New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-26
great death rate. he same story is repeated III
every epidemic that visits the city,

great death rate. The same story is repeated III
every epidemic that visits the city,
GLANCE At TIE EAST SIDE.
Walking M First-ave from ThlIty-ifth-st., the
space from the avenue to the river IS seen fol
several blocks TO be occupied with lumber yardS aho
the places of dealers III hay Along the west s'de ol
the avenue are long blocks OF tenement HOUSES
Towering above them are lines of more elcgah'
houses. built on nigh ground, rising abruptly iron
the avenue, which overlook the river Inc
pavement is broken and irregular In
wet weather pools of water cover
a part OF the mud and straw. At Forty-second-st
there is usually lake Of tetid water. Above tins
the aspect of the sides of the avenue changes
The tenement houses on the west side
give place to shops for the sale of bu chers nipple
meuts. On the cast side the apology for sidewalk.
consisting OF broken fiagsteues and mud, changes
TO a pavement Uttered with straw ana me refuse
from the stables. Low wooden buildings are ranged
along the avenue. PTcheS, IN many cases. pr Jecl In
fT0nt-buii out over the wax. To pass mere is some
thing difficult and often impossible. In some or these
pOrches groves of slaughtered animals. ne
visitor finds himself among scores OF dangling
bseVeS and sheep. Numbers OF wagons are con-
stautlY drawn up before these hul dlngs. 'ih III
the avenue and In the side streets leading down 10
the river. Men dart across the sidewalks carry ing
huge masses Of quivei ng flesh upon their shoulders
Entering these shops which form the front oil ne
slauGhter-bouses. q narrow paSsagcwaY Only can ne
found between the long lines of butcheTed cattle ana
sheep which hang aTtistlcailV dressed IRON hOOKs
insert ell IN large beams. Bunnd these places are
compartments where the dressing Is car
Tlcd on. Here hraVny men, equipped IN TubnGr
trousers and aprons, bare-armcd ana coNere" WIN
blood, WELD keen gItierng knives with SAVAGE
deNicTIty The place is slippery and stcaming WIN
hot blood. Behind this IL court yard. where cattle
or sheep separate sl9uehtering houses exist I"r
each await their doom. The pavement IS uttered
with straw and filth, and at one END
IS red with blood though considerable care
is exercised by the butchers absolute cleanliness
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the dresscrs begin their work. The entT2lS are put
IN barrels and taken 90 the melting houses. Dbe
are hug, watts filled with an uuwholesonc so'den
mas, winch is UNDERGOING ne process OF rElhS'ut.
Three large rendering works do mast OF the WNIh
for these Strengthening houses. lie oNrIs.eI Oh orc
said ina lc disposed of Che ofial from 2ODU ca'ile
daily lie was asked by inc reporter If he considered
&" Not al alp ne replied "The works all right See
those men. They look well but they've All been
working here a long time. Ii agrees WITH en-, .
Whether their apparent health was on account OF
tins Wort; or IN spite IF it, he did not say. steam
WAS rising from the watts and the smoke OF the Try
ing-0ut fires was pouring ont into the outside
arr These places are behind the abatiOu, on
the very banks OF the river The side streets I''i-
ing down TO the river arc stIeWn VIVA
stable refuse despite the efforts made by the butcn
or~ 70 keep them clean. Cdtue ana sheeP Fuua
scattered among these buildings oIIen prtseh, an
appearance winch might wen INSPIRE iHc ahip'a'S
with desire tur speedy death. In the atmosphere
rising from all these nONous collections dIeSsod oeeI
and mutton arc freely exposed.
Cellars and Easements are used an the various ue-
tal.s OF the work From Fortv-third 10 Forty
srventh-ss., east of IIst-ayc, every kind OF pro-
cess connected with butch4unG carried on toth
above aui below Jhe ground, VIII CD Is only httlc
above the level of the RIVER. Here, III addition 10
the bad effects from the oAdl-reuderug works theIc
r. SAID 10 be x aiatluns from the akage oI uelcc-
live sewers ana cutters. 1T FOr.y->lXth-St. are
garbage dumps which are regarded as seriouh
nuisance. Atrer Il visit TO these scenes Oh horror
ana tih II seemed ltIe wonder TO the reporter una
.pAvs.clans condemn the neIghbOrnOOd as causing
niasluatlc ana malaUal diseases, and an occasional
experience Of the 0dOTs was convincing prroi t1aJ
&c comp ANTS OF the inhabitants OF the last Sue
have a real cause for existence.