The morning times., 1897-01-29

the story of distress and suffering
There have been some generous sums
sent to the police department direct to Col.
doore. This money is divided among the
precincts and allows Of many gooddeeds to
be done by the lieutenants and the men,
1t is next to impossible to impose on the
policeman OF any beat. Money spent by
them is well and besides promptly spent
The Central Relief Committee is also a
powerful agency for the securing OF funds.
1t has committee on distribution which
acts in conjunction with committee of the
Associated Charities, these two committees
authorizing the expenditure Of the money
that goes in emergencies through the agents
OF the Associated Charities. The plans thus
enumerated give the public fair idea of
how the work OF relief is conducted in
Washington.
All OF the agencies reported yesterday
as the worst in the way OF distress this
season, but there is every reason to believe
that with the zero temperature predicted
for today the record viii be broken this
week. Yesterday was bad enough. A
reporter for The Times remained at the
Central Mission free dispensary for an
hour yesterday and watched the people
come and go. There were no cases OF
absolute starvation but there were told
many stories OF suffering from the cold
and insufficient food, houses full Of chill
dren, i'll clad, many without shoes, heads
of the families sick, aged parents sick,
long periods without work. and the other
accompaniments OF the wretched, heart
breaking, miserable poverty. OF six cases
five Were colored widows with the usual
number of children to support One
widow said that she made so cents week
washing, paid 80 cents a week for rent,
and depended largely on the benefactions
OF a druggist on her block. One specially
distressing case was that of soldier
lately discharged honorably from the u.
5. Army. He is young man who lives
with young wife in Georgetown. He
is consumptive and longs to go back to
the South, his home being at Atlanta. His
Congressman has promised TO get him
there. Mrse McMichael, at the Central
Union Mission, has the name OF this
soldier,
At the Associated Charities they de-
Cline to give the names OF any of the
beneficiaries They say they are numerous
and will undoubtedly increase in numbers
today.
OF all the letters received yesterday the
most touching was from dispenser of
charity. 1t was to Mrs. McMiehel from
'au invalid lady now in Virginia, but
who lived here once. She has been read
ing about the poor people here, and sent
her check for $25
one OF the aggravations of the snow
bound conditions OF the land is that a
great many people who gathered coal on
the dumps have this means Of relief covered
up and are obliged to beg.
Mrs. Letter advised the \ Associated Chair
ties that she had placed 100 loaves Of
bread TO their credit, this to be increased
from day 10 day when necessary.
Mrs Senator Brice sent the Central Union
Mission a check for S100, and Rev DR..
Maclsay Smith sent 500.
One of the interesting reports to the
Associated Charities was from the agent
of the northeast, showing total OF thirty
families visited yesterday. Mr.. Wilson
said of this:
THAT is above the average he said,
land indicates that my estimate of yes
terdaY of $50 cases as a daily average
win he exceeded. There are seven agents
at work investigating, and as East Wash
ington has not usually as many cases as
some other sections, the total for yester-
day viii be probably over 200"
Mr.. Wilson looked over the report and
said that in the thirty cases mentioned
there We're about a dozen families with
sickness to contend with. Pneumonia
seem ed 10 be the principal ailment, although
there was one case of consumption, and
all were without food and fuel
The secretary said that in his experience
OF three years there was never a greater
demand for aid than there is now He says
the house to house canvass win be taken
only as n last resort. The plan is to
swell the dollar fund. 1t was started last
night, he said, among the members of the
committee, sixteen of them contributing
81 each. When he reached his office yes
terday morning he found two additional
responses Donations of 81 from al many
as can contribute are earnestly solicited.
The free dispensary of the Central Union
Mission win he open every day from
a. m. until 10 p. m.
The following Is q list OF the con-
tribUtors to the Central Union Mission, to
whom the board of management desires to
return thanks:
Mrs Truesdell, two packages clothing;
u lady, one package clothing; Mrs. Capt
Brooks, one package clothing; Rufus Sanur-
lin, one package clothing; Mrs. DR.. Freer,
one package clothing; Mrs. Hamilton, one
package clathing; Mrs. Wills. one package
clothing; unknown, one package clothng;,
William NJ. Calf & Co., eighty bags flour;
W. L. Redman, two and one-half barrels
fish, eleven boxes goldfish one-half barrel
nuts: W. S. Hoge & Bro, 100 loaves bread;
Mrs. A. basket of clothing; e. Clarence
Davis, box of clothing: Mrs. Schellenberger,
barrel of clothing; George A. M yers, one
half barrel flour; Mrs. Anson Wills, bundle of
clothing; Mrs. Tyhout, package of cloth
ing; Mrs. S. ". Pond, twenty pieces cloth
ing: Mrs. Stocking, fifteen pieces clothing;
Mrs Shaffer, one coat; a lady, 81; s. A.
F., 81: C. w. Little, So; Mrs. c. s. Rich
ards, So; H. & H, S25; w. o. Ison, 81;
Mrs Robertson, 25 cents: Miss Guitner, 25
cents; w. H. H. Johnston, So; a friend,
81; Mr.. Stewart, So; w. A. Ridgely, So;
Mrs. Capt. Brooks, ST .25; Mrs. Hodge, So;
Mrs. NJ. R., So; friend, per P. B. Sweeny,
| So; NJ. B. s., 81; H NJ. Kinty, $5; Samuel
/ S. Gardner, So; George c. Heard, So; Mr.
IIoge, so cents; Mrs. Leet, So; E. Poor, So;
NJ R., 81; J R.. 81; Albertine Houston,
$25; Mary L. de Sibour, So; friend of
Mission, $50; E. K. Lundy, So; P. G.
Clarke, 81; executors of j. w. Easily, S25;
| Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith and wife,
| $50: Mrs c. s. Brice, $100; Sarah c.
Ffoulke, $50; B. H. Warner, 81 o; Nathaniel
| Mckay, $40; Hannah E. Polkinhorn, $5;
| l.. A. F., So; DR.. j. NJ. Gregory, So; n
| friend, 81; Mrs. Stocking, So; Ida Corson,
| $50; an invalid, S25; J. II. D., 81; E. G.
| Dole, So; E. Clarence Dean, So; Miss Chum,