Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-13
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Mew street and Iss Vtc,ou. sa
a reundinSs Described "A refuge sor
CrAEstmAis.
That district Of the city which thyouob
the happy Wit Of some citizen bas saynsd
for tssf the NOT Inappropriate soRnomon
on WhiteohapeW is bounded on the
south by Eighth street. Its sartheat
northern limit ls Tenth, and Its eastern
and western confines are respectively
SIMPLIFY and Tatnall. But these limits
are mot to be followed In their exact
mathematical lines. There are various
poinM here and there along these
boundary lines which BY no means can
be considered within the pale of the
wicked district Of WhltocAapel.
From immemor.al times so far o. police
yseords 90 the precinct Ia ono OF the
blacklist spots Of Wilmington. It fur.
nishes large percentage OF the daily
city hall polioe docket. Il Is definitely a
negro quarter. 30 much SO that on car.
tain occasions, when It's denizens are In.
spired with the hoodlum spirit and cheap
Front street whiaky, the passing Of white
pedestrians along the thorouRhfares
which interBeot the quarter Ia not done
without some risk Of personal safety. II
10 to certain degree haEbor of refuge
FOR fugitive thieves end other violators OF
law Of the ooiored race. Receivers Of
stolen goods thrive there. II is one of
the headquarters for the distribution Of
fraudulent tax receipts among the igno-
rant and criminal Of the colored people.
Almost every household owns lis own
nrmory Of pistols, black jacks, case
knifes and other weapons. II Ia yet
claimed 10 be infested with gamblers. AT
one time In its western confines was located
the chief oolored policy shop OF the city.
lu addition there Ii no purlleu Of wicked.
ness In Wilmington which can excel Il
in extreme criminal records for gunshot
wounds and fatal cuttings. The social
exist In the most fragrant indifference,
more exactly speaking, Ignorance Of the
idea of the martial tie.
But in sanitary sense II is not so foul
"a It's great rival on the eastern side Of
the city the weli-known ''Hoodle."
The main artery Of Whiteohapel d
New street. No place in the city receives
so many visits from the police as thi,
deieotsble spot. In one sense the tern
''hrtery" ~ applied 10 New street Is I
misnomex. II is oul-de-sac, q pocket
ending In blank wall about 200 fee
from Its entrance on Eighth street.
Last week two representatives. OF tn
press visited the locality. Both visitor
made up their minds that the existenc
of,sueh oongeries Of foul. barbsron
dwellings In q menace to the physics
health Of the city and not less so q per
ennial fountain OF immortality and Woe
For both conditions the owners Of tn
property where the negroes drag out al
existence are wholly snd solely to blame
An open runlet trickles down the cen
tre OF the street, casting up in the swell
tering atmosphere all aromss, exceedin
those OF the Historically unfragrant cit
OF Koln. Some Of their cellars, q reaiden
complained, are never drained. The
all up after q rain taking In all the fiosi
ing surface water and then dry up G
don't just as luck happens.
One Of the chief property owners is
coloxed widow named Jenkins, the sam
who went on the bond Of Tilden th
colorod man who Is held In $500 ball 70
trial on the charge OF illegal registration
The street was iiIled with idle, filth
soowhng young men and women VIII
glanced with distruat at their visitors.
was learned that the bed Of the street
mot city property, so that there may !
some difficulty about the Street and Sew
department exercising their powers K
the bohoot Of tina benighted inhabitant
Yet II is believed the locality Is not b
yond the reach of the authority OF u
Board Of Health.
From the further end Of New sire
broken fenoeways were seen, whic
allowed easy opportunity of ingress ar
eqress TO ard from Tatnail street. II
rear premises OF the famous oolort
gambling den, the occupiers OF while
were arrested in the great gamblers raj
conducted by the EVERY kvENIEd IN Be
TENDER, '87, about on Nov street.
fact, ali the neighboring streets oan
readily reaohsd by nimble-footed fut
tives from the police.