St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-05

luXs anu t4OuSA tn0 4IOto was &Ot Op6us
hey were about to give it up, saying the
policeman had been humbugged; when .
couple O. sweeps came up, and tho little 'un
offered to 60 down back ards, and he did,
and came out directly after, saying that he
could feel mans head with his toes.
That policeman has had many i glass at
my expense since, and hope he'll have .
many more; and when he tells me the story,
which l like to hear-but always take care
shall be when Polly's away-he says he
knows should have liked to see how they
tore that drain up in no time. To which
there's always such an echo in my heart,
that it comes quite natural to say, I" You're
right, my boy! -" ., SIS fSs ',.'<~<s 5.<, =.
How People Live I'm New York.
The New York Expres. gives the following
facts, for which it IS indebted in great de-
gree to- the documents accompanying the
late report Of the Board Of Metropolitan Po-
lice. u :s@s ss..ys h. aat&asa2
as4 NJ TENEMENT HOUSES. as =;
The number of tenement housess,in this
city Is Ii, 1857, in which reside 5Ol, 1897 hui
man beings, the average number of families
in each house being seven and q half OF
this number, 15.419 nre dwellera under
ground, in dreary, wretched abodes, whore
light and pure air are salmost perfect
strangers, Most Of these houses arc in q
deplorable condition. TO approach the rear
premises especially in the Fourth Ward.
access is not possible, except by wading up
alley ways through disgusting filth composed
Of garbage thrown out by the occupants and
the muck from the Streets. The President
Of the Board Of Police Surgeons, in his re-
port, says: So. ts..
A HUMAN PEN.
-" We found q house IN the First avenue,
Eve stories in height, twenty five feet front
and forty feet deep, having the privies
within six feet Of the house and in the worst
possible condition The house has NO con-
nection with the sewer. There were nine
teen families, or about ninety individuals,
occupying these premises. There have
been, in this house, during the past year,
forty-6ve cases Of typhoid Of enteric fever,
and eighteen deaths. At the time Of our
visitwe found seventeen cases Of fever in
the house. In one apartment of about IF.
teen feet square, having attached to it q
dark recess, mis.called 8 bedroom, with:
out window or means Of ventilation, We
found 9 whole family, consisting Of father,
mother and three children, all FRUSTRATED
with fever, surrounded by filth and wretch
edness, without ire, food or medicines, and
without medical or any other attendance.
This house is one of q row of like character,
the others being but little better. In East
Seventeenth street We found block of sew
enteen tenement houses, five stores in
height, with but about eight feet between
Joints, in which, during tha last wear fewer
mas oeent constantly present. In ono Of
s.nese alone mere nave oeen over one hun,
n or cases o. tyPnus during the year.
Ane'e houses were currency nitny. T.. ~
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In Cherry street IS g. house. of about ~
ieet front ana about 20 deep, five stories in
nelght, containing Nv tenements, averaging
seven persons, TO each. The light of day
can hardly penetrate these gloomy and
wretched aDodes. There is no. ventilation
except through the windows and doors,
which, though generally closed, are some
ZINES 1911 open 20 iet - little aar.,aiready
vl',atec ~ me nitn g me street. une open
stal,s, calleo me WAFER closets are situated
IN me pasemen1 ana MI are N the worst pos.
slole conalkion. Inc nagging OF me court
~ s.lcKy VAN street muek !, aand carnage
hah;.Igst sns .as.. yea5, one'.n.ra OF me m
fevar small NOV ~ oiar. = "a 80
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