New-York tribune., 1897-08-06
DIED FROM STARVATION.
YOUNG WOMAN KILLED BY PRIvATIoN
AND WANT.
THE SAD STORY OF A STRUGGLE wHERE PRIDE
AND HONESTY WERE NO MATCH FOR
yXCy OF WORK AND MONEY

THE SAD STORY OF STRUGGLE NEEit5 fNi'E
AND HONESTY WERE NO MATCH FOR
LACK OF WORK AND MONEY
Mamie McC}rath once a beautiful girl. seventeen
years old who before two years ago had na'oiy
ever done stroke Of work. died from munger yes
terday In small house occupied BY her aunt Mrs
Sarah Carlton. at No. 507 Columbia-st Brooklyn
Her face is pinched and emaciated and lines OF care
and suffering plainly visible. She died after wan
dering for four days, homeless and penniless, IN
the streets II New-York. The body lies IN tne
home OF her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Carlton waiting ior
all examination by the Coroner, and her ir'chos
have not money enough to give her Chrisuah
burial. The girl OF good family. and MIS-
Carlton does not want 10 see her go to the Potters
Field
The case Is a peculiarly sad one The McCiraths
lived in Montgomery-st., In New-York The lather
died about fifteen years ago. But the mother ana
brother, the latter two years older thah 'haHie'
always had work and the family was happy one.
But two years ago Mrs McGrath died and the
brother fou..d 1t harder and harder to get work
For more than year he has had no steady en-
ployment anA finally It was all that they couId 90
to earn enough money for scanty sus'en''oe.
In vain they struggled to keep up the payment oi
the rent on the room. long ago robbed OF It's iui-
niture by the pawnshops At last, about two weeks
ago the landlord evcted them. For -FOUR days the'
wandered al Jut the streets. sleeping III wasons
and doorways and getting what food could De
found In ash barrels and the public dumps 10
this was added what little food could be optained
with the lew pennies which could be earned nom
estlv They were ashamed to beg and would not
steal
Steadily the young girl failed. as this kind OF
life 10 which she was so little accustomed began
to tell on her Finally she grew so weak that her
stomach refused the fare which they found IN the
streets and for two days she had nothing wnat-
ever to eat Then the brother came TO Brooklyn
then went back to New-York and procured
shelter for his sister in Gouverneur-st. for which
he had to pay most Of his money In advance ne
made one more effort to procure food suitable for
his sister, but she grew weaker and weaker
On Saturday the brother and sister trampeh
across the Bridge to Brooklyn and went TO the
home of their uncle. Mr.. Carlton is poor man
with a family of five small children, and he has all
he can do with the little money which he earns
the docks TO support them. The house Is "A
small unpainted shanty. and the family Al" sleep
in two beds in the front room. But. poor as
they were. the Cartons were willing TO do all they
could for their starving relatives They offered 10
keep Mamie in their small quarters and share their
frugal fare but they had no money to give the
brother So he left his sister in Brooklyn ana went
back to his weary search for work in New-Yo1k
Soon after he had gone Mamie fell violently ILL.,
doctor was summoned. They attempted to give
her what food they had; but her stomach was TOO
weak and her constitution too much ehiseoip % n ny y
exposure anu munger. ~. "iN ~
power TO save the girl. but yesterday morning she
died.
The doctor said that 1t was plain case or star
walton. He Informed the Coroner, as the law re- re-
quircs I'm such cases: but up to late last night the
Coroner had not visited the house.
Detective Farrell, from Headguarters. went to the
house last night and found the body lying on a
small bed IN the front room. He discovered me
facts in the case as have been given. Mrs. Carlton
expressed hOpe that some one mght furnish
enough money so that the girl need not he buried
in the Potter's Field. Mr.. Carlton says that ne
hopes TO get work for the brother on the wharf
where he is employed whereby the boy ran earn
enough to keep him from meeting~a fate similar
TO that of his sister.