New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-24

TRIBUNE FUND YDiTERDAY.
At of the three places whore groceries were
distributed yesterday by The Tribune Fund an in
terested visitor asked Of what nationality We're
the poor OF that district. one Of the visitors
/ answered: Remain here an hour and you will hear
tales Of poverty in four or five languages; come
with and ! will show You a many natonalities
and possibly more, in house. II does not matter
how they express it. it all means the same: We
are hungry; We are cod We have no work
NIIcp u.s.
Yesterday was an exceptionally hard day for the
poor and many who in milder weather might have
gone out TO earn a trifle were kept indoors by the
cold helpless and but FOR the hand Of charity
hopeless The three places whore the Tribune Fund
made distributions to worthy POOR people were no.
~ Macdougalst under the supervision OF Miss
Proudfoot: No 1926 East Twenty-siXth-st, where
Mrs ~ McKinnon directed the distribution. and No
100 Blceckor-st. whore the Rev. +. Bailou vouched
for the wor;hincss Of the recipients While the
distribution was in progress at one of the places a
note was received which illustrates some OF the
scenes with which The Tribune Fund visitors are
brought in contract.
TO BURY HER LITTLE CHILD.
"Do you know any charitable Christian" the note
ran who would in the name OF the Master hclp a
distressed mother to lay away her little one in
pace difreren; from Pottcr's Fe'd"'
The family whence the request came was found
Ing in crampei almost bare rooms. the father III.
In the larger Of the two rooms lies the dead body
Of the youngest chi d. and near IT stoo! the wretchel
mother weeping; means 10 bury the dead no
way t. feed the living. Il vas sad case and the
relief fro,l The Tribune Fund was cam silly APP
preciatcl.
deserted and destitute" was written opposite
the name Of a li;tlc woman who came for groceries
Her husband a Grunkarl and na'cr DO wei.
abandoned her and their five ht1e children six
months ago. and through all that time she man
aged - provide FOR the family, - pay rem ana
grown sack and for the first time in her life sac
is compelled T. ask aims. That woman = husband
the story: "he VIII bring neither money nor any
thing worth money, he vii make tho poor woman"
bad example ami the wornln-lf she is Ike most
women-wlI receive him and will defend MIN
the Fund. and Tor the first time In many days
her children VIII hay warm meal ,.,...,..
Another case ~ suffering because ~ husbands
des. rtion WAS told 10 Tribune reporter hy
woman whose very appearance indicated want and
weeks ago. don't know why. nor wherT h" vent
His employer had given him notice the day before
then have l-en looking for his return every hour;
what htte h,d has been used up. have ? ,itte
girl She SAID. "sevcn years old, whom ! hay"
b1r AVA, IN as sn can mi w5rk %ow have
nothing 10 eat. and You see what have 10 wear.
am r' al %,'t lr y, COX thc I,t f'oI yet in her
room. but rs very Htte get and am compelled
to ask all here"
II was found that the old woman who hefriends
the helpless VIII" and mother IS herself desperately
poor tho daughter VINO lives with her earning
barely enough To pay the rent.
\ TALE OF MISERY
a bright little boy stopped at the door to say
thank you" t. the missionary. His story told 10
a Tribune reporter was a pathetic one.
"Oh | can carry H." he sail. looking at tho
basket "If I couldn't could not get 1t home
Father is In tho hospital very sick and has not
been IT home for long time. ard the other
children are smaller than There's i've ~ us In
all and Maggie is big enough 20 Work IN "A shop
She is the only one Of the family that does work
now"
And your mother little man."
"Gh. mother She's dead and ~" little fellow
picked MP his basket AMI started for his poor HON"
"a home without father or mother, with ht;le else
but Inlscrt.
The Rev. Mr. Ilallou received note yesterday Of
which this ia copy.
Please sir could You hc kind TO give
some aid | IN want. have nine children. the
10 eat for ihem-could have some food" II was
not long before some Tribune Fund groceries found
their way to that house. The following supplies
given 10 each family:
TWenty-ti pounds -four.
Six and n-hnf pounds oatmeal.
half pound tea.
Five pounds rice.
One milk.
Despite the most heroic efforts. want Is plainly
not the decrease. and the appeals VIII continue
TO be- equally urgent until spring is we'll advanced