The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-13
POOR TENANTS TURNED OUT.
BEGINNING TO TEAR DOWN TIE ROOF
THAT SHELL TERED THEM.
Saving Through the Ceiling Over n sick wo-
mans he'd The Newest aud most Painful
Phase or the Di-pvs-es.in OF Tenants.

Mrs. Julia Richards, an elderly widow,
Mrs. Julia Groohy. her widowed daughter. and
the little nine-year-old daughter OF the latter.
Mamie. began TO live late in August in the rear
rooms in the top story Of the crazy frame tcnc-
mcnt ut 40 West Thirty-cighth street. For
more than two years Mrs. Richards and Mrs
Groohy had maintained themselves and the
child tocrablv. but near Christmas Mrs. Grooby
contracted II cold that developed into consump-
ton. Since then the burden Of maintaining the
family weighed almost entirely upon Mrs. Rich
ards.
On the LIST inst. tho landlords wife, Mrs
Frederick L. vok. began to press Mrs. Rich
ards for the rent Mrs. Richards could not pay
it, having been obliged to sell parts Of her own
and her daughters clothing for food Mrs.
Nok grew more urgent. going even twice in
the same day to Mrs. Richardss door to ask in
a loud voice forthe rent Mrs Grooby's strength
failed under this worrimcnt. and last week she
was unable to move from her scantily supplied
but scrupulously clean bed on the floor.
On Tuesday Mrs Volk again demanded her
rent, and. not getting 1t. went away threatening
to clear Mrs. Richards and her family out Soon
Mrs. Richards and Mrs Grooby heard noise
on the roof Just above the bedroom. They
heard the tin roofing cut and rolled aside,
Then they heard saving. Next shower of
plastcr fell to- the floor Of the bedroom. and.
Wl"n the clouds oil uuSt lhd settled. tue inmates
saw "a hole IN the ccillng four feet long and a
foot wide. A man, holding a saw in his hand.
and Mrs; Volk. looked triumphantly down
The chilling air Of the raw fall morning
poured in upon Mrs. Grooby, a. she lay under
her scanty covering. Mrs Groohy crawled into
the sitting room. aud Mrs Richard. transferred
e. it the few objects that had given the sleeping
room the scmblance OF u bedroom. When Mrs.
Nuik found herself unable To- dislodge Mrs.
Richards and her dying daughter. she was on
ragged. She threatened them with even moro
than she had done To- them If they did not quit
the rooms MI richards told her that her
daughter could not hc moved. but that III soon
rs sha.could be she would find other rooms.
On Thursday afternoon at about l O'Clock an
above Them startled Mrs. richards and Mrs
Grooly. They hoard saving. and ihrn inc
eerous downpuriug upon Mrs Hr9ohy' ihrn
Mrs. Noik and her maS, helper showed their
triumphant faces m long hole IN the eeilihE
Mr.. Richards ran To- the Ihirty-sr,"uih street
police station aud tgld S'tg"ant Kelly 81 her
ufiiiGiun. AMI the Sergeant directed Oncer
Stevens To- put stop 10 Mrs. NOlk : proceed
inss. .
Gruohy ought to be- sent TO Be"vu" Hospital,
and thcrvUuDu an ambulance WIS trlrgraphcd
Tor. Sht Wrpf ana snnptd a. she WIS Wkrn
away ~ tue ambulance from her mother ana
George Frowm. the driver Of a belt line car,
Onle,r stevens t. the door Of Mrs. hichard-'s
sitting room. Mr.. Groohy lay on the hed on
the ioor. too feeble To Sur, the bed covering
anuihcr girl took her from In" bed aud led her
To- tn door. SHc leaned against the door post.
pairano Dropping. scarcely able T. stand.
sergeant krNy says that Mrs. Ok consulted
him on Thursday afternoon. telling hlm that
she gave Mrs. Richards notlrr to uult the rooms
Il month ago but that Mrs. Richards declined
t. de- so. She Il, sired. sh. added. t. have TIA"
huildins Torn down and have more sui stan
tai one put up m IT, plIH She said nothing.
however. about Mrs. Richards having sick
daughter an Oh th' str"n myth %! her rDrr,s'n-
" Mrs. Il rhHrti-. h"r daughter and hoI lsruld-
daughter Mr.. Nolk said yesterday. took
the rooms Ia the last week ia August |
! dat not charge them anything until about IA"
1T of tlis month when u-s"I for u month
rent. They h4d boon IA the rooms only n few
days. On TIE first Of the month they did
| went t. the door ana kuocecd. Mrs.iliichards
| would not open the door. Then | called out
that the house was To- be- torn down and that she
must move. | went again next day. but she
do ~ vuu Ike about IL. On Saturday she let
water run until all the rooms brIow were Hood.
cd the .rnant- made complaint Ia me. and |
told her that I'll. must move sac slammed tiic
Mr. Nok. tn wcn-to-io proprietor OF the
lauu. lry al i3S ND-t Thiriy-tlNn street. stood
m"rHy "A MS wles siIe. sac collected the
Mrs Gr1chy iay "a a cot noara sunny window
/ ia Bellevue Hospital yesterday afternoon. Her
/ fac" hilslng co." WaNrn Mhitcn'ss AMI hectic
/ flush 81 consumption. WAS worry girlish and
! pretty ON the snowy pi49w Her brown hair
| flowed loose on her shoulders.
| 90 Weuau not h.cn ia the rooms moro than two
! weeks. she said IN u faint hollow voice.
| when Mrs. Nolk began To- prosecute Ms about
/ the rent We never dreamed, however. that size
! would Havc tho heart 90 tear the ROOT from over
| the head OF % woman So SICK ~ ! am. Nn,n
! Onl'rr Stevens intrrlrrcl Yesterday she ridi-
| cuicd the notion of any one having cumpns-lo n
/ tor mr. My sickness. she said. 80 that AL about
/ could hear. was from evil living.