The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-23
FASHIONABLE DEATH TRAPS.
yUE aSsissIy SEUER GAS. LrRKIN0
N TP-TOWN DWELLINGS.
sso,,y Houses Erected In the Cheapest Way
The Health Hoard Finding n Most Fruit
fui Breeder Of Diphtheria and Death -
MainrinI rexcrs FROM the Centrnl Pnrk.


~, breeder Of Diphtherin and Death -
Maiarini Fever. From the Central Park
I'm the south side of Fifty-second street,
oast II Fourth avenue. are two blocks Of six
houses each. nearly new. and very handsome
four..tory brown stone dwellings, divided for
occupancy in flats. Between the two blocks. on
sunkon lots. are two pretty frame cottages. In
one Of which. li2. lives Charles \. Buddenslcck.
the builder of the brown stone blocks. and OF
very many similar structures in the upper part
of the city Tho Board Of Health Is Just paying
some attention TO Mr.. Buddonsicck's houses.
The defects complained Of in the report OF Mr..
Tbomas T. Nenlis Sanitary Engineer to the
board concerning the wcsternmost OF the two
blocks specincd-lO0 to LOG, inclusivc-are set
forth as follows:
The houses we're built during The rs. spring, and are
renci ou a. n.ts The sarth beneath the en'ement
VI, dug To- d.ecnye irainaSs ns r.n1 bs por
uon inspected on taking up the floor showed that me
n n,s ne psb psber S ws wSsu, csme, Il or other
s,i-up make close ient ms method Of eonstrnc,
.Gs ,n,o r ,e O aSarimen, and also tends to cause
.surauon Of the soil beneath the house IN case OF
2oSc. hi, Mind The .o pip, A. i99 sls9 found
oen yhoe any ai,.mP, a '' pS' es"saS
a 1on.tant c~ape of foul air and sever sss from the
man mi M rec.. '2 in Which he ci ppe is set through
out the hoJ-, and dinus,d hroufh thc aparunens oi
ne occupants The soi Pipe. which extends to the sur
nc c he roof is also used a. leader. 50
Tf', me- yenuaton for the drain and a comprc ssion
between the main sever ana 10. rooi eMsts unt
e,n.. n e foul gases 10 be forced through tho dccc
Nv amt Joints into the houses The lead trap from
sa M. 'y,SS cn wi. p,pe Sv cement or putty ioni
ami the .ad uipc the suS On each floor was joined
y, ,nt and in some instances found slipped
lrto tic iron lApc without an, lo'nt Whatever . 49,.
ia cycr anl several PERSONS arc nrosiraieh with the
sane rems s ws. 0 S Al A S@ a' @ Ff% ,%d sS ss.s ls' S
dphicra occurred and ,he persons who iNed ihsr. AZ
ioul oior. which caused them 70 remove Two Of the
iamii, who have since moved into the same HAT have
81 ~ tI,reis case ofrfhoii fevsr Asit is sp.
tc healm Of al persons dwelling therein forward to
ihe boari special complaint asainst each house
Mr. Ncalis. In personal Interview said: q" I
nm MT yet positively advised Of the position of
this Mr. Bullen-icck. II j. affirmed Wy some
that he ia merely the hgurehcad for an associa-
ton Of capitalists who are erecting SNOWY
houses in the cheapest possible manner. either
70 sell oria rent in flats and they are said 10
have already great number Of such buildings
in the hanlsomesi residence portion OF the city
mainly and 10 be- constructing many others at
this time. They put up sixty such houses last
year. understand. and have either in process
Of con-tru tion now. or under contract. 100
more But the permits for these buildings are
n,t given To- Buddensieck. They have been
granted % \. II. Jonas or TO Soloman Brllman
The latter Is one Of Buddonsicck'- foremcn.
believe: hr' Jonas. for all can learn u him
t. an entirely mythical parsonage. | havl
examined n number OF the houses
and found the system Of construction inst ahou
ihe -sme in them all. II could scarcely h.
ond street dwellings,. Nos. lup to log inclusive
acts forth worry clearly. IT. distinguishing ira
uro is might aim ost say. economy pushed t,
the verge ~ criminaIity. Sewer piurs with un.
