The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24

The HORRIBLY sICKESMs oDoRs.
Tho Htalthiest Part Of the City in the OpinisH
Of the Awful 0ffal Men.
A Narrative for the Health
Board.

spectOn, have rid the city OF many pest holes. The
Rendering Company which holds the contract for
the removal OF the ofal and dead animals. now
struggles in the mesnes OF the health authorities.
The bone boilers have had notice served on them
that their business must be carried ON outside OF
the limits OF the city, and 80 far removed that the
odors escaping from the vats will not reach the
Island OF Manhattan. The authority OF the Board
to order such removal has not be n questioned even
by the company so nearly interested.
OUT AMONG THE BONE BOILERS.
Yesterday morning they complied, so far 40
they claim lies within their power, with the re-
quirements OF the nealth authorities, ana sent tho
rendering boats into the middle OF the stream. Tho
result was that the dead animals and rotten rem
nants from the slaughter houses stood on the dock
all day long and added new foulness to the air. A
reported visited the pier ct the foot of West Thirty.
eighth street yesterday afternoon. He found that
the steamer had been moved out into the MIDDLE
OF North River, and that the atmosphere In the
vicinity OF the dock was even yet so noxious that
his stomach rebelled. Lighting strong cigar, the
reporter ventured on the pier and inquired for the
superintendent. very agreeable sort OF per-
sonage answering to that name came to the door
Of the Office and invited the HERALD man to enter.
PLEA FOR A PEsrILENCE.
"Anxlous to hear both sides OfIshe question, I
have called Mr.. Superintendent, to ascertain the
feelings of your company with regard to the orders
OF the Board OF Health. What are you going TO do
about it," asked the HERALD man.
''The Health Board argue tina: the consideration
OF the interests OF private capital is not within
their province and that we must 60 out Of tho
CITY," replied the rendering man.
"Where do they talk of sending your"
PITY POOR JERSEY
'Barren Island, l believe. We are simply ordered
to leave the precinct over which the Board has
10 oonifn tlu ,pivvcf v,x.j-
sance, that the onal of the city should be taken
over to Jersey or that the residents Of
Westchester county should have the rendering
business anchored or their shores. The Brooklyn
and Staten Island popuiace do not deserve such .
fate few years ago, when we used to take tho
water, their carcass were strewn along the coast
line OF Long Island. Coney Island ceased to be q
fashionable watering place, and even Long Branch
was threatened with the same 1ortune."
ONLY TO DE LET ALONE.
e company n PnorS S ws a 'de
SO, and yet discharge their contractor asked the
Certainly we are; but we do feel that we have
a right to be protected in our business. You see
that boat out there In the streamr
eyes,"
ALL VERY NICE.
''Well, that concern has been fitted up at an ex-
put their capital into that boat do want lose
the contract and their money both. There arc
which the meat and dead animals are thrown, and
the gases evolved by the rendering out OF the
bones are burned IN what we call an argand fur
that there are people out in this next block who
have lived here for more than twenty years, and
they are as strong and healthy as can be. WIN
you take walk out on the pier'''
How's THIS FOR HEALTHY
ure the constitution? You feel that this Is healthy
and that you are not personally injured by the
stenchY" asked the reporter as the two stepped
out Oh the pier.
shave been here five years and ind it very
, sB1i. my dear sir. am very sick at my stomach
Just at that moment in drove team with a cart
seen The stencil was bad enough, but the swarms
of nes were worse This was almost too much;
after great Sup the re30rser ter turned Urn to the
THE REMEDY THE CAUSE OF THE DISEASE.
"Here is evidence Of the effect Of the new order
OF this morning. II the boat were alongside this
dock these animals would be taken right on board
and would have been boiling in less than fifteen
minutes. AS it is they will have to lie here until
tonight The is too hot this afternoon for this
kind Of delay. 1t would be the work of only a few
men were here"
MORE ELEMENrs OF HEALrhY ATMOSPHERE
Of we're pt
for the air grew literally intolerable although
man was constantly employed mixing and dis
uributing chloride OF lime about the pier.
'For heavens sake what new smell is this ?"
gasped the reporter, with violent effort to Keep
"These barrels are only filed with rotten eggs.
They come from the markets; smell strong. On,
to accept everything, matter how offensive.
Everything which no one else will have we arc
THE GUARANTEE OF A SOUND STOMACH.
eyes, understand; but this Is horrible" said
"rh s' badi guess not Do you see those four
teen barrels over there, on the upper side OF the
pier with the heads knocked ina Those were
Fortieth street. The Health Board asked us as
favor to go up and get them: We did SO. Do you
Knocked out. The blood had coaguated and was
80 thick that 1t would not now. 1t was without
IT Is HEALTHY ENoUGH.n
what are those large iron buckets which emit
such a frightful Od0r?" asked the reporter, as no
grew paler and felt his teeth jar together.
"Those are the receptacles into which all the
emptied into the iron, air tight tanks n the boat
ere only alongside the dock would show"
GOOD DESCRIPTIVE POWERS
porter. Turning the party encountered poor old
wnc be- killed. aed 70
getting rid OF the animal was then happily ex-
planned by the superintendent. He said that the
ANIMALS were knocked on the head and then skim
ned and cut up, after which they were thrown into
the tank and boiled. The minuteness as to detail
with which the picture was drawn was anything
but satisfactory to listener VINO was already
sickened
"Uome back and see us; we are always glad to
see that you reporters want iacts," said the on
cial in smiling manner as the reporter took his
leave and hurried up to the avenue.
WHAT THE HEALTH BOARD WILL DO.
On the way down town the reporter visited tho
Health ONCE DR.. Jaynes said :-"Pr0less0r Cham
dler and myself were up to the rendering dock .
few nights SINCE. We found the fires very low,
and that the combustion did not take place In the
argand furnace, as they call IT.. with hot fire.
the gases will be consumed, but II the heat Is not
steadily maintained the fumes escape without be-
ing destroyed The Board has ordered the COM
pany to remove. We cannot help 1t II the Same
corporation holds the contract for removing the
dead animals; they must get away from the city.
II the nOx0us gases are such as to make people
sick several blocks away,
THE ESTABLISHMENT Is NUISANCE
OF the worst order, and is not healthy. As regards
the assertion that stencil Is good for the cOnsti-
tuition, 1t is not true. We had a man come in here
lew days since and swear that he believed limo
kiln healthy place to work In, and that he took the
trouble to 60 into one every day, for the express
purpose Of lengthening his life: 1t Is not our duty
to hunt up place TOR this nuisance, but they can
60 to Barren Island. There they win not disturb