The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-27
Suffering and Friendless, She Is
Carried From Place to
Place.
DENIED EVEN A LITTLE COT.
Was Left at the Children's Society
Office by an Unknown
Woman.
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One of the prettiest little girls, just six
teen months old and seriously ill, was car
ried over half the county to-day in vain
endeavor TO find place to lay its weary,
feverish head.
About II o'clock this morning woman,
who refused to give her name, called at the
ChildIen's Society Office and left a ht-
tie girl, whose name. she said, is Helena.
Mrs. Prescott, the agent of the society,
was in court at the time, or more questions
would have been asked. As it was, the
attendant took the child and its wardrobe
and kept them till the agent came home.
The story told by the woman is little
too romantic to suit Mrs. Prescott and she
would like to know more. The woman
said that the little girl was sixteen months
old and her parents were unknown.
She said that some well-to-do people in
this city, whose names she refused to give,
had placed the child in her care, and as
sured her that they would take the neces-
sary steps to adopt it. Until two weeks
ago the board bill of the baby had been
regularly paid, and it had been literally
supplied with clothes. This income sud-
denly stopped, and the people assured the
girls keeper that they had changed their
mind, and that they do not intend to
adopt it. As she had no means of COM
polling them to take it, and they no longer
paid for its keeping, she took it to the So
clety, as she could not afford to keep it for
charity.
The examination of the little waif
showed that il was seriously Ill and needed
immediate attention.
The sad-looking little creature was not
only turned out into cold world, but was
too sick TO be out of her bed, suffering in
tensely with tonsilitis and whooping-
cough.
The Fabiola Hospital was asked to take
her in until she was able to be placed in
an orphan asylum. The contagious ma
ture OF both diseases, however, prevented
1t. At DR.. Taylor's sanitarium she could
not be received for the same reason.
The little thing was taken to the Chabot
House, then out to the Children's Home
at Temescal and finally to the West Oak
land Home. AT each of these places there
are numerous children and the matrons
dare Tot expose them to the risk of eonta-
gion, much as they would like to help sick
little Helena.
At o'clock, after a hot days work. Mrs.
Prescott took the child to the Receiving
Hospital hoping to get it in there as an
emergency case, if only for day or two,
until some arrangements could be made.
1t was thought that the unhappy little
creature could be sent to the County In
Urinary, but little Helena could not be ad-
mitted without permit from Supervisor
Church.
The little child was not even privileged to
occupy one of the white cots of the hespi-
tai, and while there it was seized with
spasm of feyerish coughing, and it was
necessary to telephone to DR.. Dunn to re-
lieve the paroxysm. When the poor child
was made comfortable Mrs. Prescott gave
Helena shelter for the night beneath her
own roof, and tomorrow she will again
start out and try to find place where the
unfortunate little wait can be accorded the
privilege of existing.
Charges Against Gardner.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 26.-Mayor
Dayie created mild sensation to-day at
the meeting of the Board of Works by
sending in a communication asking for
the dismissal of Charles Gardner, clerk to
the Chief Of Police. The communication
stated that Gardner had signed the name
of Prison-zeeper Barnett to some requisi-
tons that had not been received. Gardner
will be given chance to explain this
week.
Frogcatcher's Death.
OAKLAND. CAL, May 26.-Antoine
Money, for many years in the employ of
Leon Faure, proprietor of the Hermitage,
as frogcatcner, is dead. Antoine was
missed for several days, and to-day his
room in barn was broken into and he
was found dead. He was about 40 years
OF age, native of France and single.