The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-05
FOR SAKE OF
SWEET CHARITY
Public Asked to Aid Dying,
Poverty Stricken Girl.
CASE is UNUSUAL
Now Lives in Three Rooms
with Seven others of Family
Through Efforts Of Salvation Army
County Rents Place for Sufferer
Appeal for Aid Made.

The case OF Miss Mimic Thorn
ton, aged eighteen, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Sam Thornton, color
ed, is one OF the most wretched
and pitiable cases OF poverty and
illness in the city. Some time
ago the matter was presented to
the commissioners and they, in
accordance with a state law which
compels the county to care for
uburcular patients, ordered her re-
noval to the second story OF the
hack on Playground street occupied
by the Thornton family. Thus dis
osed OF no further notice was given
the patient until q representative
of the Salvation Army called and
discovered that Miss Thornton had
been necessarily returned to the
first floor
This floor consists of three tiny
rooms with sagging floors and mis-
erable broken windows convenientn.
stuffed with discarded clothing In
one room Is the bed occupied by
the sick girl. Immediately off and
connected by a doorless opening Is
Inc family bedroom with the kitchen
opening from another side. Seven
Igrown people live, cook, eat ann
sleep in these three rooms Three
more occupy the upstairs room
Like the rest of their class tbay
nave not the remotest idea OF fbe
value of sanitation. and ventilation
Al night when the sick girl is few.
erlsh' the remainder of the fan,f,
must keep the doors and windnus
c.oa c.oaeu Tor their own protection
rom tne cold ana in the daytime
rme ehlHs peculiar to the disease
iTaNe ni.' linen Ihem loath to admit the cold
aII' me result is a fetid. siclIen.
ing mingliag Of the odor OF cool,ad
I0ods, carelessly kent bouse anJ
tiie SICK room. To escape rontao%-in,, %
IN such an atmosphere would ba >
Through the soalitation os 7raos
urer Bryant of the Army the com.
missioners and inhrmarv diract,o,.
nave rented small house on
Month State street and will provide
a nurse to attend Miss Thwnton
lhe Army earnestly entreats +bf
charitable citizens Oh Marion to nro.
vide for the house furnishings for
two rooms, one for the patient and
another for the nurse. lust the
bare necessities are required, espe.
Nally a small heating stove. a cool
stove, a bed, a cot, and an cas-,
CHR for the sufferer in case she
becomes strong enough to sit up and
get the iresh air. Bedding Is anoth
er crying need. At present a chea1
grade Of COTTON blanket is her GOV
ering The confront of clean sheet
being impossible. Anything that tn
kind hearts of folks may sugges
for the ,comfort of a sick room will
be acceptable to the Army and will
be taken to the North State stree
house at once. Life Tor the girl i
a matter OF weeks at most; alread,
the life flame lickers and flutters Il
} the feeble body ana it's extlnguishin,
should by every law of justice an,
pity take place in surroundings SUI
as shall not be a shame to the com
munity, Regardless of the circm
E stances which may have broueh
about the conditions as they non
exist, the fact remains that they d
S exist and the Army asks that thos
S who care to lend the helDing han
will communicate with headQuarter