The sun., 1893-12-03

tmposefDio TO Walk tnfouRh any business
street without eomins more or less in contact
with the nno particles Of SCOT that descend into
the street from the clouds Of black smoke
Coating In tho air. In streets where factories
are numerous the sun In often obscured by the
smoke. and the business section OF each OF
these cities looks from distance as II envel-
opsd in smoke
In Chicago the residents on the north and
south sides can plainly distinguish the smoke
from their homeA The area eDveloped In It Is
marked. and when ono passes into It one can
feel Q change In the atmosphere. Strangers
always have the impression that there is a big
IRE somewhere. and It is not unusual to hear
inquiries a. to the location Of It. The effort to
maintain q ssmblanos OF cleanliness requires
three or four baths day. with frequent wash
ings OF hands and face In the intervals No
Chicagoan who has to be down town expects to
be prssentabls while he 4. there there Linen be.
after entering the region Of CRIME. and is black
a. the end OF an ordinary business day.
II is no & unusual usual thing ,6 when acfuaintanees
as to the location OF SCOT spots on each others
faces. On every corner one may hear. YOUR
thanks. your forehead is the same" Every
Chicagoan's business clothes are OF a color to
their old dresses when they go shopping. The
proprietor OF the Hotel Iichelieu made az
that all his tine furniture and hangings had
been ruined by tho SCOT and CRIME from the
and ths . the Gi
placed his damage a p at 100000
Carnegie Company at Pittsburgh. told The
Sun reporter that It was impossi6le to leave
desk open for an hour or two ID the handsome
tsnts covered, with SCOT. Every morning all
the furniture had to be washed on to remove
But ali this discomfort IS OF little conse-
ouence com pared to the effect which the con-
eaen Of those two ss eRS fss oea
papers. never prone 70 emphasize local owls.
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are OF the most alarming character.
=, Efforts have been repeatedly made IN both
ishness OF manufacturers has invariably made
these OF no avail The use OF soft coal having
has the ghost of a chance OF prevailing. The
threats OF the factory owners to move else
sition.
caRo or Pittsburgh. but New York has got
along without soft coal thus far. and there Is
semp 10 use Il Is 10 To- ao the 5o
public health and comfort; and besides. the
sqdde, pT3mnlgf,ed 6y ~ the Board o. Health Ero,
msnt. Section lis OF the sanitary Code says:
s.e. @ isI y sSsal steam To-;
s. Sssd Tor the purpose, OF aa or any SsafE Sa
shall be so constructed as 10 consume or burn me
IaTy be oGt.tnsd from Ihs dc gpSrsmsnL wa
Section III contains clause which says
that no smoke, einders. dust. gas steam, or
any ot1ensiVS odors.' shall be allowed to ESCAPE
HniioH Lom any 70 e6imneys 6 H. business buildings
hereaiter erect start. or establish in said city
without the consent Of this Board, any manu-.
factory or place OF business that will
or does generate any unwholesome Otfensiye
or deieterlops gas, smoke. deposit or eGhala-
tion." Section SAYS that no persOn shall
earelessly or negllEently do or day So or con-
tribute 10 the doing OF any act dangerous to
the life or detrime rental to the health OF any hu-
The Board OF Health has the power TO en-
force its ordinances and 10 punish those who
violate them. Its inspectors would find no
difficulty in securing oomplaiuaRts among tho
people doing business IN the vicinity OF this
chimney. III this nuisance 10 allowed 10 con
tinue II prot ably will not be long before other
selfish men will use soft coal also. aud New
York will become as dirty as Chicago or
Pittsburgh.
10 TmE EDITOR or TnE suN-Sr: Is the self
tshness q the New loga steam Heating Com
and comfort OF our cltizensr What is allowed
TO one must be permitted 10 all. and, II the use
OF soft coal becomes common In New iork.
farewell 70 our bright skies aud clear air. 10
srs against tho public health ana Yeliaref
Down with them, Yours truly. H. ADAAA
New luhh. Dec. I.
To TIE EpITnH OF THE SUN-Sir: The nasty
black smoke arising from the chimney uf the
New York Steam Heating Company 3 works. at
Greenwich and CoTtlgudt streets. should bs
intsTdicted. understand that the Board OF
Health has ample rover, TO make the cone
pany reform. As long as the use OF soft coal Is
allowed IN any furnace IN New YORK there Is
danger OF our suffering the eAperiences thus
far knOBn only 70 the Gn.JTtgHats citizens Of
Chicago anc i1ttsbuTgh, JAMES BROWN
AEW lDHK. Dag. l.