The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-30
THE HEALTH CRUSADE.
Surrender Of the Renderers, and the Belliger.
ent Position Of the Board of Health.
Fulton Market Fabrics Must Fall
by the Axe and Hammer.
COLLARING THE CHOLERA.

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Assailed at every point, the nuisances of the
metropolis are slowly disappearing. IL is not i'm
probable that new ones Will grow up to curse
quiet neighborhoods. but fast as the objects OF
offence appear the Health Board, by. its actions
during the past TIVE weeks has committed itself
to take up arms. The attacks upon the wretched
booths around Washington Market which have
ELECTED SO much praise from the public and so
much vile vtupcration from the owners OF the
nuisances have taught all rebelllous parties that
resistance to the orders OF the Board is useless
The Commission is one OF the greatest Importance,
and upon the faithful performance OF Its duties de-
pends
THE GOOD HEALTH OF THOUSANDS.
The people now fully realize, for the first time in
years. the great power for good evil OF this body
OF men. 1t is only now that 1t has been fully I'M
'derstOod by the poorer aud more wretched portion
OF the community that the duties OF public officials
should warrant them protection to health as well
as from bodily injury. Another class. whose lives
from youth to Old age are intimately associated
with vice and squalor, have been taught that even
their worthless existences are worthy the care OF
the city which they disgrace. They have had it
forciby eXpounded TO them, in a manner which is
easily understood, that they cannot take the lives
0fthelr wives and children by immuring them in Gel
lars and dark attcs These lessons and many others
the Health Board are intoxicating into minds which
never reason and to whom all theories regarding
the moral accountability Of humanity would be to-
tally lost. They have, in q measure aimed to in
augurate an age OF reason where there has hereto
fore existed only sense of living because the poor
wretehes found themselves in the world.
THE WAR AGAINST SMELLS.
Single handed and alone the Board assailed the
hox, taA tha
wharf of the Rendering Company, at the foot OF
West Thirty eighth street, and which rendered the
upper portion Of the west side almost uninhabit-
able. The company regarded their position i'm
pregnaDle, anu, retiring behind the sckenlng
te approaoS the outside wer de MsS
its trcacherous stomach and sensitive nostrils.
Sometimes when the wind was blowing from the
Jersey shore, to cool the heated walls OF the large
tenements on Tenth and Ninth avenues, the resi-
dents OF
THIS UNFORTUNATE QUARTER
were compelled to close their windows, because
the air came jreighted with the nauseatng stencil
OF the rendering boat. The more fortunate dwell
ers up on the streets in the vicinity OF Sixth ave-
nue. frequently detected the same disgusting odO.s.
With an assumed Indifference which appeared to
say "What you gong 10 do about it, the con.
fdent renderers OF dead horses seated themselves
in their OtiiCe and smoked their cigars Their subOr
dlnates, they have done years past, produced
their lunch-buckets at meal time and devoured
their bread and coffee seated astrde OF bloated
carcasses or by the side OF awful ofial.
A PLEASING CONFIDENCE.
Taken altogether 9 renderers Of comes con-
Guided that they were safe. InIdced by what
lation all at once, became bSrnt with praises Tor
the excellent ATMOSPHERIC Of their neghbornood
and the perfect health IN Which they ana theirs at
that moment foun3 themselves One Old barnacle
declared that y the cholera should break out in
the CITY ne You'd betake himself with his family
10 "tnat very same rendering dock"
~-. An ENDORSEMENT WORTH SOMETHING.
Twenty years IN this ere place has never con
shop in the neighborhood, as he looked around at
his companions TO De sure OF tneir support IN tne
mony in favor. for in his vile den it would be
impossible to smell anything from outside.
NICE DISCRIMINATION.
Assured by his first speech OF his ability to pro-
coed, the tap-rOom philosopher went on to say -
gettn' up the fires; do distinguish an odor in the
air. Do l say an unpleasant odorY NO, not
to Bii-that's Bill-'Dead horse to-day, Tne odor
changes slightly towards evening. don't say
smell, but says odor. 1t changes ana snulis my
nose and says to Blli, THAT'S offal.' You smile?
don't mean awful, mean CUTS. l haven't lived
here twenty years ior nothing; when get a snuff
of that tank can tell just what's goin' on"
al guess you are correct III youc diagnosis Of the
odors. What's ON to-day" asked the HERALD
man.
'Horse and blood from the butchers Shops" said
the man confidently.
"Right," said the reporter.
ALAS HOW TINES HAVE CHANGED.
These were The hacyon days oil the bone boilers
and the condensers OF D.ood The Health Board
out into the mnldle of the river The odor still
renamed on account OF Inc fact tnat the boat
brought in before the cauldrons had cooleu and
the fires out unoer the argand furnace, the
Odors from the melting pot were uncOnsumed
Yesterday the health officers notified the company
that the boat must be removed down the bay. The
company eXpOstulated IN VAIN. The enemies OF
the coming pestiience were memorable.
GONE DOWN. THE BAY
The renderers OF bones finally surrendered, and
ordered their boat 10 get ready to go this morning
into the Lower Bay, about two miles below the
Narrows. If this terrible agent OF disease is
tidote, on the ground that like cures llke,n the
yellow fever and cuoleI will have a formidable an
tagOnist at the gates OF the city. This victory is
matter OF congratuation, not only to the Health
Board, but to the HERALD, which mas persistentiy
warred against this outrageous assault upon
health. The company have q covered wharf boat
on which all the ofa Will hereafter be received
during the night, and In the morning IL Will be
towed down to the rendering vessel III the Lower
Bay. This is what the company promise, and the
health officers determined to see that this
tract is executed.
FULTON MARKET NEXT.
The obstruction to Fulton street in the vicinity
of the market has become SO ntoerable to all who
have to cross the ferry That complaints almost
without number have been sent to the Depart
meni. II Is now decided, although none OF the
officers will admit the fact that the wretched and
obnoxious booths about Fulton Market must all be
destroyed. Some OF these nights the squad Will
come, and paint, old dishes and oyster stews,
carelessly comminged, will form object for the
owners visual organs when he comes in the
morning. the wretched rookeries are beyond all
endurance, and in many respects worse than