New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09

FOOD AND COAL GIVEN TO 63l FAMILIES.

ONE DAYS WORK or THE TRIBUNE FvND-slF-
FERING AMONG COLORED PEOPLE RELIEVED.
Extreme poverty Is confined no one part Of the
city, ana and dcsti:Ttion be found on all
sides Any one could have discovered that fact by
visiting The various places where groceries were
distributed yesterday By The Tribune Fund. Much
suffering was relieved. women and children to
whom a wholesome meal has become dim recoi-
lection reicccd in having good food. and families
that have shvered around hreless stove enjoyed
the warmth OF Tribune coal. But everywhere at
all the points OF distribution. the supply was UNI
equal to the demand. and great numbers Of APP
pl cations for fool and coal being received 10y
those who Investigate the cases Messages are re-
cevcd in all languages. ptiful tales are told ana
grewsome pictures of misery are presented the
burden OF all being: No food, no fire.
The first Of Yesterdays three distributions took
place at q. NJ, at the Colored Mission. No. 10
West Thirtieth-st. An hour before that time every
bench In the mission meeting room was occupied
by orderly, neat though poorly clad. colored
women. There young girls and old women
robust women anxious to work and feeble invalids
who tottered under the weight Of The Tribune
gift While awaiting the arrival Of the distributing
officer they sang. Rarely has trained chorus
sung hymns with more fervor or with better senti-
mental effect. When the time for the distribution
came. those who not there 10 receive charity
retired and jas persons received each:
One sack of romndds s
one package corn meal. pounds
one package lou,,'
one package Po"u0
This was the thrd distribution which has taken
place at the Colorcd Mission; ut the preceding ones
300 worthy people were supplied with groceries. and
when the placari was posted announcing the fact
that The Tribune Fund would again supply the
wants OF IN" needy it was difficult 70 make those
who had once been served understand that they
could not be included. or those who came ycster-
day. few are we'll worthy OF note az examples OF
the class reached by The Tribune Fund.
one woman who IS no Jess than seventy years Ola
has lived for some ;lme 10y "wreching asabarre's
or gathering particles of food from the ashbarrels
and ash-cans left on the sidewalks. one old man
ana his wife. who the cistodians Of a rich man
dog for which dog meat H. cent. were driven ~
sharing rations with their charge.
D!sposscss proceedings and failure 20 secure work
who has two sick children and no means ~ sup
port. was Of those who carried Tribune gro
This woman" said the missionary. naming an
elderly negress. has three children t. care for
afternoon. and saw the children in bed and The
woman breaking up some old bread into a bowl
No: these crumbs ana the leftover gravy is FOR
their breakfast let them sleep 50 they won't neel
This family" continued tho missionary. had
H,t on te, GEMS worm OF nI'sn lor ,%o . lay,
There IS another class" said the matron In
charge whom we reach OF which there were four
dress ard belong 10 a better c,ass They came un-
Willingly aal wept and hesltaieI while telling ~
the dire need which drives them TO accept aims. AMI
hurried away they received their pack
ages
q called recently a family. representative
from which You saw here this morning AMI after
haI read - them from the Good Book. an old
inVall man said 20 me. i hear you read bout
comf9rt comfort 70 you IS hndin' poor folks. sivin
EN- food rcadin' 10 'em from de Bible. an doin
good; comfort FOR folks like me. cold and pore. is
death "
one woman who makes a living dld until re-
taking CflITtu
parents ccasing 10 pay the promised board leaving
the little ones on her hands to starve but for the
gifts OF food which she received from the charia-
be. Every day" the mntrOn said. we receive
little notes ana letters from these people in which
they express their thanks as best they can for
what give them"
The second distribution took pace O'Clock. at
the g. spell Mission No. ~ Hlcccker-si.. when forty
ono families wer' supplied with groceries. AZ
O'Clock lNi families received groceries from The
Tribune Fund AT the Italian Mission. No. :.-2'
Frsi-aVe In all. S13 families served with
c"ries from the fund yesterday
The Tribune Fund also supplied rs families yes
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