New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-20
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Dnrinp the coolest nights of the winter young
girls ATE seen in the streets OF NeW-hoIA on -
papers at Fulton Ferry. in the yelnty Oh ri'"s ~,
ennare and at the foot Of many oil the oo"h'so ~
waited road stations. They are usually , a,1 90
attire with little or no covering on their he~i'' w
,h. heO burvinR pedestrians to buy tier papers .eJ
hr olentlv from exposure to the cold air Vnioreu
four and sig years old engaged In Sens "
their extreme youth often causes persons " Sup 80
buy and make kindly inquiries In regard 10 ther pn'
and homenre. pltifuI story is often toio aOou' @ NC
oss,v Of selug out Derre returning home for fear OF
Getting heating In some cases imaginative tales OF
suerinR for lack OF food and shelter aud OF terroie
beates by an ratc father are related 10 "oh upon tne
svmnatbies OF the charitable but the stuned forms auo
pipched faces OF the little newsdeaers tell tue STORY Vi
hard life in the streets that often results In death from
| exposure =
| A TRnuSE reporter was passing down Park Row at
O'clock IN the morning recently when he saw little
girl lying on the steamgratiDg In front OF newspaper
office apparently asleep The reporter lifted her on ner
feet and saw that she sobbng II her hearp Womb
break She was dressed in thin calico dress shoes tnat
are down t the heels az out at the toes and nad only
rag around her head. The child was about s'1 years
old and between sobs she said that she hd Ten eVsn
ing papers unsod and was afraid TO go nome ene nAu
been beaten nights before for falling 10 sell her
stock and showed wasted arm spotted Win ugly
| bruises The reporter bought her out and her race
lighted up with delight
Another experience, however, revealed ono OF tne
tricks Of the trade Near Fulton Ferry at midnight the
reporter was accosted by little girl about eight years
old She SAID she was stuck" on dozen evening pa
pers ana begged him to buy. He bought paper and
ON the following night the child ran mp 10 MIN again. ana
wac on the point OF repeating her story when she recog
nized him IA one whom she had already YicmiIed Inc
Guild TO play the same trick Oh peoes'ans On
other evenings. On being questioned she nAaiy nc
knoTlrdged that larger quantity OK papers was pur-
chased daily by her parents could possibly be sold
hnttr If x q N. m.
sent out at hour tell pitfu story about her
inability TO sell the papers, aud sympathetic persons
often gave her five or cents for single copy THIS
was more profitable. OF course, than competing with
legitimate newsdeders
Many young girls engaged in the traffic have acquired
the self-conhdence aud impudence OF women OF Inc
town. They are satisfied in many Instances with
refusal 10 buy but will badger person for block until
he will often comply to rid himself OF his unwec0me
companion. Some young girls are permitted 70 enter
certain restaurants, and OF hers TO visit Offices pretty
little mite papers In the hall the first moor OF The
TRIBUNE Building but she has n comparatively warm
place In which to dispose OF her stock in trade Captain
Edward lyman OF the Fourth Precinct was asked by
TRIBuNE reporter recently what he thought OF the rac
tice allowing young girls TO sell papers III the streets
~ think IL Is very demoraliznG" he replied with en-
phass say nothing OF their exposure to the clements
Girls who begin with selling newspapers usually end
with selling themselves There are m any men Ia New
York who are on the lookout girls IN their teens TO
lead them ruin, aud young girls are taught les
sons immortality that cannot even Do characterized IN
print saw young girls out late selling pagers the
other night. They said they lived In Cherry-st or
dered them away from their post, and told my men TO
hiring them in II they we're caught senl here again. II
had the power wouldn't allow newspapers TO DC sold
in Ncw.York by young girls suppose there are at
least thirty girls engaged the business the elevated
road stations and in.Park Row woman the corner
of Frankorst has three daughters In the business u
ia bad enough girls sell papers on the street. but
worse when they 20 into shops and offices for that pur
pose There they are exposed TO insult and easily
corrupted. These children never 40 u school ana Al
very Ignorant except OF tricks that are taught them
have eeen little tOdders selling papers who could hardly
pronounce n correctly. Tie children come mostly
nom tenement houses ~ TINS prechcI-Hoh 1hsrrI
James Batavia and kOoseveltsts., aud ie" from
Have the police any authority to stop this traffic by
Yes II we catch them acting in disorderly manner;
,nn ~ me- spapers Whenever we see Of them SUI
fcrpR from exposure the weather We get hod VI helr
parents aud Though the society for the Prevention OF
rety 10 Cnldren nave sent to some institution.
