New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-22
MANY TALES OF MISERY.
WIVES AND MOTHERS WHO kNO"
SORROW.
TIN, rr.rnr,vF, FIND CHEERS MANY HEARTS
Cases or DISTRESS WHICH WIN

Dksl.A' SlAliAlii l.
Tho Tribune Fund furnished the material VITA
which the Helping Hand Association was enapeu
70 give relief to 100 destitute families yesterday
. ,rs.~butlon Of groceries took place In the mis-
e,,r-ro,ns. No. 4ls West Fortyhrst-st., and MISS
+ Zlosse through whom tire names OF the needy
ones came to the dispensers Of the fund' Khe" o'h
one 70 be needy and worthy the charity Des'o"e''
The were mostly Germans who came ana many
Of Them it was plain to see. We're unused ~ ''A-
ing food from the hand Of charity
This IL q oreat load for an oh woman to carry
s,Id one woman who came with pale poorly
c,,l little gir-hcr grandchi.d-"ths Is hea'y
load"
''Yes." said the little one, 'bu, ISM 1t sooi we
haze Il to carryg' The grandmother evidently
thought as IA the little girl. and made no further
c,-oplint - she tottered from the room.
..Tbis old woman" said the missionary IN cha'se,
as another old woman came FOR her pare "
groceries, IS cighty-four years DID, ana ''a' 40
means whatever The church pays her rent ""-
she ,nanared until recently to get along. Dut III"
she IS only too willing 10 be Vlced on '"e no. 40
Tribune Fund groceries"
one woman came for food for Two Oh peop'e'
This woman" the reporter was told mas mar
red children The Cd peQpe do n9t eE Hnin from
where the children live, and nave hdd 10 n.p ord
them in years. TAey are NV(rIn$ o'' 'O
wc.l de rye 10 BE- provided ior ,h,, black
uf,,c woman. sNivering under Urn a.. -
so,, rrd b,re,v able u carry toe sack OF hour
ana basket Of groceries, was descfDe" ~ Uv-
$40
t ',' -. her Iit,,c ones doing housework; ana tae
..rrirrs toward maintaining the fanny i"S
mother has no work now. - $500. .,,.ora case OF
Rnt over,- time the worst. the most scNsr Cds ~
I'M a. ou,,oI. another mmedlateiN lOlloNa 81
-. ana showing distress In more aSSlTiEll.H
',, TI,r, is 4 woman. poor unto de5Ilcra t.ol ~
a. A., food four CHI ilren, the youngest l9u Hy11tn
"a au hungry all cold. This woman : hIaptut
H. - c1ri.n:er but has had n Work IN I'VE nlol,H hr
;fo mad trouble with the urion' ana mat 70 e.
with Inc hard time. brings the WoIn"H ~ - "a
~ ~ b"r .~ cpiil Iron" said the missionary. ~
.f,- children 70 prONll" ror anu iO
hr,lI winner in the family. = tle mothe. on 10y.
~ Inc number: tu, others are nor hu5"tu , nn
n PRIOR m lrria4e" Bent 10" over CO., = N" r.
cilhfv-soyen years Old came hoDD'.S mo M. -, -
s...,it,+i,r room and when she saw the store, OF
e-,,ear'e laid aside for her she snhed ana tniN1u
tho rood woman in charge. bat nom - ~,
.S. v..,, for sho was afraid she Woull toSt .,n1
rrlza because sle was unable ID carr, Il 49," ~
some one however. gave uer the hc-dei d-'' ''"V
md all the others cacn r'CcNt"'
Twcntv-hve pounds or Hour
-Four quarts of beans. . a..o.,
Tnree ava ihroe-nfths pounds OF oatmeal
Two pounds Of pork
.l'',.ra i, D woman" SAID the woman IN cnarSs,
',h, has five small children and iafAe,, Wh9 -
| ai-.,t EIGHTY years OH. who lives WIN her' III
hrsb1nl deserted her some time ago. These are q
~, IF m, sad pictures seen at Tho tribune utu
dirfrt,.ufi.p Yesterday. To none VINO recrlNcu IN
! tI-l's ali du the help come any 100 sDo, m, MI
! ,hnre 1re many as worth" VINO walt ~ De he,fS'':
Under the direction of Miss y: T. aierl'"hi., -;
| "a. Now-Yors Bible Society. Inc Iriythe I r'''
distributed groceries to twelve additional ii'.'cS'