Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-13
CLIFF D W ELLERS.
,e VERY QUEER INHABITANTS OF A
IT. QUARTER or BROOKLYN.
Among tho old Warehouses In Fur
yosn street where Jolly Sailors
Congregate.
New York Herald)
There was an old woman
Who lived under n hill.

She f. living there stilN
49, ,ome IS stu under the HILL for
,,r there the other day. she stood
,,slnut counter. the nut brown Of
,.., hat become meliowcd by age ana
., me over Der glasses. There was
..,.s usht In the queer little tap-room
a., rurman street. Brooklyn. where
....l n takes a stranger a minute
Gil. riil effect OF the dark, wains-
walls. the sawdusicd floor, the fan
... ,.iles. the glistcning handles of the
...rs. ana the sparkle of rare old
,r The bottles high on the shelves.
..l woman Is only one OF the cave
.- ~ Furman street-that narrow
back u the warehouses which line
.-..Alvn water front. There are
dwellings, over there, ana Qua anu
is thc little colony which has
info the face OF the cliff. The
~ the cave jewellers are built
...nmhla Heights. and their roofs
.s with four or five feet of soil.
..,t row trees and shrubs. Those
ir the brown stone and brick
.. columbia Heights may wander
1902 Oh. heads Of the cave jewellers
a.. thr harb0r beyond.
ODD DWELLINGS.
.., p.. cave dwellors. all oblivious Of
.... n. above them. sell refresh
-. tr. sailors and longshoremen,
r contracts g. scrupe ana paint
r, ,lt t. weigh and measure
-.4nlse being discharged from
...... or pIind colors in the dark
..,- Thc.c are only few OF the
vncn the cavc-dwellors do TO
.iA ends meet.
..t.. tl- bgtldincs in which they live
... warehouses. In the old days
YI.rT~. Watson's. Martins. ana
.ets stores had not been built
....t.t people who live on the
I.. tA.uclt IL would be good
... O.. convert their back-yards into
.k.aS institutions. SO they dug
.-I Of the high bluff. arched II
. ..iI masonry and against the
.t structures Of brick ana stone
a,, stories high. The roofs were
mostly. and upon them were
trIs of cubic yards OF gravel
Iu those days the Brooklyn
r.rt lrsrel with the spars or
t American navy OF peace, ana
- tr.u $50 the world gave UP their
t~ storage I'm the old buildings.
, ..... now stofeh0uses were built ana
... ..-,. abandoned
'r..t'r f.l captains who had saved
r.- E r.y rented the first stories Of
OIL. u.Irh0 SOS. fitted them up with
.r Il1ta ANA ground glass windows,
. ga o.. winter nights the grateful
10 Mt rum filtered through the
r- stl blended with the perfumes
t...... Dnl the rich aroma Of Brazilian
t. which had lain in the old place. |
-.... .r- ton or "a dozen OF these houses
....r.. ru.tnt. reminders OF the old
f.ts.r..n the little street was thrOngei
... ..I.r8 Now most Of the sailors
t ta. low-ry and Cherry Hin, and
.t. ..rrert 81 rullicking life does not
..e .- freely By the d0orsteps Of the |
.....v I,r.. and the glttering coin |
.- r.i drop into their t'lls as plenu- |
..r .. 90 dl In the old days In Fur
. ---. g. The longshoreman. when ne |
I.- e.r. "a the stores. now possesses
THE HOMES
~.. u-j.r stories Of many Of the old |
.r.tr-.ts are empty. but some OF them |
3D.. .o... homes. II does not look as |
OIL .ca there could be much comfort in |
..r l place that has light from
anu WIN 40 All smut ~ blNc
...rt ly ventilation. Yet the rooms Of |
.... cave dweilcrs are To them comforta- |
Dt course. in the spring freshets |
d.. water has disagreeable way OF |
PEI. krr GRE stratum Of earth and trick |
.-- l.wn through the roof. and once In |
lr..t while into the cellars. but that |
E. r.r..f aa Incident Of cave dwelling
D. winter tine these places are as |
warm l- toast and as dry as bone |
t.e shuts out the chill air, and the |
--u l-e- Ike q row Of grim sent- |
...- warn III the cold breezeS from the |
sl Here .n peace and contentment |
.. D.. ave dwellers, while the North |
Wt cracks his cheeks and the air Is |
.. Hlprlnz frost The fire cracklej
r 'l- corner stove and pours its smoke |
.-. o." chimneypots In the back
r... g the wealthy Brooklynites on
.- BID Ia the tsp-rooms below the
.'V4t.r boiler sizzlcs. There, around
90. tables. broad -shouldered men drink |
.. ana hearty and make the arched |
r1.. Iag with merry songs. The cave
...- ana their guests never disturb |
n- owners Of the hanging gardens |
-.l.. .r thick walls and solid earth |
.i-w lp the sound before ii reaches |
~li Heights.
7l B., u.s. that the face Of the old
"a uio lives under the Hill is all |
.aI sunshine, and her twinkling
.. shine through elistening specta-
T.. Six Jolly Fellowship Porters, |
.... i's little bar and steaming glasses, |
a-. ID such place Of cheer as this.