New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25
DELICATESSEN SHOPS.
A STROLL THROUGH SOME DOWNTOWN
STREETS.

TO MAKE LIVING EASY AND CHEAP.
one evening last week when there was a drlzzIng
downpour and the air thick with fog, the re-
porter went out OF The Tribune building and saunt-
cred amlessy through the labyrinth OF unclean by
ways and thoroughfares cast of what is still known
by the name OF Chatham-st., although reform
Board OF Aldermen at the request OF some shop
keepers renamed 1t a few years ago Park Row.
He found himself Spruce-st. and in Ferry anu
Dover SITS. betimes Mayor Schleren OF Brooklyn
has his leather betting business in Ferry-st. ana
a day passes that people do not stop to look at
1t out OF curiosity. Wandering on the reporter
saw outside low groggery a rude painting OF an
enormous glass OF beer foamng over and under
meath the motto. The poor mans friend little
further on and nearer to the wharves there came
in view the announcement o: the biggest and best
bottle of whiskey in Gotham .
How is that possible?' said the reporter to a
citizen.
why" the citizen replied, don't you know that
that is the business manner Of advertising knock
out drops?
But then. wouldn't people know
Yes. people would; but don't people who get
grcengoods circulars know and yet it frequently
turns out that they are the first to be taken n?"
CROWDS WATCHING THE sun.
At South and James the reporter looked
away toward the West. and just in line with one of
the majestic spans Of the East River Bridge there
appeared through the thick mist and fog great big
bah OF hro that did not dazzle ones eyes Il kept
sinking and sinking. Crowds gathered to look at II
as IL went down and down until 1t could be seen
no longer Many and curious were the things that
were said. and many and curious were the people
who said them. There came tough and he
thought trat II he had coin as big as that golden
ball appeared be. he would feel happy thereafter
and agree to pass the rest Of his days In Waer-st'
50 long as the men who sold the big beer and the
hip boff Of ~ o. for cents kept NCr
Joints runnin.
Several poor women with loads OF wood on their
heads and bundles Of wood in their arms which
they had spent the whole day gathering. laid down
their burdens and looked with wonder ana awe at
the sight Young thieves from ne!ghborlng tene-
ment-houscs stole the wood and ran away. When
the women became aware OF their loss big tears
came into their eyes and they walled aloud shaking
their fists at the retreating young vagabonds'
and now at the b.azng sphere in the far-of sky "a
II doubling which the real author or their mis-
fortune.
There came n with leather strap over MS
shoulder. Fastened ut the end was a book. which
he declared with an English drawl weighed "A
bloomin' 'als stone We know" The huge volume
profcssed to tell people how TO get rich, ana "hen
the reporter told the man. who seemed both well
dressed and we'll behaved that that part OF the city
was not good place 10 get orders FOR such cos'y
things. he said. contcmptuously: Nonsense
came here 10 see the sun | have never seen II
Ike that since / left old England | spent all last
night lookn' at a star which t"inkled and dis
appeared alternately but as It costs just tho
same II occurred to 10 look at something
bigger We get so little for our money In this
curious country that have been glad OF this
opportunity to get good look the old sun.
for which even under a Tammany government. no.
body seems to be charged a ha'penny.
ONE OF THE SLEEPING PLACES.
He swung the bundle 10 the other shoulder, and
'ookod dcaantly at a policeman who stood at the
corner wondering what the crowd was about.
Near where the policeman stood was Sign. oi
Machinery Bought and sold and outside the
place enormous pieces OF lead and iron piping
and big rusty old boilers. from l. 10 30 feet IN
length Tn. reporter went into the place. The
book agent whispered that 1t was AL right
Il slept myself in that boiler" he said, for
tho last two nights | was cold know, he added,
but then bcSgars can't be choosers. 80 they can't
4 decent looking Longs horeman jeere1 NJ him.
Il have YOU now" he said You said something
"A moment ago about getting nothing IA this country
but what yon paid FOR. You didn't pay for your
bed for the last two nights have you now.
You fellows don't know how to i've. You don't
know New-York. You don't know whore to buy
things right things. good things. cheap things.
An because you don, know, you say YOU cant
s.t them Oh 20 away from mo. / say. do you
hear me- 90 away. say. You have no candy
stores In England. an You have no cigar stores
an You have ico-cream stores. an you have
no nawthin. An you have no delicatessen stores
Do you hear
80 what" said the Enslishman.
"Dcncatcsscn stores" said the lahorer. laughing.
while the Engahman let tall hts book in his eX-
element. and gas.ed FOR breath.
come now. said the policeman. as he put MS
hand throateningy on his club pocket. the sun
is gone away an YEN all have to go away, too"
Then that -urious crowd scattered In different
directions Tho reporter asked the mocker TO tell
more Of what he knew about delcaiessen places
and the character OF the business which they did
WHERE HE GETS HIS MEALS.
II voted for Strong and the rest Of the reform
ticket AT the last election he said. but as
Democrat couldn't vote for Morton. much less
FOR Hll so did not vote FOR anybody for Governor
don't mind tie nve-cent bottle OF whskey. nor
the big tubful OF beer FOR 1--WE cents. because
have no use for those things. but l do mind
Ielicatesscn store and have been living of what
buy In these stores for years without having once
to 20 to "A grocery %, 1870, ,
on N.Y. said the man. they are as common as
bricks In building. There Is scarcely street III
New-York in which YOU VIII not nhd AT lrast one
aecatessen store and very likely a great m many.
,Is, r"' and th",ieh the trade is almost entirely
in the hands of people OF that nationality. the
greater part Of the business OF these stores Is done
The reporter found upon investigation that this
business Ike the business Of making lager beer.
hogan with the sons OF the Fatherland and has been
continued bv them. \ study of business directory
will show that thee are about 500 delicatessen
stores In New York. and that out Of that large mum
her all but a dozen or So have German names. Fully
50 per cent OF these on the East side. ana
more than 90 per cent are included In all the dei~
cacsscn stores that to be found east or Fourth
ave and south OF FOurtcenth-st. West OF sixth
ave and above Fourteenth-st one can md many OF
them especially in Eighth. Ninth and Tenth AYES.
but they are of more expensive class ana patron
izad bv people who have more money 10 spend thail
those To- be In the thickly populated part or the
city living east u the l'Owery for example
These dclicatesscn stores keep thirSs cooked and
they are a lesson 10 the poor people VINO frequent
them In cleanliness we'll as In thrift Think OF
taking ia $2. so. even fJD, a DAY IN one Oh theiH
and chiefly In pennies!
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING HERE.
uoro .a1, evnr In one OF these lttle stores? Il Is