The evening times., 1898-06-07
SOLDIERS FAMILIES SUFFER.
Many of the Dependents of VOiun-
feerA Cau for Helm.

many OF the Dependents of VOiun-
teers Gull for Help.
With the single exception of the Sixty
ninth, it was learned yesterday scores OF
volunteers in every New York regiment
went to the front leaving their families
without means to obtain even the neces-
saries of life,
Inquiry among those organizations that
are trying to relieve the soldiers and their
families disclosed that several families
have been evicted from their homes for
non-payment of rent. while half a dozen
others were saved only by timely appli-
cation to the New York Soldiers Family
Protective Association, of which Major
John Byrne is president. 1t was this con-
dition that prompted the Rev Madison c..
Peters to score Gov. Black and the State
military administration in his sermon in
the Bioomingdale Reformed Church, on
Sunday evening.
Dr. Peters referred particularly to the
Ninth Regiment when he declared that
much suffering among soldiers families
had resulted from the failure Of the State
authorities TO pay the men promptly But
conditions quite as deplorable must be
Iaced by the families of soldiers in the
Eighth. Twelfth, Fourteenth and Seven
es OF suffering among families whose
heads volunteered in the Sixty-ninth. but
they are not SO common as In the other
regiments
Before they were mustered into the
regular Army, the members of the Ninth
regiment spent three weeks in camp at
Peekskill. All of the National Guardsmen
were entitled to M25 day from The
state until they were mustered into the
Federal service. For their tventy-one
Gays service at Peekskill, therefore, each
member of the Ninth was entitled to re-
! celve $26.2o. 1t was partly to paw the SOL
diers for this service that the State. Ieyis.
IA ature m voted the war appropriation Of
Sl,ooo,000. The money was ready two
| months ago, but as vet none of the men
mas been paid. although some of them. er
camped In the South have received their
iirst pay from the National Goyernm,n.
II the New York volunteers had received
this money from the State before depart-
ing for the South. little of the suffering
nov reported among the soldiers would
| have happened.
1t is explained on behalf of the authori-
| ties in Albany that so many recruits were
taken In to fill out the New York regi-
ments that the pay rolls had to be greatly
| revised. This took time, and the soldiers
were off to the front before the work oi
revision was finished. 1t will be necessary
| now to pay the New York troops az the
points where they are camping in ths
| South. so that they may receipt for tn.
| money. This sitLation. 1t was pointe
| out, will mean further delay for the sol.
diers in sending money to those dependent
| upon them.
| AT the office of the Soldiers Family
Protective Association, No. 29S Broadway
| 1t was said that the number of appIica-
tions for help from soldiers families was
| increasing daily. In some cases the wives
| or mothers of volunteers came to make
personal application fer help, but many
more send their appeals through the
mails. 1t was said that three soldiers
| families which had been evicted for non-
| payment of rent, were large ones. each
soldier being the father of from four tc
six children. Equally distressing was the
| plight of several other families. but they
saved their homes by promptly applying
to the association for help.
| Major Byrne said an appeal for funds
to carry on this work would be ISSUED
| the latter part of this week. 1t is the
1 plan of the association to see that thu
| families of no volunteers from Greater
| New York suffer as a result of a fa.:h
er's or sons patriotism. Major Byrn'
said he had been greatly surprised a
the number of applications for help re
ceived thus far. 1t impressed him will
the importance and extent of the worl
undertaken. he said, and for that reasol
| the association was being carefully or
| ganized. and its work systematized.
While the association is thus trying t,
relieve the suffering among soldiers fam
lilies in this city. similar organization
are springing up in Albany, Troy, Sara
| toga, Cohoes and o.her cities.