New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11
THE POOR DYING FROM STARVATION.

AN APPEAL FROM THE EAST SIDE RELIEF WORK
COMMITTEE FOR FAMILIES UNDER ITS CARE.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: VIII YOU kindly allow me TO transfer one
or two burdens from my shoulders 10 those OF
your readers who may be wondering whether the
reports Of the distress In the city have not been
oyerlrawn?
My physician sends aborfng man to the RELIEF
office OF which have charge. asking that give
him work adding: "A baby has just died In the
home-I suspect from starvation" The man wishes
work the Doctor adds. ITO keep the other three
children alive"
A man with every appearance or honesty, VINO
asks only for work tells me that from lack OK FOOD
his wife has stopped nursing her baby few days
old and now both mother and baby are IN danger
OF starvation. The man can work: WORK sultaoie
for him can be secured. but who Will pay the bills?
One OF our sweepers was thrown against street
car by a brewery wagon ana mas Deeh uea'eu III
hospital, but he cannot work again 'hiS winter
sholl the committee use some OF It's money Tor
his support and that OF his faniiiy WINE other
men stand waiting for an opportunity 70 WORK!
A Hebrew girl fell down an elevator SHAFT ana
wae killed While the family were observing me
religious rites prescribed by their faith another
man took the position held by the lather' ana 'he
family is In dependent straits.
man whose child has died Is opiiged 10 oreah
nm his family because OF the expenses incident to
q
the streets waiting for w"rk' Yesterday ne ,oia
mo that II vas no use waiting longer. lie had
f,ugh; against hunger as long as hesh ana Dloou
coud endure and II he lefr my door without WORK
he would never ask another man Tor H. lie diu
not threaten TO Kill himself and yet MS look OF
desperation was unmistaKapie' ,,,. =,
I do not ask money for any OF these iaihiiies.
s,r,nlv ,,,sh the public 10 know Few Facts that
.ro familiar 10 some OF the workers among the
noor Individual appeals at this time are hardiy
usso when 90 many thousands are In distress.
Our committee has severai Ion,s ha ,han ,hot
,,orL hui none perhaps more pracucaDe than 'i h
Work; uur m oh,na The tenement homes where the
poor live and the shops wheic sy hon ,iacsd NJ
Hundreds OF houses nav and 100 men could
me dispos,n, ~ nrovided with work for month to
come II our canyasserS sn9u ~ comm,ttee desires
men ure s,p ,he number not simply to Ivy but 10
200 employing only practica, p,iac do not aeern Wei
unable TO do 80 becae ssrbe distress that exists in
10 unuers' We need not few hundred dollars buf
many thousands II We are , sV ~. cond be sen, a.
present st!nl'' ,rnose TO the committee. IL would
mean that 500 or Loo families WOMB De KEPT
starvation TOT , mr. ar whiting and so brushes for
na h,s Oh and kalsomnng contributed would
mean so many days woi be sent to Mrs Josephine
offer OF maer tbe chairman Of the East Side Relief
Work Committee. No ~ o In Of tbn Sanitation
Edith hen ,hs park Avenue Hotel or to myself at
the address given below IN eny ns-t of The cir
tenement-house properly ur canyaasers nv sending
VIII save tmr TO apply coat OF lime or
hns TO their cellars aIeyways halls ana looms
where practu, ,he physical and moral benefit can
painters he m overesma, ed All this Ia in addition to
the good done TO s tar,ys the Emsr.sncv Fund In
IN Saa done nobly In its appeal to the public;
eharse ma response has been generous beyond al