New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-26
IN QUEST OF CHARITY.
A KIND HEARTED wOMAN'S EXPERT
ENCE AT NETWORK HOSPITALS.

HER RECEPTION AND FAILURE TO FIND HELP
FOR A SUFFERING BABY CAUSE HER
TO GROW CYNICAL.
A kind-hearted woman who knew nothing OF or
ganzed charity except what the Charities d.
rectory said about H. had her attention called 10
suffering baby In the homo Of Its grandmother.
Mrs Manning at No 236 West Sixty -second-st, a
few days ago She set out Immediately to procure
medical aid for the little eight-months-old tot.
whose disease s nfantile consumption and starva-
ton. and this Is her account OF her phanthropic
efforts:
II had often heard it said that IT impossible
for any real suffering to exist In city filled with
hospitals and charitable organizations. unless the
sufferer had too much pride but intend to con-
tradct that statement whenever hear IL again.
Mrs. Manning had no money to buy her Grandchiid
medicine. nor had she any clothes to dress It, were
IL well enough TO be removed. which II was not.
so went 10 the Vanderbilt clinic. in Sixtcth-st.,
seeking aid. The clerk courteous and said
that II the woman next day he would attend
to the baby. but meanwhile had better go TO the
Roosevelt Hospital. l did. and the superin-
tendent. who at last replied 10 my question by
saying that they had no outdoor stafr for the sick
poor. and that medicines 10 cents In The dis
rensary. though turned away II they
did not have that amount
This surprised me, knew Mrs. Manning had
been turned away A few days before because she
was not able 10 pay .he required fee The superin-
tendcnt directed me to tell the woman to take the
baby to the Northwest Dispensary. In Thirty
ninth-st.
THE man In the entranCe-roon at Roose'elt
said the baby would have to be examined by their
house physician before being admitted but he
thought : hal better take ii 10 the ''hild's nos
pital At Flfty-hrst-st. ana LeXington-avr. H.,
ION my way there stopped at the Babies Hos
pltal at Fifty -slxth-st. and LexinCton-ave Tney
friend. but ihe matroD said nigh. BRING X around
10 the 6OctOr the next day. =,
AT Fifty -hrst-st. fhey said they I'D not admit
sick babies. and advised me TO go 10 no POST,
Graduate Hospital on East Twentieth-st, but
was tired Of chasing and | was so discouraged
that | had not the heart 70 apply Tor heip any,
where else. 20 We got some milk and cod-iver oil
for the poor little baby.
Next day II was fceber and. I'm sheer despair
the 10 four physicians with Il pathos | felt
would appeal to them. ! asked one OF them
and prescribe for the child. who was too III TO be
carried to the dispensary. They all advised me 10
call at some private physicians office and nc
AS i Went down sixty-hrst-st | noticed the
Office Of Or Murray, AT No ISL. so ! rang the BEL
and was received by his sister who assured me
the doctor would be around In a few minutes. lie
was. but ne said the little one was too weak for
medicine. though II might come around by being
Mdrray does great deal Of charitable work In
attending TO the poor Of his ncghborhood.
"Over the mantel in the baby's home is pictur.
died shortly after the tiny visitor came Ia the
home. Signs OF better days are seen In the old
piano and other bits OF furniture in the rooms. and
sweetly sad story Of an unhappy marriage and
wasted suffering little invalid by the grand
mother who clings to IT with much love "a she
did 10 It's mother twenty-five years before.
The case Is most worthy, as well as pitlapie
it who understands better than the mission OF
charity"