, 1875-12-04
A Pest from Wlllcl, Chicago Is Rot
Exempt.
A Close Inspection Of q Poverty
Stricken Section,
Collection Of Ignorance, Children, Foul
Smells, and Disease.
How People Live in These Nurse.
rics Of J'cstilc,,cc.
a Workinslnan at His Dinner.

Tie rc:, sxten: Of nrstche lnc.s and poverty
eS'r'itls III Chicago Is net Ycnulally Known hy
tue w"!i-.o-:o cl4seca. TIN gentlemen ard II.
'oh 81 tlo TAPER walks Of iiso ate too deeply I'm.
1nsssaA in professional md socaI r.irsuits Ia
be'sow nso1c than passing Thought Mt r,ro iu-
ttTsa1s "Ton sho thousands of hungry stretches
"'.a i''ta'ls hc bT-~hya Of this cty. and whose
cal Ger tcSins IN torros. and ends in rice. Az 10
tnE'tIe>b men. ,hey ara t:en less acquainted with
tho hab!su and cotI0i.:cna Of ths DOOR. Cond-
si9nt are not ip t;sclr 'iuc. Tho? sleal with par.
tlcHlas reFsons md things. but m. With all
t'os. Thclr hslncss Is to bay and sell, whether
the merchandise bc la1.'l. Calico u. b.aius and
ll beyond iIi4. Is f:n:na:.rial.
TIE cosDirlos Of THE rob1.rw c1.!gszs
IT, loweTaf. nabic2: that du.esvos the al,en-
ton aud consdst"toa Of all gool citi.:cns. II
there III comparatively leas poverty aut csimo
heEc tLsn in 1thcr ci.1eH tue fat, as we'll a. tbs
trason therefor, H!uall ln knoNn If mare thea
II should be- ail tIa nlare WILDLY known. lAe
cocciinn OF figures upon ihI ButIe is rem
ssercd un1ihual: difficult owing to the fac: that
tue d.s:ric:s populated tY thcso classes nrc scat
tered nli orrr tue city. Tho North, West. and
South Si1es all have thrir share. Nor Aro they
conSc'l ia rule To certain streets, but xist oil
ovc:. It ia tr1o t',kt there nrc Il fov localities
nherH more than III ot!lers the poor folks con.
EIrEAtc. As tao wealthy have their Michigan
Calumet. and AAhand artnliea. ho tho nre:cI,e.
l.~vn the:r :triDg Acl La-lnbce streets. Yet ju
TN litter Case the rule does hot strictly hold fur
oll"n :.e lowest aud nt1dt arseranfo ho,clH are
hct amid hoaseu o! comparative comfort aud re-
sfecta5liity.
TIE wEST s!ns,
contaialrg IN t. does reurl: tno-thitds of tho
resident Population, n2Lulatl com;Hiscs the
*bodos ut gEsater portion OF the lowest clAs..
Sru -r7t1 4 81 IL
nvse sliHost TsIo!lr 10 tlseveB hud dsfperaAoss.
fAcle arc others Hsll moro fatlosn II; appear.
anca w:lcrn are lludi together that largo
Luiy OF rossoAs who ronno nnaer the poor but
! honest p" category. They conIri4s tho families
II inca WHO wo;k for G. living Whenever
tney can Crs chauce. aud cllrr .htv ars o.lt Ct
".rt. "'.l.i happens oiisnt Lacy cEo out n4iB-
e:alse csss:aEco adel accaslolailY By the pu,-
nc . iu.:1sa:'o~k oI charity y thota tho c'auts
.sTe;,t IA u aon.a"hat mythical angel, rho az
!r'ars ut rara lis.orvll+ Of di:c extremity. uod
uulcs OCT the fooa cec:ssatr to eastai1 ifc.
THE wtSTEt. NEh7oH
10 always tins IT tic Breais.. hardship 10 thcss
reas'le. l.I:i: earliu,!s are laEH tnsn tt1u dur
1nE any olll:- rcr.lon Of thu wear na their ncc-
esFaey expenses greater. Fuel anl ciutliinx he-
come cs"e1s aEs, "lccehl dusn.E warm weather
they cia .eti hfonG Tc:7 cs;:.s3rsaby wlthuat
either. Much tu.esint: Ii c.use tt.c:.:.
at thr .o-e. tsa.c s.1o.e u!a Is. r. ,laulhcrB Of
thee teo; 10 wllo arc without Gin: :'!oy,.ct. aud
VIII "lE b. oD}'sei IL nsk rpIiar III the county
before t!c "i::tos sill hr'o fairly coulsnenced.
In osder to oat,ln sol.o iust liea OF tl1s cxtcut
t., which dest!.n!i,n prevails. TR1DuSE re-
portcs visited esEe7ai OF tho poorer districts on
tbs West side yesterday. Ill eompRay wlrh ply
slcIan, who III tia ofis al ca1n-.tv obtaircu eu-
uEnce to n.snT OF tho horcls WHICH nre 30
cbundaEt III thc southwestern portion of the
city. Tho tract visited !:ca between Caua!, Hal
htcd, Fourteenth, and EiEhtecas!l etloets. Tho
I,eoplo WHO live hero ate ot different nntloual-
ticb. the Irish md German hcsng nsa-t nrs ely
repretcntct. Msngled with ttlese aro . number
VI BoActa.aus, llol.andas, and l'ul.s. Tbs
cotnnonost 1uud Of dwellings, hrs frama
TEsEMEST H,EsEx.
and occupied b; families tarether Hs close-
y A. could well BIZ it4aEu1d. Zach room seue ally
contains family Of ity. Of ELK people, nnd ~
tsose arc ordinarily dozcsa rooms in the house.
tho humber OF people lyi.g Under tho B4tuo roof
WAS ioutl 10 be f:s9uettl: not less t4en sixty.
hnd soncllu,es n,orc. Dlr. rs,haps better idea
could ltc pbsaued ct tin M1naer III which tlIuso
people lire by describing particularly tAe interior
OF certnIn OF III" lno.e nIts,cahlo Bts1.p!ures.
Tho tlEDt rlnco visited WA IN Fuurtoauth
street, cast OF Csunl l he distance from CauaI
BIccs to the river in hero about two uloc!d, n.,t
the general Gsuect OF tho tIMartor in Of tue moat
forioin detcrlption. Fsalna tsnoneut hou4eA
I!no both ettes VI tho street, plain, uupantcG
sttactIr.s, most VI thual b=;ns swu stories il
htfgnt.
Was OF this Kind 1t 1as BVunro-buit. With two
lroat cHtrnEees. Tllsro wera no dt,ors, those
tistn1es 4krtng been doubtlctr considered by Tho
architect OF tile house ~ tiHuoss appcudages.
There was gate, bIs it wuH of ItA hinges, and
hung half way ACROSS the oponi.,g in tho fauce as
If o1orlng A,ckly aort Of ro1ihtAuco to tie tu-
tr1dsr. Tackled against tito tllo Of tho housa
cluse TO tie cntEance. was rough bpard, On
which MAS pain:DI III rude characters tie fol-
loving:
s.at.ss..sA..ss.s.