The times., 1898-02-02
THE colo WAVE HERE
Suffering Will Be Prevented
BY the charitable.
AN APPEAL Is ISSUED
Municipal Lodging Hpuse Well Pa
tronized n Weather Sage Tells
How IL Happened aud How long
IL VIII Iast-Thaw Expected To-
morrow. ''t' -f5t.tte.s 80

Every effort is heing made to reduce
the suffering engenfered by cold weath.
or To minimum. The poor are, OF course
an prepared Tor a visitation like the pres
cIit ana there are many whose pride
would ordinarily keep them from seek
ing assistance, forced by circumstances
to solicit and accept temporary relief.
At time like this the charitable can
not discriminate. Red tape has very
little place in a situation measured by a
thermometer that. registers a freezing
temperature
Yesi erday the finance committee OF the
Central Relief Committee held gect:ng
and issued IN appeal TO the pubic for
contributions. Tne Associated Charities
has exhaust ~ its funds and is actually in
debt. Man" poor persons not Knowing
OF the change niarie by the Commits
sioners have appealed to the police for
assistance, tut nave in each case been
referred To the nearest branch Of the
Associated CHARITIES,
me meet :iic OF the finance commit
tee was nelh yesterday morning a he Of
lice of the chairman, Mr.. james Il. ritcn,
and the following appeal formula ted:
The fungS OF the central tlclief Coi8-
mittce are now exhausted, and there is II
urgent teina nd fur money, fuel provisions,
and ciothing.
The finsnee committee therefore makes
his urgent appealt3 our charitaD Die citizens
Tor prompt INC generous Contributions that
extreme suffering an the part of the worthy
poor may he relieved. contributions uf
money may he sent Ia Eeriah wilkins,
treasurer, 70 any of the daily papers, or
10 the Undersigned members OF the finance
committee. Contributions in kind can be
sent to the committee Storeroom, No. 92T
II street northwest.
'rne appeal Is signedhy James f. Fitch,
chairman: I l.. FioUt, Justice c. G.. Cole,
T. A. Lambert, Mrs. IL. b. Il Macfa ria nj,
B. II. Warner, William RedHn Wood wa ri, a nj
George ). " lSun.
Secretary wilson was seen Yesterday by
q representa- i've of The Times, and he cx
plalned the provisions made by the -AsSn-
Grated Charities Tor caring FOR the poor
Last week bills amounting to over 81 500
We're met by tle association. and in giving
aid the treasury had become exhausted and
its account somewhat overtirawn-
We have good credit, however" he
said, and shall be able 10 take care ot
all who come. Tie entire city has been
diStTicted, aud requests Tor aid are re
resides. Tie following j. a list of the
agencies, aud thp territory covered George
town, l25I rhirty-first street northwest
Mrs. B. B. Bowen; Rock Creek 20 Fifteenth
street, u Il street northwest Mrs. /.
+. PuliZZi. Fifteenth street to North Capitol
street. Sll Il street northwest Miss Z.
whitman, all north OF Mall: Southwest
washington iS7 X street southwest. Miss
l.. Foster. Northeast Washington, 1875 II
Il Ms. Rrrv = hons II
Washington. 225 Tenth street Southeast,
Miss RoCheloTt.''
Tho municpaI lodging house had its reg
ular quota II guests last night. capt.
Cutler presided al the desk and as each new
arrival appeared before him, name. occu-
patton, nat ouahty. age, and place OF
residence, were entered the large
blotter Then ne passed ON To the rear
of the house where he was introduced 70
the wOOn yard. Then after the guest had
Whette his appetite bv saving an eighth
or a cord of wood, he was free t. resi- }ut-
self until Is o'clock. when supper was an
uounced. The luxury uf a smoke is de-.
MED 10y order al the Commissioners, hui
a bath is Il requisite, and when the hour
for bed time approached he men were
formed into me and marched 10 the hath
room where each was compelled To cleanse
himself thoroughly. Every man hal pre-
vIouSIv put hie eclathes together ana tagged
win a number corresponding TO that
given him hen he entered he III Stitutiou.
The process OF the hauh completed. fresh
" laundricd 2ight shirts were presented To
each, and they ;vere ready for nights
repOSe in the comfortable iron beds, which
are ranged in tiers about the sleep ng
apartments
The work II receiving and accommodate
ing these transients occupied consid
cradle attention during the early part OF
last evening. and at g O'Clock the last
guest was placed in bed. He was the
forty arrival, having entered the
institution inst before Is o'clock Those
coming after that hour are compelled to
do their work the next morning and
thereby lose supper. but there We're
no late arrivals. For four hours, until
10 O'Clock, she hour Of closing, ali was
quiet, and then the gong sounded for
lights out, and the weary traInps aud
freight train travellers closed their eyes
in slunber, not 70 he awakened until u
O'Clock this morning, when after a warm
breakfast they viii again be turned out
into the wind and cold.
The Weai her Sage was amounting his
frosted joints with snow n he said TO The
Times man last night. Tell your readers
to put an extra blanket on the bed, chinll
the windows, shovel III the coal, keep he
flues cIes n. open the draughts of the la
trohe, md don't take cold. Tomorrow Will
be one of those days that when the his
toria n begins to Hiite about it his thoughts
will freeze up ideas Will be able to skate
upon his braiH, and iCicleS will form on his
pen. The mercury will 90 down WedneS-
day TO o u II degrees, and the wind
VIII blow off roofs. There are many avn
ingS swinging proudly and creaking yainly
in the breeze tonight that will never
shelter people from another summer sun.
This cold spell comes from above OF
course, a reporter with your profanc ten
dencies never suspected that ii did. You
know, or. al least. your city editor thinks
you know, that tie higher up in the at
mosphere surrounding the earth the lower
down the temperature goes. The tenn
perature decreases about three degrees for
every tliouSandfeet I'm ascent. and when YOU
get the air rom. say, fifty miles on high,
You are apt TO keen on vour OYercnAt.