Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-28
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severity upoa IL Poeg vhs 6ss h srse-
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run ssay o. tho sesssde az sssa pseusas
In tkisk cf ferry -ts.-: mp - Q ssil
Sssn the boy 60 Coeey lslasd- whils
The dsy sro2gks nis<ry tAs aigAa IA.
aoe of businesses. of discs0fHt, CT a,
snrture. No zoe sho hos soe visissd th<
ies<mest 9sArtess 81 siskc vkea the
homes II the poar are Ovsskeaasd, eli
lag ssa .unsnhabitable, can Torn q idea
Of the srrtchedaess which tie onminx o.
the .-bo; wave imposes spoa tb~m
With them it il M passing jsst, bot .
grim. terrible realify-a psipabie korrur.
In the popalOus districts of the Frs,
Ward the denixens ssarmed oct of their
~re,ched apsrsments, md d0wa 90 tho
battery. ~hers they Ss6ed police and
ordinances and scattered over the col.
green lawns, seeking under the easopy o.
heaven alone tia; res; which they could
not get in 6ithy and crsnped apartments
along Greeswich and wsshisgtoa streets.
A few could spare money 10 pay for a
piuoge in the bath, bat 20 the large ma
jority this wss . luxury far beyosd their
means, and these pour ones we're com
PEELED TO he satisfied with Q breath of air
from the broad bay. Al"ng the East Side
there we're scenes that would have
touched the hearts of many fortunate
persons who we're enjoying the sweet fresh
air of the shore or the fields, while the
miserable poor were gasping for breath
and the children were crying for the re-
lief and rest which could not be obtained.
In Water and Front streets the entire
population was found on the door-steps
This was again the case in Cherry street,
and Den we're found stretched out on
trucks, with pillows under their heads,
boots of, and nothing to keep the CRATE
full night.air from them but . shirt and
trousers. Farther up town, in Oak street,
along New Chambers, Cherry, New Bow
cry, and Division, there we're myriads of
people, great and small, about the door
ways. Children ran crying after fretful
mothers, who held moaning babies in
their tired arms. In Chrystie street,
where the population in tenemsnts is
very dense, the din of the outdoor crowd
was desfening. The close saloons, hot
with the glare of the gss-lamps, were de-
serted. In one place the baby carriages
lined the walk, each carriage containing
sleeping or crying infant. Thehouses
were found by actual inspection to be
nearly deserted-not by tho sick, how
ever, the miserable ones who could not
escape tho heat and close apartments.
To get into doorway one had to tread
over groups Of ten or dozen women and
children, scant of clothing, and happy to
be in the open air. No grumbling, no
word of complaint was heard from any
of these. But in Elizabeth and Mott
streets, among the rear houses, out Of
reach of the faint breeze, were families Of
Italians, who spread themselves about in
squalid areas, lying down on doorsteps,
and even on the damp pavements of court.
yards, Indifferent to exposure, and only
anxious to find . spot cooler than their
apartments, in which stranger could
scarcely breathe. On Mulberry street,
near Bayard, the throng was 90 great a.
to be almost impossible. The reporter
stepped into An alley, ct the entrance to
which q woman nursed . puny infant in
her arms. The child was = miserable
weskling, and the mother could not hush
it, cries. "Why don't you take It over
the ferry9 Give 1t breath " fresh all"
"Oh, sir, I can't. Two one sick, and two
others to feed and look out for. The
baby has cried all day with the heat.
couldn't 60 away, for I had the washin',
and I've no husband to work for the
others. If it be cooler we'd get along all
right" The same scenes we're witnessed
along the streets about the Five Points.
In one place q curious and laughable
sight was seen. On horse trough, over
the slippery edges of which the Croton
water flowed with many splashes, group
Of half dozen nude children was found,
stealing bath in the very highway. Not
far off policeman was marching the
other way. He had seen the sight, but
the corner was dark, tho children we're
small, and little water would not hurt
them. On Baxter street, that hive of
poor people, every doorstep and cellar
door was filed with women and children !;
and here again were found mothers with
wailing infants in their arms, while
smaller children slept peacefully upon
bits of carpet or blankets thrown down
on the pavement. Going inside one of
these houses was to face suffocation. The
smell of damp cellar sfilled the halls, and
the back yards we're heavy from the
sickeuing odors from great heaps of rags.
Tho officer, who walked in to show the
reporter the way, pointed out dozen
figures of men rag pickers who had toiled
all day in the sweltering sun, searching
the dust heaps for the very rubbish upon
which they are now sleeping, or attempt
ing to sleep, for they moved restlessly
when they found strangers were about,
and spoke petulently in italian. as if they
reseated Intrusion. II would not BE
overstating the fact TO cay that three
f'urths Of the tenants in the poorer class
of houses spent half Of LAST night in the
streets. some wonea declared tn the
reporter that they would keep their babies
out all night If the rain did not drive
them in, fss 10 take then 30 their roomA
shere they would be cut od froa eli cir
easafsoa OF sir, wousd be Co rob thea of
s;erP aifagefher. The samher of siek
children. tkosc whe see3esi the care al
Psyae,sn, did 30 asys.r % hs larEe, bat
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