New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-07
OTHER RESORTS OF TRAMPs.

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seats and for this reason the plumber of tramps who
,eep there is considerably less than it otherwise wold
be- Sunday morning about 10 o'clock 40 Migrants were
counted Square, while few 10 be seen sleep
Ing the carts In the vicinity Policemen say tht az
aier Lour in the morning the number much greater and
IL observed leaving the place. that groups Of men
who had evidently passed mach OF the night in some de
bauch seeking food drink valuables, were
slowly vending their way toward the square The police
said that they often elected these nightly VISITORS
but in 10 minutes they returned to Their seats again
Ia washingon-square the vigilance of the police has
reduced the number of dodgers to 20 or 80 Some weeks
ago great many persons slept there the same en com
ing night after ngat The large namber of seats in this
bark affords unusual attractions for tramps.
At the stationhouse in this precinct 1t was
found that thirteen persons had taken iodS-
ings. Three of them men and the rest women
In the apartments for dodgers i'll the statonhouses the
floors are stone and inclined slab of hard wood
mounted on legs furnishes the for the weary va
grants There two for men and the other
for women Both are furnished with winlowbars, and
ore kept locked at night There about 20 slabs III
each roon Winter 60 40 persons often lodge In
Places and usually all sleep on The slabs hy crowd
ing themselves closely together.
Cily Hall Park been very freQueni lodgng-place
Of tramps in the summer nights; but during the paSt
few weeks the police have KEEP them out The PARK is
generally occupied in the evenings by large number OF
mechanics with their and children but these peo-
berin their work of sending away the tramps Ere
quently they return again in few moments, but the
pohce send them away in q very summary manner
The benches the tagging St Pauls and Trinity
Churches occupied sunday morning and their oceu-
paats slept 50 so,ndly that the noisy vehicles
which pass through that quarter at early hour made
no jnprosion on them Many of the streets on
either SHE Of Broadway below City Hall PARK, are ne
cueuted by tranps Carts, dark alleys or docrweys
furnish a sleeping place for them At the Battery large
numbers Of tramps slept nightly until within the past
two weeks, during which the police have sent them
awas We're no opposition made. they would fill
nearly all the available seats III the Park
md even now, despite the efforts OF Tie
police there may lie found few sleeping IN see1ocG
SPOTS In the part Of the city mny OF the tainiS
nLd quarters along tie North aud East River docks An
officer al the Church street station House stated sun
dav mornug that 100 men could be found any, morning,
ius; b. fore daylight along the North River between the
Battery and Lbetyst. At Pier No. L there Is shed
about rs feet long and feet wide, near the Pennsyi
yania Eairc dock which place OF resort for trams
both In Winter aud Summer. Even in severe weather
men have been found in this place, when the snow was
falling They usually pile themselves upon each 0thcr,
four ia heap and when the upper two sdfer intensely
from the cold, the otois change places with the On
the east side ~ the city along the river, ana especially
IN Coenties Burliug and Peckslps ramps were found
frequently by the reporter. In many places two
neu wer. seer sleeping together in draynsns cart
As the sky began to brighten with the dawn
an observer OF these sips could nave seen Inc
heads OF men rising after another above inc side-
boards of the carts Once ready for moving, the tramp
betAinEs himself that he must have his morning Dram.
Looking the way lie pile OF beer Kegs winch
have been empte the saloon, and with an oyster can
or piece OF tin formed into rude vessel he catches the
drs from the casks and drinks. Passing mp the streets,
he comes the market and watches his opportunity to
catel. bone piece OF old meat, going to the rh-
road cpos or vegetable fruit stands he looks about
10 find discarded cabbage Other vegetable, or per
chance apples peaches which have not been sold
the previous day.
The tramIy- are becoming shy OF late, IA several
have been the island for vagncy lin the lower
norton OF the city complaints lave been made against II
or persons this class within Few wtes ana thty
have been sentenced to six months Oh the slaLd