The sun., 1894-01-28
DARK DAYS ON THEEAST SIDE
DEsTITUTIoN INCREASING, DESPITE
IHE EEEORTS or CHARIIT.

AHH ALf ~ VT
Comparatively Little MONEY Spert in the
shops. ENcept tor the Neces-sries OF Lite
-The StruEEIe to Oh niu orh-tndics-
tIons oF the Census the Police Are Taxing.
More misery, greater poverty growing num-
bers OF homeless and hungry. factories closed
or running on half time. trade In all branches
worse than dull. and a general condition OF
affairs that grows blacker every day-such is
the talo that the great overpopulated east
eide tolls with constantly increasing force.
From every district east OF the Bowery come
the same accounts Of hunger. cold. and deetl-
tuition.
Nowhere are the effects OF the hard times
more apparent than in Grand street. which is
the grcnt shopping centre Of the district Last
year on any bright Saturday afternoon such
as yesterday Grand street would be crowded
With eager bustling. woll clad. Rood-natured
people mostly women. somo out for prone
made, others rushing in ana out OF the teeminR
stores in excited chase OF the best bar
gains to bo found. The Grand street
of yesterday was significant change
from the Grand street OF last year.
There were tho same stores and the same
bright skies and warm sunlight to bring
tho people out; but the stores were for the
most part but ineagreiy patron2ed. only such
ms sold the neccSsarios Of life attracting any
thing like a crowd; and OF the numbers ofpeo-
pie who came Out to ENJOY tho welcome warmth
VI tho sun many were hut scantiy clad Tor any
more bclStcrous weather. Another difference
was that the crowd OF yesterday was largely
composed ot mon, VINO came out not to buy
but TO make n ore.tO-stors canvass on the
almost hopeless cnanre Of llnding some odd
lob which would bring in n tCw pennies.
The aide streets we're full Of men tramping
up aud down nrcause they had no place To- 20.
Women and children crowded on the marrow
stoDIs taking advantage Of the bright sun
ahine that made even the outdoor air warmer
than their checrless. hreess tencnent rooms.
Nt the Relief Association rooms in RlNington.
EsseN, and pelanceJ streets the same report
More arulicnnts FOR relief than we can pos
sihly handle now and the humner increasing
daily. We are working day and night, and cypn
| Ht that have To turn away scores oi those WHO
| bitterly need help
fhe small shorkeerers, Of whom there nres
| many ON tho east side feel the ELECTS Of the
! depression strongly. They sell only the barest
necessarirs OF lie. for anything else there IS
| the chcGnrst kinds ot meat. and the roughest
! sort oil clothing. constitute almost their entire
room IN Bronr" street where clothing was
| being Sold The place was tull ot thiniy clad
! men AMI boys. i he Auctioneer tried in vain
! To- tempt IT,, crowds to bids on brilliant. hued
! ncck;i"s ana lnndanna hnndEerrhleis. Not
d ronih s & u M n WnsG msanTSythin. s amTSM Isse
! socks and IN items q nroadsdo Of offers as
/ sailed him, all Of which were small in price
/ An "li. bent man who stood near the reporter
/ bought an unIershirt Tor u cents. Pushing
/ his way Into u corner he threw of his coat
many holes OF which his bare skin could he
| seen: lie RULED Off tho shirt. nut on the nn.
! dershirt and was about to put on he shirt
over it when "a dozen voices accoStcd him..
say boss give us the shirt You don't
wan; that no more. Give it to. me. aln,t got
none Give y three cents Ter It, III 60
The PROPRIETOR of the shirt finally sold it for
six cents to a youth who nut it on then aud
there anil departed. As the reporter walked
up the street he noticed number OF women
tla, i,II of md Uut
wood and paper, even very small pieces. A
| policeman explained thia
ira hard times Mostly the women will look
out for any likely niece Of wood and pick II IN IN
hunt for it and even paper goes to help make
| their fires ,
GsIn he II .nSF rooms
%hcy will net Tsntsd 1he S SnEer ice ior snes Ihes
nisH nhM wRon VIE % ts So cold M hat tsyd freeze With
/ out IT. Why. they all keep tnos on the weather
TTsports lon can see en- IN me ne, morn morning AZ at
buy n paper. and when IA man buys one they'll
go up and ask him; Does it say It'll be warm
Another use to which a stray piece Of wood
may he put was seen by the reporter in For
snow oil the sidewalk with barrel stave.. ;.
done three Jobs already since mornin1, 1, ~
said he That's - cents, an to-morrer Ill
! get u shovel an 60 up town
Everywhere the same rra1iness to work,
ON the I east SIDE. The. Sufferers are not men
who have lost their lobs through any fault oil
their own tut unfortunates who have been
thrown out OF work ~ force Of circumstances.
Said Capt Cross OF the East Fifth street sta
tlon yesterday:
In this precinct there are, | suppose. 1000
men out ui employment. The census is not
complete yet but | think that's n fair esti-
mate. Now. think for "a moment what that
means. 4 great proportion ot these men are
heads of families, aud the loss OF employment
to them means destitution to wives an chill;
dren II seems to hs getting worse uatly.
see men whom know to be honest. capable
workmen begging, not for money, but Tor a
chance to earn money. Wherever bread or
clothing is given out the sights are enough TO
| bring tears to YOUR eyes. Aud in the numbers
OF sufferers there arc few, very few. who would
not work IL they could get tn" opportunity
At The Madison street station the Sergeant
said that the reported number Of unemployed
would reach 2.4uO and in the Eldrdge street
precinct the most crowded Of all. tho list will
! probably 20 up to IUUL The police say that
th. people seem to DO lapsinE into condition
Of huuelessness.