The sun., 1873-07-08
striNG rHE LIVES or rnE Po0R.
Driving the Cellar Lodger- Out of their
No some Duugcons-Forciuq Wen aud Wo-
meu 10 sleep IN tue Pure AR which the
tr,afor Made ~ Thsu.

Driving the Cellar Lodger- out of their
No some Duugcons-ForriuR Wen aud Wo-
meu to sleep IN tue Pure AIR which the
Creator Made tor Thrni.
The police made another raid upon the
trogodytcs yesterday, visiting four places The
first place was the block of rear tenements be-
hind Nos. 90, ~, and "a sheriff street. The en-
trance Is through a narrow lane beside No. 10.
The party going through this lane, past the sta
bles between tue front aud rear houses, found "a
courtyl ri about fifteen feet deep and seventy
ive wide. This yard contains the wood houses,
priyics. hydrant, and promenade ground used
by the hundred and nfty residents Of six
rear houses. These houses are built alike, each
cun~t- ins ~ three SUITES OF rooms also aike
except In elevation. Tue front room, used Tor
COOK ing. ttug, cat NJ. Sc. H. about eight te"t
Toy nine, wi ID a chimney Jutung INTO the roam
AMI "a ltptl lace Cut into the chimney The rear
room, used Tor sleeping. Is about four feet 10y
uluc. and rounsct- with the front room hY a
doorway with no door. he height " he rooms
b. hrI Wteu six and seven feet. There Is no OPEN
iuc iu the rear. In e.ch of these suites Of rooms
live from nVe To ten pctS rs. There are
Germans French, Irisn. Swiss, aud Americans
living here with e = and logs uuuumherrd. 10
SAY nothing of the In cCt-. Here are children
win eyes dc-' 'ruycd 10y disease, ulcar-eycd at
s.u ne drinkers, swiss e'iircs, pockmmkcd
children, aud stout, hearty looking Germans
and iri. 30, from eight weeks old e. eis ~ year.,
uy.uc ia Iu-t about tie space ot a city buldiug
Int. IN one wlnaow was what can always he
found m the most lualid holes a pot ol plants.
The Inhabitants of tnc easements, " hica are
about half under ground, were partially pre-
pared Tor their visitors, and had nearly all their
household goods piled up IN the yard.
The nlth WAS iude-t rlhahlc. aud tmong the
things brought cut the re porter noticed ba--
/ ket cont .luiux about twenty pieces of bread.
the freshest Of winch had apparently lain Ia a
garbage box fNr days.
with the o., o emen and with their ncighbors,
who W, 70 oil croWdlns around making sport Of
the pr,cc,dlu.s. one Of those dispussersed
had lived fifteen years In his cellar. aud said TO
had never n u any sickness in his family. fhe
moving was completed In about half an hour,
aud the doors having been fastened the police
the body Of a ueiu horse which had evidently
In there forty-eI cht hours. and the stencil
I. m which ttuttu the air for a block around.
Lee next place visited was Mrs. NOOlAu ludg-
IN house ia the cellar Of I'd INES street MrA.
Nuuldn has taken fifteen or twenty dodgers
nightly ia ncr three rooms and ciofet. Tue
waning which had been received hal been
. needed, for the place was cleaned anu the bed
. din. 4ll moved up ,. ir-. Mr.. Npnlau was uu {
. nluI, stcd. H. she promised to- use her basement
F uuly for Couhing and washing. lue taut IN
. warned her that II any one slcut there ia future
, he would visit her In the night With squad and
. throw all the sitrpcr- tutO the street. she ~
. surrd hun there siuuld be NJ oCct- ion for this
I and vas grateful for being allowed To occupy th,
. % .rr for ans purpose.
Tie IiuWcTy -uadDs, 10 Buwery, was next WS
. tied. II was closed. - .,
The last place on the list is los Charlton street
MIR. James krarUry, the occupant, had nONct
all her beds up stairs and was not moic.ted. 4
foTIuru, helpless woman over seventy years Ole
sat in tho front room and told the reporter thai
] Mrs. kedruVy had given her "A home " Tor God
sake but now sine would have to 20 To the poor
| hoI use. The place was poor enough, hut II WA
| evident that the old woman thought IL infinitely
| preferable to the .lmslouse.