The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-22
jim AND At HUNTERS POINT.
FOR soyoral weeks past had neither eeen

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nosed rs ever
"Tlallool where do you emerge fromp
| "Emerge2 What do you mean by this word.
sir7 l have been undergoing process of re-
| formation. You are unable to comprehend
what n glorious work that il. Instead OF loalng
about with you or other men OF your cass, have
| turned to be respectable citizen. doing useful
and hard work for the benefit Of tho commu-
nifty. Look at mel" and he threw his loose
jacket open. showing q brass badge stuck on his
vest.
What Is that9 Have you been appointed
| dog catchcr2
Dog catchcr2 Pshawl I am Assistant In
spcctor Of the Board Of TIcalth-a devlish sight
more responsible position than you ever hold"
And you get paid for p
| Il should say do. A salary Of IS n day and
expenses besides. including NIL tho beer and
cigars / want. But no brandy or any other
hardware"
why. that Is quite handsome. Sit down. my
boy, and tell all about this munillcent change
in your social standing"
lie took an easy chair. lii cigar, and began
| his narrative.
| 1t seems that tho Board OF Health IL cxerlng
its efforts to put stop to tho offensive smells
coming from Hunters Point. For that purpose
IT has appointed some fifty assistant inspectors.
whose duty II is to trace the stinks." as tho
official jargon puts it. The suppositlon was
that the fertilizer factories wero the cause II the
nuisance. and they were all ordered to stop
work. Half of these extra officers were detailed
TO see that clandestine work should not be car
ricd on at these factories while tho other half
were employed on this side Of the East River in
the delicate work Of tracing the doors. or, moro
correctly Of smelling tho air Fancy some
twenty-five officials with brass badges on
Al H.. ale.
bank Of the river. with their noses high up in
tho atmosphere. trying 10 find out whether there
| are any stenches coming from the other bank!
Tho factories Of the Long Island shore being all
moro or less foul. they wanted 10 find out
whether any other than those engaged in the
production ~ fertilizers were the cause Of tho
mischief But tho stonches come across only
when tho wind is from tho east. and IA there
had Of late been no castcrly winds their work
proved TO be SO much labor lost Tho whole AZ
fnir seemed TO me 40 queer that | readily ac-
cepted Jims invitation to go with him to Hun
tors Point. where ho was that night for the first
time on duty.
Tho boodnunrtcrs OF this beautiful branch Of
tho poori 81 Uool,h nro n, piissyille n suburb OF
IongIsland CITY situated ON the Newtown Creek.
ohout n milo and half from Hunters Point. 1t
20 ,bo ms, ofr,nsivelv smelling and desolato
lao ~ Iva found within the reach of ciyiliza-
lion Onr nrst nreoccupotion was. Of course.
ma ,I,i,g lin, MAJ n l,,,or II introluc-
zion IN Mr. NcIacklin. n prominent citizen in
hn, so,,ion ~ tho country an Alderman Of
Ton, leland CIV a man Of strong political pro-
.,i,.,,ias and - ou.cmI racing svmpotbies for
t',,,an totr,,s In General Uc would have
ro,lil, accommodated NJ but his wife had lust
hoI n hohv and the whole house was upside
-
Thc,oxt gon,lonnn We ernlied 10 for shelter
400 n NJ uor,ro,., Tor sorne such nomel. He
uo.,s n cool, uit ar some other institution 81 n
s,.or,;n,, ,hnr,c,.r Tho reception he gave us
,r,s No, so,is,oc,o NJ all. Ue wanted 10 have
49, orros,,l ne susnl,ious characters. The fac,
4, ,hot ,io + xeiso law ia belng enforced in and
around Ing Island civ. and the citizens 81 the
vicinity are ooually ANNOYED by the proceedings
81 excise officers and by those Of impostors
- ,hcv bn,,e mnde up their mind to mr..
! rest everybody who does not look Bliss
yille.uke. After some other unsuccessful
yeptnroa wo struck nj last what Is call .,
. Ryan. IIot,l-a nrs,.class place i'm it, way. Mr.
u,an ovtlontly did notNke our looks. lut AFT
some unrley he agreed ~ take w. "a a matter
: If accommodation " AT SO u head, and lrinl
, YOUR own water" Not being abl" TO understan,
$ ,yhpt This last clause meant. l made some in
puirios Of Mr.. Ryan. and learned that II there
1 happened To- Doe no water in the room, we had &
fo,l IL ours.lyes from, n well. some hundrv,
. ''' " " ."' -', ~. ~, II
t. yards distant from 'h'H'u7'' AN'- - "" ~ '
S tc seems TO bee agroat public rcsorioi Blissville
. Every M.hiay 'NculH-, comm "''' ~. "a
81 2 soelahl's take place thcre WHICH lHu'7 "N'
gentlemen attend regularly, and pay % cent
S..,i.o,riyilaco Thonuar,ers we were dirocto,
'"' '"' - ~. ,rt,,r..,r.i.,,1,
70 were e'aporately hitedup' Ih'S '"hsls''" "
"A rarlor and bedroom There was only on
4 ro, All a very narrow one. but wo did no
u'u anu H'11 H"'lD" 0"r, ,'i
mind that Tor a change. Inc putlot hhu