The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-12
PAUPtR.sM IN PHILADELPHIA.

Raid Of the Police the Purlicus Of Bedford
etreet-Eighty Males and FOrty.6ve
Females Found Drunk and Miserabls-Sad
Cknpter Of Life In the Quaker City.
From the Philadelphia Press, July III
We have on several occasions published articles
ers OF Bedford street and its neighborhO0d. Many
OF our readers, Doubtless have thought that the re-
nad Of ys 70 te
would convince them OF the ruthlupess OF the state
ments Yesterday we were afforded another oppOr.
condition Of those who hang about and drink the
miserable ''stun called liquQro in the streets and
alleys in the Of ana South IN
the police authorities to make raid upon Bedford,
Baker, Spaford, st. Mary, Seventh and Lombard
found lying about those streets. At an early hour
on sunday morning Sergeant Guyer, OF the Fifth
@ eO oTy
the station house. In the yard adjoining these
were without covering to their heads and feet and
others had scarce clothing to cover their nakedness
M1 ana en black ana a were thus 9e mud
1uence OF liquor. The NOISE and horrible language
INDUCED In by some OF them was such that the Off,
GERS were compelled to lock up the worst Of them.
yesterday the police were kept constantly employed
IN maintaining order among the miserable creatures
from the place BY climbing Over the fence. The Grst
time she was gone about twenty minutes before she
reached the street than she was taken Into custody
Many Of those arrested yesterday morning nave
earn SS night
be useful members OF society. Sergeant 0uyer
showed us man taken in thS raid whom he was
out nat, coat or shoes. and covered with dirt. On
questioning him we learned that he was q shoe.
as Twelve dollars s per week TRs man i seems
would prefer the misery and degradation OF Bedford
street rather than lead an industrious and sober fe
In oIan inf mad ua raaU
nected and that he has brother residing IN The
%spHfs s s q csa h p s wsa " ss q s w.
is 1t not time that something should be done that
would In measure check the further progress Of
sight yesterday S Would have furnished sulcieni
argument for any Of our temperance orators in
favor OF total abstinence. Nearly all Of these
miserable specimens Of humanity have no homes,
and were found sleeping either upon the side
walks, upon steps or IN the alleys, ana quite num-
Der were actually lying in the CUTTERS. No sooner
was street cleared when others emerged from the
miserable grOggeries, so much under the influence
OF liquor that they fell to the pavement and In that
condition were taken IN charge by the police. What
Is needed is house Of correction az there Is no
place where these people can be sent They cannot
Kent at the station house twentyur ' hours and
then discharged. Such course amounts TO nothing.
The paupers care but little for the arrest and So
ciety is not relieved OF their presence The prisoners
were fed yesterday by the police and during the Gu
tire day large crowd Of persons gathered In the
nelghbOrhO0d, eager TO eaten glimpse OF the
wretched eight The females were really the worst.
They appeared not to care who looked at
them, and INDUCED in the most horrible Ian :
guage. II any one ventured to speak to them vlt
gar reply was certain, and their cOuntenances told
too plainly the kind VI lives they had been leading.
The sergeant informed That he knew one OF them,
whom he pointed out, and said that she was most
respectfully connected; but that all EFFORTS made by
her relatives TO reclaim her had been without avail,
and he doubted il they were informed as to her
whereabouts The people who live in the miserable
novels Of Bedford, Baker, Spa6Ord and st. Mary
streets, and frequent the many low groggeries that
are there TO be found prefer SUCH condition rather
than labor. II they can Dnt beg money enough to
purchase rum they are satisfied Many OF these peo-
Die have respectable relatives and some OF then,
could move in the best OF society; but to 30 low and
degraded condition have they fallen that TO COLI
ceal their situation they have taken assumed names.
Enough has been written, however, upon former &C.
casOns without further dwelling upon this subject
Had any Of our readers seen the miserable crowd
yesterday at the police station they would have be-
come convinced that the statements that have been
so often made have nos been overdrawn.