New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-08
HELP NEEDED FOR THE sHIVERlNG POOR.
A CHANCE FOR THE WELL-To-DO PEOPLE TO AID
THE GOOD WORK OF THE CHARITY
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With a second Young Lochinvar' OF cold wave
coming out OF the West, the second state OF New
Yorks shiverng poor promises 10 be worse Una"
the first. The charitable organizations OF the
city well able 10 handle the work put on thein
if the we'll TODD part of the population Will oniy
rally 10 their aid with special Contributions ANU
this is being done generously. Mrs u'le' 'o"
superintendent OF the Relief Department Oh ''e
Association for Improving the Condition oi '''
Poor. said yesterday: ,or
I'VE have about 1900 families on our hanus 10
the Aisht weeks of winter and have about l'' ap
pl.cants a day for special relief vi eou' - :,
fearful cold has increased the NUMBER anu u "
continues much longer will have a h"V' 49,
effect in tina: direction IN TINS SUI '. ., aro
We never turn applicants away eve" u go,
,,,.,. s,sri,ious W.. would rather waste HUM
ber Of orders on undeserving persons IMAM " '"''
tho risk of letting one deserving applicant 10 'o'u
and hungry this freezing weather. me s'e"'
suffering is from the grip FOOT PeoI az
ticularly subject 10 IL. The idhllIies Vi o"e'"o'
non arc suffering severely from the weather and
the lack of work caused by it, and number OF
f,n,jlies whose breadwnners had work in the Lynn
hos factories have been left destitute by the cut
ling down Of work there. number OF speciai
funds have been placed in my hahus py oene'o'',.
people. however. and we are reaso''aois We,
o,,inned for our extra work. The great demand
is for fuel. of course
Sunerintendent Kellogg OF the Charity Organ
,zation society. was asked how the cold wave
affected the dodgers at the police station Iii
bas checked the de crease in the NoluHe Oh dPPi,,
cations there caused by the Mayors recen, ordr H.
he said hut the react ZION is not CONSUL @ Man
49, hsen hammered in the execution oil our pan
somewhat by the police justices, but even us IN,
nerfert enforcement mas reduced the nuUoer oI
iodeers one-half The first four days ad'er ,He
WaTors ordc, the returns were 2S9 los. li3 ana ~
"a III mornns. showing steady decrease f 90
,he same DAYS last year the nSures We're 'o9 .fi;
az and SIS total OF $50 last year against 'oiai
-, so his year The NTH day after the order inc
ui WI, NV vas seventy and then the cold wave
..r,,rk us and checked the decrease, as nave sau'
The dgures for Tuesday were lis. and Tor Yes'e''
day ~ - o,,. oi,i,, thu, tho ma iority
81 ibese applicants for staton-house lodgings are
'ohs n take care Of themselves. If compeiIee 70
Tbev ere not at all deserving class As ! sac sac
,rn ia 20 been hampered by thu police justices WHO
rafnse ia commit these people to the care OF tne
commissioner of Charities unless We can pr rt
-. Two witnesses that they are vagrants ne!
~ saw there is no law under which they can 90 II:
Parhans they arc right, but our theory Is tnat ny
applying TO the police officers OF the ci,y 10, Ire
idndtgjnrs these people confess ana declare mem
iopqelss agrants and commit themselves to the
charitable care of the city W hen thty nav uoIe
NC, 1bs charitable agent OF the city, the ON
roissionars of Charities and CoTIecuon ,hereps az
,,;re Jurisdiction and it is the duty OF the iagls
trate TO enforce IT,