The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-14
SIEEpLESS POLICE WORK.
.,rv LISTED % DESTITUTE FAM
',yIFs FOR RELIEF YESTERDAY.

po.cue-SomctimeA the Policemen Them
..Iyes Advanced no oney-Patrolling
nd Firs DUTY No Joke These Days.
r.- charitable organization in the city
hordipe It's energies Yesterday toward re-
''r,,r The mlseries OF the poor. The storm
".,hod thousands and hundreds were uttor-
.nJ,s,ituts and must have diedsbut for assist
o.. attended 10 them by public and private
Nu.r The wholo police force. acting un-
ir orders which Chief DeverJ issued on Fri
". ~. v,s engaged in hunting up GASES OF des-
us,, where the victims we're either unable
unwilling to communicate their wants
.orcb the regular channels. The names OF
=. ,srsops who needed assistance were COM
w." vosterday Mt Police Headquarters, and
Wv, "a Secretary Edward j. Devine OF the
c,,rtt, Organization Society. whose head
,,,,,ors are at Twenty-secoud street and
Tr,,,,b ayenue. The list contained the names
=, or families. including $50 persons. whose
v,,,h, vas reported to be such that imme-
,,,,o suoror was vital. All these cases wore
~, al into by the Charity Organization Society
.,har through its own agents or through 9TH
y. .rnorarily authorized to act "a such. and
-m.dlate assistance was rendered. No red
w.. r,. allowed to stand in the way. Under
binary circumstances precautions are taken
>, ..e mat no frauds are perpotratcd upon tho
,,cisty. hut so far as was .safe these emer-
..rcv cases were disposed of at once. Tho
nrior.unates in tho police list were distrib-
n,.d throughout the various boroughs. Those
In RrooElyn we're commended to the Brooklyn
p,,o,u If Charities. In Queens borough and
IN ,thcr outlying districts Mr.. Devine author
,,od the police TO act for the society. PATROL
van we're sent to the homes OF the victims. OBJ
',ined n list of necessaries. and advanced the
- -n,,l ,rhinh tn h1y than Thew will he
reimbursed by the society.
soma OF the cases reported by the police
,,rs very distressing. In a great many in
,,onces the breadwinner OF the family was Ill.
.s,irc , wife and a lot Of children freezing
md starving. One case in Queens was that OF
widow with her husband lying dead in the
,op.e She had no money to bury him. no
mel and three children.
Rv & o'clock last night. so Mr.. Devine said.
The immediate wants Of all the ninety-seven
families had been supplied. Several families
an The list had already been recipients Of char
nv from either the Charity Organization Soci-
.v or from the Society for Improving the
condition of the Poor. Their names were ta-
Ken hy tho police. however, before this aid
had been extended.
in addition to persons whose wants were
called To the attention OF the Charity OrRani-
yation Society by the police. there wero hun
dreds Of other families who were assisted In
the regular course of the society's work. On
saturday 249 families were supplied with
coal. the total amount distributed being 124
toms. On Sunday the work was continued. as
i vas yesterday. the offices OF the organiza
ton being open all day, instead, OF q half day,
as Is customary on sundays and holidays. 1t
was not possible. however. TO deliver any coal
in bulk. as the dealers refused to try to de-
liver il. Coal was purchased in small bags
to,a thu nnureEt urnpprin3 and the sufferers
we're thus tided over TEMPORARILY. -.
Notwithstanding the long duration, OF the
Sbarity organ 'zation Society was not excess
lively largo. In fact. Mr.. Devine said that the
lumber Of persons now being carried on the
s~ociety's books was not as large as It was q
month ago. He explained this by saying that
the storm had kept many persons, indoors;
They would not venture out ~evenfor help until
il was a case Of get out or starve. Then. TOO. he
said. the heavy snowfall had furnished a great
many able bodied, men with work; Had II
would have been greater. because then these
men. although willing to work. would have
, keen ,, Unable Saein TO , Ese w s0oWstd as hf he ssid. &c
that. after all, the snow was not an unmitt-
Both the Charity Organization Society and
the Society for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor have within the,iast few DAYS received
generous contributions. Both are under g
least SO. 600 apiece will be necessary to carry
on their work properly. Both examinations
arr spesp T2Fftn 70 ' bot hat bnf Ills n not . dassme %i' wise Sc
10 ask for contributions of food.
The City Lodging House. at Iwenty-third
day night. Three hundred and ten persons
were housed there. but there was room, fol
hfy more, In anticipation that 1t would be
full last night. as il was. women and children
teing among It's dodgers. and because OF the
difficulty Il reaching It from distant parts O
yesterday afternoon to all Police CAPTAINS. in,
~structing them TO give shelter at the station
houses todeserving persons found within theil
respective precincts, The Captains were or
Tered to continue this practice as long as tbs
extraordinary cold weather continues. Later
MI Captains instructing them TO have their pa,
trolmen exercise extreme vigilance in seeing
that no person be overcome with cold and lef
Is that there is danger that intoxicated person!
may fall, and. being unable to rise. may freez'
70 death in a snowdrift. Attention OF the Cap
ing all uarsonsswith fire hydrqnts in ~frontso
heir Faces keen the snow clear OF the by
any assistance that could be rendered th'
Street Cleaning Department in Ike eping.the cul
verts aud gutters:clsan was llkewisesordered
t]he!roIice boat PatroisinstructinG him to be Il
readiness to respond to sudden emergencies;
Al these: orders meant Extra work for tn
order Of the day that all drills be suspendst
hhns, iarthsr orders The police are reai I
inrkier than the aremen. but not much. IT.,
no picnic 10 patrol q post for six hours in sucl
weather as New York has had for three or fou
days. The men who have posts in the resi
dence sections: haye the toughest time OF al
policeman who goes on at midnight tumble
out OF bed at the station house and gets to hi
post without getting anything TO eat. Their
he has to stay until 8 o'clock in the morning
There are no saloons or coffee houses in man,
residence sections and there ig no chance Z
get a drink OF. a bite unless he risks a run-!l
with the roundsman.
The police these DAYS are wearing about a
ne, clothes they can carry. II some Of then
had to run IA they would fal! from exhaus
ion by, reason OF their burdens. They ar
especially partial 10 waistcOats and sleeveless
'arilgan jackets. for these keep the bod
warm Without hindering tho action OF tn
arms, Al the men are more or less shy o.
s,eePias the reserves are turned out ut all fire.
me Chlef wants thVm on hand to rescue pee
q" ! The fires gst away from the bremen. tn
men, IN tho outlying districts are having tn
hardest time Of 1t, but ii was said yesterday q
toilre Head1uarters that communication wa
being maintained with all.stations In all Dol
oMghs and thnl tho men ware gettlng along 9