The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-23
A SINGULAR null ANCE.
HUNDREDS OF wILLIAMsBURGERs INDIGNANT
AT AN ANNOYING TRANSPORTATION OF THEIE

HUNDREDS OF wILLIAMsBURGERs INDIGNANT
AT AN ANNOYING TRANSFORMATION OF THEIR
RESIDENCES.
The Inhabitants Of the section OF Williamsburg
bounded by Mceker avenue, Graham avenue and
Grand street. including large portion OF the Fifteenth
and the lower section of the Eighteenth wards of
Brooklyn filled with Indignation at the total trans
formation the exteriors of their houses have under
gone iii the past three nights. Every house on
the forty odd blocks which has been newly
painted within the last tour months was on
Monday and Tuesday night transformed from pure
wbto 10 a dirty, dingy color that cannot be removed
except by repaintng AT first the people could not
account for the change, having gone to bed with their
premises neat and pretty to the oye but remembrance
OF their d,hculty of breathing through those nights
from the terrible tunes IRON Kalbneischs Chemical
Works eucidated the mystery, and denuncIatIons
merous, loud and deep were uttered against those
extensive works Many of the sufferers went from
street 10 street. aud ON each block found from to
three hoases affected, and accordingly several
redress he could furnish them. That gentleman,
assured them that could not be the gases released
acids from his establishment but thought II was most
likely caused by the Kerosene oil works on Nowtown
Greek, who burn their worst materials ut nignL His
statement was reiuiad by his visitors by showing the
great distance oil any oil works from the injured dis
trct, the prevailing direction OF the wind during the
nights complained of ana the proximity of his works.
hood. He sad he could not see his responsibility in
The matter, and then the matter ended for
the time. few hours lator two OF the
large trucks connected with the works seized by
a crowd one OF the streets aud the drivers would
have been roughly handled had not cooler counsels
prevailed But, should the matter go farther trouDlo
Is anticipated Among the many houses affected the
worst probably those oil Hugh Iravers, No. 227
First street. Alexander Holmes, No $50 First street;
on the corner of Jackson and Humboldt streets
aud another the corner CT Kingsland avenue and
Richardson street
The members Of Engine Company No. Is, on Pow
street, near Even, complain that on Wednesday
night the smell from tho works was very offensive,
ana the gases strong Of suphurc acid that In
the morning the entire engine furnished wbiie
brownsh deposit was left on the newly painted wood
work OF the engine
The damage done in two nights has led TO the COM
mencemont Of an effort 10 obtain the removal OF tho
chem cal works a branch OF which has alreudy been
started In Buffalo; and should the Messrs Kabnesch
decide 10 remove them and turn the premises into
building lots would prove great boon the
nergbborhood.
Beside The foul odor from the manufacture OF chem-
Gals, moe deadly mias ma arises from IN mud flats
OF Newtown Creek, almost adjoining. The entire
sewage oil large section of Wllliuns burg probably
one-sixh OF its surface, empties Its lh through the
nam sewer in the Johnson avenue road ana there It
mcandcrs for two miles In tho open air over the bed
way OF Newtown Creek, rendering the water too foul
Tor fish TO live In, and at full ebb emitting stencil
that, according to the direction Of the wind Is palpa
BILE Tor miles,