The evening world., 1889-12-13


There are alSo c~ook-houHes, wash-houseS,
tin-shop. carpenter shop, where cabinet
making is also practised; a blacksmith shop
and a bake-shop.
in the latter all the bread used in the
city prisons and hospitals and in the insti-
tutions on the Island is baked, and IL is Of
excellent quality.
An EVENING WORLD young man tested q
slice Of II yesterday. ana il was OF better
quality than most OF that sold in the small
bakeries round town.
William S. Mcnamara is the Warden, and
under his careful manaGent the Almshouse
is almost self providing. He has been in
charge OF the Almsliouse AZ Deputy Warden
and Warden for fourteen years.
To reach the Almshouse, the quickest way,
II you are bent On seeing queer sights and
quaint faces, il TO go by the little steam boat
Wickham from the foot OF East Fifty-second
street
bulent waters OF the East River and lands
At q quier little wooden pier almost in front
OF the frowning Penitentiary, which rises in
gloomy solidity against a background OF
Sloping down from the grim walls OF the
prison are broad grass plots, cut here and
there by well-kept walks, to the doors OF the
At the edge OF these grass plots is a broad,
Level, unpaved road.
Along the road an EVENING WORLD re-
porter and q staff artist walked aLout noon
time yesterday; with the t~asl-iowing river
on, one side and the Pen - on the other.
Across the river sounded the hum and
bnstle OF bnpy New YORK.
Turning TO the right along a path at the
end OF the Penitentiary, the LvENINu WORLD
young man went along past the prison
spot groups of conylctS at all sorts of labor
could be seen. They seemed happy aud
cheerful as they tolled. some digging,
some sweeping, some breaking stone, and
others again like horses, with ropes Instead
OF harness over their shoulders, haulirg
huge masses OF rock ont OF the quarry TO the
The reporter and artist stopped 4 omen
to view the busy scene, but a burly keeper
suddenly emerged from n sentry box, and
grufhy cried Move on there! = and they
Within Ave minutes they had passed out
81 these sights and sounds. and reached a
tturdy man IN, the. garb OF a keeper paced
with 4 big club III his hand.
where are you going 2, he aSked:
shown to him and he stepped aside, calling
alGnd; You may open that gate.
On the other side there appeared a proto-
type OF the FIRST man, Who, with much APP
JaienT difficulty. turned the ponderons
look, and the reporter and artist passed
through 10 catch their first glimpse Of the
A.mshouSe in the distance. Five minutes
later they were III the midst OF the paupers.
No adequate description can be given in
cold type OF the tcene presented there. A
long line OF OH women, all i'll the anne posi-
ton, tat baskinR III the bright sunshine in
front OF the building Tor females.
hnch queer old women ~ they wtre.
The BQuatted III the Neranda with their
backs against the wall, and their knees
almost mp 10 their chin.
They all wore the same gowns. OF rome
dark woollen material. and gingham bon
nets that came ont far enough on ths head
10 Keep the sun out OF the old peoples eyes.
And there they tat aud clatted, recalling
memories OF their youth and telling of the
days when they were bellies, IeIhaps, and
Limble OF foot
TwentY-four ont Of twenty-five had an all
Dent OF some kind. II II was not the rheunl.