Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-16

The EiIthy aud Dangerous Human
G.ig-f,en ia the TOWn Hall Cellars.

The titthy aud Dangerous Human
Fig-pentn Iiic Town Hail Cellars.
The condition OF the city hail basement ia
proper subject for an investigation by the
Board Of Health, The placs is q menace
10 the health Of the city and daily death
trap to those whose duties require their
praseIca Ia the rooms Immediately above
the cellArs. THIS includes the police station
celia and Offices and the city hall itself
willis occupied by the court city officials
and the public.
TINS Immediate cause OF danger Is the
foul air from tue cellars carried up by the
he2teTs aud il'tribnted In the various
rooms and offices referred to-
within the past month the city Judge mas
made inquiries during court sessions as to
the cause Of the foul atmosphere which
fills the hall. Anyone seated at the tables
in front oil the city clerks desk, beneat
which ls one Of the registers, has no difl.
Guilty In locating solrGs OF tha nuisance.
His nose will uueFfiugly teach him the
place, Blllowa ~ hot pcison-lAdan air
belch upward from the f0nl cellars and are
distributed throughout the court room,
THIS distribution Of poison contianes all
day AID all nigh, III fact al the year
round. The heaters pump the poison up
ward into every apartment and room In the
old city hall luilGias,
This founess 4 Is condition, NOT . theory
which has existed time out OF mind III tha
4 public buIlilAg referred TO and Is due ex-
( aqIly to the custom OF hatbuFinc, nightly,
4 dozens Of lUs-y, yHlmia clad, and otherwlSe
hithy tramps and refugees who seek tue
I harborage " Ehv city nal CO lars whore
/ they pass tue n!Eet. TIE personal customs
4 OF tbasa r0H.ry are MOI VI The cleHnlest.
I ana, luaeli had th"y any Inspirations
q towards thAf vlriun wn!eh IA RANKED AZ
next og1d ineys, they rave no opportunity
j for ~ exercise !Vr there T. 10 oiil5e nor
my provision wiaayer IN the c4ll4rs fer
! the customs OF TIL most ord,aBry dsesncy,
4 Tbs consequence Is inst following nights
4 occupancy OF he collars - several io2 "a
tran d the mornings visitor would die
+ cove n atmosphere whose f0ulness ls only
4 possible Oa h-iHE geographically described
4 by W5ltet liEs hsbuan whose stories %
the yslteFinE be9etliness Of Siberian jai!a
w1a.i giultig bin & proper dalineetOr Of
the Nb.4ilstOI pH-t-soa.
Ana y.t TIL, Is the dnlectahla AIR pumrai
MP VI ls morning daily u tie police court
ss5r 'oaa Ro fresh morning boUqie, to the
jaaEs, AZ court oiieial7, tho lress and to
the public.
Itisto Is presumed, Of course. that fsw
q ntrliNGs ii WILMINGTON are aware If ths
strange spectacle 10 be witnessed iigatiy III
thu crtla " The rlty hail. Ware they
familiar WITH L they THula not DO very
much surprised " he a4e!4Maslans heard
b. ths writer HAT he best ding mat cOUld
~. 't%"AS W-tE+ ~ - "AH - t-A1 ''AtAh'tslH
DOM.
These who have road Oh tho eatacombq q
Parts or Rome sAn form an IDEA Or rae
underground FarEiarttisS Of the building
ulaar tiscna.ua. f3il0WiNg tn IN nlay
o. in olligtI 0iihpr ths night visitor
d+7cents two tlBAt Of rickety stairR.
bsf2-a h3 regele5 tsA Fcr6Hd tignl 9
tlSNtly ciaspa III mi ..l4 with Oae hsAG,
sua WlstinS ne could herCla'l"4ly ssBl them
against tts Lstra assaults ~ the pungeut
arena. "a e3tass sir hC4v2 aEune 9tcl.
ways Rre diniY perceived, These braEen
OH Ia d,H rent directions. In svsfF pas.
sRgeway and n syerF nook every available
lquars foot o tEtr'i!eG la covered 1t human
beings. They ,a4a theInss lyes full lrl$tn
) In every pusitioa. Many Of the Fool
follows are SO tired and 90 s5uad
asleep thar taelt Eilnisht visitors
! st4p aerps7 their prone hoiles
without disturbing them in the slightest
and aitresl some word 10 the Yisit5ra
Most OF the refaget3, however, are gso4p
! There is d perfect babel OF snoring. pht
= men are OF every eias9, creed aud race
under the sun, 90 the old praJer.h jpk says
{. Jew InEk Greek, Iah4sl, and Heretick.
II 10 not uuG5u9l 10 iiAi very r9ceat emf
: grants here. Iae R5uils renUrstrAut eS
preston Ia Their eyea. as they peer far
lively and hh!i H4hGlri, aud their clear
youthful c0Wl'eXion4 tel the story tia
their surroundings atg EgfGl 10 them sud
dDnlY Ii Tasty y2iced cuTsa IS heard. IL |
I only alNRehaG0i tramp ehiliug one OF hi
. ~ Uet fellows lot the lmpolltRnsss nj to-
8 vigorous suori4g ~ tEa visitor Ta5s e
Z Hlona ttc1ugl the corridors hn adml,es III
X gt.hty hsw4 aLh s'La8s and hue hsrGu
a l@-l Build q mGIy d the sleeping ATHLETICS
Z, Iramps appehr p ~ very tiae fellows Il
I PHYSICAL development. Some OF them wtf
y seHlhude and saOTsd alap-ly limbs Au(
u hG V,