New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-08
WORKINGMEN'S HOMES.
INSPECTED BY STATESMEN.

INSPECTED BY STATESMEN.
s,v,rrn sr.rrs SENATOR'S AMONG THE CHINESE
SIGHTS THAT SURPRISED IHSM.
III. TYn,ted States Senate Committee on Educa-
Non and Labor yesterday inspected some OF the
homes of laboring people IN this city. Inc COM
snistes Is 20 make report on the relations between
capital and labor and TO recommend such remeaIai
iegisla, ion as it may deem beneficial IN mprnvins
Che condition of the wOrkiBgmen and also 10
adjust the differences between capital and iaoor;
The committee started from the Fifth Avenue note,
about noon under charge of w. Z. Frink, Centrai
Office detective 1t was decided to go without car
ICES In order not to attract too much attenton
from the occupants OF tensment-houses and tnus W
defeat the purpose OF the c0mmttee IA o'.a ia;,5
full and free information. The first place visited
as cheap loo gipg house at No. 20o Cnathan,s ANS,
At that place rooms are rented Tor 70 Genus nsnj
or 81 so week. A. room is about SIX ieet Iona anu
five feet wide, and contains cot with a straw
mattress and small closet In wh,cn 10 ht
The partitions between the rooms oDIy eAenu suv S
half way 10 the ceiling thus furnishing ar ana
Gvht from above The " Progress House., nrsS
visited contains 1853 rooins, and IT was cieany IA
appearance. and was viewed WIN ineaes. ST., ~ tx 1
$40 day for their rooms. Board OF Health notices
were posted ON each floor stating the limit IN num-
her of nelson's allowed to occupy eaco n0Or:
The committee visited other houses of the same
description, al some of which cents was charged
for a room and 10 cents for bed--conslsting OF a
coffin large room or lott filled with other peos'
These hoases all do thriving business beng re
auented by pedlers. laborers. and worKingmen Vi
various kinds. IT.. =.
and began to show the Chinese quarters, senator
George, of Mississippi. at once became nuch in-
terested He expressed surprise a! seeing wo ,d
showing that they had fully adopted the habits ana
customs of this country so far at least as appear
auces are concerned. Tho Senators eutered tea
store. and Interviewed" the proprietor, desiring
to learn whether or not the number OF Cnlnese IN
the city is increasing Hard to tellee'~ SAID tne
agsd Chipaman they Gomez and goee IKE
the cars" The peculiarlties of the Chinese method
oil counting were explained to the Senator'S lney
next visited the Italian quarter IN Baxter-st Ihe
swarms of idle men surprised the Senators. LII was
explained to them that many OF tue men were rag
plckers who worked at night while others Work az
night street-cIeaning, etc, 1t was remarked,
however that The Chinese houses were nucn
cleaner in appearance than those OF the ltallans.
Senator George made some inquiries OF heaithy;
looking Italian woman as to Der famliy. She salu
that she had eleven children, and the oidest was
fifteen years OF age. Senator Blair. OF new lamp
SHIRE made various inquiries OF small tradesnlen as
TO the prices they charged for meat and groceries
and directed the committees stenographer to take
do Hn u considerable amount of information In re,
gard to the methods of life Of the workingmen and
IL am surprlsed.n remarked Senator George, to
fud so little sickness among these people. do not
See no " children N grow up healthy connneu IN
narrow roopis and with no place to 90 ior air or
play, except TO tine crowded street pavements Inc
streets look clean though. and THINK gooa deal
OF credit must be due to the Health ana street
Cleaning Departments" The COMMITTEES inspected
primary schoolhouse IN the Sixth Ward. and ex'
pressed admiration Tor the facilities offered ior
eoucatng the poor. Senator Blair learned from tne
anior that The brightest pupils III the school were
hebrews, aud that among the oUU pupils were
Italians, Germans, Poles, and three negroes When
told that there were thousands OF children III the
city WHO had been unable to gain admission to the
public schools for lack OF room, the COMMITTEES
expressed astonishmcnt that wealthy CITY ike
New York should permit such state OF things
How much does the city eypend for police pro,
lection and for tue maintenance of its criminal
courts jais and asy iuIns ~ asked member OF the
About $6, 900, OOO." was the reply.
"And how much for its schoolsW
NEARLY $4O00.OOo"
Senator Blair "but | should think 1t would he
cheaper TO put every child IN public school than
TO allow them to grow 40 in ignorance. ana then 10
lie compelled 10 spend so much money Tor ponce
projection and for jais and asylums."
After visiting a number uf otDer places the COM
nstee inspected the trncment-houses owned by me
Improved Dwellings Association at First-sve. and
SeveDty-third-st. When tho agent informed the
committee that there we're 2lS fani Ines, or about
1,l0O persons. accommodated in the buildings sur
PRISE was expressed. An inspection OF the buildings
however. showed that the families were all welt
cared Tor, that there were no dark rooms IN the
buildings, and that light and air were provided IN
abundance. The tenants in the building consist OF
every class of workmen. from lsborer to a book
keeper. The association was formol by Henry Z;
Pelew J. w. Pinchard. Cornelius Vanderbilt aud
other wealthy persons. The admirable arrangement
OF these apartments for the accommodation of work
iDgmen was greatly commended by the committee
BURYING A BODY WITHOUT A PERMIT.
Information was given at the Bureau of Vital
Statistics Yesterday that persons Ill charge OF the
Norgue had violated section 15l OF tue Sanitary
Code which prohibits the removal or bodies from
ths CITY for burial until permits are gwen by the
Heath Department. John Lindsay, a tailor who
had no property or relatives in the city, died at
st. Francis Hospital on Friday after
n lingering illness. He was member of
the Gus ON Talors Protective and Benevolent
Union, which was bound TO give his body a decent
burial. A committee OF the union went TO the hos
pital on Sunday and received word that the body
OF Lindsay had been sent to the Morgue The com
mlttee waited until Monday and then went to the
Morgue, only TO find that Lindsay's body had been
sent early IN the morning 10 Harris Island, along
nittee asked 10 be shown the authority for he
burial OF Lindsay's remains ii was discovered that
no permit had been received at the Morgue
in his case. certificate OF death had been sent TO
The Bureau of Vital Statistics, and was taken Tor
granted that u permit had been issued. DIR. N9glc
yesterday gave to the committee permit to have
Iinslsay's body disintcrred, and IL Will lie buried
tomorrow bv the union in Calvary Cemetery.
CELEBRATING A WOMEN'S HOLIDAY.
Halt dozen Cinnamon walked to and fro in
Mott-st yesterday in holiday dress, their queues
sbinIng with oil and fancifully braided. an their
waists encircled by spacious garments With nowing
sleeves aud double row of brilliant but ons But
ali their gay adornuent could not hide the melan-
choly which marked their faces. They were SOL
EMMY celebrating national festlvlty-the teyentn
DAY Of the seventh month, the womens holiday
of every year in China the most jealous
husband mas no excuse Tor preventing
his wife from gong out IN the streets
TO religious worship freely as the men.
and the day was not observed by them after the
national fashion. Besides the half dozen China