The New York herald., 1863-06-27
The Park Barrac rs.

FILTHY CONDITION OF THE BUILDING AND ITS IN.
MATEs-sCRNEs ENACTED THERE-NEcEssITY FOR
ITS SPEEDY REMOVAL, ETC., ETC.
The majority OF readers doubtless familiar with
the outside appearance Of the series Of wooden buildings
in the City Hall Park the "Park Barracks" or
interior arrangements, however, but few OF the
many thousands who daily pass them know anything at
ALL For time past many rather hard stories have
told OF the enacted there. We visited the
barracks yesterday for the purpose Of asceanng what
amount truth contained n the different
we had heard The result OF very careful observation
left doubt whatever mind that the buildings
only positive nuisance, but also great Disgrace
our municipal and military authorities. We found about
three hundred men, there who represented nearly all
the regiments which have reocnty returned from the
The poor fellows through NO fault Of their
perhaps, exhibited the striking marks OF inaten.
ton cleanliness They TO be in every part
Of the building and grounds, in semi -obfusticated
condition, iil-dressed and unwashed. The building
itself, dignined with the OF barracks, neither
kinds has been allowed to accumulate and harden the
hoors, until IL were all scraped up II would oil
sendeus once we learned that he had only two men in
his employ that guard stationed at the DOORS and
and women Of the viles character had free access
TO the building at all hours OF the day and night few
evenings since q number OF the men broke Into
the storeroom Of the Ladies' Sanitary Associa.
ton and stole all Its contents Not satisfied with
that exploit, they next r1ed the building OF every
thing they could lay their hands on Robbery and
pr 'sttution are we learn, OF nightly occurrence.
The denixens the Five Points male female gather
there like so many ghouls every night The fortunate
OF few hard earned grcenbacks Is robbed with
mpunity there being guard OF description in the
building Tue young thieves ais, nnd II a rich harvest
field. After having either borrowed stolen soldiers
cap other article OF military apparel they
building and pass themselves OF returned drummer
boys. From what we learned many persons have rad
1, regret coming In contact with these young
rascals.
Mr.. j. ReneIl, gentleman who. during the last two
years, has devoted large portion OF his time g. i'm
proving the sanitary condition OF soders waited
the Mayor Monday last for the pur of informing him
the condition the Park Barracks The Mayor informed
Mr. Rene that the civil authorities had but little
the matter but PROMISED 20 remeiy the evil lies
in his power COL Newell n charge Of the state sold
depot Howard street. also in ormed Mr. Rcne that
would have offered temporary home to such soldiers
10 the Park parracks. but that 1t out Of
his power TO do The reas,n why action has
been taken in the matter by the sanitary Association
OF that body devotng all their attention
sick aud wounded soldiers 1t the seat OF
The responsibility OF having this plague spot removed
from midst rests with civil and military authort
few weeks since Mr. Brandon offered resolution
Ia the Board OF Councimen 10 have the barracks re-
moved Tho resolution adopted and sent the
Board OF Aldermen for by thcm IL re-
ferred the Committee National Affairs. since which
time have not heard anything further respecting IT,
The for which the barracks erected
exists and IN the opinion Of the majority Of citizens
It duty incumbent on the authorities 70 have them
speedily removed.