The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-03

larger amount Of moisture bas sp have added TO IL the
daangs through the animal vegetable refuse which
aocumulates in all large cities
The CIV an DetaiI-1ne Migration OF
Fashion-The Public Markets sDd Other
Public Kolsanees-
yHE FIRST WARD.
This ward hike the Second -sad Third was originally
an surrounded by wafer About half Of the ward rs
made ground undreined and unhealthy. Fevers
never absent from this ward along Washington and
Greenwich streets South Front Water streets ore
principally occupied by stores and as one excepta
watchman or two. remains in them night, there
way of arriving precisely at their sanitary
dition. 1882 * Z
10 former years the First ward was the abode Of
Of wealthy families State street. Greenwich
street. The lower part OF Broadway, including the resi-
facing the Bowling Green the Battery
cup,ed by such wealthy and fashionable families
those OF stephen Whitney, J. Phillips Phenix, Saul
Alley, Comfort Sands, Mr. Prime, Of the frm Of Prime,
Ward King, and many others well and popularity
known among the sod people OF New York. These
families resided there before the ing up OF the Battery
line and the extension OF Washington and West and
South and Front Streets into the North and East rivers
This filing up destroyed the healthy character Of the
neighborhood, and the wealthy families moved up
St Johns park, North Moore Ilspenard
they moved up to Washington park, waverley place,
Fourth street. &c Subsequently, fashion again migrated
toward the Fifth avenue, which decided the character
that locality for there nothing else 70 define it,
Where fashion viii next migrate 70, that the lower
part Of Fifth avenue is proved 70 be ncrasted with
bed OF disease and impregnated with atmosphere Of
masma, it is a little difficult to tell
II THE SECOND WARD.
This ward the best drained of all the wards in The
lower part OF the city, having water shed from the
high ground of Broadway through Maiden lane to the
river The great blot upon this ward the exception
to its otherwise good sanitary condition with in
Fulton Market and the filthy shantes the docks and
sidewalks in the neighbOrho0d great deal OF the
waste stun OF the market is thrown into the Slips
after the has bad opportunity work upon IT, is
back through the sewers by the and food
tides mass OF putridity. This win prove a fruitful
Of mortality case epidemic should appear.
The scarcity Of dwelling houses in this ward prevents
any complete account Of its sanitary condition
THE THIRD WARD
In this ward the Washington Market, which
is worse il possible than the Fulton Market An
bukhead Is built In the river opposite TO it,
with the intervening space filed up with debris
fuse dr that section Of the city On the top Of
this number Of shanties and between these is
Of filth that would disgrace the mcanest piggery in
OF the country IL dangerous from variety
of causes, TO walk here while marketing Our Jersey
ncwhbors the principal vendors here, and many
Jersey City alderman has made his fortune egg and
poultry merchant by facilities he obtains in this
kct 10 sell his truck Jerseymen have no interest IN
keeping the market ceany and therefore IL becomes the
duty of the New York authorities to soc that the market
is kept in proper order
The Third ward formerly avofite abode for some
OF most respectable citizens Vcsey and Barclay
streets Park place Chambers Murray Warren and some
other streets AT one time presented many handsome
private residences Now their places are supplied by
warehouses and stores OF all descriptions Columbia
College grounds wore located in this ward.
THE FOURTH WARD
bad any part OF the in point OF drainage IL
receives entire wash Of TWO elevated sectionsone
the SOUTH the other the north Nearly the whole
OF this ward was originally swamp, and never has
been properly drained The consequence is epdemics
more fatal here than in any Other ward, with tho
exception OF the sixth. The number of cholera deaths
IN lS49 IN the Fourth ward was nearly seven hundred
In the Fourth ward is located what is known as THE
Swamp extending from Gold to Spruce and through
Ferry Frankfort and Gin streets II central and
chief mart OF the hide and leather trade Of New York.
Cliff named from the fact that it's starting
point height and the street through
the swamp The lower part of the ward IL fever nest
occupied by and emigrant families, and great
danger exists Of trghul mortality occurring in
epidemic freaks out tH
THE FIFTH WARD.
A large portion OF this ward lics in Q swamp and
considerable portion "a made land The outlet Of
the Collect pond through this ward Although the
population is Dense the ratio Of disease is al
most the same the Fourth ward. The drainage
very bad, especially along the river line, where
great quantities Of water remain for long time
on the surface after the storms There are
very few sewers in the ward and the consequence lis
large amount of 9Th accumuatcs in the streets and gut
tiers before the water reaches the sewers. Garbage
thrown into the cutters Is sometimes exposed for days 70
the and at the time dams the that il
remains for like period the continual source Of disease
THE SIXTH WARD
lies between the Fourth and Fifth wards IL simply
basin the centre of which was the Collect pond
seventy feet deep The death rate from cholera in
lS49 reached it's maximum in this ward, does also
every ether epidemic. There seems TO have been no
suitable provision mGic for removing the large body
OF water originally lying in this basin The consequence
s that the subso Of the entire must DO at this time
black mass OF dec0mposed animal matter, exhaling
constantly the most feiid odors. The which
constructed through this ward, IL has been discovered,
and which accnmas ~
stead OF dscharging the water. The Croton Board
have this important matter under consideration The
number OF deaths by cholera in 1849 in this ward was
about nine hundred. The extension, widening and
raising the grade " Worth have had material
influence upon the health Of this ward but through the
shorsightedness and merenary influence Of interested
parties the completion Of this grand improvement
through the Five Points has been frustrated The ex
tension should be continued directly through 70 the
Bowery and such pghoes ~ Baxter Doyer and parts Of
Mulberry and Ao.t streets, now occupied by low and
member Worth street when Il was named Anthony
street, with It's Gthy dens Of vico and debauchcry
houses the street the great advantages 70 DO
derived IN denscly populated city from widening
where natural Expressions exist Il 10 q well known
fact that vicious people mostly huddle together In
course every epidemic has 10 ready food in al such
places
THE SEVENTH WARD
affords striking example Of the great public injury
which can 10 Effected BY 6Iing low grounds With ins
lubrous material and without properly arranging the
understandings This ward lies along ihe East river
extended line large portion Of u was originally
high ground and, had been left would have been
compensatory healthy but the extension Of many blocks
into the ver and neglect 20 drain the low ground has
rendered IL enc Of the most unhealthy wards in the
city. l#
TIE uy TOWN brown sroNK STAINING PALACES.
From what We have given above readers will per-
the character Of the lower wnrds of the CITY, whore
the population Ia Dense and who have not the sanitary
advantages which supposed 70 be enjoyed by the
more wealthy classet Let us now turn towards the
upper section OF the island whore capital and speculative
influences, or individuals through q desire 10
long rows Of palatiai residences, which strike
tho eye and astonsh tne mind especially of foreigners
whose preconccved ideas Of this country connected
with plain and unaesuming style Of architecture
sistent with democratic people. Little would II be
supposed that many Of these gorgeous residences had
within them the seeds ~ disease and death such
unfortunately IN the case We happen 10 know Of the
sale but fow weeks ago, for forty thousand dollars Of