New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-07
MUCH DISTRESS RELIEVED.
THE NEED MET BY THE TRIBUNE FUND.
COLD WEATHER CAUSES GREAT SUFFERING
AMONG THE POOr-TAMIr1ES FORMERLY PROS

COLD WEATHER CAUSES GREAT SUFFERING
AMONG THE PooE-TAMitIEs FORMERLY PROS
pEEor.s ARE BECOMING DESTITUTE DAILY
he,u,,er, d,v such as yesterday brings cheer
or delight 10 the poor The crisp. cold braeing air
is q tonic IL those VINO are well fed ana well
clothed and for hom walking IS pleasure. But
when a poor man rises IL cold room, finds the hod
ap,n,v and tIe cunooard bare and is obliged to go
out into the streets to search hopelessy for WORK,
leaving his wife and children shvering In bed to
await his return the cold becomes torture scarcely
to be borne. Thousands OF men spent the greater
part Of their time Yesterday IoohliiS iOT "ofn uuei
these conditions.
The Tribune Coal and Food Fund did something
to relieve the distress Three distributions We're
made 10 slxtv-two families. and slxty-two orders
for coal amounting TO thirty tons were given out
The coal was most welcome. and hands numb and
ncrvcless On, fuel In the stoves and kindled fires
which soon restored the frozen-out senses.
Sister Ka;h.rlne who is connected with the
Church OF the Holy Communion, At Twentieth-st.
and Sxth-avc took charge OF distribution OF food
among a number u families which she had found
in her visits amoAg the poor. The causes OF their
distress" said She ARE sickness or lack OF work or
both The suffering is much more widespread than
/, has been for .ar. These families all belong -
the thrifty. sc,f-supporting class The men ana
sometimes the won''n also worked regularly while
there work to be nad. Mac % th,m H W.
;hon, on which tnsv have lived until recently. Now
their money gone. tner credit mas idil"I they are
actually destitute ard the worry and prlVati0n have
aggravated consumption and other diseases.
'..Oue man wnoin have been caring for is
nov near death from consumption. one Of the
sisters has been nursing hm iof a long time lie
has a wife and ialee children. lie worked at his
trade that OF a tailor. ut inter J1ls after ne became
in and managed pay all his bills until these
hard times came. The expense that We have IN
cured in caring for him was large. and We We're
glad 10 get groceries for his family from The
Tribune Fund. H.,
.'rhc homo OF another Young man. a consuinptNc.
was founi Yesterday without fire. The VIE was
there shIycrlng from ;he cold but Kind neiShbor
had invited the man to sit by her fire for Il rev
minutes to got warm
II am awaiting a report from n physician on
ono case now continued Sister Katherine. The
man appears to he very III with consumption. re
ihinks that he IL still able 10 earn his living Il
he can get work II the doctor will permit, snail
trv - get work FOR him. Meanwhile lie has moth
ing exc,pt the food have sent 20 him to-day.
Each family received the following
ono package Of Ork....................' ppul!'iS
bag OF beans.
one package Of oatmeal. :...............':' pouh9s
one package Of cornmcal. pounds
one pn ckage Of ice..................... PouhnS
one package of f"t..: '.'''''.'''''''''' = P'"''
one can of condensed milk.
Tho cost OF this to The Tribune Fund was S.
Other distributions were held At the Home In
dustrial school 40 ?. at No. iS West Forty,iirst-
- and AZ No. 2lS Su.livan-st., under the charge
Of the Eev J. l.. Starsbiry.