The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15

was carrying her the child gasped and
tainted The mother ran into a grocery
ard pg. her burden down 4 policeman
called an ambulance from ST. V.ncenss,
bu, the surgeon who came with II SAID
the little g.ri was dead. He took the body
away in the ambulance to await the action
Of the coroner and Mira Behrenburx re-
turned 20 her jesolate home. weeping And
then We hear % the accumulation OF sroG-
bles tina. have fallen 20 this one womans
lot Her husband. xho was a trueknan.
broke his leg TWO years ago He lost his
position and has since had great trouble
10 find work. He left his home two weeks
age. but Gid not return Since then the
burden OF caring for four little children
has fallen upon Mrs. Behrenburg and her
li-year-oid son Henry, who works In a
newspaper delivery room.
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The story Of another poor family is
only relieved In its terrible misery by
the kindness OF the poor TO the poor. Dr-
Rose, a sanitary inspector. was sent 10
tenement house TO inspect a suspicious
case. = He found the big house oyerrIn
with children, and one family. IN three
rooms. with children ranging in age from
2 10 IL years. The husband is in a hos
pi,ai. dying Of consumption. Examination
proved that the baby was i'll with scarlet
fever. The physician at once placed these
a yellow flag outside the door. He also.
in the Kindness Of his heart. gave the
destitute family little money 10 carry
them on for few days The landlord,
seeing the yellow flag. siguifying CON-
tagious disease, In his house. came with
a warrant OF dspossession- Then, with
the help Of a couple of men, he took
such furniture as the miserable creatures
possessed and carried il TO the street
The woman herself, with her children.
was forced to leave. Taking the sick
baby Ia her arms. the mother, followed
by the other three little children. went
out into the street. Then appeared the
good Samaritan. III the person OF hum
Bile friend OF the family. nearly as poor
as themselves. Seeing the fearful con-
ditIon of the child. she took the whole
family under her protection and led them
to her own rooms. Dr. Rose. the good
health Inspector, went to look after the
poor family. and was surprised 10 find
them gone. The doctor made long
search and finally found them huddled In
with the kind hearted friend He notified
Col. Murphy. Of the board OF health. and
proceedings will be taken against the
landlord for violation of the laws Of quar-
autins.
One is warned in New York by older
residents not 10 give money TO beggars.
They say that the charitable organizations
are SO well managed that only aTrans ras-
Gals who would not work IL they had the
chance. do the begging. This is ali very
well but how about the people who are
picked up in the street from weakness. ow-
Ing 10 lack Of food? one poor creature was
selling Dewey souvenirs al the time OF the
great parade. and FELL in d faint She was
taken TO the hospital where the doctors
diagnosed her case as one Of starvation
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was trying 10 get few pennies for food
from the laughing, merry-making throng
that passed her by.
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These sad stories are sometimes light
ened by CLEANS OF humor and Kindness.
An advertisement appeared in morning
paper for the owner OF $500 left at a Bow
cry saloon some days ago. On being asked
the meaning Of that strange advertisement
the proprietor said that during Dewey
week two men came to his place. which
is also a lodging house. One deposited
roll of notes 10 the amount OF $50 for safe
keeping and the other handed In 500. The
proprietor was surprised at receiving so
large a sum from such shabby looking
individual. but he put 1t IN a separate
drawer. The next day the second man
came down and asked for his money.
clerk in charge looked into the safe and
seeing a roll for 500 handed II to the man,
who went of apparently quite satisfied.
The mistake was not discovered until the
proprietor arrived. and No. came down
to ask for his money. Then 1t was found
that the roll for $50 was still untouched
The man was given his money by the pro-
prietor. and he put the above advertise
ment In the paper with the remark. Il
want visitors to know that there is hon
esty In the old Bowery after all
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