > cents IS necessary 10 sec"'e
a meal Int Yesterday made an exception anu
according to Secretary Milbury. 40" persons so'
something substantial TO eat some time u"ri"s we
t,rertv-four hours Colonel william j. Strong VINO
has contributed large sums AZ different umeS 'os
,h s,n,ort Of this worthy charity, called ana 'o'u
Mr. Mlhnry T. let no man 20 10: want oil i"ra'
during New Years Day. and that ne """',i o'
responsible II Il was found That ID" iuhu7 o." manu-
wer. insufficient 20 meet the extraordinary "S
sure The secretary then handed 10 the 'eio'''' ''
statement ,..,.,
...rb ,.,,,ber Of lodsings given by the Industrial
.,h,i.,ian Alliance ia its regular work IN the Two
vo,rs which ended yesterday was o2,'il' anu u''
uuunb.r OF meals lG.g2 Something more '"'" '''
half Of th,s. men received temporary hoin'S' 'e'P
rarv employinent clothing. ant an "ppo' '""''S "
r.,,ir ther wrecked lives Ahout half TINS nuinp'r
.t,t,e tftt / a
Of them are now self-supportlns ana S''-''''>
ing men" ,u,,,co.
Geor.,e u Mackav. the prcsil'n Of The Nll''h'''
lanes g. ;eemer yice-presiIent James L. ""'''
treasurer; \ ". bennett J.. T. Harper ARM"
y ,l,nin and charles D. Townsend "'r" among
thos. who called during the day. meeting 81
the Executive Committee. that is con'f''i'"S p"''
cr M. extension of the cool work TO other parts
If the citv. viii be held at 20 O'Clock this AFTER
noon in the Office 81 N,rmilyc * Co. -. 10 ''a'-
sau-st
I'll. Executive Committee appointed ~ ~" meet
,r, ia, Hone Chapel ia East Fourih-s'. on Satnr-
day t. decide. upon the b"-t Place n WIG" To
open "a --r,ut Peoples Hotel ami Restaurant
which i. ais, in connection vi'h the Alliance" met
Yesterday ia the study ot the ~. John T. I"Nl7'
uastor Of -" chaIo, io talk oyer ~" matter ~
tie shades Of ulaht re falling mon WIN ''''"'9
an their shoulders came from ihe adjacent streets
'' ara" '"" -. ,,..,..,,o Tie thorough
m"ni 4'i i.'i H.s WI" 80 ~,
fares f. was 90 unusual sight ln"F i"'"'' I'M
- ., 3, ,,.,,,,l l,l.or and as they marched
men "'"''' w. 49,. .,r.,s tl. t.otle
along through in' centre '' '.' ''
g,ho CROWDED 10" shops looked AZ ih'in ana Won
dor.I.
W. VIII put on MOI" men 80 VI" WON 10 '''
s,ii ,lr b..ius "luI VIII then I'v" =" in an
H. ,,., tt,. 90 .,aul,,rent. We have
"hS"s"' ID. '''' '' -, ,.,t.,s" H..
hired another room Tor tait'"' "'"'', ~
added .nnI In this class 81 Labor - IN al! are
- Ill =, .,, .,,nntllug toward kc.pias
no" ''''''''4 W ~
Themselves from want
He toll a piifn story ~ thr case OF poor
,r. .t ,.l t..n .,..f.l from their home
~ ,.. ~ i.,tY ft., ,,rf. .l.. .,.s.-s..l o."
IA 49, n i.t r.,u,ireI ln h.l i.r
h"''''. F' WI, 3d. r.r tffe rlll.f.n 90
,"N. ~ '", a. , 'n.. ~ ,.i... Children o.
h"'I 'N'fh VAIN ... I'd. .tt..,.. .,.. shelter
ms nom 90 49, '' - 49,. 10. o.fl., fi. child
JHttiN1 10y '''. D.. , 49,. a., . l,rs tne
since it had Il in.nl" The child SRI only four
years. oid, ~nI 10 N' a. '.t D., siI .,