Evening star., 1895-02-09
THE W0EFa BITES,
Gnawing Want Closes Its Fangs
Upon the Poor.
BITTER COLD ANDTREMBLING HUNGER
Bread, Meat and Coal Going Out
to All the Needy.
THE TERRIBLE STRUGGLE

There is no end to the sad cases Of des-
titution and poverty that come to the
knowledge of the police, and in addition
to the work of rendering assistance to the
needy who are especially deserving they
are also picking up drunken men and saw
ing them from dying from the cold. A po-
liceman in conversation with Star re-
porter this morning said he could not de-
scribe the sad scenes of destitution and
suffering he had seen, and although there
are so many people in want a great many
poor persons are drinking whisky and
spending their money in this way, when
their families are greatly in need Of it.
One great trouble just now, the police
find. is the inability of persons to pay
rent well as being without food and
fuel Many families are being elected, and
some have been set out in the street in
have been very kind to the occupants Of
their houses, but in some instances, the
police say, the poor people have been In
humanity treated. In one case where
street to be covered with snow he owed
an agent $3.50 on his months rent, and
would have settled that amount had the
agent been willing to wait few
so elected and exposed to the severe
weather have afterward had to seek hos
pital treatment to recover from the effects
OF the exposure.
In the fourth precinct, South Washing
ton, the police have been unable to supply
the demands for food and fuel There are
hundreds of poor families in this section
who have nothing in the world except what
they are given by the police and charitable
institutions. AS stated in The Star two
days ago. Lieut.. Vernon stopped giving
large orders for fuel because the orders
would not go around and Is giving bushel
80 nd fnxxy iOko nf a
a time, enough to keep number of rami-
lies warm from day to day. Today the
HeGtenantS were given an allowance OF NO
each to expend for the poor. and most of
this goes for bread and fuel, although some
orders for groceries are given
Fairly Overwhelmed.
"Never in all my experience" said Mr..
Emery. the secretary Of the Associated
Charities, this noon, "have I been so over
whelmed with the pressure of cases de-
manding instant attention. This Office has
been crowded all day and the cry for help
is fearful. The demand for fuel was never
SO great as it Is today. We are sending
out supplies Just as fast as we can. We
shall meet every case We possibly can.
The substations are in the same plight we
are Many of our cases This morning are
people who were burned out at the fire
on Columbia road. They have nowhere to
go and nothing to eat We must nx them
up with shelter, bedding and eatables.
At the central relief rooms on Louisiana
avenue everything is moving today as
usual. Mr.. c. w. McNulty has loaned
wagon. Superintendent Larne OF the street
cleaning department has rendered the use
of one wagon and the Hygienic Ice Com
pany has added big double wagon to It's
donation Woodward & Lothrop. the Pal
ais Royal and Mr.. Ryan continue tneir
lean of wagons. More are needed. and II
" ould seem as If among all the merchants
nj WaShiputOn OfrorS OF wagons
might be Forthcoming. If they can be
leaned for only two or three hours tnat
would hasten the collection or dlstrlputlon
Of supplies that might keep some poor
soul from freezing or starving to death.
Collecting Clothing.
Loads Of groceries. provisions and cloth
ing were sent out today to nearly all the
police precincts and Associated Charities
stations. Five tons Of coal were sent to the
police and five to the Associated Charities.
The collection of articles contributed is go
ing ahead just as fast as it can be pushed
over 1000 blanks have been answered with
the wagons so far. and gifts of bedding,
clothing and provisions brought IN. mere Ihere
the whole collection will be finished. This
will be done just as fast as possible. Peo-
ple who have bundles ready must not be
impatient If they are not called a, for as soon
as they expected they would be-
The coal yards are working better today,
as the streets are in little better shape.
None have given notice today to let up on
orders. The Georgetown Gas company any
sent word this morning that what coke
they had was at the service or the COM
mittee. and about $50 bushels will be sent
out on orders at once.
ProvisiOns Coming In.
The relief committee received this morn
irg from ]. c. Addison 100 loaves of bread;
from Mr.. Schmidte, 200; Levi Wood q
James, 300; Hoar & WIllett. 100; George 5.
Krafft's Sons, 200; James s. Low, 1oO; A.
r Schoterbach, so loaves Willett & Ruoff
gave box of wooden caps. and NJ lseman
& Bro, two boxes Of woolen caps. Ihe
provisions coming in to the committee are
chiefly flour now, when beans, conee, meal
and hominy are wanted. This AFTERNOON
Mr. Cook of the Metropolitan Life lnsur-
ance Company sent big two-horse load
CT provisions, and told the committee he
would do the same every Saturday as long
as necessary. The market dealers also
sent big load Of meat and vegetables, as
they have heretofore on Saturdays.
Ready for Three Thousand.
The soup kitchen was full from noon on
all day. They expect to feed 5000 there
tomorrow. There is quite sprinkling of
women in the throngs that come there
The kitchen has thus far cost but $3.50.
Everything Is given-provisions, rent, ser
yice-nobly and bravely given for work
that is doing great good. J. T. Varnell
gives the use of a wagon to collect sup
plies and the following butchers today sent
in a big load of meat and bones: John r.
Kell, karll Bros, w. r. Stuart, Marion ).
Riley, j. X. Pfeil, ]. H. Buscher, z. r.
Gerner, c. H. Brook, b. F. Hunt E. l..
kengla, A.Loeffler, c. Ebel L. Rosenbusch,
]. II. Johnson F. P. Norton, N. w. Coumbe,
n. ]. Garrity, Worthen Bros. j. ]: Light
foot, T. Burnes, Richard Mann, H. Yost,
jr., Geo. Stern, c. E. Ebel NJ. G. Weaver,
c. H. Brooke & Son. j.. 2. Ellis, D. II.
Hoover, J. Ebert, D. J. Riley, c: Ramm-
ling, ]. N. Hoover, Monroe & Co, VIM.
Keisecker, Otto c. Rupert, D. NJ. Hunt,
j. G. Carroll, ]. j. West, B. w. Gheen, l..
Hummer, F. Harvard, Boxwell Bros, Jos.
Geier, c. H. Kettler, H. s. Hafght, j. H.
Blumenburg, H. c. Riley.
Bread was given by John Kaiser, Fred
Vogt, Geo. Kean, Carl Hoffman, s. s. Cog
gins.
Groceries were sent in by A. H. F. Hol-
stem, J. N. Fries, and products by c. Enge1
& Son, ]. H. Kendrick and F. A. He1tmul-
ler. Several lunch rooms also contributed.
The Great Charity Concert.
For some days the police, firemen and
public school children have been quietly
but persistently selling tickets for the
charity concert that is to be held In Con-
vention Hall next Wednesday night un-
H. ha oP he QnnOint-