White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-04

which to build fire even il they had
coal or wood; not one in a dozen has an
overcoat or winter wrap, their cloth.
ing is OF the thinnest and is wholly in
adequate, aud what they choose TO call
bedding consists merely Of plies Of old
rags.
Men, women and children go to make
up the long list OF unfurtunates. Babes
in thei swaddling clothes are crying tor
food their mothers cannot give; INDECENT
old men and women hobbling about in
their shanties. almost tso weak from
hunger and exposure to walk, and not
few who have not place to 90 or de-
cent shelter from the bitter cold, walk
ing the streets by day and slipping into
empty boxes, or cellars. or vacant
houses by night, and even thankful if
some well used dog will share with
them anght's lodging to keep them
from freezing to deaih on the streets
these are the s;eres that have been wit
messed by policemen walking their beats
in the poorer quarters of the city.
AT the main station Of the fourth dis
trict Sunday hight 70 men were housed
for the night, and at the subs alton 40
more were taken in ont of the cold, This
is the greatest number OF people ever
cared for at those stations, and coming
as it did on the tirst cold night OF the
winter, it loads Captain Joyce to believe
that the worst Is yet to come. He says
there 800 families in his district who are
in dire need OF assistance, and that a
large number OF mechanics and other,
who have never before been thrown upon
charity are among the number
While the weather remained moder-
ate they managed to exc out an exist
ence some way. but now that the ther
mometer is lowering around zero they
will be among the number who will have
to be provided for "Wheu men of this
character SEQ their families in hunger
and want they become desperate and
there is no telling what they will do in
! order to provide food for them" said
Captain Joyce.
Yesterday morning Thomas Dunn, the
pawnGroker, called tt the station and
handed Captain joyce S2] to be given
to the deserving poor. A little later
| William j. Shaw, a commission mer
chant at $40 North Third street, called
and left $40, and some charitably dis
posed person sent wouan's cloak two
pairs OF trousers, a vest and two coats
At the morning roll call the officers were
/ instructed TO make record of all de
serving case, that came under their no
tce aud report them to the sergeant at
the "a lest possible moment. This was
done aud relief work will be begun to-
day.
SO great has been the demand for as
sistance that the st Louis Provident As
sociation held called meeting yesterday
for the purpose of devisirg ways and
means OF raising ad li'onal funds with
which TO carry on its work. The M ct
ing was held III the Office Of President r
NJ. Scruggs and all directors we're pres
ent A report was subm tied by Gen
eral Manager Thomas NJ. Finney, whicl
showed the pressing necessity for im
mediate action. It is estimated that
there are $1,000 men out Of employmen
IN ST. Louis.
Since November Isl over $500 familiri
have been helped by the association
This means total OF 1900 TO l5,OOi
persons, something unparalleled IN tht
history of the organization. 1t exceeds
the number helped during the tornado
and lacks but 50) IF the tItal uumbe
helped during the entire twelve months
Of last year. At this rate the associa
ton will have passed that mark within
the next month. 1t is estimated tina
the association will have to render as
sistance to not less than 5000 families, q
nearly 2),001 people, during the cominI
year. and it was evident to the director
that the funds would not bold out at tn
present rate Ion ger than few weeks a
best,
THE reasons assigned Tor this wide
spread distress are lack ot work an
slcknes H. said DR. Finney. in discussin
the matter b-fore tho directors. Nv,
have a arger proportion OF applicant