New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-03
THE WORK OF ENUMERATION
CrNsJrs.TAKERS EXPERIENCES.

ENUMERATORS IN NAKlOOo rams VT 'NA
-scENps AMONG THE TENEMENT-HoUsEs' IN
THE chinese DISTRICT, AND IN IhE "D"OT' VT
sQUATTERs.
tn. census enumcratOrs, it is estimated, collected
136. 600 names on the first dav of their canvass.
The work was continued yesterday, The super
visor has received postal cards from about GOO OF the
ennmerators giving some account Of their expert
ences Some amusing and interesting lnci'l'H'S
were noted by TRIBUNE reporters VINO accompa-
MED cnumerators in various parts Of the CITY,
,NrrprsrING EVENTS OF THE SECOND DAY.
e. ID. Adams, the Census Supervisor OF
tho District of New-York. received about 0oo PoS"
c.,ds Yesterday from the 6S1 men WHO are "'rA'n"
nnder him in regard 20 the results o. thr HIST Via
canvass This mornings mail VIII uou"t'S9 ''''"
cards from the remaining el-hV' A"o "N''
o1e number OF names taken DE '"ch ch"''i'i"''4
On lime 1 was about 200, which woad make
a total Of over 1876, 900 for the first day Three me-"
nro,o down on Tuesday for or another. ana
Mr. Adams had fiji the vacancies from his
NV Tue enulneraor who cacl nj "a" once reI"''''
that the work WAS going aOnS SIN 'rIhy "h' We IN"
cauyasser called TO seo Mr.. Adams about family
in Forty-eighth-st wnO refused E" Simt hcT an" "
number of the men wrote 1T css ~ r"-aFd I" 'N'''
troublcs same Of which were Ter amusing one mHn
bew.iled the loss his commission az Ms ANlU'''S'
and Ask I'll for advice. AuOER wrote; "a ~ 80 '''
ave a woman refused to open her door ~ answer "H
ouestions or listen to any eXnlana'io So l. "h' l'
room Ae SAID there were two y"un;' c'r' r'I New
Rochelle who were STAYING There Temporarily ana VINO
rrfuscd 10 give any information about themselves
still another enumeratOr wrote: :" Lad 10 c"H Inc
nelp OF a police officer the case ~ - WI" h"t "hH
refused 10 answer any questions. bat told me 10 20 /"
-" One man explained that his hGht gay : WORN
was duc To large and painful boil on his right leg
Mr. Adams Will make no attempt to comp" Inc TO-
su,is ~ the canvass This will h. done at Washington
He is responsible only FOR the collection OF tue lacS
Before long nine agcnis-Onc SPECIAL agent "''
eight assistants-wll begin the WORK of garner
ing statistics in regard To The manufacturing
interests of the city The agents viii he appointed by
General Walker Superintendent OF the Census at wash
ipctOn The chief ageutwil receive SO day Tor term
not TO exceed sixty days and his assistants VIII receive
So a day Tor the same period
AMONG THE FENEMENT-HcUsFs.
census enumeraIOr, whose district Is entirely m&hc
nm Of tencmenthouses on the Elst SIDE sad 10 IA
Tg1BUNE reporter yesterday that. So far as his cX-
perience had extended, although there were
many persons who did not know what n census
WAS nor is object he had met Win 10
incivihty among the people who live In tenemehts nor
with any refusal TO answer his questions 10
a few it had been necessary to say that
"Unce sam" was balancing his books IN or
der to bring about good times. THIS enumerator
said b0wcver that his an exceptional district 0 lts
tnn in store for the ccnsnstakcrs in some the
lower districts, especially among the Bohemahs ana
ltQllane.
For several hours the reporter went from house to
house from room to room with the enuhcratO ana
These visits we're pad in great Fart TO the
MallOys Connollys and Kelys, although nm occasional
German family was found. In nearly every instance
the male members OF the family absent at work.
and the responsibility OF replying to the questions ic
10 the women, who acc pted II. some uuhcstailugY
and Wild dlfdtnce that indict ic ;eaf lIat
S %h n the 6oS S e %S ycn know what ce
fort" said the cnumera'or to an lrsh ~oian whose
punetUus progeny euped the Nor III Various ALI
tudes and degrees Of raSsetnesN ana ar.
