The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-15
MUST HAVE AID.
Appeal From the Relief
Committee.
The Funds for the Assistance of the
Unemployed Rapidly Decreasing.
A Sad Case Narrated.

AS early as o'clock Tuesday evening men
began TO gather On Ledesdorf street at the
side entrance TO the Merchants Exchange,
with the intentions OF waiting until 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning, at which time, they knew.
the work-tickeIs wonld be distributed by the
Citizens Committee.
The line rapidly increased during the night,
and by daylight no less than 400 impatient
unfortunates tbrOnged the cold pavemenfs, and
by the time the committee announced its
readiness to listen to the sad tales OF VICE. the
crowd had Increased 10 over 600 in number. In
squads of a dozen each the men were marched
up Two flights Of stairs 10 the headquarters
and given The much-longed for coupon. which
entities them TO work IN the park.
Three hundred ana seVenty-eight tickets
were distributed for work, TO commence this
morning, the same number bring laid on TO
make room for The new ones. The force al the
PARK at present numbers 1411.
No more tickets Will be given out until Friday
mornlug and those who We t left in line yesteI-
day, numbering $50 10 ali, received slips which
Will entitie them To first choice on that day.
When Manager Daniels Of The distribution
bureau re- uTned to his office in The Merchants
Exchange Building Monday evening. be was
accOsted by an old man who made an entreat ing
appeal for assistance. He gave his name as
Michael Dowd, residing al 116 Sixteenth street,
and told pitiful story OF dying wife and SUI
fering children at home. Mr.. Daniels inyesti-
gated the case and found the story to be true in
every respect The vile and mother lay on the
point of deal b. and not even crust of bread
could be found in the house. The want of food
and proper attention FASTENED the course of the
malady, and physician present stated that the
unfortunate woman was far past recovery.
At meeting OF the citizens Committee held
yesterday, the chairman reported the financial
standing Of the movement as follows:
Iotsi [eeelpls '.Sa00Se u
Total disbursements........... 52,5l4 70
Balance. 1881 26
The following public appeal has been issued
by the committee for further financial aid:
SAN FRANCISCO. FEBRUARY IA, 1894.
To the Public: he Citizens Executive Com
mittee for the Relief of the Unempl ed is forced
TO ask the people tor additional SUBSCRIPTIONS To
the relief iund. Thus far ST0,095 o. has been
collected. $52,514 rs disbursed, and work has
been provided for thirty-four days.
! here is a balance OF $l7,6Sl 20 in the treasury,
but daily payments average $500 IL may easily
be seen that the present drain will soon exhaust
men absolutely destitute or resources aud hope.
The necessity for prolongiDg the relief work is
shown by the gathering OF unemployed at the
committee headquarters whenever tickets are to
be issued Today, for Instance. with the slend
est chances OF securing ticket. men TO the num-
matter of fact nearly two dozen men gathered ON
Leldesdorf street at O'Clock last night and
waited until tickets were fssueu at IL O'Clock
to-day. WILLIAM NJ BUNKER, Chairman
RoLLA V. WATT, Secretary.
Subscriptions were as follows yesterday:
A. Ottinger. S20 employees w. aud j. Sloane &
Co. (partiaD, S31 75 employees W.Wangenheim,
SterDhem s. Co., Sl1 so; Stewart MeDZies &
Co., $50; II. Wilkins, San Rafael. SO; Shoobert,
Beale s. Co., S25; Emanuel Walker. S25; Mer.
chants Exchange barber-shop. So so; M II.