The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16

SIGHTS.
On Eghty-sccond street wherever the eye
turned sheds swll tubs and sw barrels met the gaze
OF the observer. large wagon stood front Of one
., the snsss ns noou hs NIL o. pee. sw ana tue
upon the writer ss no passed They conveying
the grains down 10 mass OF sheds and novels IN the
hollow the north side Of the street. where probably
forty or lty cows arc kept in sery and from obscr
vation. On the corner pf Ninth avenue and Sixty
second street a horrible place found.
The corner was elegantly decorated with old.
dilapdatsd shanty, which was used dwelling
were sceE disportng themselves in the sun. Nothing
could be IN he hollow until the edge OF tho bank
was rSacnsa; .nen 40 o,a shanay came INTO view,
thick, green scum, and capable Of disseminating
malaria throughout civilized land No drains lead
from the pools. and the water Is kept here Tor con-
venience in watering the cattle ana mixing the swil
The poisonous tunes arising from tho hollow MS one
looks down are almost stiang.
REFUSED ADMISSION.
AS tho place was approached man instantly closed
the door aud barred further progress down the rckcty
wooden stairs with his burly iorm. AS the writer
stood cxpostulating with HIM low OF heard
proceeding from the rckety shed II would not have
done to force way and tn ~ risk battle 10 this worse
than wilderness. But tho low OF the heard Is proof
enough that cows arc there confined In front o. the
dwelling shnnty stood the indispensable wagon with
its label OF "pure milk" and another and larger wagon,
with the remains OF recent load OF beer grains cling
ing to the sides and bottom OF tho body.
ANOTHER
On the north side oil Nnetysccond street and nearly
shansy aud It's necessary ousLouscs Tho den N tho
rear "a about forty feet long and about eight fcet
was hs roo, slopes n,. from West to east and nigh.
height. Within this shed sevcra milk cows are
confined In various stages OF health and disease. 1t
would be impossible for them 10 be healthy in this
damp, crowded and filthy place. Cows neod some
fresh air we'll ne a certain OF exercise to
keep them IN ht condition to milk. In the yard
there arc swill barrels. swil tubs aud milk cans in
abundance.
WORK FOR MR. BERGu
In Ninety. third street. Ninth avenue, fourteen
COWS Do iound there is also IN this place an OK.
cccdingly strong suspicion or "swp and 'hoot roi"
M N i'm hurP ri Svh
spear OF grass has not been for tho last decade,
judging from the existing condition OF things. Scat
seon, which used feeding. In an clubhouse, a
shor. distance from tho road, boy was seen mixing
much like beor grain '.swilI." These poor animals
certainly were In a bad condition, and
about tho heels OF most all OF them.
But why multiply cases? There IS no use IN specl-
Tying more, TOR IN the district lying between Sixty
third street ON the south, Eighty-hrd street the
north, the boulevard on the west and Eighth avenue on
the east hundreds Of which tho above specified
arc examples OF sswill-miik' establishments can be
found
UPTOWN ORANGE COUNTY.
The above section Is composed OF old shantics and
hovcls, and is reeking with Nth and vcrmn. The
huts arc built upon high rocks in deep hollows be-
tween the streets Tho population is composed Of tho
worst aud lowest order OF German and Dutch with u
low cnterprisnH Italians, who have started Tow rag
warehouses IN the neghborhood II Is impossible to
gain admission and inspect tho Of any Of the prem
have such lear the thought So the dis
trict he tarred Now and thcn poor, sckly COW, or
boy dragging poor boast OF a COW along and belabor.
ing II with great club to hasten It's walk Gairy
Gus was flowing from It's nose like from horses nose
when he has the dstemper; It's back and
sides actually covered with large Sores the poor
creature could hardly walk, and mo way It managed
10 limp along suggested to tho writer very bad feet.