cemcntri .Nui-: traps thrust loosely into iron
soil pipes without any protection against th'
escape ol sewer gas: drdnaSe pipes from
AZ the tpp aN ! With open iOin'- i'm every sfOrl
giving free flow for the foul gos"s from th'
ment floors. whore the cart - s.turaied Will
fou water and plaster dauhed direct uloi
brick walls. 50 that on wet ia'- ~" walls nr
tho inhabitants Of sus IN dwellings should
lave rheumatism. malarial iry"r-. yphoi'
fever diphthcrin. dysant'ry. and many othc
Diseases induced by dampnr~s and p0i-OnOu
atmosphcre. II Mr.. BuldonsIock does 10
promptly make the repairs necessary In th'
opinion oi the board. they will Toe made un ie
the supervision of the officers oi the boar,
itself, and. IN any event. every house viii
which we ran learn that he has had anything e
do will be carefully inspc t"d and closely
watched 10 see that IL is not made death trap
] have n long Inst Of houses erected los him
Some Of them have been sold Ia persons wht
nre innocent of any intent t. do wrong. an,
willing to comply with sanitary regulations 4
they are informed that repairs are needed"
Mr. Buddeusicck II putting up five magnif
cont iour-story high basement brown slOn'
front houses in Madison avenue at SiXty-thirt
street, aud five moro. almost rs prct.nsioEs
lust around the corner IN SiNty.third street
The finishing touches are Just being put 81
these buildings, and ne plumbers at work u
MD say tiigt thry ate IN he -9poy q ST. Mr ~
avenue who did the plumbing in ffty-secon,
street, con 'erninG which complaint has beeI
made 10 the Board Of Health. Mr.. Euddcnsiecl
Is aso "r"ting three brown stone houses IL
Madison avenue. between SeYenty-fourth an,
Seventy lllth streets six in Forty sixth street
between Madison and fiith avenues; others IN
second av'nue. near Seventy second street
and near Sinrty-fourth street and Third ave
nu". nul Ythcrs in less accurately defnet
Thc man who lied nt 100 Fity-second stree
wa- Mr. Iranduc His wife and daughter
have both heen very i'll since father died with
NE same ailments, the doctors say, that wer,
ia'u 10 Im-Inrnmonia aggravated hy tn
Hnisoon ~ .s"wer gas ~ which TINS house Is full
Dr. G. 7. Thomas II 99l Fifth avenue attended
la'hcr, uld r'cosniI 'i tine malaria from th'
9rNcr lie would not allow IN" To- sleep IN th'
basin, for although we k"p the bnsin full al
water IN" imli oiors that came up were insup
l'rHh' THE ga- that comes from the pipe IN
% Whl'A 30" Kitchen sink 'mf tics - enough 1,
s'f"n any ono who inadvertently bends over
ne sink. AIother'- III" was al one time des
PAred 'i 'ut now We arr little better and W.
u1p" tl over AS soon ~ the sewerage pipes
The Bs.nIuos live in the third story. In the
urst story z IN same house dwells an intclli.
gent WOi ln who said: When complaint was
Made. 10 -'in" of reform was instituted by put
;lhg lu two small drainage traps under this
nous" ani ilr next. but they DO no good. Tn,
h'u,e 'IH- 1r'u iull of sewer gas to-day, and
Az ping to -ee Mr. Buddensioek about it this
evening
Dr. 5 T. Jones said: "Physirlan- have good
trh@pN 10 Know the impOrtancf II this uAh.- =
thl one ~ me fret things an intelligent prac'
ntloher wiil 10 when called To- II case whore h6
nus any reason tu tear malar.Ous influence vii
30 70 nav" th" sewer pipes and their cOnnec-
'lohs. ln the PATIENTS house. thoroughly exam
hel by an honest expert. II will not dc
sWAys iu trust the plumber who has
lphs u" work. Not n great while since
was called 10 treat a child attacked bv diphthe-
"a. ~ house in Fifty-sevrnth street. near
.ourth avenue. and susprctng sewer gas. or
tef"l an inspection. The plumber who had put
N mo = pcs went over his work. ana pro-
lonh'rf u aIl perfect. Then another child. In
nc sam" family, was stricken down with
ypnoid fever then insisted upon having an
1Namlnt' ~ made hy one whom knew 10 be Il
~vI'uSAH rtpnblr expert. and AZ the same
"h" ii entirely honest man. who had no col
G'lDh " dishonest plumbers. Mr.. Thomas j
ilealih. Haiound a I'M OF sewer gas rush,
.hg ntplh" house strong enough to blow out q
tHhllr Meanwhile third child lad fallen III
a.Nl ne "ih very violent malarial foyer. The
ayN N' SIS was stopped. aud the children re-
,1F"lrd DO not doubt Prof, Chandler being
tkN Wh'h be- says that One-haf Of our hab
llhlpll- 100 New York nre unfit To 1.-Two in