81 do not" the rplv IN tones rcsouely non-com
militia: " know nothing 81 all about H."
al want TO take the Un,tcd SiatnS census"
"We, We can taxi II we lolkr" was ihe reply OF the
woman. who, however, was qIcGy mdncrd !" ahahd"h
her defiant bearing. She then became friendly ana al
must too communicative She eai1 she had nine CHI
dren but Mrs Kelly door bad thr'ecn.
The qacs Of unhesitatinely answered In al
SasG VINO TS could e" s sS
nSirv 19R he above or bs% %S MnotaeT
MS@@n SAID sg. w% k r. r. H mis-
here they tell the day and dat"
CALLING rs THE POLICE.
At one house in Fifth-ave. the enumcrator
was compelled to call in the Gssist3nce OF
police officer. silly servant, after making fun o The
whole thing and giving her age, at least, very wide o.
th. mark was asked ab.u the other servants. There
was the co&chman and me French wator sEe said.
But we don't speak to FteDchv @nl Won dLf ~ y, ar
him for ten collars" Til demand f'rfn a'fo act Co."
t. tn rtneF beng persisted IN, nc wrn "n' I" H,ak
10 LEI the pom Hail. to Av tiie cudit.d'cr
turned cut. In a moIncn sac was h"ck
nanieS foT liam: ctar onS 3l iHG. or - c H. yyrr,c
for you" Hit an aOur a.'cr%@id t' 1" '''."- ,t'
an off, .cr saunerng past, aHd a.kr vi - - c1h 10
the aSOnable girl ana Eci MN r'EH O." NE t''h
man. T' gr eye, mp II , hC I'9L ' e T5
Ye haven't M. name. al We ncy.r !! Lave it not
uI de- that's The nam ov IN" aui ;,i.t bavc e:d
,hes dcai. You don'i com" II over tao ihcS or me'
,hrI so,ue of the women rv-r ~ merry n"ca Wouid
receive hiGI IN tntir mOrum- WRAPPERS. took i've
tina me cluucra'o" viii have 10 work I'd REGISTER
his 900 Of names before June 10. on OF ioItT
servants six admitted tHry eyuiu o' "ie oF Ie'u' '
Is IHE UProwN DISTRICTS.
The tour OF the census ei.umcratOrs in the up'o"
rhaty districts was attended with less trouble and -
noyauce yesterday than the first day. ON ne
of the large mills which from tNctt
J. street the ceGsus-tdkers found c"'.-
Iren acting as scouts to guide thea. IL IL
stances II this hal been tue a number ~ shan
Ties would have boon neglected by cauvaescra VINO
hal tnont tbat the ilttle cabins orr stables coat
houses. Iu dstIct trcei nSIy VI thtst d"cIu-s
s"ucne on two streets o. la fiisi diy the man w,o
had Oh ,rge Of the dis'rci tF~d t. paee advidng no
between the shantes 10 that ih"N could hr
recorded . PrSperyo lie W.. partially or a nc,
OF them on the frst day. fe M with eI"aT dea OF
difficulty from pcOp" VINO dit not understand the IAN
gSse .n@ % 9h%e ca TnS H. IN, o 10 be-
fed. When he hcgaD 10 canvass the Olher nan Oi
the h noSs n i've Sn :eo"nd qns aSe. a2c
watching for him through ar that he miett mis- them
cen ,us meant or what wi.s done with the niOImG
tirn after 1t had been gathered. Many oil
them had an impression that 1t Ta-
10 10 used In way III the coming
election for President When woman asked how The
census differed the "irsctorV she told that the
1Ornef Mas taken once every ten y'are for ID" United
States Government. con, that's it," said she
with q much relieved l0Ok. Just wait one
minute and III give y0n pictGrc o. all The chilnrc'
whleu you can there too" she added. Bible.
were produced in order 70 ascertain the
OF certain member OF the family Eld ott' ncr dis
charge from the army a certificate Of natuHZs on
was dug out OF Old bureau trunk to give III
formation.
In district close 10 the North River there two
very nigh rocks either Sde Of the street. he place
was formerly the grounds SURROUNDING tu residence 81
wealthy merchant. VINO now lives ~ The
lower part OF the city. After be left the
place. only few years "gO, "squAtters took posses
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