New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-07
CHARITY FOR MANY.
THE TRIBUNE FUNDS WORK AMONG
THE POOR.
OF D1sTRIRt,TIoN-oNLY THOSE KNOWN TO
WORTHY RELIEVED.


OF INTERNATIONALLY THOSE KNOWN TO
BE WORTHY RELIEVED.
Men with s2rnkllng cans laying the dust on the
sidewalk in front OF the stores; women with napies
in their arms. crowdng the stoops: children play
Ing on the asphalt pavement; the drivers OF hea'E
wagons and the riders OF bicycles in summer ATTIRE
and the unhealthy cxha,at atoms from vegetable mat
ter and other refuse which melting away under
temperature Of almost 20 degrees in the early days
OF March. n few of the incidents that at
tracted the attention OF Tribune reporter yes
terday afternoon he went through Rivinston-st'
ard other adjoining thoroughfares. and saw the dis
tribution OF a portion OF The Tribune Coal and food
Fund. 1t was a treat to how happy the poor
people who came with their baskets and other re-
ccptac,es looked after receiving the provisions.
one hundred and fifty families. representing. at
a moderate calculation families in that part
of the city. five persons EACH all OF whom TO Judge
by their looks and their scanty clothing. in the
extremes of poverty and few of whom were actually
weak for want OF food, were relieved and will have
something substantial to eat for few days at
least Most of the food given ont at the Allen
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. No. 81
Rivingon-st.. where 1l9 families. whose destitute
condition had been investigated and made known
TO The Tribune Fund received food. and received
it with signs and words of gratitude.
1t was q motley thronE. and the crowds Of less
fortunate ones who encountered the footwa,ks or
boi sides OF the street In the noghborhoOd OF the
church while the distribution was going had
10 be kept In order by policemen
This is what was given to each person:
one sack Of -four. pounds.
one package & pounds.
one package Of cOrEmcdl G2 pounds.
pHe pack age Oh 2 podhi
On" package OF rlCe...................... pounds.
one can OF condensed milk.
Miss Brothcrton who IS the principal Of the
Home Industrial School furnished the names Of
thirty-Onc families VINO received provisions. Miss
BroincrtOn described the condition of the POOR poo
from the monotonous ale OF misery and
familiar II The Tribune readers who have t.
spond"d 50 generously To make The lot of such
people less hard for time at least. when the
contributors TO- Tn" Tribune fund. sail she.
learn how jUliciously the money Is being "a
pended and how worthy "a all cases are the APP
plcdnts for relief they VIII know what a good
work they are doing I'm this overcrowdcd East side.
as vel as in other parts OF the city where the dis
The Rev. ". T. Elsing OF the Dewitt Memorial
Church, a. No. 2D k!v!neton-st.. continued YES
teri1y, through his agents. the distribution or food
among the hundred families whose worthiness had
been inquired into and approved. The reporter
ont. aui sooner would they appear the street
and hurry along t. their destinations than they
were obstTlctei every block or 70 by tho dol"ful
inquiries OF women on the stoops VINO would say.
All. mister. is that for me-. But the men were
used T. opportunities Of this sort. and passed on
unconcerTedly Mr.. Elsng said that h" favored
this manner OF giving out IN" food rather than that
Of inviting the people 20 come all ~ once Tor Il
general distribution. The latter plan saii he.
brings too many people whose actual condition We
know nothing about. yc: whose destitute appearance
makes II hcartrending t. be Obliged - turn them
away"