The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-18


C-Rear tenr neut
The diagram will give q clear idea OF houses that
might all be Justly condemned, as, 10 use DR.. Bruces
words thoy socially unit Tor human hRbtat0n. "
AoRkIBLE DENs-
On this single lot 20 by 100 ieet, with drainage
BAD that nth trckled along the stones In the alley,
accommodations" are provided Tor twentyour fam
HES, numbering at least one hundred souls
No. Is, little further down the street. one OF
she houses inhabited by Italian rag pckers plaster
cast MAKERS Tho entrance wns through a saloon
and In The rear vas found sort OF barracks OF
wooden frames running lenRthwise OF the lot, and
Opening paved courtyard like all rear tcnemcnis.
Il Impossible TO tell how many people lived there,
Tor the people themselves did not kuow On The nass
IN The courtyard or two mon lay asleep
more were sorting rags and half dozen Italian
ear rings sat knitting They we're all statuesque In
appearance anu one OF them was woman of remark
was very sick cDild whose father and mother and
grandmother all talked together, explain her
dition and what tney had done Tor her. The two
furniture and looked as II tney had never Dcen
scrubbed out In The halls were buckets and boxes
Of garbage and nth, and The stairs were slippery with
dirt DR. Bruce ss'd tney were IN much better
dItion than wh~n he nrst went there, AS they had
boon "cleancd up" by his orders.
PEsrILENck
The next house vslted-No. 70, Ia the same street.
was eviaently an old family mansion Mahogany
hand rails 10 the stairs anu carved woodwork along
Inc nails showed That once II had been handsome
place. Now, however, II has had a wooden Darrack
built out behind, one OF tho lowest OF the
ment houssA The yard covered with drying
sinking rAgs. The halls aud rooms tho same
hihy condition those just ucscriDcd, aud no one
the place ev.r thought, apparently, OF cleaning any
thing up Yet only Two children were found VINO
ncsacd the DOCTORS care Nothing but Italian was
spoken, and the dress OF The women was the truc
peasant dress OF Italy. The way 10 tho street was
through = noIsoms cellar, IN whica iour stal~art
lAiisns begrmsd with dirt, were making up OF dis
sased run and very white Hoar great quantities OF
tempting looking tarts anu "turnovsrs" "fheso they
sell NJ wholesale" said DIR. Bruce, good profit
for ruit picked up from the street and
pics Of refuse, and costs tnom next 10 nothing"
- lnaa MI M Charr
which Is huge I've story tenement house, built
iengthwise OF the lot which u stands oponins
court faro on either side. II contains rooms for
ninety families, and very low the
cuped An attempt al ventilation has been u AIDE by
masking small mole 10 eac" hallway snrousn .he wall
grated like prison door and undouDtsdiy alleviate
the terrible condition Of the place somewhat An OLD
lrishman, known the hvusekeeper, has charge
OF the building aud Two similar smAllcr across
the two court yards aud be po,ed the way 10 such OF
the rooms conisincd babios Tho old des-
potic In his rule and conpeIs comparative cleanliness
10 That Whatever eau be done Tor tho condition OF
Such u building seems TO be dono. IL is, how.
ever, such q place intelligent farmer
would use 70 house his pigs In an up
per room In this house sat pale woman
whose lace had been refined b. suffering and whose
smile saddsr than tears. In front Of her, q
pillow In cheap rocking chair lay POOR puuy babe
whose lace very beautiful, oven Tor chiid's Taco,
but palsr than Us mothers lace emacated The
last degree As the entered the mother looked
ny aud spoke, and her voice was sweet and low. II
have dreamed of denying that she was lady OF cul-
tare. "sbes no better. Doctor; look here, and nit
Ing the little ones clothing. she showed how It's
icii In folds ike the wrinkles OF ercat age ''sLo
dossst cat anything a. all, Dostor, and The other
little sbck too and she p,snici TO achd about
three years old In the doorway. few words OF ad-
vice AID prescription and the Doctor took out some
cards "csn you take them on au excursionr" he
esked al can't 10 morrow, for have chance TO 10
out Tor days work" swell, go next tuesday, then,
said the Doctor, and the ticket was thankfully
esptcd.
"wiii the child iivsrr asked the writor, as he
climbed down the narrow starsf
me, said the Doctor.