The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-22
New York Tenant Houses.

FIRST, THIRD AND FIFTH WARDS-A HOUSE NJ
BROADWAY UNOCCUPIED TEN YEARs-EMI0RANr
BOARDING HOUSES-CASTLE GARDEN AND AMAL0A>
NATION.
The Legislative Committee appointed TO investigate int
tho condition Of the tenant houses OF New York. resumed
their investigations Thursday. Messrs Samuel Brovoss<
and A. H. Duganne Of New York. and Shea, of RichmonA
county, in attendance. Representatives from Ne
Committees Public Health of the Board of Aldermen add
Councilman joined the committee in their tour Of nvas3
cation, together with Mr.. Downing Superintendent o.
sanatory Inspection Of Now York, and tho Health War
dens Of the various wards visited The first ward Wa
looked through first On the way down TO the battery.
the Health Warden Of this ward pointed out No SIS Broad
way and related the singular fact that this building IL
very recently had been entirely unoccupied The owner
OF the building, he said, Miss Creyer, -
old maid. Her mother and herself occupied the hHuso
alone ten years since, when tho mother died. sav-
ing her thcNnly surviving child This daughter fteus
that day to tho present. il stated had caused the
niture beds and clothes TO remain just they -
tho time of her mothers death Since the first II lse
May she has rented the lower story, mover hav.
ing rented it before; but the upper part Of tA9
house is sl kept sacred from tho visitation Of anv
save herself Tho building is situated the corner e
broadway and what is called Tin Pot alley II brisiE
house. four stories high, and painted color. 4
magnificent yard In tho Of the building filled win
tho choicest shrubs and flowers They cultivated ~
the careful hand Of tho proprieress or the house It d
doubtful whether many New York know OF this houss
and tho ebove striking instance OF al affection and una
sua disregard Of the almighty dollar. that IL
rroprctress, however, gradually yielding to the possn1
An emigrnnt boarding house No. "a Greenwich stress
was tho nrst locality passed through II possessed t
stereotype characteristics of all the emgrant boarding.
houses OF tho cityfrom to twelve beds compacsY
joined in single ROOM with from thirty forty boarders
of lager bier and bad liquor nj bar on the rs oor
Nos, IA and IL Washington street. with corresponding
buildings in the rear was tho next place visited Here,
IN some seventy live apartments were many families
living The rooms of all sizes and degrees dark
ness ano scration but UNIFORM in dampncss and filth.
In one room six feet by ten lived and eat and slept
persons. window the size of two pains OF glass; looking
into hail. was tho only Of light and air For tas
credit of the apartment 1t should be added that bat Sc
month was the rent charged.
Subsequent to the last visitation, tho committee Iooke
through Castle Garden They her emgrants
about upon the floor and seats Of this magncent
temple of the muses., chatting and eating and smoking
easiest and wndisturbcd tranquility They saw two hum
drcd and eighty two passengers land from the Doufe
just arrived from Bremen; they saw them arriving
hand in their money at the desk inside and they alsa
saw they knew him not before, marching about inside
deck as big rs life the noted eyed Daley tho former
de lion OF emigrant runners.
a building on tho corner OF Greenwich and HectUP
streets was next visited Here dcnscr crowd than
at tho last place forty moro and pcrmcating In haa
was stated that they were almost every night full q
eighteen pence night In the attic, smsy boarded anA
open TO tho rain was shilling night. Here was . no
deemipg fcaiurc-that OF ventilation.
walk was next taken through Trinity place win
examination OF some Of the ndiscribaby abonable and
filthy tenements marking - side thoroushfaro. a
Tho houses visited showed inscribed upon small tablet
over tho door, The Episcopal Charity School, 1704''
The sight of the present condition Of its wrctchcd nme,
ought TO ncitc 10 charity, II nothing else could There IA
now considerable small pox in tho street. The yellow
fever and cholera In tho Last visitation Of the city bob
broke out first In this street.
In the Third ward 13l Liberty street. and Ib6 Grccnwi
street were visited Tho lacr awful conditioa:
tho basement was full OF dark bedrooms with -
entrance but the door,
In the Firth ward, variety of tcncments prncipsuv
Leonard and Worth streets looked through The
OF tho worst class portion were occupied by ne
gros while in others whites and negroes formed allied
nd harmonious portions Of the family
At O'Clock the committee terminated their days. u.
spccton and adjourned to Thursday next, to rosuaD
their labors.