The evening world., 1894-10-10
THE WAR UPON DIVES.
Three Notorious Men "RniIronded"
In the Filth Ycnr of Life,

No. l-Hardly less startling than the
disclosures made by the LeXow Com.
mittee were the details printed by THE
Evening World" in it's exposures of the
dives IT, 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 ror time a 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 fed 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, and the salutary, lesson ad-
ministered to wrongdoers of ive-kccp-
ing description will not soon be for
gotten.
No, MANY individual cases Of char
World" but they have not been re-
ferred to in the chapters OF seven.
one case however, is deserving of spc-
Ter. poor woman who had both legs
amputated in the hospital Sae was
without money or friends, ard her help
| less condition prevented her from earn
ms livelihood. She thought II she had
pair of artificial limbs she could make
her own way in the world She APP
pitiful story was placed before the pub
lie, and assistance for her was in
voked. A few days later enough money
artificial limbs. and leave a nice little
nest egg besides. The grateful woman,
as soon as her condition would permit
began to practice Ss using the mechanical
ress, but her already weakened condi-
tion was against her and she sank and
| died
No, 3.-puring this period of time ..The
edition. 1t was laid out on the lines
marked by its main issue, and straight
against the evils existing on the Brook
lyn, Il" roads. The cars were dirty,
foul ssrHtli smelling and pGIorlS lighted and
was made for better treatment on be-
half OF passengers. and slowly but surely
wsTe m@dG The
schedule and better service was pro
dsd II mos an uphill Eh5 be "ESmst
World" was victorious. as 1t was In
other battles.
No, IA petty system of blackma!l
|
hospitals, and The Evening World"
found II out. Doctors who were paid by
the. city to care for the poor were found
to be demanding fees from patients who
could i'll AFFORD TO pay-particularly when
there was no neces sity for it, An eX-
pssure was made by The Evening
and the practice was stopped abruptly,
The accused physicians tried to justify
their actions, but their excuses were un-
| been rp-
currence of the despicable affaIr, and a
burden has been llftei from the shoui. %
'fSs 10 q %sSy RSS1 peGBPf BPseys assaa,
on Name Hannah is. familiar to many
readers. He ooaste1 of pull" sufficient
keep ean nm the out s ri jan mGbeT M so M
his conduct. The Evening W%orldd' % d
sn3 snS"ed 9ans !hs ma" va up IN his true Solor:
brought 10 lriai TO answer for his mis-,
deeds. hitch developed, when 1t was
found that lizzie l:awIoT' an Important
found. Detectives searched for her
everywhere without success, but an
"EXeninG World reporter succeeded in
at the trial. Through legal technicalit,es
the rounisman escaped conviction foI
assault on the girl, bu, was dismissed
b!ng the girls mother
No, G. The burning of the Hotel
Royal and the terrible loss OF life will
ever linger In the memory OF New York
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
to their Sunday dinners, an extra edi-
tion OF The Evening World" contain
ing the details OF the awful catastrophe,
was laid before them. A Sunday extra
OF paper published only on weekdays
rs somewhat ot a novelty in journalism.
but paper like The Evening World