Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-15
The Baby Died.
Before a Relief Agent Could
Come to the Rescue.
A Chicago Paper Tells How Patriots
Family Suffere d.
Chicago Times-Herald.l

The little two-months' old babe Of
Edward Linskey, private, Seventh
regiment, 1. N. g., died at its
mothers breast Of starvation. Priv
ate Linskey is at Camp Tanner with
his regiment, which has been mus
tered into the service of the United
States.
Private Linskey went to the front
with his regiment with the consent
of his wife and because he could not
get work in Chicago. Although a
capable workman for Gormully & JEFF
frey, the discharge of large number
of men left him idle for two months.
He could not find work. His regi-
ment was ordered out. He said to
his wife: "I will go, and the money
get for being a soldier l will send
TO you"
But his baby died Of starvation
yesterday morning in bare room at
24O Orleans street above grocery
store, which is filled with things to
eat. The coroner came, and he said
after careful examination that the
mother had been so long without
proper nourishment that her milk
would not support the little one, and
it died of an empty stomach in sight
of dozen churches and close to we'll
organized charitable institutions.
Yet Mrs. Lindsey had appealed for
aid. Only week ago, instructed by
her husband in letter, she asked for
food. Her husband, who is in the
delectable Camp Tanner, where
neither wage nor food has been 'plen.
tiful, wrote her:
We have not been paid and l can
not send the money, But you go to
Richard Pendergast, who is the head
of the relief society, to help the
women folks who stay at home, and
he will give you help. His Office is in
the Rookery building.
The wife, only 20 years old and born
in Ireland, called in another poor
woman, and the two went to the
Rookery-to the headquarters of the
relief society of the Seventh regiment
and asked for aid. The answer
given was: "We Will senu Sumo ono
around to see you"
At this time the woman did not
have pound of flour in the house, a
q basket of coal, carpet or a single
comfort of life, save roof over her
head. O'Brien, the landlord, was
clamoring for two months rent, and
she was at her wits end for aid, But
she went home and waited for the re-
lief agent of the Seventh regiment to
come, He did not come. although
again the cry went down to the Rook'
cry building: II need food and help
So she sat in the two rooms caring
for the little boy toddling about heI
and the baby that was crying at
breast that would not nourish.
The father was begging for his pit
iful S13 month at Camp Tanner
but the money did not come. The
days passed, and with the dawn o.
Yesterday the baby shut its eyes ant
the thin lips came away from thu
tired and exhausted mother breas
forever,
-Then Mrs. Linskey laid down The
little one, and went to that last re
sort of all the forsaken-the police
She told her story to Acting Inspector
Kelly of The East Chicago avenue
station, and he notified Richard
Prendergast, but the .reople did no'
bring food. Mr.. Prendergast sent
careful agent to the rooms of Mrs
Linskey, and he after looking at he
tear stained face, the bare floors, the
attenuated frame of the baby, wen
away moved with intense pity. Ii
a short time he notified the hungr!
and grlef-striken women that h
had ordered for her comfort;
Four candles for the head OF tn
baby?
A coffin.
A carriage with which to go to tn
cemetery.l
Crepe for the front door.
That was all. The mother sat ther
in her misery all afternoon, whil
down stairs Cowley, the grocer, CAV