Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-04
Ghe 9ree press.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Sidewalk Lights-Death Rate Of III
Acknowledgement NOtes.1

n'' oo'"s'o" VII
'he 7eo'en,"N "''!' -. ."'. ,n,
business 'f'P 10 ."e East No' Us ,"' " Wv
i'as' as ASIA -",uo'' '''no"S" 'o,'. 49,
se'' s"''o"''e' ~ ''.,"' ,,.,ss ,aro
''"N' v, '"o .'',' "'',
P''n'S VI s'''e' H'"0''
lhe cast sue vi Town, which,, 10 N'u,n " ="
"nhno"n 'anu W ,"'
central ridge OF the city, as the mead waters
of the Amazon was first amazed, then
or,,sod ,bon ANNOYED. md then interested
a' ~ ...,,. ,o.,,,Ia,;an ,,,,;o,, I onoorn
III 'he s'ue-"a.N pop"'a''on ",''" ."'ou"-
tered. Everybody seemed 10 DC on inc siuc-
walks, or at open doors and windows, and
en- ,,.rv o,;,dro, n tho h,oc,, ,over saw
50 u'"' I'M" ~, -. ,
before Nhilureh vi All ases' co'o's anu
sexes (for there were some who seemed to
Inc neither wholly boys or girls but n com.
,,os,o,,> o,,uaro, d,r,v o,d ro,cod
and vile. children decent and clean, children
weak and children lusty, children OF Ten
carving children of two, children playing
hon soo,ch taq soldier and nrize.fphtipr.
'o'' ''e' ss
chiiureh pa"ihg oVer 'he su''e's 'o' o''' VI
decayed lemon thrown out OF the saloons,
anu chiidren smoking s''iihps vi cigar
likewise found in the refuse heap,-and
every mothers son anu uaugu'er vi thc
''o"" 'a'N'"H' ''''"''ns' ''"s e'
quarreling at the top oil his or her iniantlle
voice The sidewalks were almost I'M
passable, and the din was terrific. Babes,
clothed in innocence and single garment,
orran,,od and rolled on the hot navcments
and scantily-clad mothers tanned themselves
on the door-steps. Looking into the dark,
narrow Railways OF the house, whence the
horde had swarmed, l wondered not That
so many should die in the tenement house
districts, but that SO many should live,
considering the sitting rooms IN which
families. are packed like saruines IN Dox
| was no longer impatient with the scream
ing children who blocked my way. Poor
things, their only salvation lies IN getting
out into the air, even though that air is
quivering with midsummer heat
'
for the past two weeks has been alarming.
In the week ending on the 18th the deaths
in the city numbered 1884, and in the fol-
lowing week, 1926. OF the first SEQ and
of the last GA were in houses containing
four or more families In each week 81
children under five years of age died from
causes generally classed as Summer com.
plants" caused or aggravated by want of
proper food attention and air.
Now think of the hot sitting wretcbcd
rooms IN WhIch most Oh thcsc OF cniiuten
and death Think Of ihe surroundings that
were the most effective allies of the under
taker and the prayc-d digger: think of the
thousands If moor half Starved wnifs. who
corn or golden grain. meyer saw nm annie on
,o trse VI gp Merry on bnsh or aower
springino from the ground. and then in The
name of common humanity thank God for
the
r'"""" FIRES" AIR f"""'
,,.,,;oh 10 do;ro oro If tho t;,dos, and hoS,
,rnrI'a o,,or "no cad ond n,,, ~" nvoon
~, Ina,,a,,,na,nd ,r ,,n o,i,or 81 ,ho ~;
t I'm ana a.,,,,,or,aa ~ ''u i,,n,or,, s,,,sor;r
t;,' a s' iIo, ~ ,ho 80 ;s =, a,Hor ~,
soinn,o al ,or,ios 81 ,hos. nnor oh;iSro,, o ND
s ~ pa,sua ~ ,nssu p, lei an'
sr;ants ,ha no,n,r" tnho ,lo", a. ,,,a
nooLs q, n limo owav from tho ci,v n the
,nore ~ 10 Gni,s o,,d woods and ,norr,o;ns
-. a. n n', 10 son Co.. ~ ,,Ior,nns frnI;n l.;
.,,oh hno,,,,en, Oh nc ,ha;, nnyor hroo,i,od
Hafn,a e'' A. !, You'll ho n,yorifosti, ;nnoss;
HE 10 take nj the moor children Of New
York. the aim is to gather up those who are
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oui'ns snc W. t wvehsc ,,o,o ,,,s,, ,;r,s
pay ", ~ ms rs 80 w., " 81" 10
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