The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
THE WAR UPON DIVES.
Three NotorI GUS Men "RuiIroaded'
In the Fifth Year of Life.

No. 1.-Hardly less startling than the
disclosures made by the LeXow Com.
mittee were the details printed by THE
Evening World'' in its exposures of the
dives ir this city. Comparatively few
people realize the vice and crime exist
ing at their very doors. and the in
activity of the police was freely COM
mented upon. The exposures were at
tended with complete success in attain
ing the object for which they were in
tended. Every day saw the doors of
one or more dives close. and raids and
arrests by the police were of great fire.
quency when the way was pointed out
to them. For a time panic existed
among the dive-keepers, and the climax
was reached when three of the more
notorious We're indicted and sent to
prison. Many of them fled from the city
to escape arrest and others went out
of the business entirely. 1t was the first
moral sweeping that New York has had
for years, dnd the salutary lesson adj
ministerod to wrongdoers of diVe-keep-
gotten
No; MANY Individual eases Of char
ferred to in the chapters of seven.
one case, however, Is deserving of spe-
eiai mention II Is that Of Mrs. Dress
~
amputated in the hospital. Sne was
without money or friends, and her help
less condition prevented her from earn
ing livelihood. She thought if she had
a pair of artificial limbs she could make
her own We in the world. She APP
pcaledi to The Evening World" her
lie, and assistance for her was in
voked. \ few days later enough money
was received to buy her the necessary
artificial limbs. and leave IA nice little
nest egg besides The grateful woman
AS soon as her condition would permit
began to practice using, the mechanical
ress, but her already weakened condi-
tion was against her and she sank and
died
No. s,-During this period of time THE
Evening World' started its Brooklyn
"dltion. 1t was laid out on the lines
marked by its main issue. and straight
way begai' an aggressive campaign
Ign IL roads. The cars were dirty.
foul smelling and poorly lighted, and
The service Was abominabe. A demand
half OF passengers, and slowly but surely
reforms We're made. The cars were
cleaned and better lights provided. Then
a change was made In the running
vided. 1t was an uphill fight against a
powerful monopoly, but THE Evening
World was victorious, as it was in
No. "a petty system OF blackmall
was in vogue in one OF the New York
hospitals and THE Evening World"
found II out Doctors who were paid by
the city to care for the poor We're found
to be demanding fees from patients who
could i'll afford to pay--particuiarly when
| there was no necessity for 1t. An ex-
pssure was made by The Evening
World" OF the existing state of affairs,
and the practice was stopped abruptly.
The accused PnysSSars tried to Justly
awaiting in the face OF strong proofs.
Steps have, been taken to prevent re-
frGr rSl OF the de,S1Re9able AFFAIR and a
ders Of many poor people;
on Nam g Hannah is familiar to many
readers. He boosted Of "A pull" sufficient
to keep him out of Jail nd went so far
as TO clun the girls mother when she
yentured TO remr9crnstrate with him on
showed the man up in his true colors
and a demand was made that he be
brought to trial TO answer for his mis-
deeiS Mitch developed. when 1t was
witness to the assault, could not be
found. Detectives searched for her
everywhere without success, hut an
! finding her and she was made to testify
AZ the trial. Through legal technicalities
the roundsman escaped conviction for
4 from the force and sent to Jail for club
/ bling the girls mother
| No, The burning OF the Hotel
Royal and the terrible loss of life viii
ever linger in the memory of New York
/ ers. II happened early on a Sunday
[ morning, but The Evening World" is
never absent from post when there is a
duty to he done. Before the people OF
New York and Brooklyn had sat down
ton OF The Evening World" contain
ing the details OF the awful catastrophe,
was laid before them. A Sunday extra
OF a paper published only on weekdays
| but a paper like "The Evening World''
! Is always devoted TO the interests OF its