New-York tribune., 1873-07-04
PLAGUE-SPorS UNDER GROUND.
prArH.pREEprsa CELLARS LEFT TO THE RATS.

DEATH-BR BREEDING CELLARS LEFT TO THE RATS
Capt Yule, with Sergeants Taft and HOl-
man and Sc members Of the Sanitary Police, accom-
panied by Drs Post, Tracy. Morris Bryant, Hamilton,
and Ham, started from the Police Headquarters, about
o. M yesterday. TO renew the raid on the disease
breeding cellars the lower part Of the city The first
places visited No. Pellst. and No. 40 Bayardsts
had been vacated by the occupants. At No. Oliver
st., q dismal hole used lodging house was found,
containing four filthy BEDS which were removed. The
occupants begged tQ stay, claiming to have paid 10 a
man named McInnery. who owned the place, only the
day before S2i for rent in advance. At No. 6 Jamess
another low. filthy den entered aud 10 beds were
thrown out Oft and it closed up. Patrick Lowry,
a longshOreman was found IN the cellar at No 20 Bs-
tava-st whence his wife had been removed on Wednes
day to Bellevue Hospital nearly dead with disease re-
semblng smallpox He ordered TO leave the place.
The place visited the basement Of No. 13 Oak
st. containing three low, dirty rooms. and ocou-
pied by Mrs. OMarrel, who paid SIS per month rent.
This also used as odgDghouse, and eight misera-
BILE beds were taken from it, While the officers were
engaged In clearing out this place. pistol in the pocket
Of Of the medical inspectors accidentally exploded,
and the ball entered the left wrist OF officer Joel Lane,
causing a severe wound. He was taken homo In car
riage Continuing the raid, Capt Yule next visited No.
65 Rose-st. This was occupied by Sarah Burns as q
cOncert-saloon but the beds had been removed. The
same woman was turned out from No. 81 Chstham-st
Wednesday The cellar at No. 2 Rosest was locked and
very filthy hole at No. IU Chfst. had
been vacated recently. The officers then crossed
to the west side Of Broadway and visited the cellars at
Nos 90, 49, and I77 Greenwiohst., which we're all
vacated At No. I Franklinst. the beds had been
moved and at No. l36 cot found in damp base
ment only six feet high The occupants claimed that 1t
was only used to rest upon during the day. whio beds
In the upper part Of the house were occupied at night
but the captain ordered it TO be removed, which
done. Nos IS Yorkst and IS st. J0hn'space, both oc
cupied by colored people, in satisfactory con-
ditioD, At No. Is Desbrosses-st., q low col
lar with rotten floors and damp walls was found
10 have been recently occupied for sleeping purposes,
but It is now used kitchen, and at No. 49, the
pants had vacated the premises At No 463 Greenwich
St. dirty, unventilaed cellars were discovered,
OF which occupied by with three children,
who had moved in only two DAYS before. She was
ordered to take out her beds. The other cellar
better ventilated, but filed with filth and swarmng
with flies. widow with two children occupied
1t as sleeping apartment and a kitchen. A Mr.. Sim
mons, who owns the house, was called TO account for
having taken tenants In his cellars after they had been
condemned He stated that he mad received rent for
them tins month, and that he had told the women who
occupied apartments that they did at their
risk The cellars at No "a Cark5t and No. 90 Sullivan
ST. we're cleared out. The raid will DO renewed on
Saturday,