The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-19
Scenes Of Poverty and Suffering in
the Tenement Districts.
WORK FOR THE COMPASSIONATE.
Children FIourishing Amid Squalid and
Unhealthy Surroundings


berry street. between Spring and Houston. A
HERALD reporter accompanied the Doctor his
rounds. and, although there not many Of
sickness, number of instances OF poverty and
restitution were discovered. The Board of Health
does not empower their visiting doctor to give free
prescriptions to the sick. but furnishes certain
standard remedies for general use. There are many
cases. however in which special prescriptions have
to be given. where the sufferers have not the
Of paying the trifing charge at the drug store. In
instances the Chidrens Aid Society is of great
benefit. because when the Board Of Health doctor
recommends . case to their notice they send their
visiting physician to attend to it.
Commencing at Spring street yesterday morning
Dr. Gorton visited the houses in Mulberry street.
starting with No. 2l4, the east side. There
interesting in the first two or three houses
visited but No. 224 the back yard appeared to be
Uttered up with rubbish that should be cleared
away. goat had charge of the premises and rather
objected to all intruders. The buildings were in
bad condition and occupied by five families.
SICKNESS AND POVERTY.
In the rear of No. 233 the Doctor found woman
lying sick with bad attack of cholera morbus. He
was able to furnish simple remedies, and was
then told of another case the top floor. Mount
ing couple of flights the Doctor raped at the door,
which was immediately opened by respectable
looking man Of the laboring class. He pulled out
couple Oh CHAIRS ana whie the Doctor examined MS
wife. who suffering from an absoess in her
throat. the reporter took look around the
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apartment was poorly iurhisnea ou. everything
was clean and the polished cooking utensils
speaking examples Of the industry of the house.
keeper The man said that his name was Gallagher
and that he had been out Of work for some months.
He was ordinary laborcr and found it almost
impossible to obtain anything to do. In the
while the Doctor had examined the condition of the
woman and after lancino the abscess in her throat
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gave her prescription Tor some medicine They
thanked the Doctor for his services and the reporter
left thinking that little charitable aid might he
val, r,,.od ~ .h., t.r;, Th ,.o,. a., .h,s 49,.
wen piaceo III 'ha' isiy Inc people III 'nis mousse
inc stables as thew have them IN two side. RAISING
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very unpieasaht ooor nan anu also hiling tue mouse
VIII mes anu iisects. Tue DOCTOR having reieveo
some SUFFERING III that mouse passed along into NO.
2ao large tenement OF considerably better appear
ance. Ahere were sixteen Ianiies III the oWluing
ana no schhess. Two aoors Iurtner up was another
oio Iasmoheo wooaen tenement containing nine ram
lies Inc oulidln9 was IN wretched state or re-
pair he DOCTOR couo iearn OF no cases OF SICKNESS
aIthouen mere Were niue cnnaren IN one family.
he then crossed the street ana walked down the
Naians, al % "no" apPeareu Ia ,oieraDy nealtny
conaitloh. NO; "a Is one or the large tenements,
teen III Iront ana sixteen IN the rear.
os'sn. iI Sauagg Sco ud ~, woman nAo charge
VI lno puhu.nB, snu al @n"~er W the
inquiry OF the DOCTOR Ieporteu everybody
IL IL neai.ny conui,on. ~ .no Iesr oi NJ 100 the
DOCTOR iouna FAMILY Al distress tne husband Just
recovering ironi pneuinohio anu tne WHO stHer-
ing from rneumatsm. Inc HERALD reporter mad
.aA VIII Tue woman, anu, ai.hougn she seemed
above soliciting the ala or charity she acknowledged
To having suffered consideraoy during tue past lew
mouths. ihey occup,eu al apar'meht on me ground
hoof Oh the rear u"iane ne WOMAN saia ina. her
huscauu nau 10. oeen aoie 20 op'ain any eihpioy-
ment. anu she nerselI nau sunereo 30 nucn from
rheumatism IA ,ne arms that she couio not wash.
an occupanon That had nithert9 aaaeu somewhat 20
thelr slender income. rev collars would Dc well
invested III that FAMILY ana wouia auord great re-
hei.
FOUL WATER CLOSETS.
Inc DOCTOR walked INTO the yaro OF the next tene-
M en., NO. 100 anu ,et . scehte s a.. ioui oaor
o. very u,saereeaoie nature; one OF Tue tenants
Thought II came from pad drain put the Doctor
east suspicious eye on the wa'er CLOSETS Just AZ
that moment Mr.. CUNNINGHAM the landiori OF the
premises. made his appearance He was delighted to
see tne represen.ave Oh the noara OF health, anu
the had taken H wsh
10 genera cleanliness. Tue DOCTOR asked MIN when
the water closets had 9een attended TO- ana was told
that they were cieausea every iaL.
"LooK Tor yourseii. saiu Mr.. cunningham, opeE-
ing the door OF one OF the closets.
came out was enough TO poison neighoorhoood,
ana the DOCTOR turnisnsd MI. cunningham with the
~ hi;a 90 I; .i,; mnI ~ nc ~ oou.a oo'si !.
some chloride OF Lime, telling nm ne must use 1t
Freely every gay mr.. cunningham was evidenty
quite astonishea mat any sucn precautions were ne
cessary, anu noweu ,ue DOCTOR our, remArAins that
ILLS was very he*thy heishoornooo.
SIGN AND Dhsuioih fhENSHMAN.
turning INTO the next mouse, NO. Zol, anotner
uouoie tehement' CONTAINING sixteen iamiiies IN
each mousse front ana rear inc DOCTOR was told OF
SICK fanny III the rear puiloihs. ne iouowea the
olrectiohs anu ioAnu rrehch music copyist, Au-
gus'e Dervnter, "He anu three cmiureh, IN very
pau NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Inc man iookeo yer! mucn
emsciatea from si,kness anu want OF proper hour-
ishineht. ne Ias oeen suherlng TOT some months
from very pau cough anu weakness Oh the stomach'
iaihine Win the rePor,er, ne saiu lie hau not oeen
able 70 90 any wofk ZOE some uine past ana that
'ney sunerea ereA. ueai TOT wan. o, iooa. -
Il nave not ea"n any tninR really nourisninS IN
eight uays' ne saiu, anu ior TINS ioaI OF bread
nave 10 tnahk iauy III tue 'front.' ouiiulng. ne
SPOKE very htue Ehgish. ana was denghted 70 hnd
the hhhALp representative aoe 10 converse In MS
mother tongue. ne complained that his business
was very a.n IN this season OF the year. require
clear mead ana steady mana 10 make GOOD score
ne SAID, hoiding up two emacated looking hands
You sec now they shake; L cannot work with
them. Ihe Doctor PAID considerable at
tenton 10 TINS case ana examined MIN
very carefuIIy. lie hhany conciuoed that
the man was suffering from very pad
cough anu RtncrM ueDfuty. the result