New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-05
AT WORK ON THE STREETS.
EMPLOYMENT FOR STRIKING CLOAK
MAKERS.
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR THE
FUND-A SAD CASE OF DEsTITUTTON

MORE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR THE
FUND-A SAD CASE OF DEsTITUTToN
James y. Reynolds. Of the University Settlement
Society who has charge OF the expenditure Of the
$4,000 fund subscribed by the Society for Improving
the Condition OF the Poor to give employment TO
the striking cloakmakers at cleaning the streets.
was out early yesterday morning Soon after S
a. m. he and his leutenants met lg5 OF the cloak
makers at Allen and Canal SITS. The men were all
supplied with tickets which had been given them
by Joseph Barondess stating their names and adj
dresses and the number Of members in their fami-
lies. Mr.. Reynolds. in exchange for these tickets.
gave 1o5 Of the men other tickets. which were mum
bered. The men will be known Mr.. Reynolds :
payroll by these numbers.
Previously to putting the men 10 work Mr.. Rey-
nolds found he would have to buy some brooms Cor
them, besides the picks and shovcls he had pur-
chased He had not money enough with him. and so
left his gold watch AMI chain with shopkeeper as
security for the balance OF the payment due on the
brooms.
The men were then marshalled into squads OF
twen,y-four with a foreman 20 each squad. The
foremen then sub-dvided their squads into gangs
OF four and six and pu; them 10 work cleaning and
sweeping the street crossings and cutting di;ches
through the snowbanks next the curb. so the water
which collected could run into the sewers.
Before the men started 10 work Joseph Baroniess
the leader OF the Coakmakcrs' Union. made little
speech to them. in which he said that the society
which 10 pay for the work considered that the
cloaknakers were self-respecting men. who would
rather have the opportunity to earn money by hon
est labor than TO receive charity. Hard work was
not expected Of them. As they were not accustomed
TO outdoor labor. but 1t expected they would
labor honestly and conscentiousiy The remarks
were well received. and the men went 10 Work as
II very glad OF the opportunity 10 earn dollar for
six hours work. They were put to work mostly on
East Side crossing Grand and Canal SITS They
stuck bravely 10 their tasks. although frequently
oliaI strait In IL
OF their backs.
Mr. Reynolds around during most OF the day
and thought the men had done fairly well for green
hands at the business lie received the first in
stament OF go OF the fund from President r. Full
ton Cutting OF the Society for Improving the Con
dltion OF tho Poor yesterday. and the men were
paid when their days work was done. 1t was more
money than many OF them had had for a long time
Mr. Reynolds said that about 2o OF the men would
be put TO work on Monday. Barondess has issued
about 200 tickets and viii issue no more FOR the
present.
The Joint Board OF Cloakmakers and Cloak
cutters held "A meeting yesterday which com
mittee OF the General Board OF the United Car
ment Makers Of America was present. II was re-
solved. in view Of the fact that the cloak manu-.
facturers had issued circular requesting all cloak
houses not to buy cloth cloaks from those arms
which had settled thrir differences with the stfik
ers send out four men on the road to VISIT all
the retail cloak houses and request them not 10
buy any cloaks but those which have the union
label upon them
The following contributions were received by Mr..
REYNOLDS al No. % Dclancey-st. In behalf or the
destitute cloakmarers yesterday: Previously a'-
knowledged s554: X. Fulton cutting, 500 Mafga-
ret d. Silby. $50. Cornelius Il. smith 80, NJ L.
Keyes y2: Mrs n. 6. Livingston, so; j.. G. BOG
ert $40: l.: s. H.. so; All Eorr a. ,.n 10 ;,
u. Jackson. Providence r. l. 3; M'Ty r; 2ipIIi
j. H. Root Hartford. Conn. 81 X cath9ne Long
Branch 81: $. f. r. brooklyn. 81; H. II. j.. ~
total o date. Si.l14 ~. ,. , -. ,...,,,,
a particularly sad case result OF ~. "'Halt,u
,ion among the cloakmakers. was brought TO l!ght
Yesterday WHEN the twO-year-old chllh OF MA
Rotterbanin. striking cloakmaker died IN me
sou,Iid APARTMENTS occupied by ltOttfrDhuih ms
Vic and five children. at NO. 81 Jacksoh-sl me
family had been evicted from their former niue
ho,ne and the sick child received fatal c"h:
i,n,terbatln had no money ana cl0akmhkcTH
Committee tried to get physician 10 go 10 tne
boms" I'm which the sick child lay. This physician;
,ubnse name the committee did not take. rciuscd
~ 20 nnIess he was paid In advance me com
,tee had only 81 and offered II 70 nm but ne re-
T,eed r. Then Rotterdam applied 10 INC poiicc
q, Tho Delancey-st. station for "A physician. but
%ss unsucccssful. Then some one told MN To go
70 The Board OF Health. but he also faileh there
and the child died. 49,, o.o oodo.,or,r, "a
The cloakmakers yesterday were ''"'"'"iI"S W
raise fund TO bury the chliu'