The evening world., 1894-02-27

whole story. It has been the endenvor
Of Max Mergcntime, Phil Peters, Jake
hamburger and the Others who have
practical charity TO put In each. basket
or bag. OF stun carried away the sub.
stantials for at least three days meals
toes have formed the corner stone Of
each gift, and read the astonishing
quantity note: above.
There are three bushels. or $50 pounds,
in each barrel OF potatoes. That is to
say. the l,l37 barrels OF tubes distributed
at The Evening World. Free Food
Gon9mmission agsi"gntsd S.tll bushels, or
tnes-as good as are TO be had In the
New York market at any price.
That Is to say, there was an averlg"
OF neary seven pounds OF rOtHtOoT for
every person who visitcl o. MurrIy street
seeking food for themselves and th'ir
hungry loved ones at home, anl these poo
tatocs would cost these people ns they
buy them by the small measure more
than $4,000.
Then add to this a few turnips, a few
nips. 4 head OF cabbage, or "A moss OF
khle, enough beans for a meal for the
family or II mess Of sweet potatoes. or
soup meat with green's, sprouts, or some
fish. and "A bit of coffee or tea with two
or three eggs, or an orHng" or some
lemons for those i'll at home, and the
rcadcr VIII understand how well '"Tho
Evening World" Free Food Commission
has performed It's heroic task In these
days Of idleness for all appalling army
OF workers.
Meat. Poultry and Gnme.
Then besides all the food enumerated
above, there have been small quantities
each OF 800 other choice articles of food
mere nave been %farliia. samp. tapioCa
and other fdrinaceous foods; clans, hams.
tongues. shoulders. veal. mutton and
beef, chickens; ducks, geese, turkeys.
snipe. Wild duck. rabbits and other poul-
try and game; limburger cheese. apples.
radishes. celery. canned fruits. canned
vegetables. picked goods. aimed al
delicacies.
These latter and more choice daIntlcs
mhnr IN. so ihr as practicable, given
homes OF wretchedness and poverty.
careful estimate places the money
value OF the food given away thus far
Bought In the wofully mail quantities
which are usually purchased by the
working people living In cramped tene.
ments. In their most prosperous times.
the mountains OF vegetables. meats. ish,
fruits and shelf groceries given out at
The Evening World" Free Food Com
mission would have cost the recipients
about $4,000
AhpHt no nave HeIpeh.
The most gratifying thing about all
this wonderful work is that 1t has been
lone without expense, Not that The
Evening World would decline money
contributions II they were sent. Indeed,
money could be used TO splendid adj
vantage In this work. for the necessity
for II becomes more apparent every sue
cecding day In the history of the Free
Food. Commission. and the enterprise Is
taxed to It's utmost powers. hut up to
this time nearly all contributions have
been from the stock Of the good men
and true among the wholesale and retail
especially OF the vegetable market
which has Its centre at about 90 Murray
street.
The store 90 Murray street is donated
Commission by NJ. Deschmacher. who
has also at his store. Greenwich and
Murray streets. given free lunches to
many Of those who came long distances
to the distribution.
Young Jake Hamburger has been In
defatigable IN his devotion To the work
OF distribution, and NJ. Schlesinger, an
Inspector of, 1ncumbrances, has spent
hours each day assisting in the ardu-
ons task OF distributing, the food pro-
vided. with Judgment and discretion. for
many of those VINO apply are foreigners.
knowing little English.
Max Mergentime and Phil Peters have
been the wheel horses from the begin
ming. They have given literally, indeed
lavishly, and then have given again. Their
noble example has been an Incentive to
other men. for they are recognized as
leaders In the vegetable trade, as giants
among the commission merchants and
marketmen.
An Epidemic of Charity.
Everybody In the nelghborhood has
shown IA desire to help. Behre. the fancy
grocer at Murray and Washington
streets, did his part. after liberal contri-
hutton. in distributing delicious hot
t,nnee to the throng OF people waiting
tally cold days. Gus Goethe. Murray and
Greenwich streets. has served hot and
sustaining. to hundreds of
Women VIII" We're waiting In the cold
storm.
Markctmen and boys. themselves out
of n job. have assisted in keeping the
throngs Of applicants for relief In line
50 as not to Inconvenience other peics-
TRANS or block business of ~neighhoring
merchants; stu others have shoyclled
potatoes and distributed the food all day
long without charge.
Among the mea who have shown their
Interest In the enterprise Is John II,
Mcehan, the nephew" in the firm OF
and 81 Park Row. He has secured splen,
did contr buttons from the dealers OF
whom his firm has purchased its sup.
plies for a quarter Of a century. Am2ng
hem is the O. *. Model Bakery, which
sends bread by the cartload.
A: Lehman & Co., the big produce mer
| II j lltIl Nltl hfl, IL ' put lll'lT SIlpll.
lera to the wheel, setting a good sx
ampl. by contributing - barrels ~ pOtn
toes and 10 harre.s of turnips, which they
carted seven miles down to ~ Murray
street. with nut charge.
The CONTRIBUTION of 1000 bags of tahl,
\ salt from the bradley Salt Company, o
~ Jay street. was not the least aCrepta
BILE of gifts, although the types called |
hut 100 hags In the Roll OF Honor.
In fact. the Scriptural commentator
may he written dow In the Book -
Cod ..gdinst the name of each Of n thou
sand good ncn among the Commissil,
; mcrchants-"He hath one what h
COULD
The Army OF People Fed.
. Up to the time OF closing the doors o
= The Evening Worlds Free Food Com
: mission last night, more than 10000 PEG
> pie had visited ~ Murray street. Tina
4 Is a number greater than the standin
5 army of the United States. They rcT
resented more than 100000 men, wOmc
y and children, That is more people tina
' there are in the city OF Albany. NOR
than in Hartford and sew Haven pl
together. More than m Long lslan
city. Flushing, Nonkers. Mt. Nern0
ara white Plains combined. More thn
e in I%IObOken, Elizabeth. plainfield. No'
u brunswick and Railway combined. Nor
: than in Nunkcrs, rarr"tow", ~,ug SIN
; pecksEi.l. Poughkcepste. NewhurG an
Hudson put together
y All these people have been fed Ivy TT
- ] I',anip,r NNFnTll' Erna hood t',t,, .,tuGI,,