Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-02
a Stroll up the Bowsry.
The Bowery the Bowcry!
IN never 60 there anymore;
Tho Bowery! The BOwery,

The Bowery, the Bowcry!
IN never 60 there anymore;
Tho Bowery! The BOwery,
III never so there anymore.
This is the chorus of song tha
has been sung for several years il
New York and vicinity in minstre
shows, variety thea,ers, bon-tons
and played by every hand organ OF
the street. The Bowery in New
York City is wide street extending
from the Brooklyn Bridge up to 14tt
street. 1t is known as one of tn,
"slum" streets of the city, although
it is by no means as bad as they say
1t was years ago. The origin of The
word, is derived from the Dutct
word Bonerie, meaning farm
This street is one of the oldest thor
ough fares in the city.
Most of the people who live on the
Bowery are Germans or Polish Jews
but there is fair representation
from Italy, France, Ireland, China
and from most everywhere else. The
BowerY is business place where
stores are kept open till 8. 10 and II
O'Clock at night. while on Broadway
the stores close at and 6 O'Clock.
The street is full Of intoxicated men,
boys half clad, smoking cigarettes
and using profane language
On my stroll up the Bowery, I
presently came in front of the Thalia
theater, at the entrance of which the
bills were printed in German and
Hebrew. Ga the bulletin board in
large letters was DER HETzrE E,IFEUR.
ING, in New York he last appear
ance in New York; but as I did not
have nv German dictionary with me,
and thinking the play might Lot be
very interesting, I passed by.
There are some elegant stores
here. and at places they were hand
some.y decorated up for Christmas,
whether from mere custom or to
make attraction for the benefit of
sales or to honor the day that should
most be honored, it is not easy to
Civ their motive. While wealth
locks cut of the glass windows of the
arge stores, there are plenty of small
,nes and poverty i'll every form; men
the streets without shelter
rom the cold and barely half clad;
md mothers, old and feeble, who
stand about the corners selling pa
,ers till ii and II clock at night in
,rder to provide for herself and lit
le ones at h ONE.
Next I passed by Steve Brodie's
aloon, and il was Eoticai only by
nance. The man is one of the
ucky fools that jumped off the
Brooklyn brllge, distance Of ITO
eet Lucky, because he did not
ill himself Among the two dozen !
Il more that have made this leap,
,ut two or three were saved.
But for all the bad characte S
het are in this neighborhood, there
re still few that eudeavor to walk |
StuItly to my right was
be Open Door Mis- iiJn, and here l
ntSreu II. 1ne room was Dut NaT-
ow Hall, but well Lighted up ard
A lady was sitting by
he organ who at this time was the
My woman in tie room. After the
and it was from the pure
rospal, SON, testimonies were Civ
Il, principally from men who hal
cen saved. If their testimonies
ere Correct some had served in
RS IN: some had been thieves on the
20; and one young man had just ar
we'd in New York from Tex,s to
hica place he had followed man
no had murdered his brother, with
,ngauce il his heart. This young
an had followed the murderer from
.eland 1t is remarkable indeed,
ow the workers in the missions
,scue fallen men and women and
I've them from their filthy and sin
i vices. The poorest family in the
luiata Valley has abundsnt reason
be thankful. Although on some
ountain side your humble home
ay lay, 1t is still sweet home
BEN EOX.