The evening world., 1894-01-09

When the doors OF The Worlds
depot for the free distribution of bread
at 2l0 East Houston street were opened
at . O'Clock this morning there were two
long lines of pale-faced men. women and
children, each eagerly awaiting his or
her turn to receive a share OF the fresh.
wholesome bread which to many is now
a luxury. SO seldom do they have 1t.
The news that the distribution had be-
gun yesterday spread with wonderful
rapidity. Hunger creates n sort OF free
masonry. Those who have partaken of
the bounty contributed by The World'
and its many kind friends hasten to tell
their starving %neighbors OF the fact, and
these In turn tell others.
AS early as ! o'clock this morning there
was a crowd OF not less than w gath
cred around the entrance OF the distrib-
uting depot. They waited patiently for
the doors TO be opened. They watched
the unloading OF the bakery wagon with
keen interest and shifted the savory
aroma of the bread with the pleasing
emotions that come of anticipation.
There were 5000 loave in that load
and by 1O.45 every one was gone. Tho
waiting crowds were formed into two
lines, the women and children in one. Iae
men in the other. From the minute the
distribution began until the last Loaf had
peen gwen away, was a BUSY one for
During that time there was not a
break in the line. There was no time
for resting. One man handed out the
bread and four were kept busy piling It
up on the counters for him.
Many were the protestations OF thanks
n gratitude that came from the lips OF
those whose faces wer" d~awn ard ronid
from sickness and insufficient nourlsh-
ment, and whose bodies were IuiLH CIa4
A noticeable thing about these poor
people at this distribution is the many
Municipalities represented. Al the August
distribution the applicants were largely
confined to Poles. TIL restitution has
now become much more general. Amer
leans. Germans, Irish, Poles, Russians
food.
1t is evident from the dress OF some of
these that they have been in compare
lively comfortable circumstance. The
are plainly Ill at ease. md evidently
would not come for the bread unless
tmpelled by stern necessity-necCSsitS
that does not recognize any such thinq
a. se~nsitiveness, for there are hungry
mouths at home.
There ~ something strangely pathetic
IN the manne of this class of pcopl,
when they receive their supply OF bread
They try to avoid scrutiny as much q,
possible. Sometimes they will ask 70,
q piece of paper in which TO wrap tn,
ar !es, II mere ~ II hesitancy in theil
manner as they start to go through III,
crowd looking on from the outside. Blu
n PIldC dHu iuIbSl are "lltly ul1tlbn
conditions. The former is ]trainplet
down for the moment, and with set face!
the poor people hurry away.
'GPle VERY small children are amon|
the applicants. With weak voices the
ask for several loayes, as there are NOR,
children at home. Cases are not infre
quent where there are reported 10 b,
seven or eight In the family, and II
f,.-h Instances an extra supply is Away
..!iong the applicants this morning wa,
Mrs. Mary Mccoy, OF $50 East TTe!ftl
Etreet. whose sad case was related II
"rhe World" she was given a generoIl
Fupplyl OF bread. She said her family wa
= a little more comfortable clrcum
There are many visitors to the denot
They are unanimous IN their expression
OF approval OF the work and the name
I'm which II is conducted.
's{. Al . o'clock tomorrow morning tn
distribution will be resumed. BY tina
time changes will be made so the distri
" button can go on with increased facllitief
y Carpenters were at work to-dsy con
n etruct,ng bins IN which tbs NGAyes ca
y BE- more easily handled.
0l There are hordes OF hungry ones we
" be fed. Those who have not beei