New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-13

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family. Every dollar contributed VIII 'ecu ",.s
., ,r ,o,ora1 DAYS Every dollar coh'lio"'o'
re1ic,.oq suffering which cannot D. cs"'' ,,o,.,
nv, ooo f,rfios were supplied from TWO "i''V''.'
points Part Of them were o'''' o,co, fan,i !
West side. and part were Gcrmah-A'i'eii'a-'
lies who live on the East SIDE he'' - ,
o,.,, norr,p FOUGHT THE ENTIRE Ai'i
The hour for distribution was o cIDCN ,rhtriin,b.
was the Colored Mission. at 40 loo NeS' -
9. Tho groceries had been sent to the H'iSSo'' '''
nm, M into packages by tne workers '"'''' 80"
following list was allotted to cach "PP,'1''''
one package Of hominy five pounds,
U Unc , p"eLN1s Of cornmeal-iivc pounds
ono BAG Of beans-four qlarts,i
one r aee66a5se , OF r1 HS,lnis. p0D'''
ome niece OF pork-two pounds
On. package Of tea-onc-half Iouhu'
r, oro the articles which the coloreh people
o., tho far,hest one dollar bought the
entire list.
coloRED PEOPLE MADE HAPPY
4. ,o,s, ono hundred coored rcoplc. 81 al ages,
,.,,orol n the mission with big baskets "''"'
cards which had been sent u 'h''"' '...,
tickets To- cnilt!e them 70 tn" groceries ~
poorly dressed but their pleased l'''S
brightness g. their appearance WIG" W." &c.,
man "a, clotnnc. Those who c""!H H'' ",'"
h,sla,s brought boxes but most nan ''"'',''
,,, y,bich are The last things they part VII" WIN
selling their belongings 70 get money - ''' ''''
cause II is partly upon these mat "''' w
,h.ir living Some Of the children VINO .""
much smaller tnan the baskets when i''Y "'''s"
r,c, or three small children came VII" or 80
g., emo instances. Their mothers cou'd n'' o''"''
either they were sick at home or h"' s'' '''''
- do a washing 49,, its,-ii,-
.rr,,,,. reportor was present ~ IN" ''sNl"'-
,ior The people said little when they I,1,"''
their groceries. but nearly an '"",'"'
,.,.,," ar "GoI bless YOU After pa h'l N'"', '''
- ,,. ,,issio, workers said TO the reporter. 'N'"'
,, lka 80 visit the homes of some "i t"'-' i''-
,,oo I can take you TO see some ~ those VIM ''
received the groceries today VINO h''' 80 -
,.,, v,,r, ana can also take you t. &c." some "'
~, families who received groceries "7' ",".
Thcy Will tell YOU In Their homes now ',' .,N"
,,n,. ar, 70 receive this food ana what haIi ''"''
,b.y have been having this winter.
VISITS TO THE HOMES
Tho first home visited was tina; Of "loo"' WHO
-, t,s, arrived with her packas" "i tt','l''9
Oh. uy,I in "A rear tenement N"'i'Y 49, ~ VOC
,,orcst o,-,ple lived IN rear i'n'neh''' '"'''
4, th. rear are not exactly Ike those ""''" 80
- NAV, ,enerncn, districts PASSING np " r''N-
,y s,,ircas. into ore 81 the houses inc ''s'''''
- .,,3se,iy into n dark hall j. took 4 H'i'n'"
~ -, ,.. accustomed to the darkness. Iheh a
,,.rr,vy stairway WAS discovered. rive h''iS ~
there WAS a turn and a Sink }" N'' '''"'' -
i,rdin. which WAS used by TIE tenants ''' "
- t,,,.. steps more brought the visitors To 'he
IL ODT
mon, had two rooms. II "hs ''i'' WIN '''7'''
80 , me-, Of which mad been given 10 h'r al
49,, ,niss,on for the regular attendance at Inc ser
vices. 49,. MI,
F ,,, some corn bread. Il Do not kn'" "HA'
sn,,ld nave done today" she SAIL -" h'i i''
roco,ycd these. 1t IS - hard to get "''"'lh'
/ -. for whom have washed FOR years are d''"s
s, o,r washing now. II takes every cont !
W., oo-, 70 nav the rent. did not have any money
this morning to buy any groceries
HOW TWO OLD Women ARE FED.
-, uii take YOU TO a grumbler next" said the
missionary; "she Is an excellent woman p'' s'.p
,,vcr finds anything exactly reht. She H''' WIN
49, s,s,or Roth the women over eighty years
~" ah. received groceries from The Tribune
Fund last week" 1t was as the missionary h"i
You forgot all about the sugar S sdd l the @
.itrt / earned 10 cents and got sugar Tor ne iea
How have the sroceri,s va Lii have
They are nearly gone sme ssu' we ''''' "'''
some If the rice ana corhmtal., H., . ..,,. .
In this house TWO women rni ~ rrorerjcS sent
20 them by The Tribune fund'
SIZE SAW Az ANGEL IN A BLUE ROBE.
One woman, who Ives in Twenty-seventh-st. IL
said 70 be 100 years old She is unable to care for
herself and has to lie in bed all the time The
skin is vrinkled on her face and checks. and her
hnir 10 snow white She says that her father was
a ' hody servant to Lord CORVALLIS. and that her
Inns IL
Ter""n iIcr name Is jefferson She IS partially
SUPPORTED by two widowed daughters She put on,
Lrey maj something would be sent 10 me-. she
said II had a vision last night" This extremely
otive nature Of the colored people. She is not In.
sane. nor does her mind appear to be weakened
/ ,lict faith of the visions which she gees whc
lying in her bed She said that an angel in a blue
was asleep. and had brushe' her face with Us
her
nrEAp FOR cOLoRED CHILDREN
Tn. following letter was received Thursday
frorn the supcrintcndont Of the Coored orphan Asy
lum I'm Observation-Disclosures hird-st:
TO the Rev Mr.. Parsons.
NV Dear Sir: our children and household have
taken up a subscription with view Of doing little
something to relieve the distress among the poor
in the city. 1t Is then desire that bread should
be baked for the purpose and our baker has volun-
tecred to do It, Two barrels of -four Will be made
into bread tomorrow Crhursday) night and will be
sent on Friday morning to any place on the West
Gently published in The Tribune of the distress
among the coored people We have thought per
that to your discretion. Kindly write In the
morning. Very respectfully l,, yours s,,,.uu,..
The two barrels OF -four We're made into S25 loaves
Of excellent bread. Two hundred and ten loaves
arrived at the mission after the distribution OF
groceries had taken place They were sent by III,
In the afternoon The remaining 125 loaves wer,
added to the list or articles which given ou
in the afternoon, and $50 in money was also sen
from the asylum. 1t was the balance OF the amount
subscribed by the children a and attendants to pa,
Contributing splendid gifts to aid the suffering poor
At THE CHlLDREN's AID SOCIETY
The afternoon distribution took place at tn,
Industrial School building Of the Chlldren's AiC
Society. at No. 272 Secord-st. The children hav
hitherto received FOR luncheon each day n size
Of bread. with some syrup but beginning viii
next Monday they will be served with Il no
luncheon. including a bowl Of soup and othe
fact that many Of the children do get SUN
Client nOurlshihent
'i was only this week.. said "A teacher. that on
OF the little girls. who appeared to he weak, whci
questioned confessed that she mad not had an,
Lreakfast and that the family had had scarcel
anything eat the day before They live In Second
/ ST near the school The father s III with rheuma