The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-31

difference. II one child happens to get more
send that one. the neignoors will even borrow
him from his own family to buy their liquor fog
A NICE LOOKING YOUNG GIRL
up the street who mad an influence the bar
ward so to SPEAK were after her to buy Tor them
They pay for il JUST what they nave-dye cents q
VIII take three II he can't get any more, or two,
for that matter. wherever you see two or TIRE.
not far on FIRST the money goes or IT,
then the clothes. until none are left. 1 often no
s SsS ~s1u has ns ess 's
,ect cS upon them Una rs a. the, the opium has ON
the %sa ~
They drink 1t until they are stupid, and then ils
us, where 'n1y nave nav been drinking and
hunger for it, and go on breaking. breaking til
was respectable woman, so TO SPEAK; nothine,
out Of the way except N this respect. she has
and occasionally works hard to get q living for
them. But she comes here and 90 does the hus-
ane sy Of ali swep % b, the ns
All they earn goes into this mans pocket,
s the more woSs ei b. sey drink
down aud down and finally turn out beggars aud
worse. OF sunday morning this place is full
while the people are going TO and In church over
the way these uere are going to another place in
a state OF drunkenness as fast As they can. Hero
neat and clean, quiet and sober; there fouI and
filthy, drunk and noisy, caring nothing for any
ing into the hallway. through which they come in
anu 60 out and you'll md heaps OF them lying
II he wsrd and os
street mere pil show you another very hard
The one "down the street" was in every
respect the same KIND Of house. It was larger
and Q more inviting ''velvet rOOm.U lt was
crowded TOO. IN the shop and In the ''velvet
roOm," showing that business was in thriving
condition. Three four men in the ''roomH
were treating the same numDer OF women, giving
them then drink rom large glass WHICH seemed com
sized black bottle, containing liquor, and
ON THE FLOOR
the others seemed well on the way to the same
goal the fourth. being stout and strong, young
and appeared likely to last out to the end OF tho
course. Around the stove seven or eight men
D"t ne aa IN & as they mao
inhale the smoke and steam from that
stove. But one man was asleep IN the place. and
he was on top OF huge pile Of barrels against the
side OF the wall. They mad all the Same peculiari-
ties. the same visible signs oil nard drinking.
Their clothes were about the same in the progress
OF decay or falling from their ba ks, and all seemed
TO feel the same want OF warmth, nourishment
squeezing, half rubbing together movement
OF the hands was notlceaole in all OF Them and
they were all bent in the shoulders and had the
the body. NOT one STOOD erect or boldly ike
man or lifted his eyes to meet those Of another
man. they had every one OF them some feeling of
being there on sufrerance. They all showed their
conviction Of the knowledge on the part Of the
them, or he would soon have 1t, and they hung
about that stove, with an air that plainly begged
as he entered 'shop" the Inspector walked
straight to the counter and asked Tor o drink"
TOOK IT, paia ior IT. ana On coming again INTO the
ried in sde-pocket OF his overcoat. Wnen asked
why he did this and II he was not afraid, he an
swered, "a am OH duty now, and my duty Is TO get
proof against these fellows There IS great dr.
terence between drinking liquor to satisfy an APP
DO In the first case. 1t makes q man drunk In
the second, 1t does not. am not afraid, because
1 am careful that he quantity take shall never
amount to an injurious degree.
After going INTO i've or six other, places in
the same street, ia each OF which the In
he made Az entry, hester street became the OBJ.
jeet,onable point OF inquiry. from the gas house.
just out OF the Bowery. presented striking
panorama. At least hundred women lowered
coming out wiping their mouths with the backs Of
their hands Almost every shop and basemenS
in the block Is devoted 10 the sale OF liquors, and
the customers OF each are .unIortunates.n In
the basement there We're
SIXTEEN WOMEN,
and IN shop even with the sidewalk there were
eleven when the Inspector entered. Five OF The
eleven were standing drinking at counter, from
behind which woman was serving them, and the
other SIX were In the back room being waited
on by her husband. They stood IN groups
their midst disputing. swearing and shouting.
1t being early III the evening. they were Ony
nan Sut ohey were on 1s ana thu
station house near by. From Hester street the
Inspector turned INTO Mott street, examined sew.
eral .shOps' in that th0rOughfare and passed on
to Bayard street. He went into two immense
places Ill tnat street, nearly opposite each other
toners IN botn were the same poor, blOated,
ragged, snivering, miserable wretches. standing
side OF the street, ABOUT three doors from Baxter
street, THAT" he said. rs q private estab.
Iisnment Let's go in" The private raam esta6,
the FIRST moor, but admission was not
SO easy as the Inspectors invitation seemed to
imply. When ne pushed the door 1t would not
YIELD and after he had Knocked several times IL
was only pened aiew inches by young woman
who held In her hand the heavy bar that secured
tue place IRON unknown visitors Aiter'a good
deal OF pushing aud demanding on the par. OF the
Inspector the young woman finally .opened the
door and admission was obtained In the 'front.'
room was KIND OF counter, behind 1t counter
containing few bottles ana glasses, ana on It
gave light to the place. Against the partition that
divided OF the rear compartments, IN which the
at table near one oil the windows at tho
other end OF the room were TOUR children,
S Dsas OF aFV salas aD shdp aSs 70
stand, was ut the head OF one OF the enormous
with the other it caught up some OF the drops That
were falling into u bucket and brought them III
was girl ~ her mouth. Inc mother OF Tue chill
dren was In the back room when the Inspector
made his appearance: but she quickly came for
ward and took her evidently accustomed place
behind the bar. "rnis SHOP" said tho Inspector
as frequented by SET OF quiet people, VINO come
here to play cards, get drunk and Steep" There
IL no sign out, no evidence OF wnat Is going on
within on the front, and the upper part OF the
house 10 INHABITED by the usual occupants OF tene-
ments Here they nave 1t on the premises, no
necessity to go out. Eight or ten other "shops''
ended the inspection for the night and at mid
night Mr.. Wendover finished his tour. still alive
and sober.