New-York tribune., 1899-02-14

GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT ORDERS FIVE
ARMORIEs THROWN OPEN
-, r,rv ORGANIZATIONS woRK1NG UNDER HIGH
PRESSURE - CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
THROUGH MAYOR VAN WICK.


The suffering OF tho poor Of the city great as Il
had heen since tho extremely cold weather oegah
last week. was largely increased when the hhzzaid
struck the city yesterday morning. Calls ior ASSIST
ance poured In upon the various charitable ore"hi-
cations OF the city I'm floods. The calls were TOT an
sorts OF hep-coa food and housing being ''e ci'ei
needs AT the city Lodging House. at twenty
third-st and Flrst-ave. $40 persons were housed
Sunday night and last night the number was
largely increased until tho capacity or the DuNo'"s
was tested 10 the utmost.
IN important announcement which j. eNpec'e"
10 have far-reaching consequences IN renewing inc
sufrcrinrs OF the very poor I'm the present terrible
weather was made hy Governor Roosevelt AT the
Lincoln dinner o. the Republican Club Mt Del
yronico's last evening He said that AFTER con-
ferring with Major-General Roe. the head o. "e
National Guard OF this State, ho had de'erIhHe"
TO order that the arrnories IN this city ne throw"
open FOR the shelter OF such persons among tho
homeless moor as might wish take refuge In
them The Governor said that he knew there
might be some question Of his power 10 make TINS
order but he felt sure that the Legislature would
uphold him
THE ARMORIEs TO BE OPENED
The srmorlcs that will be thrown open to-day
are thoee o; the sth Regiment Park-ave' ana
Ninetv-fourth-st. 9th Regiment. SiNth-avc. ana
Fomrteenth-st: Goth Regiment Fourth-ave. and
seventh-st.: 18th Regiment. columbus-ave. and
sxty-seventh-st. and list Regiment. PaEA-ave.
and Thirty y-fourtb-st.
The Governor communicated his order - Mayor
Van Wyck and the Police Department yesterday.
snd asked the precinct commanders and the police
force generally 10 notify tho poor OF the opening
o. tho armores For further particulars ot the
plans he referred every one TO Major-General Roe.
40 30 East Thirty-seventh-st.
thickly crowded districts in which there arc many
poor. II is possible that there may be some oppo-
sirion tho order among the officers or the Va
tional Guard and n said Inst night that n few
Of these had declared that the plan might make
dangerous precedent Hitherto the armorics have
been iealously guarded. and every attempt to con
vert them 10 uses of an unmitary character has
heen met with determined opposition. Requests
have been frequently made TO the authorities Of the
National Guard 10 allow the armories 20 be used
for meetings and other purposes. At time
It was proposed to the company rooms FOR
school purposes and 10 allow the school children
to use the drill halls for Fairgrounds and gymna-
Sums. All these requests were however. declined.
and II has been the policy OF the National Guard
TO keep outside influences out OF the buildings un-
der its control
The most potent cause OF suffering IN the tene
Inent- house districts aside from poverty itself
the bursting OF thousands OF water pipes Houses
were flooded and made practically uninhabitahle by
the hundreds from this cause The freezing of gas
pipes. too. caused much suffering. and kerosene
oil was I'm greater demand yesterday among The
dweers on the East side than in many months
The sergcants Of the various police precincts
were asked by the Charity Organization Society 10
sIppmH ~ 'sod d ~o ho ith 9ihs''u 70 'g b , itI W ii
people all over the city remembered the poor \
large number Of letters received yesterday by
the Charity Organization Society containing money
one man lent in a 500 check Another offered 10
provide coal for tgeufv-dye families II four ot her
men could be found by the society who would do
the same thing. -Four other men made the same
offer when asked TO DO so. and this will provide