Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
Commissioners by promptly notifying them
by letter or otherwise.

Commissioners by promptly notifying them
by letter or otherwise.
Workhousc inaccessible.
Thirteen prisoners were sentenced TO the
workhouse yesterday in default of fines,
and there was considerable difficulty in
getting them to the prison. Richard Ander-
son. the van driver started toward the
prison early in the day. His horses sue
ceeded in getting up Capitol Hill after a
hard pull, but efoIe reaching 10th street
there was Il forced stop. While the horses
were resting the prisoners wer2 shivering.
Several starts were made. and finally one
of the horses became exhausted and had
to be taken from the vehicle
Driver Anderson then went to the work.
house and borrowed two horses. Even
with these 1t was necessary for the work
house authorities to use a snow plow be
fore the van could be moved and the frosted
prisoners gotten to the workhouSe. Today
l. was impossible for the van To reach
either the Jail or workhouse, and the pris-
oncrs from court were taken to police
station until tomorrow.
Overcome by Cold.
BY dire lion of Maj. sylvester. the entire
police force of the city, except those on
duty for the time being, has been given
permission to sleep al the respective sta
ton houses. The policemen on duty In thu
county rear the northern boundary Of
Washington have BEEN given the additional
privilege Of getting their meals a the
eighth precinct station until further orders.
All the station houses have been for a con-
S:dera bic time fully supplied with beds and
bedding, so that the department was amply
pr repaired for the pres ut emergency.
W lille there have been many cases of
frostbite reported, no lives have been lost,
so far as known.
- following 1nSr
evening by the police in a bad condition
from the effects of the cold: Jesse Bunce,
found in snow drift at the corner of 18th
and q streets southwest; Augustus G. Nc
Coy, at 9th street and Louisiana avenue,
taken TO he detective headquarters, where
Inspector Boardman, Sergt. Carter, Opera
tor Evans and Detective Proctor rendered
him necessary aid; Officer Mulvaney of the
third precinct had one OF his feet badly
frozen, taken to the station; Mr. Fay. a
plate printer. found on Pennsylvania ave
nue. near 18th street; Miss Mcdonald. at 81
and East Capitol streets; Frank Carroll
an aged cOlored man. on 9Th street near l.
street northwest; George Addison. also col
OTed on 9th street near ) street northwest.
All those named were, after receiving
proper attention, sent to their homes John
carpenter, VINO got into snow DRIFT in
front of the home of Mr.. S. w. Woodward,
was rescued by members of Mr. Wood
wards household. ana after recovering WAS
taken care of by them for the night. Many
persons became bewiIder-d by the binding
srow and We're set right by the policemen
whom they met.
G. y. Dickerson of Moore, Delaware
county, Pa, today reported at the detective
bureau that while in an unconscious con-
ditIOn late last night near the corner of
18th and e streets northwest he was re-
leved of gold watch and chain, a pair of
cum buttons, pair of eyeglasses and 81 20.
Messengers Forced to Walk.
The patrons of the Mutual District Mes
senSer Company are requested not to call
Tor messengers or cabs until street cars are
running. This company delivers all tele-
grams received by the Western Union lines,
and its large force of messengers are walk
ing.
Efficiency of Police Department.
The efficiency of the police department as
an agent for the prompt relief Of cases of
want was demonstrated last evening in
numerous Instances. All the precincts did
noby. AS soon as notified by Mai. Syl-
vester that funds for cha ri table purpos as
were at the disposal of Lieut. Haffner of
the second, Sergt w. w. Jordan organized
corps composed OF the policemen who
could be spared for the purpose and these
held themselves in readiness to immediate
ly relieve all cases of suffering brought to
their attention.
During the evening numerous cases of
restitution were reported and in every in
stance the help extended was prompt and
sufficient for al least the immediate neces-
stiles or the recipient. 1t was Impossible to
make use of the vehicles attached tC the
station for the purpose of delivering coal
or provisions but as soon as an application
vas investigated, an officer mounted a
horse, and in that way carried a bag OF
coal and bag Of provisions to some suffer
ing family. One of the cases aided was
that of a family having several members
who had been without both fuel and food
for several days.
Fifty-seven Families Supplied.
Up to o'clock yesterday afternoon the
department had under the supervision Of
Maj. Sylvester, furnished fifty-seven fami-
lies with coal and provisions. Maj Syl-
vester had also received the following do
nations during the day: l.. n. B., through
Lieut. Arntss, sic; E. a. Moseley secretary
ana employees of the interstate commerce.
commission, 1915; Arms & Drury $50;
police of the sixth precinct, $45; NJ Golden
berg. lot OF Undertaking; William Hahn
Co.., twenty-four pairs of children's
SHOES; julius Lansburgh, 100 pairs of blank
e s,os In consequence of notice from the
gas company, that the latter could not fur
nish any or the station houses with gas
last night, Maj. Sylvester sent to each one
parrel OF coal OIL and directed that the
lanteIhs used Tor police purposes on TIE
streets ordinarily be used for lighting the
station houses until normal conditions rela-
tive TO the gas supply are resumed
Anticipating that many homeless wander
ers would De on the streets after niphtfaD.
Mai Sylvester issued special Instructions
TO the several leutenants, directing them
TO give shelter to all persons found on ebe
street or applying at the stations
The ofhcers attached to the detective
bureau today contributed $50 for the RELIEF
OF the poor. The money was handed to
Maj. Sylvester.
Major Sylvester has also received the fol.
lowing contributions:
Through the Times, $685. %; clerks of r.
Harris & Co.. $3.50; gentleman, No, 6. 81:
I. S. B.. IS: previously acknowledged,
slC2I5; total. S459.J0. The following sup
plies were also received today: Il. F Fry,
children's clothing; S. A. Reeves, 100 loaves
of bread; r. p. Marshall and D. C. Harri-
son. two tons of coal.
The following additional contributions for
the poor fund were this morning received
by Major Sylvester: q. ID. Hornung H. b.
c. and II. E. Perkins, S. each; NJ. l.. H.
and II. Z. c., 81 each.
The Conditions Yesterday.
At both depots yesterday an anxious