The evening world., 1894-03-09

piies OF &OOu, wnOlesOmc iOOH, Su"cieh
to last At least three days. 2es.2sO.
There was $500 pounds of nice, fresh
fish to give away to-day to the hungry
people who visited "The Evening World"
Free Food Commission, 90 Murray
street, ard It was received with many
EXPRESSIONS of thankfulness.
There were haddock, hake, white fish,
founders, sea bass, tom Gods, fresh
herring, salt herring, ~sheepshead, pike
and other fish that lived and swan the
sea or some fresh water stream a day
or two ago.
Besides the fish the Fulton Market
men and the fishermen from the
schoonels and SIN icks save soft clans
on strings for ~fritters or frying. little
neck CLANS and big clans, and oysters
enough for hundreds OF families.
Two Cliff street manufacturers of tin
promptly sent a supply of little tin pals
to put the shelled clans and oysters in
when they were given out to the hungry
p,or.
My. but didn't the eyes of these poor
CT eatures bug OUT when the bivalves
were given to them! No Delmonico
diner will enjoy his dinner to-day as the
hIillllt VI les boou ptOpit WIN
the banquet that will be made from the
E oysters, clans and other supplies given
e to them at 1.-The Evening Worlds FreS
Food Commission.
]. H. Liant, one of the elders of the
$ Dutch Reformed Church, of Montrose.
e button. Mr.. Liant said he thought it
was the greatest charity he had ever
g seen.
Max Mergentlme, who has worked like
galley slave for the Free Food Com
mission since its opening four weeks ago
to-day, has been the recipient of many
helped at 90 Murray street, To-day came
one from a woman living in Harlem. 1t
said:
II cannot find words to express my
k gratitude to you and your kind friends,
Mr.. Peters, Mr.. Schesingsr and to the
World,' which has led tbs noble work
III our sprlng-llke weather continues.
,nothers Journeys to Inc ms, GYen w1f
discontinue. With what little we are now
earning, we can support our family;
t which consists of my three children and
!, reee we'd our last basket, which made five
Many such letters have been received
by "The Evening World" full of thank
fitness for the food that saved theil
families for a whole month from hun,
ger, and full of hopefulness., Many OF
I them tell of employment received ana .
return OF prosperity to the writer's ant
e These and the falling off in the mum
Der Of applicants for food tell the Giac
: story that Spring is here: that work IL
being resumed in every line: and tina
e the Observation-Disclosures hard times O.
n the Winter of lS93-9i are passing away
and the WORKING people Will be able u
!, earn bread for their families:
The grave necessity which impellet
3 The Evening World to appeal to tn,
- ,-N,l, . nd ma - II q N a
Of the city for food FOR the poor is pass
T. ing away, and as 1t is never wise t
give aims to those who can manage T.
exist without 1t, the Free Food Commits
sion will close tomorrow night. 1t |
to be hoped that never again will thi
great, magnificent metropolis see 81
Winter now drawing TO n close.
The Evening World" Free Food Com
mission was Fl in SperatioP it o VIII be . re
re Fe~bruary-the coolest OF the season
bringing with 1t especial suffering to tn
j, poor.
H. The prospect of an abundant p~rovisio
n of fish for Friday took a great man
Of people to 90 Murray street to-day. bu
lie vealed a much better state of affairs /
in the homes they had left;
r ..f NJ were MySr, fsrvs WorI II their end praises miny g
of them declared that but for the four q
= six or ten baskets of vegetables. floul
H. oatmeal. fish, meats, fruits, coffee. tef
-, and the like received from THE Ever
ing World" Free Food Commission, the
Nv and their families must surely hav
TX starved.
This help had enabled them to tide owe
the month. 1t had enabled them to d,
vote the little money earned to payin
their rent and they felt renewed ar
Il strong for the battle of life.
~. The Roll of Honor.
un CHAMBERS ASSOCIATION OF Seaside His
49,, lands. ~. j.; barrel OF soft-shel! clans.
ALIEN HESSE 1908 East Twcnty-ninth stree
ur- IL barrels OF cabbage.
street: 3 barrels OF white turnips.
POWELL. BROTHERS, 90 Barclay street; Il
bnxea Of meat; second contribution.
ne LYNCH a CO, is Fulton Market. 500 poun
ot paddock and hake, and one box ot soft clam
ohe third contribution,
/. ELnRED & HALEY . Fulton Market. 10
barrels Of Nsh, 1000 pounds: second contribute
j. W. CAMPBELL & son, l. Fulton Mark,
one box salt herring. one hSrrrl founders, o
md box sheepshead; second contribution.
'' A. W HAFF, II Fulton Market, 200 poun
len nnc founders; second contribution,
ion n. II III and Il5 South street. is
pounds Of fresh white fsh and hake
II. W. DAVIS, l9 South street, 500 poun
PAT OWENS. from the Dora Lawson. I bask,
. OF herring
lily capt. HAR ART from the ia
Nichols, I baskets Of herring,
ar - s.
80. 80 $500