Year: 1879

| PEOPLE IN DISTRESS WHO APPEAL TO THE
| CHARITABLE FOR AID-vERY URGENT CASES
An Austrian family named Hruza. living at No. 81
Essex street. has fallen into great distress.
The father, tailor by trade. and a very modest,
simple man. stricken with paralysis year ago.
He was then supporting wife, two children and his
wifes mother. He recovered sufficiently to enable
him partially to resume work, but his health was
shattered Two months ago his wife gave birth to a
stillborn child. Last week a second stroke of
paralysis attacked his head and left side. His
ings had been all spent during the illness of the past
year His family is in instant need of relief visit
to this orderly and well hammered household will
move the charitable strongly in its favor.


The case of Patrick Quinn is also meritorious He
is an old man and lives with his wife in a poor
shanty on Fourth avenue, near the corner of ll6th
street. He was a carrier of wood. and known as
an excellent workman till bronchitis set in
and disabled him from attempting any but the
lightest jobs. His wife found a little washing to do,
and they managed to support themselves for seven
years. Last Christmas double misfortune overlook
them. The husbands bronchitis became chronic
and the wife was seized with vomiting and blood
splitting. Since then neither has been able to work.
Benevolent persons in the neighborhood have sent
them little food, clothing and money. They have
great need of such assistance


Attention has been already directed to the story of
Erminia Venturol. the dancer. once famous in "The
Black Crook" and other spectacular pieces 1t will
be remembered that she seized with paralysis in
the most brilliant moment of her The char
ity of many we'll known citizens and artists has al
ready answered to the call her behalf, but new
source of distress has lately arisen in the sudden
lunacy Of her brother, who has been removed to the
asylum, and leaves child in his sisters inlpover-
ished house. They are exceedingly poor.


Mar Mel ntfhl hin N1 Of Nm
street. has been making a brave fight with fate. She
has four little children and was lately, by Of
the dulness of trade thrown out of her usual EN-
poyment of cloth cutting in which she had consid-
cradle skill Since then her life has been very hard.
At night they all huddled together in a bed Of
rags; by day they shver in the bare But the
woman does not lose courage. Bible society has
lent her helping hand and saved her from starva-
ton. The benevolent may do well to visit her.
widow and two children living the top
floor of the house No. lis East Fourth street.
The husband died few days ago and left the family
entirely destitute The funeral expenses were borne
by the Cutters Society of this city the husband
being one of its members. The widow is very
anxious to return to her former home in Quebec.
At No. 246 West Tenth street live woman and


two children, who have parted with everything be-
fore asking aid Their room is nearly bare of frrn


ture and they sleep small mattress in the corner
Their calls for immediate assistance


In the same house were found woman and little


boy living in attic without food fire. The hus


band left New York in December as coal passer on


a southwark bound steamer. He was taken sick i'll
New Orleans received ten days pay anu was there
left in the hospital. They need help promptly.
family of are living at No 800 East Thirteenth


street in the house, second hoor the mother is
in bed, and beside her baby few days old. They
are without food and fire.


Julia Flynn of No. 2l2 West Nineteenth street, is


in the last stages of consumption. Her husband has


been employed in street cleaning, but at present can
| find no employment He has little grandchild to
support. doctor has been attending the invalid


wife gratuitously but she has none of the articles


that might make her brief span of life comfortable.
and barely the necessaries of existence.


A certain woman, in whose the ST. Johns
Guild took peculiar interest recently stated failed


to receive the assistance which the Guild hoped she
would obtain, and has succumbed to fate. She has
been turned out of doors, with her children, by
obdurate landlord, and now stands on the brink
Of starvation. Her name is O'Kelly She is q hard
worker and excellent housewife.


sad Of distress and poverty can be relieved
at No. $40 Second avenue, fourth foor front apart
ments. A Mrs Boettigheiner and her five children


the eldest about eight old and the youngest
infant of few weeks, arc in need OF immediate
sistance The husbend was good workman and his
business that of cutter, but for long period he
without employment. He became ill and was COM
PEELED to go to Bellevue Hospital where he died yes
terday. The body now lies ut the Morgue awaiting
burial. While the reporter at the house yester
day the widow returned from unsuccessful search
after to her husband from burial in Pot
Field. She said - cannot let him go without
the children having last look at their father for in
his life he good to them. and his earnings
on IL fam