The sun., 1898-01-31
INV CASTLES PANIC.
It is Making q Sad Tale
/ in the Homes OF
the Idle Men.
ESPECIAL INVESTIGATION MADE.
Tie SIMS Commission Gets at
a the Truth Of the Present
Y Situation.
TX Families in One Block on the
EBrink of Starvation and Hundreds
Like Them. Associated Chari-
II ties Unable to Cope With
A the Growing Complaint.

1.-THE cry for food, for fuel and fol
4 thing, but particularly y for food and
iel, that has been going up among the
&SmiIies of the seven hunpred poor and
ii lle iron workers Of New Castle for
wo weeks past, is becoming louder
very moment.
h 1t is indeed becoming SO loud and
|extensive that the charitable societies
fOf the town find themselves unable to
tanswer it, they ars responding as best
gthev can but they are confronted with
too great a condition.
They realize that the suffering of the
Door of the town is condition now, not
q theory, and that much more than they
are able to provide is required by the
hungry men, women and children.
The hungry and starving ones them
selves testify to this fac@.
All day yesterday the exassperating
and despairing condition OF things was
the paramount topic Of discussion in the
churches and the club rooms Of the little
town. Everybody, in fact, talked about
the extreme destitution in SO many
homes, and the utter hopelessness of the
entire situation.
Rev. +. NJ. Munson OF the Episcopal
| Church even spoke about it from his
pulpit. A minister of the gospel and
willing to tell the truth, DIR. MunsOn
|told the truth to his congregation. He
told it that there was suffering of the
most intense kind among the poor. He
! also told them that as good Christian
people, it would be necessary for them
|to donate something to assist in the
|alleviation OF the distress. His appeal
kreceived a generous response.
To get the truth, the hidden truth OF
tthe condition of the distressed and
suffering families, THE Sun sent special
gco,nmssion to New Castle yesterday.
This commission started to work, not
Eby calling on the charitable societies, nor
fupon the leading citizens Of the town.
| 1T started to get the truth by going to
tthe houses Of the poor families and as
pertaining their real condition.
lit visited score and more families and
Egot from each tale of dire woe, Of suffer-
fling, Of privation, yes, ofabsolute hunger,
that lndisputably proves tAat the CON
tdilion of the several hundred poor
Families of the town is extremely pc
Scarious.
Several of the families told their story
! tunf lteringy and with little show OF
pride, but when told that their names
would be published in list Of the many
: Sufferers. begged to have them omitted
In defence of their plea for omission
$they pointed to their sons and daughters
Ewhom they said had prospect OF future.
ETher pride would not allow them to
Ehave the world know that they and
ktheir children are in need OF food.
a The father Of one Of these proud pov:.
Herty stricken families when approached
the situation in his home tried
10 convince the visitor that neither he
senor they are in actual want, Ills good
Awife, however, interrupted him and ap-
|pealed to him to tell the truth, but he
&efnscd 49,.
N She then told the true condition
hi the home stating that she and her
schildpn have experienced the pangs OF
Rhunyer more than once in the past
month and that dozens OF her ne!!ghb,ors
Bwer suffering the same way, II they
would tell the truth. The associated
charities, she said had helped the
family to the extent OF fifty cents worth
every week, but the fifty cents worth
did not 60 far.
%7 Olite the reverse Of this incident was
found in another home.
@ The wife after telling with fearful eyes
HE story of the suffering for food, She
er husband and two children had en-
4 nred, concluded by requesting that
T. Se name OF the family b: omitted f1r
Ne children's sake.
sYI'Pm poor" she said. "but ] don't
Nant everybody to know 1t. D'ntt,
ease, put my name in the newspaper
He begged.
\ Her husband, an industrious as well as
misunderstanding man, arose from ms
Rat in the corner and intcrrliptlng, he
lid
S#"Well, I would sooner have my name
the paper than starvc,' and he gave
is consent to have his name printed III
I he list of the sufferers.
MI In the scor. or more homes visited, the
nSbmmission found alike in each, Il con
& t9tion of distres! and dcStltution. As the
brk Of the commission, however, was
|jSbt to find out and publish the con tltlnn
Rnd the names of every suffering family
IN the own, only the result of Il honsr-'.. :
BNpusc canvass ON one s'a stf'ct III
|I(&c western section OF the town is printed
an illustration Of the general and m
bnse suffering and distress that lndoubt-
lly exists. 49,.
MThr statement OF each Of these families
Ri the true story Of the houses Of the
lie worknen and they tell all that i.
cessary to prove the true condition of
Mrs in New Castle.
clayton street in New Castle is a
prol,gh fare running for two blocks, i'll
lat is called HhawtOwn. !.
3 il iust q block north Of the railroad