The morning times., 1897-02-02
Responses to the Appeals on
Behalf of the Poor.
THE RECORD OF THE POLICE
An Itemized Account Of the Work
at the Various Precincts-The
Central Union Mission Will In
vestigate All Doub btful Cases-Two
Distressing Instances.

Mission, and the pastors of many of the
churches, TO seek out the cases of extreme
distress have been undoubtedly successful
There has really been but one case so far
in which family has been neglected so
long that there was danger of fatal is
sue, and this prospect was due To the pride
of the sufferers.
Itwould appear to bc rather improbable
circumstance that any person should die
for the want of food, clothing, or heat
in this city. The Associated Charities
employs SIX paid official visitors i'll as
many districts, the Central Union Mission
visitors eo out voluntarily in every part
OF the city, and these friendly visitors are
very nIIInpI ous, and have been so from the
time the Mission was founded, so that they
know where suffering is likely to be, and
the Iolce are familiar with the haunts
of poverty.
Money has been flowing pretty freely
to the Central Union Mission, the central
relief committee on which the Associated
Charities may draw, to the Charities itself,
and to Major Moore, superintendent of po-
lice. Major Moore distributes to the
various precincts proportionately 10 their
well-known needs. In some of these pre-
cincts the money supply was exhausted
yesterday, and also the supplies OF food and
clothing, but these were supplemented
later in the day. The review of the situd-
tion in the District published yesterday
morning in The Times had the effect of
showing that there was need OF continued
work, and the contributions were con-
tinued literally.
The Central Union Mission gave out to
families on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day baskets of provisions which would
only last for about two or three days. The
need in such cases would, therefore, repeat
itself Yesterday, or a the latest tomorrow.
The Associated Charities has list OF the
beneficiaries of the Central Union Mission,
so that it is not likely that the good will
of the public will be abused. IL was the In
tentiou in sending these cases 10 the AS
scciated Charities to have reports made
on them to the Central Union Mission in
order that their merits might be known.
In the great rush of last week it was
inhuman TO keep the shivering and plead
ing crowd waiting. Dr.. Bailey, Of the
Central Union Mission, who saw all this,
any error and he did not see it, to err on
the side of charity; and he therefore in
structed his agents TO relieve the appli-
cants sIInmediatcly most oftheSe were, how
ever, fairly well known at the mis-
sion. The crowd repaired to the mission
because they know tnat if sent to the
4 associated Charities the rules there re-
quire investigation, and they do not care
to put themselves in the way OF delay, al
though the charities sends out a visitor TO
investigate as promptly as possible.
Contributions through the Seventh pre-
cinct, of clothing. food, and fuel, We're
made since Saturday by individuals as
follows James Gallahcr, Unknown"
b. W Murch, William Renhard, Mrs. Doug
las, j. Z. Burns, j. F.. Stake, King, Miller
6 CASHIER; 6. W. Cornwell, c. Ha ger, G. w
Cropley, Mrs. Talcott, r. C. Mann, Thomas
Barnes. Mis-. Moore, DIR Choate, DR.. Wagga-
man, Lieut. Mccartney, Mrs. Charles, Wal
ter Sebastian, Thomas Hume, Rev. Mr
Blheimer, I. II. LOCKER, Unknown" Prof
FriSby, Unknown" william ID. Dennis
Conner, Mr.. Bumenberg, Mrs CruikshanKs,
Citizen" Mrs. H. King, Mrs. Edwin
Moore, Friend" NJ. F. Moran, Benjamin
| GisselI, Mrs Murdoch, "A fricnd,' Charles
| Upperman, r. ID. Weaver, L. Proger, K
]. Southworth, E. d. B., F. =. L., "A
| friend,'' Rev j b. Stitt, c. W, w. D., "A
friend,'' Theodore Barnes, II. W Fisher
| & Sons, W s., Mrs w. b, E. c. Brown,
S. T B., Mrs Payne, ]. H. D., B. NJ. Jr.
Sixth acknowledgements division,
Interior Department, SO 80 and groceries
| Mrs. C. E c., 81; Mrs. E. Abraham
/ mir los
Modes, 100 loaves of bread; Mrs. John
| Chancey. clothing; G. H. Schulze, bread.
Fifth Precinct-william Hahn, 200loayeS
Of bread; Talbert & McConiey, provisions
William Yost, $15 in groceries and three
| tons of coal.
| Fourth Precinct-Leary & Schneider, 100
loaves of bread; Conrad Schafer, 80 loaves
| of bread; Esten Bros, 100 loavcs of bread
| MiScellaneous-Paten Office, S12 50; Z
| NJ Hewlett, 100 luaves of bread; S. D.
| Lincoln and G a. Lewis, one ton OF cod
each; l., 81; F. B. P, 81 T. a. Harding
| $40; Rev Byron Sunderland, So.
The cash received through the Seventh
| precinct was given by these: w. c. May
field, So; Friend to the Poor, Sc; Mrs.
! Douglas, 81 O5; Mrs Joseph Pearson,
| s.. 80: Mrs. NJ E. Symonds. So; Unknown
| 81; W. D., 90 cents; Mrs. Moore, 81;
| Friend, 81; A Friend, 81; Mrs. WilcoXon,
| 81 so: Mrs. Reynolds, So.
A particularly sad case OF want was
| witnessed yesterday by Officers Peck aht
| Schneider of the Fourth precinct. a young
mechanic, who was at one time in excel
| lent circumstances and who is well con
nected, has been out OF work so long that
| he has progressed by regular stages to She
humblest of quarters in Union court. He
| is a good workman, with so much natural
pride that he could not advise any one ol
his destitution, and the officers found him
and his wife and four children yesterday
! on the verge of actual starvation. The
children were emaciated and the parent:
! nearly frantic. The case was SO urgen
that the sympathetic officers coul1 Lot
| wait to procure relief through the bsua
channel They went down into their OWL
pockets for money and purchased a supply
OF food, and Lieut.. Vernon later author
lied the expenditure OF 81 In the family
behalf.
A distressing case was that OF man
named Tolson, discovered by the police
! in tie Sixth precinct The husband II
| paralyzed, and the wife and their fou
| children were found to be without foot
or fuel. Stationkeeper Frank gave tenn
porary supplies.
Between eighty and one hundred mel
are at work today under the superintendent
of street and alley cleaning, recommended
by the local charity organizations, ant
| about one hundred and thirty are listed
] for tomorrow.
A pound party was held last night al
the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
| ~. Of n Prot hprhnnd nI