The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-27
THE SECOND BATTLE.
vsssy and West Street Market Booths Cleaned
Out by the Sanitary squad-End OF
the Gutter War-Great
Slaughter Of Rats

n ts nnIshed Vesey and West streets had Q
.econd visit last evening from Inspector Gridley's
sanitary force armed with saws, broadaxes and
crowhars who have now ended the work OF demo-
Hilton which they began upon the sheds joined to
washington Market. They have RACED all booths
and stands In the streets OF that neighborhood
which encroached upon the street beyond the curb
stone. In the forenoon the Inspector visited the
scene OF the intended assault, informing occupants
OF his orders. Many SHAREHOLDERS went at once to
work cutting on their shanties or NOV
ting them upon the sidewalk so to leave the
cutters uncovered Others cleared the stands OF
their produce and merchandise and stripped away
the more valuable portions, as counters, shelves,
hooks and windows. Still others continued their
sales as usual on Saturday, the best market day
Or the week, apparently not giving credit to the
reports OF the impending raid. Through the day
the dealers who had suffered from the destruction
OF their stalls growled about the Board Of Health,
discussing its powers and the liability OF the city
for what they deemed Its unjust and unlawful acts.
Business less lively than is usually seen at the
close OF the week, and of course the Health
Board got the blame for the falling of. All sorts
Of queer stories were told OF the dongs OF the
sanitary officers, who were reported to have bot
tied air from the centre of the market and water
from the vesey street gutter, into which barrel
OF brine had just been thrown, which they carried
away for
A CHEMICAL ANALYSIS,
TO show the unwhoesome condition Of the market.
Some OF the dealers appeared to have little else to
do and therefore devoted their energies to making
sport Of the sanitary reform, by which the Health
Board are attempting to give the market the ben
eht OF HYGIENE science
CRowBARs TO THE FRONT.
At six O'Clock fifty policemen OF the Sanitary
mand OF Captain Yulo, Sergeants Lenerts, Holman
and thompson At West street they took positions
a me nV ena e sy over me t
ers removed their meats The laborers came at
half-past six and sprung at their work upon the
Skylghts the first to receive the attack, the
glass flying in all directions jngling and crashing
with deafenlng din. Tin roofs, played upon by
musical as the glass, with the advantage Of
the onslaught till the obnoxious stands were
stripped Of roofs and walls. Fragments were
upon the train OF carts waiting to convey them to
the municipal limbo
When the attack reached the floors there was
begun an attempted sortle on the part OF the gar
rison OF rats. This was resisted with the utmost
brigades, but by the thousands OF citizens Of all
ages, sexes, colors and occupations, who had
sanitary reform works. The pncky rats made
good running ana dodgng but many
the second battle in the market war.
WHAT WAS LEFT.
Hall an hour suffced to remove the stalls first
attacked leaving nothing but one new and val
liable icehouse, which the eloquent entreaty of the
standh0ldcr induced the Inspector to allow him to
retain Where the booths stood remains truly
formidable accumulation Of filth, the gutter being
full of dry mud and the pavement thtckly covered
with the same foul and unsavory material.
SHORT WORK
Less time was devoted to the sheds above the
market on West street. Most OF these had been
partially destroyed by the owners, and a few mo-
ments, with lively axes and crowbars, saw their
fragments loaded upon the CARTS Then a
charge was made upon the large sheds in vesey
street, north side, next to Washington street,
which had been left entire by their owners They
made stout but short resistance; and when their
destruction complete little was left to be done
to finish up the long row on the south side whose
occupants had worked busly from the time the fun
commenced tearing down their booths and saving
the pieces.
So, after many warning the sanitary guardians
OF the city have removed from the neighbOrhOOd Of
Washington Market what has too long been an
eyesore, an unauthorized encumbrance upon the
streets and obstruction to legitimate traffic.
In the work OF last night they uncovered many
nosome collections OF fth the obvious sources OF
bad smells and un wholesome vapors which never
should have been permitted to exist threat to the
public health, though the source whence many
Ia i1v fad