All along, alter the writer had fingered In the district
time, Mt nearly evory shanty, men, women boys
and girls could be seen moving sswilL" The wagons,
which quite familiar TO the city denizen, that col
ect the swl wcro drawn up IN front and the kitchen
refuse taken from the barrels few beer grounds were
nj YAh ~ 4 u Tn hA rAQr
WAITING FOR MILKING TINE
The writer suspected that milking was going on, and
fingered STILL IL Was not long TO watt Tor shortly men
and women wore seen leaving the shantics with small
milk cans and q transformed appearance Instead Of
they now wore and clean calico dresses and the
men decent pantaIoons and clean hickory shirt.
WHAT EVERY ONE SHOULD KNOW.
In the pedlers OF milk the writer recognized the
counterpart OF tho people that serve the poor with
milk, and tell them they keep their own cows They
have tneir COWS. reader, but their will
soon lay your little ones in the grave; so beware
Many oil tho denixcns Of this neighborhood club to-
gether tho writer was informed, aud sell all their
milk to one man. who serves II on his route from
wagon stamped "Orango county milk" Others have
sunlcsn! 70 supply nsmsi dealer themselves hem elves =
tho sswil" liable to have II returned to them
the shape OF milk. The Inhabitants are semi-savagc.
and look they would pounco upon the intruder n
they only dared. The city missionaries might ind
profitable employment In trying teach those heather
DO found in Asia Airica-even tho Chinaman is
perior
A
Tho writer next paid visit to 'Elm Park" and held
a short interview with the bartender
"Are there many cows kept III this neghborhood,"
was the first Interrogation.
eyes, sir, most all OF these shantics around here
show do they feed them. don't suppose they buy
Tor them all Y''
rs ..They never get bit of corn all their lives; they
oon'. set nothing only garbage and beer grams"
'Don't they get any grassy"
mo; pasture COSTS too much"
"where do they get the garbagc?''
.sFrom down town. All these fellows have got q
horse ana old wagon aud go after II themselves to pri
houses and hotels"
"whnt do they do with the milk?"
"Sell It around the river front and some sell II to
mIlkmen"
WHAT WAS SEEN IN BROOKLYN
Brooklyn has always been the stronghold OF "swill
milKn and Illicit whlskcy From Brooklyn almost all
the "swiil milk" came that was destroyed by tho
police aud Board oil Health several years ago Some
establishments then discovered had as many cows as
could be found upon large DAIRY farm The estab.
lshments we're all very largo. and some half dozen
mllkmen wcrc sometimes supplied by sct OF
To discover II they again existed IN Brooklyn the
writer's object In pcrambulatng that city
ly, and what was discovered Will be found below
DEATH DISTRIBUTING EsrABLisHMKsT
On the corner Of Marcy avonuo and Floyd street Is
Dutch settlers and thought quite mansion by tho
cnvous in those old anu happy days, when people
not troubled with sswi." The house irrcgu-
lar In shape, with an extension wing running cast
The paint, under the influence OF the sun and wind,
has become slate color, instead Of It's original white
To the east Of tho house are the remains of a
beautiful kitchen garden the gooseberry and
bushes broken down. and the edlce IN front
bears tho appearance OF general wreck cd
by neglect. grape arbor adorns tho front Of tho
house, aud suggests many counting OF country
bellies and stolen Kisses Alas! 'sTo what base uses
DO we come at ast! The once beautiful mansion now
shelters the vile carcass oil ''sw milk' man. In the
rear OF the msnsion-it is so beautiful oven IN It's
wreck, we must still persist In calling SOS old
barn that was probably built when the house was
THE oUTHoUsEs.
The barn originally painted red, but IT, like the
house. has lost It's color under the influence of tho
weather Pigeons fly in aud out from under the
OF the peaked root aud tho small sparrows ana swal-
lows build their nests under the ratcrs all
innocence around them. Beside me old red barn
there another low at-roocd clubhouse. IL runs
and west. One extremity oil II Is only short dis
lance from Floyd street. by winch II is nanKcd. There
are also, a number OF Old sheds the west side of
the barn, all iencci In, however, by high board
fence. About the yard there arc immense heaps OF
manure waiting 10 be carried away by the Long Island
truck gardeners Upon the side OF the long Clubhouse,
above spoken Of several suits OF clothes