New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-04

THE PARTIALLY CoMrLrIKD BUILDING At FIFTH
AVE. AND FIFTY->IN7TI-,T. OCCjPIED-HOw TIT.
vAGRAYTs P,-s THEIR TIM SLEEPING IN TIL
DAY TINK AND BEGGING AT NIGHT
At Fifty -ninth-st. and Fifth-avc there was
nroeeted by VIM ~ Tweed, il the spring OF 1871.
l.r.e hotel arg" sam %: money was expended N pre-
earring the foundations, ard the work was pushed
forward vigorously. Afar Tvccds downfall the erection
Of the binding c.ed and had been constructed was
pe,p,tted 10 30 70 rain Thr building not suffered
10 be unenantod boey although the character OF ts
occupants was revealed only by accident duHhg
the mast week 1, Vas harmed hat with Hight pan
falcons had come TINS 0oco after the attempted burg
lary et DR. Hammopd's house, aud that he had had
wound in his ann TcsH9d t'sre The police from the
Nineteenth Precinct sIT0tn0ed The place and searched
every part car,lniy, bug the wounded person had
escaped He had Sc, seen, however, aerward ~ boy
named Woods Who lives ~ L~Xngton-ave. and sixty
fourth-st The description 81 tHe wounded man given by
these persons aGTccd Win lhat by Or. Hammond. who
wac only aoe to say thai OF the burglars had On light
pautaOOns
A reporcr OF TIE TRIBUNE visited this building at
Pfsnsve and Finy-niutlst.. and went through eve~y
part Of IT, At thai zine there were 80 or 30 trams in
didepnt parts. on tie east side IN tho first apart
ment used for bathroom. there was large pool Of
waer Here sex persons we're bathing III the clear
sprinc water c'e % yellow soap had been obtained
and No ner was used CT t,ccs Following M thc stream
uto the HI.rcelar toward Fifh-ave., fine natural
-lrin9 was found whcre The clear water bnbb'ed uI
lhis ~ used Hic drinking i"uht4ih by tHc u.ih-
1,.rlng Ia the lei ore rcacGed q small compartment
whcr,. Drrks mad been ;cd uP for seats Tins wls me
tr.nps' BARRIERS SHOP. 'id IT, barber vas shaving mar"
After guit iig the hr shop te next floor was visiN
ell only the door tIn. i'e Oeen iad there ~ man,
MACS b,ac-cr hpatie have beM laid down ana upon
these the Oucasts Of society VINO lnh1ht ms pace
a.. , the ,a- fir engaged IN III kinda OF uCcu-
NATIONS bnt chnic.l tby with one another. Many
tvyrr lueDdug ti,n cnl'fhc, and some we're l~tcHhS
trir boots. Ot. ~ait Tor TIER uhdeIcotLni
winch they bad N cii slot ilhc neiorc III li hH'i
lnnm 10 dry NOciu uni4D,r Of empty tn irult cfrs
vin~ al ~, .tc v.trdo 4 " tc ramps what they
Mere used for The motion "as given nat after DUSK
ta. his own particular a. frct There they beg FOR food
ANA whatever tHcy en- Scl. OtdnidIly M haNc
no sufficient nerve 10 seal but II they DeltNcd uat
thy dGabtcss Wcaid tai advantage OF he SITUATION
Tlcy arc not cfFidtf- 81 br thieves, but VaErants
Later IN tie night tnel 20 the places where aSerbeer
kc,s That nave Dcn tticu Oh All that can ~ oIu ~"
gpf ont uflr ne sidewalk They empty the drcgs INTO
their cans and drink wpat they thus obtain Delrinn
trecn over Iakc4 fLe4n frequently, and then they
utterly refuse 10 work Ainy Of the Migrants appeared
well able good lgos bui tnry prefer ms hlhi
existence and 'aaipers grave 10 an honest nNihG
some ~ thesr ontcfsts evidently persons who
hal veil eIcatcd 1he,r condensation showed esi-
IRE that would ne eIre fed IN such class or lhd
vdlals They ars regarded Nv the police ~ harmless
They the class VINO III ths Of tLd
stations IN cold weather. Iney say mat tEcl pr
Ter tis mode ~ iiYin- lodging IN police stations d.
cause here tAcy permitted TO get drunk ana ihcle
thew are c11illIcd to remain sober n they wish to
Inc scconnIOl I'd This ruin at Ifiy-nnth-sli ana min
ove - moi usually the resort Of burglars or thieves, nut
the officers tnat they we're Irersrd by the
Gel. ANYBODY who Il Ia want or In trouble, and VIII
azsist such person mach as they ARE ADO Nnilo
flcy arc Wiling 10 ASSIST and protect crinlins Tor tie
time beng, we'll Ahown that tho trahps are NOT 10
they kaow To save themselves from being sent to tho
wUrgAodss 80 yasianLs-