New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08

nrrrow court surrounded Nv lofty brick walls, GRO so
enclosed 10y crowded bonoes that In case OF hIe II WGu
be rendered almost impossible by the heat IL W"u p
Impossible for the tremen to raise ladders VI /" WI"
within these cOurtyards. 49, .,, ,,so.
This proven at the MGison-st hr" wh'iS tur orl
lCssuess of the fire escapes was also shown H. s'ro
usually narrow iron ladders running down 3ircctN |
burst out as soon a. the IRE was under WY
The balconies Of these fire cscHpcs have W''uru 90
ing and are usuay filed with barrels ana Doves, 50
that very means provided Tor safety Woula
additional danger. An escape 10 the roofs "I man
buildings would he rendered HnpTac,IciH'c ~ '''
on u'lhrs up 'ut a''"nl anu 20 dro Hc inmate. would hc
in cH.c of the laiH spread on uie 'Ic ,.s OF the
courtyard i.ven this yard would hc rendered Danger
10y being surrounded with flames. o+ RANGED
When the rear houses are NOV ''.t' -
parallel to the blocks in front th'Na 'Ma.lso1,
~ lie danger Is the SAINT, a. three sides ms
houses are hemued In 10y other hnldlh-H anu t U
f foir IN sIyyecr r-ons nv. on floor, making from
twenty 20 seventy IN The whole house Ot'' ."u ,',d
Of these rear tcncmcnt-hou-cs are nun t"u ',
a back court rs on the west side Of N1roih-', IL ~"
doors north OF <{raudst In nearly nll thc-' un-
floors partition walls stairways and roois arc ol
So man lie interior is almost entirely m.anna' IT,
These rear houses are clustered together U"9' '''
Yet hIc ARE tenement hoIsos even more DANGEROUS
to health ana life. These the tnmh'-e"Wh tt
side often I'm rear courts. They only hlle orter
than the squatters houses IN the upper part o. he Gun
Originally Intended for other purposes lAIS L nv Pn
converted into dwelling houses HolG Idi litt and
i've in sng!e rooms , 41aa a,s " Of gl INTER
ALL RIFLES or HEALTH DIsREGARDED.
From the conditions OF life in the tenement houses IT.
will be seen that proper sanitary regulations must DC
practically disrcgarded. The population beng 40 ISc
and so denscy crowded. there is an immense amount o
waste matter improperly disposed Of Garbage ana
kitchen Stops are thrown out into hncR yards or INT" @
streets Along portions Of East Houstons1 ana hVlhs-
ton Pitt stanton, Norfolk and other streets reluse'
garbage sweepings and ashes may be constantly louhu
scattered along the cutters In some places the sewer
age AID drainage exceedingly defective saH i
and outhouseg situated to imperh huhhh nc
Filth and stagnaut are freely exposed. "ilnlh
and without the houses the rules oil hthllh are lSIe
gsrded and all the evils attending an ONticIo"uou Oot
population including typhus fever are Tie au4oA$ ''
houses. -, 81 ,to4-io. ,rr
Alargc number of deaths occurred IN this district our
inc the SMALLPOX epidemic OF lS72 and during suNc-
nuent endemic OF cercbrO-spinal meningitis Moro
lately Che dangers Of typhoid fever and iii hthera nave
assumed alarming proportions. The Ignorance ana ss
nervousness Of many OF those who are III danger Ieur
the inspection the health officers ana phS slcids u
cult and imperfect, and the large number OF uhsat lc-
mcnt houses recently reported shows that otheT
than srasc menace the the jewellers III many Last Sue
tenement houses.