The age-herald., 1898-02-06
POOR PEOPLE
 IN DISTRESS The Cold Wave Has Developed Much
 Suffering Here. WITHOUT COAL OR CLOTHING The Poor and Sick Are in Agony and
 Great Want. WORK FOR CHARITABLY INCLINED To Relieve the Poor, Who Are Without Food, Clothing or Fire in This Cold Weather Some Sad Cases of Suffering }
 in Our Midst. s1
WORK FOR cHARITABLY INCLINED

The poor are always with us, but the recent fearfully cold weather for this sec tion has developed many pitiable cases. Coal is cheap in Birmingham, but there are poor, sick and maimed people who have wished and prayed for fire and cloth ing, but have gone with but scant sup ply of either There is much suffering here. For the charitable the opportunity is open. In all parts of the city are suffer- ing ones-some who ask for and get aims. others too proud to ask and who are suf- fering in silence; shiverirg and praying that the cold wave may soon pass.
 Right in the center of the city suffering exists In the Wilson building, corner of Twenty first street and Second avenue, Is a Mrs. Merow, her daughter and three grandchildren. The good old lady has heretofore earned living for all by work ing in laundry. But week ago her hand was crushed in ironing machine. The flesh has fallen from the bones. Her daughter has a young babe and is unable to work The family is in pitiable condi- ton. with little coal and less clothing and food The United Charities have aided them some but more aid is needed, and for the charitably inclined here is an op- portunty. There is plenty in the land. No human creature should suffer.
 An Invalid for Two Years
 At Avenue c and Twentieth street lies one of the most pitiable cases Of sickness and poverty in Birmingham Mrs. BrouSh has not left her bed for two years, being afflicted with cancer of the seVerest form. She has not relative on earth 10 care for her and the United Charities give her enough to live on and few charitable ladies pay her room rent. In this coio weather she needs more.
 The Kincannon family, right in the heart of the city, at Fourth avenue ana Nineteenth street. is another family III straightened circumstances. The father IS q bricl,nason by trade, and until a short time ago managed to eke out an existence, though suffering intensely all the while with consumption of the bowels. Recently the whole family were vaccinated by the officials. and the fathers arm presents a terrible sight. The arm is greatly swollen ard inflamed, and the sore itself IS a sckening sight It is eating away the flesh to the bone, causing the poor man constant agony. Work in this condition IS out of the question. The wife has E. young bay and is too weak to work. The children are all sick, and one of the little fellows has a vaccinated arm that is al most in the same condition as his fathers.
 AlIing With Bright's Disease
 The cold weather has been very severe on a Mr. Horr, an old man down in Sec ond avenue, and his young wife of IT,. Horr has Bright's disease, which is so far advanced that he can scarcely work at any kind of business. His clothes are thin and ragged and his wife is i'll.
 Other cases, scores of them, are scat tered about the city. The suffering among the poor for the past several days has been intense. Let the charitable search them out and aid and comfort them. The Age Herald is modestly doing its part. Let others aid. Any contributions left at this office will be properly distributed.