The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-23


have lately become. Then the women were some-
what modestly clothed but aterly the proprieo rs
would be permitted by the public oficers VINO ought
70 protect the feelings Of the people in such matters
a,sc rae al preensions 70 decency and nausur
SUPERINTENDENT KELsO
ep sp 70 last One great and promising
captains In the precinct The old one left an
Aagean stable behind him, and the new one seems
is work. %e 'sa and il 9u should bs as the s 81
deavor Of every citizen in the Fourteenth ward
TO make the district clean one and place where
on Of peUpe might live Ths first OF ms
last, when number OF these
MISERABLE NIGHT PROVIDERS,
aas make me darkness OF large city terrible, were
arrested, together with batch OF the cOored wo-
men VINO have lately come to disgrace one of the
greatest outlets OF the city. This one block on
II was one that must always remain sore spot on
sns surface Of the metropolis Again ana again
last night, certainly almost as corrupiins
were on the way to the scene of action a report
somehow got ahead OF them to the effect mat they
were coming towards Broadway; and q keno bank,
IN the middle of the block, between Houston and
Prince streets, became the scene OF
. WILD CONFUSION,
the people thinking the bank was the objective
point Of Captain Mount
oo w1e a me police ad taken possession OF the con-
cert mans tne manager IN each place displaced the
musicians, formed a temporary desk OF one OF the
seats and stationed himself behind 1t to receive the
money the unfortunate women had taken Tor drinks
during the evening. When this had been concluded
the girls were assembled at the front entrance
station houses by the police. Outside the saloons
the people VINO had come to witness the sortle
packed IN q dense mass on the sidewalk, with
laneway lett open for the police and women to pass
through. more
could not be witnessed than those poor creatures
IN ansr wdy ns and s
81 ncc,ins yena men p and bows aous soms
OF them wept bitterly and hung their heads In
with brazen impudencc and saluIed the lockers on
as they passed them. All the way to the station
9 sight at the motley crowd that mad been pulled
from me glaring Infamous dens that have long dis
Rraced the finest city III the world
~ TIE "0RIENTAI."
Saunterlng up Broadway HERALD reporter
stepped into the "0rental," concert saloon IN the
basement OF GAG the door above the olympic
Theatre. This place has long been known as one OF
ns most S saos e Us AG IL nat
Hughes, big, 0urly individual, who parts
his hair In the middle and smokes bad
Frank KNOWS how to nveige the "verdants" for
he employs some twenty or twenty five well-devel-
70 anS Sy s
iiular IS 10 lie vulgar gaze which directs itself
The HERALD reporter on entering noticed that
there were not SO many visitors on hand as is usual
at that hour-half past eght-but
THE '.LADIEsn WERE ON HAND.
Seating himself at table in the rear OF the saloon
where ne couIa have full view OF VIVA, was going
on, he was joined by petite little b.Onde black
velvet jacket and very short continuation" or the
same. The 'dear CT eaturc" had an eye to business,
for without much ceremony she desired to know
what the reporter would have to drink. or course
the Individual addressed did not drink gentlemen
OF his profession never debut he wOuld smoke q
good cigar. "And will take pranay and soda, Just
TO keep you company" said the blonde, and with
room TO the superintendent OF the bar
Returning again IN moment she drew
cigar to the reporter ana while that individual was
igniting the Havana she raised the brandy and soda
20 1sg DOWN with guo whc w a
she was used 10 1t. Al Tins moment three mascu-
lntics, dressed to XIII, with huge diamonds In their
shirt fronts and colossal watch chains dangling from
Their white vests, entered and took their
seats at a table near the reporter ana his
onesn were by their sides ana had received an
order for large Do!!le q
Conversation and wine now flowed "as free as the
wind that Dows,n and the spacious saloon, with us
ribald jest ana song. The reporter cnat.ed with
his lalr alred attendant ana asked her all sorts OF
a s due sas S
been dull Tor the last SIX or eight days; that
ana consequently me sales were comparatively
small. Hearing an unusual noise IN the d.
on anS s saW Sn sanders e eo
stanily all was confusion and uproar The s parry
girls who were disposlng Of the large bo,tle''
vanished instaner among the chairs and under the
overturned, the noise OF which, together with the
screams and soDs OF the girls, rendered the scene
one Of Undesirable confusion. ''Oh, what Will
Harry think OF my not coming home to.nignU
!sObbed one; II never was In such scrape IN all
my e nc aae aS re w vii go u ~
this musss" CRED third. ''Oh msterw said The
blonde who had been SO attentive to the reporters
wants. "wOnt you please 20 down to 525 Broadway
and tell AL Coons to come up mere and get me outS'
eyes, and then please go up to 69S Broadway
It's a gambling saloon on the upper hoor-and
the station house ana get Hattie and Minnie
out" cnlmed in another female, whose voice
sounded like an antique filing machine long
stranger to oil. Or course the reporter would have
sonable requests but the pressure OF business just
at the moment precluded the possibility OF his
Come. get out OF this all you men who are not
connected with inc placep' shouted the Sergeant,
anu the way this order was COMPLIED with was
0strich-like under the tables crawed out with re-
markabe degree Of CELEBRITY ana went for the door
girls girls were ''' ordered to prepare themselves
They were still in the mids! OF most gushing sor.
rOw-at least the majority OF them were--and
hurry. Ten or fifteen minutes were consumed in
toilet preparations, which consisted IN throwing
dress over Their costumes ana s, waen al were
frall humanity was marched on through
the crowds on the sidewalk, while the Sergeant and
two men remained behind TO secure the proprietor
and his barkeeper. The lights were soon turned
down, blinds put up, bottle OF champagne dispOsel
OF, and the "Orienlal"-that notorious den OF IN.
fanny which has SO long dlsgraced BroadWdy-was
wrapped in darkness and obscury.
"AssEMBI,Y ROOMSo AND "BOULEvARD HALL"
Among the crowds OF ''ladles and gentlemen ana
persons OF no quality" VINO frequented and T0icked
through the concert saloons OF Brcaaway yeseruaY
evening, HERALD reporter was modestly omni-
present .For reason he had'' he beneved that
the tenor Of the pretty waiter girls ways was
about to be disturbed by .
THE CoNsERvATORs OF GOTHAM's MORALITY.
and he strolled, by natural impulse, among the
scanes of coming woe AT quarter to eight he
entered the Canterbury Saloon; but hnding another
HrR IN angel quietly Mapping his little wings In
corner there Already he left that large and rollick
Ing temple OF folly and proceeded 10 osi BROADWAY.
This Is known as .'The Assembly Rooms" AMI Is