hellcye the woman Frankfort and Nassau-sts and
at Fulton Ferry VINO oas Two or lnIoe aangh-
terra selling papers with her, look alter their children
r,ty closely, but whom grl fourteen to sKteeh years
suited many tunes IN the course OF day Tue Old folks
know Just how much money the ShGrSn i %' rea .
ana sell eli tDcr STOCK tney are Oeh punished severely
When these children not selling papers they neg IN
the streets. Wben meet with such cases We inform
| the society | nave mentioned
ElUrlugg i. iCary, PRESIDENT OF tue
for Inc Prevention or Cruelty 70 Chldr,n Vas asked Dy
the reporter what nat organization had d1rc IN tie way
Some tune ago. replied MI Gerry, one of the
former editors OF newspaper published III inls Guy
stated IT, that newspapers wee being sod ~ New
York by young girls Tue society looked INTO Tue mat
ter carefully and found tbat young girls were selling
pnpeis two places IN tue city, near Fulton Ferry ana
Broadway and Ann'et. Inc entire humber 81 girls 80
ton Ferry properly The subject OF procedure under
the statute Dey arrested ana taken cnafge OF ac
| n,rdtuQ In Isl
much more diiijcult 70 dra with ms ages 4 The gris
were close ulon the limit o! the sltutl. 1hy claimed
| that they were engaged III eg ;iulate bu4ncss ord
haylOr In view OF these circumstance ana the fuCt
that hardly within the spirit of tie stat
ute, although possibly within tho technical letter, AMI
more especially the selling al uewsDaDars could
hardly be construed 10 work physical injury To the
further ia the matter II has In lis possession however
the Names ags and the number OF these grlF, who
supported by tner parent and are Kept under the sur
veilance Of tue Society. II detected IN an actual viola
fere but the mere selling OF newspapers ~ child IL
criminal act, and the Society certainly does not
! propose " strain point 10 make IL So"
ala there law that could he enforced In their T.
| "Ony the compulsory seI90l lay OF ls7l The
eighteenth section Of chapter 42l reads that the BOard
OF Education shall mako al heedIul provisions, ar,
rangements anu regulations concerning nabtual
! teen years. may be found wandering about the
street, public places of such city or town, having
lawful occupation or business ana growing In ign0
rance, and said provisions arrangements, rules and
uatiOns shall such snail In thcr judgment be most
conducive 10 the welfare OF children aud 10 tho
good order OF such city town, shall provide suit
shie nlaces for the dspue and Instruct ION and c0nine.
Ineut wDeu necessary, OF such children, and may re-
Quire the aid OF Tie police OF cities and cOnstabes Of
TWINS 10 enforce thcir said rules ana regulaonS The
enforcement OF this law "a you Sec lies with the Board
of EducaIIUD but the trouble Is that II does
| force it,
MIR. Gerry then alluded to recent criticism the 90
cieys interference with the performances OF children
operate aud theatrical exhbitOnH and interfering
with their dancing the CDildre's Carnival when Is
| held ANNUALLY at the Academy Of Music. The law OF
1875 he SAID, forbade the employment Of children at
operatc or theatrical exhibitions "a businesa but
there was no law forDddng children dance &C bail
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| KILLED BY FALLING WALLS
| BAITIMORE Feb, 19,-rha south wall of the