New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-05
AuTrNGER-S STRICKEN HORDE.
larger CROWDS EACH DAY SEEKING FOR
FOOD.
pr,Crs OF RELIEF ALMOST ovERwHEI MED
MEASURES TAKEN YESrFRoAY-NEW
IIvE-CENT RESTAURANTS FOR
THE PEOPLE.

o &c lurin, the weary hours OF the night. began
rongng themselves in line patiently waiting 70 get
int, the basement of the Traveller CIuo MISSION
s,cb Is in charge Of stephen Merrill. at NO 2S
s,hava n GET some warm food Perhaps not
10 al. Of = hundred Of the men who are FED there
Ivory day looks like professional beggar or a
INN They are all fellows VINO wear honest faces,
md as soon as they have eaten the breakfast they
,art ont once more in courageous bat apparently
s~,lass attempts to obtain employment The doors
-, orened at O'Clock yesterday morning and
noined open until haf-past l. Between these
r, 100 persons obtained temporary relief from
.ss hangs OF hunger in this land of plenty.
~,dav or tomorrow it is intended to start In
A.. same place plan of rel!efifor women and
snnsren. where food may be given out from 2
,.,o.k IN the afternoon TO :. Hitherto women as
Iii az men have been crowdng around here, as
.,sewhere. but the women have been obliged to go
- emnty handed, 10 the regret of those in
barge of the place. who had no help for IL.
,,o,ber Mace OF great value, situated in cen
,.aI district. was added yesterday TO the already
w." Ne, This was at No. IS SeconG-s 1t is
ns,t house and Max Villas has rented it and
mn, in a large stock Of COAL when VII! he sofa
rbaaD When the place Yves thrown open Y's'er-
dov the men In charge were oVerwheimei win
,he crowd The coal was sold at the rate OF
'ar,s for twenty pounds, in the same way as that
,,o, ~, Nathan Straus fresh stock was laid
- tor today and tomorrow, and after that the
distribution will cease
ARCHBISHOP CORE1G ANS SUGGESTION
s,aci,I meeting Of the Business Mems Relief
cor,,i,tee which was organized less than TWO
rae,,s ago. TO raise money for Increasing the
ponies Five-Cent restaurants. was he'd YESTERDAY
afternoon in the Office Of Nermilye " CO." no -
Nassau-st George y. Mackay presided, ana Inc
.oosrrer lob, p TOWNSEND. announced tha. the
total amount received was $50, and of this sum
.ho-a cone 70 hand yesterday $oD from r. H.
Macy G. CO.. from T. \. Brinkerhon S0. and from
1ac,h uays go The secretary read the following
letter fr,m Archbishop Corrgan:
IN repv 70 YOUR polite request suggesting httlnS
site for a Peoples Restaurant, ! would name tne
Sstric; b. tween Thlrtyeighth AMI Forty-s ecoAd sts
West SIDE near Ten,h-ave. The downtown pastors
on ,"c ore ~ their poor There is much distress
needing relief about East sMty-third-st.
Secretary Foote was instructed to write 70 the
Archbishop and say that restaurants would De
opened in the neighborhoods spoken Of Alfred Z.
White was empowered to open a restaurant of
the same class in Chatham Square.
At the headquarters Of the Charity Organization
Society the clerks were kept busy all day sending
circular 10 various bodies calling for conference
Of members Of the Central Council ana of the sew
eral district committees 10 take place on Monday.
January s. at p m, in the library Of the society,
Room 300. United Charities Building.
mo MORE WORK on THE PLACARD.
The scene in the neighborhood of Hope Chapel in
East Fourth-st was both gratifying and heart
rendlng. While go with hands blistercd from
the work OF cleaning the streets came out or the
chapel with smiling faces, eacn having dollar
In his hand for his days work more than twice
thee hundred stood u'on the S'ie"aiN anu 'ooNe'
W with saddened faces at the notice In Iebre"
AMI English no more work" They waited ana
waited but they waited in vain. The Rev. Jonn
d. Deyins who Is pastor Of the chapel is DONG
manfu work He and his committee have now 800
cleaning the streets at 81 day and he hopes
to be able to double that number next week There
Women and now the work has been helped by the
Fourth and Fifth SITS. II will be opened to-day OF
tomorrow. There will be sort Of buffet OF
ST.. and a counter will be set ASIDE specially for
gyen to them 70 carry to their homes
1T Is my intention" said Mr. Devns. eco ask the /
street sweepers whom employ - come - this +
sgppy for '' cents Ne can fed desc So for Sl5
he'll than they could Le fci for go IN an ordinary
restaurant" Mr Devins paid a warm compliment /
TO energy OF his coworhers on the committee /
mentioning in particular i j. McCuo. Of the -. |
Vincent de Paul Society. We nave now ihf'' s'A- 7
tons es'ablished sad he, ron ".HcA men are
one at No. Is Chrystie-si and one al No llv Essex
ST.
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All the labor organizations In the city sent dele
gates 10 4 meeting last night in. the home If the
1,.,.,.. s~.,,-.', -. ~ ss ,,~,a,- ..
ohi'e'S'y "e'"7''s"' ,oC.''S' w. - N-'""''S 80
known that the ?Internatios.al Ta!Iors Of Brown
vile" demanded admission.
Where IS Brownsville"' said the chairman
ION Long Island, Mr.. Chairman" yelled one Of
the delegates In voice mat could be heard IA
Bowery-st," as an English delegate said.
I'VE can't let you In" said the chairman and
.hen le mt hauO"@i Ia"O'' VI b'V"A'Ae
0haraSS 'oshsih; o., Tue HHeeslof IIDor IL. M
authorities Of New ork ana Brookyn to buh at
;east one Pq j nan u. tAcn 1,i'.Dy iistr9 IN
place NEE, ana discuss puJlc qua stions. aud
wnich would ass give work 10 ne pgoi The fG,-
wer4 '9 ia ssct. 1''''''' O''N'0- - a. '"''0 '''
Resolved. That work BE- begun Immediately in !
VII Sc t.e-,r 80. 49, Ni,1.r-,, D. ,.ri, t.,
az are u-edet shaI f~ at ,nos c,str,ciej and also
that the work % erecting municipal lodging houses
be started.
"Rcsolved That this conference apDeal all .1ior