New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-02
STARVING IN BROADWAY
a MAN AND WOMAN FALL EXHAUSTED
NEAR THIRTY -FOURTH-ST
WHOSE SYMPATHY STOPS AT NoTHING-sUP-
Piled WITH FOOD AND MONEY AND
DRIVEN HOME. FURTHER AID
BEING PROMISED

BEING PROMISED.
The crowds that throng Broadway from Twenty
third-st. every afternoon and well into the night
ere accustomed to strange sights. But at 6 o'clock
last night the Broadway throng at Thirty fourth
ST. witnessed that set many men and wo-
men to thinking. II a father and mother
prcstrate the sidewalk. where they had fallen.
weak with hunger while three famished and
frightened children, mere baby OF fifteen
months. the Oldest only three years old. and the
other between them in years. clung to their pa
rcrts and cried plteously to them to awaken.
Eugene Kraustben. twenty-nine years old. and his
wife Augusta who Is twentyeight, are the parents,
Eva. Freda and Edith are the children Three
years ago he father came from Hungary. He IS
we'll educated and for a while made a good living as
a bookkeeper. HIS father died a year ago and his
little savings were taken by an unscrupulous law
yer who told him ne cou.d get small legacy from
the estate II he had money for expenses. When his
money was gone ne LOST his employment. For
three months since he has trampei about by day
and night. vanly seeking employment. Even work
as a common laborer denied him. Hundreds
OF men, all stronger and better able than he. were
after these places.
Three days ago the last piece OF bread In the
house was given to the children. Since then they
had nothing to until last night 1t was long be-
fore the would beg. but late yesterday after
noon. In n moment OF desperation he tod his wife
to put on her faded shawl and take the children.
III you come" he sad, people will believe me
when / say I must have work Now they think
lie when tell them my wife and babies have moth
ing to eat. They shall see
Kraustben had heard that he might get place
walter at Roster & Balls. and he was on his
way there when he and his wife fell exhausted
IN front Of the United States Express Company s
office. at No. 1913 Broadway. They stopped a min
ute to rest when suddenly the husband dropped
to the sidewalk in a fit. His wife screamed and fell
unconscious beside him. The three children cried
In chorus. and great crowd gathered
Policeman William Gallagher, Of the West Thir-
tieth-st. station. forced his way TO the PROSTATE
forms and commanded two men TO help him carry
the man and woman into the express Office. Dr.
Murphy OF No 1877 West Thirtyfourth-st, was
called and he said the people were weak from
starvation. The minute the crowd heard this a
dozen people left and In many different d.
rectlons. They came back laden with coffee
milk. rolls and number Of other articles OF FOOD
which the children seized greedily.
The parents were quickly revived and allowed 10
eat sparingly Then suggested that the
crowd take UP a collection. II was started with
81 and I'm five minutes sl3 80 was In the hat.
\ woman with an armful OF groceries. which she
had purchased for her own use pushed through tne
crowd and dropped them al Mrs. krausthen' zee
Then she disappeared. Several men ohered the
man employment when he would be able TO go 10
work
Finally a cabman Of nearby stand insisted on
taking tho family to their home at No. 32i East
Tnirty-ffth-st and as they drove away many peo-
ple made note Of their ad iress.