The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-14
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WAR ON A BIG CHURCH BELL.
IT'S ALLEGED HlRSH AND H1RMFUL
NOTES IN TIE KEY OF T.
The Board OF Health Appealed to for Relief
by Many Residents In tho vicinity-A Cons

The Board OF Health Appealed to for Relief
by Many Residents In tho vicinity-A Com.
n,unication from the Rector, Mr.. Dune.
In the belfry OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF st. John the Baptist. Thirty-ffth
street and Lexington avenue. is a boil In the key
Of Il. weighing 1000 pounds. 1t was put thero
about ten years ago at an expense OF $1,000.
subscribed by parshioners and friends some OF
them residents OF the neighborhood.
The Board OF Health Is now considering an
application made by a number OF residents In
the vicinity to have the ringing Of the bell
stopped altogether. on the ground that 1t Is
detrimental to health.
The application to the Health Department Is
strongly backed. First is petition signed by
Jared w. Bell. who lives on the northwest cor
ner OF Lexington avenue and Thirty-ffth
street. opposite the church. He AYERS that
the noise and clangor OF the bell are hate.
full, as he is informed and believes. to the
entire neighborhood; that he is at times
confined to his house for days together by ILL
ness. and that It's effect upon him is almost
maddening; that 1t destroys his rest. and his
fnmys peace and quiet and is altogether an
day Of rest a day Of hideous unrest"
Jackson a In AVENUE wan s%
doors below, his house. who were equally an
church. and politely informed him of the an
assured them that he would. SO far as he
very materially es se IT. Bel says tho 1
teryiow was friendly. and he and Mr.. jackson
Dufie that. something would be..done toward
an alloyation OF their grievance. They have
bueS that no ov change has taken
Interview, Mr.. Bell declares that he has con-
yersed with very many OF his neighbors on the
favor OF silencinG the bell His petition con-
cludes as follows:
utterly to the worship of God and as he
ms, forms no part Of it, and snry relic Of The
the community whereby people could learn the hour q
pubic 's Piopsf and
your @ body @'0n'n'u anu
xons OF e in y c
=, The physicians referred to arc DR.. Charles A.
BACON &C Of l3o East Thirty-lftth street and DR..
They Both Join in 0f support s Of Sr Bes s' pe
ton. and send to the Board OF Health a sworn
well and Of serious injury to the sick; Alliance,
Chief Clerk Col. Clark to direct communica-
| ton to the.trustcos of the church stating the
The, Rev. Cornelius R. Duflie. rector of the
church. was somewhat surprised yesterday
lures to the petition He said he had sent to
| the Board OF Health an answer 10 the notice of
| the filing of tho petition. Following is u copy
| OF his answer:
In reply to your communication OF the 18th inst
would that do not know who there could have been
going around to signatures to complaint about tho
church bell nor who, how many, are the persons
who disturbed by IL. But do know that very
were called upon and they living near the church, have
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time has been rung have expressed their
hearing Its pleasing and their when
| Its ringing has been resumed.
Unless all the church bells in the city stopped t
would be unfair to the ringing of that Of ST.
John the Baptist presume. however, that is not de-
| sired.
Whenever there Is case of sickness in the neghbor
hood tho that the bell shou be has
always been complied with sometimes for several sun.
days in succession. although II gives the impression
| bly, disturb any
have given orders that the bell shall runr or
sprung only four times that is at intervals of nve
minutes until II ia time to toll This IL is believed will
satisfy tho most unreasonable ohjector
| Next Tuesday the Board of Health will con-
| slider the matter again. unless in the mean
| time the Rev Mr. Dullie removes the cause for
| complaint