New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
GREAT NEED FOR CHARITY.
THE CRY OF mo WORK" HEARD ON
ALL SIDES.

ALL SIDES.
DISTRESS Is THE WORST KNOWN FOR MANY
YEARs-REIIEF FURNISHED by THE
TRIBUNE COAL AND FOOD FUND.
There can he no question that the distress among
the poor Is greater just now than 1t has been for
many years II any one doubts the existence of ex-
IRENE want ard suffering. only among the
poorest classes but also among those who are
usually fairly well-todo he has only TO go into the
homes OF the people. many Of which have been
described in The Tribune. to talk for few
minutes with the miss on workers and the repre-
sentatves OF charitable organizations. who have
made close personal Investigations. to be convinced
OF the fact Careful Inquiries have been made or
the mission workers through whom the charity OF
The Tribune Fund has been dispensed and the testi
mony without exception has been that suffering
has never been so great within their ex-
perience.
The is a legitimate one. There Is no work
Many men who have never been Idle for any length
Of time before have been out OF work for
many months. Small savings have been exhausted
Hundreds Of worthy families every day are Join
ing the ranks OF the destitute. They must be helped
they Will starve. The most careful giver may
be certain that his contribution to The Tribune Coal
and Food Fund will be applied to cases whose need
Ia positively known TO responsible people. Every
cerles for family Here is a typical list such
as was furnished to families recommended by the
Home for Deaconesses Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church yesterday:
One package OF hominy. .................5 pounds.
One bag of beans. :.................'.a qnaIt,s'
one package Of oatmeal. pounds'
one package OF rice ....................i pounds'
One package or tea. '''''''''''''s po"
Two OF condensed milk.
The cost Of this list was 81 to The Tribune Fund
AID AT THE DEAcoNEssEs' HOME.
The Deaconesses' Home connected with the Meth
odist Episcopal Church at No. al West Fourteenth
St. does a large charitable work among the poor
IN connection with its religious erort. There are
twenty-sx workers at the Home. and these 20
from house TO house In all parts or the city. VISIT
ing the homes of the people and inviting them to
attend religious services Wherever want is found
efforts are made 10 relieve II either out OF the
slender funds at the disposal Of the deaconesses
or by ensting others in the charity These Vis-
tors found the distress unprecedented no, on'y
among the poorest classes but also In the homes OF
ordinarily ll-to-do people. They were extremely
glad 70 avail themselves Of the agency OF Inc
Tribune Coal and Food Fund to secure groceries
for seventy families. which. 1t was known TO them
were in great need. Nearly all the families were
American Some had never received charity be-
fore Illness or lack OF work the cause OF
distress In every
The work OF TIE Home extends from FRANKLIN
ST to Harlem on both sides Of the city. ana the
women who brought baskets for the groceries came
from all directions one woman came from
household where both her husband and brother
were idle She has four children. When she was
visited she said to the missionary: i am 'oI'eu
10 give my children away. cannot get ioon
enough for them and | cannot see them starVe
They have had hardly anything to eat for a week
The missionary found temporary homes ior 'he
tbra. oldest children. The mother took basket
y, groceries home to her husband and the baDy
Yesterday The same woman received hait ION
OF coal from The Tribune Fund earlier IN inc WEEK,
have no ae So how on mu NIGHT s0Gn rea and
discouraged | thought that there was no coz Al
house and shadara Of e. coal G had been DE-
livered in my absence. soon had ,Ie so. ~, No.
got from 1t renewed hope to struggle o' 'o' NY
children.
THE CASES CAREFULLY INVESTIGATED
Aro,her woman said: II am 40 grateful FOR these
.h,ng. got a little work to do last week. but
h, IN nay every cent earned for rent yesterday
7 have no money. and no work. and should nave
had nothing In the house to eat over SUNNY y
haa Woman Won thiny clad without gloves walked over
two miles TO get her groceries Inc DasSe, -, 49,
hesVy anu Ell" bravely started out to walk home
s ,s. Vas plainly in no condition for such task
ana one imam ol ' had an air OF She was one
Of many in want a. She he P had Often helped
n,hcrs. now she had to be helred herself ,.,
Wiss pike one Of me deaconesses suprflh,,,slue,
n distribution OF groceries 10 SeT t,sco,,i church
VI. ~ them were German families. consisting OF
,,,id,we vim children dependent upon mem toa
% v.r, vi bo"ye that the method adopted by
.The Tribune Fund IL the ONLY prop, WI" Wss PIKE
,rihu,e charity I'm large measure sain Ms r IN
II do not believe In piuperizlng the pou ~, . bid
nendabe effort 10 AID the ncely 9o,I" Who can
De it -, ,ba hest advantage those who are
accustomed to work among the poor'
THEY WERE ONCE sELF-suPPoRTfN'.
..rbo families whom selected have All been SELF
s,,nror,ing and are now doing the best 'hey can
r. ox,,n,in a man who has been Idle Tor "A Iohs
,,oo has ,us, had two weeks work sweeping 'he
s,roe,s Al 81 n day He paid his rent WIN -
~, .h. money ne earned When visited the mouse
lie wife dld not complain OF want, put "nei Sl.
.,o,ned ont OF the room for moment ti,e .h,lpl'"
,nii mo they had had nothing 10 ear that my.
.. Thor nan has had no work FOR three months
lie had a horse and wagon. with whicn ne 'c' -.
earn something peddng. but ne Wa oD her, a, "a
bIs team The. wife ~ now MAKING snHIs a. ..
cents a dozen. The people have made every ertor'
""i crhpmld tell YOU OF many similar cases FOOD
given to such people is great heip anu encourage
The good work OF the New-York Tenement House
Chapte- OF the International Order OF inc hihg
Daughters and SSps, at coonoc,ion with former
distribution at its headauarters MISS Si'; ,h ~ a.
Waterbury who has charge OF the wo1k .ncre,
ec ed seventeen families to receive relet yesr!u"s
Seyen families also received groceries worth 81
Zach M the bible and Fruit Mission. NO 4zo East
twenty sixth-st Mary Mcknnon had charge OF
the work there.
MEANS FOR HELPING THE POOR.
A ,oee,nqsof the charitaby disposed residents
OF the East side from Fifty ninth to One-huhdredth
cts has been called for Tuesday Mt $50 p. M ~
bet m