The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-29
New York Has Most Congested
District i'm the World.
ouTRANks EVEN wHiTEcHAPEL.
Sanitary District A, of the Eleventh
Ward, Compared With Popula-
lions fn Europe and Asia.



trict greatly exceeds the Whitechapel dis
trict in density OF population, but II 8 ny
no means the most thickly settled IN the
world, for II - exceeded by three In New
York and three ia Bombay. But Mr.. Cor
thel Is correct fn saying that the density
OF population in that district is greater
than that Of any district Of a European
city.
The police census OF this city taken IN
1898 resulted In some very interesting sta
tistics concerning the wards on the East
side that fairly TEEN with people. For the
convenience Of the health department each
ward Is divided into a certain number OF
sanitary districts. varying III number ac-
oording to the size OF the ward and the
number Of people in #. Statistics concern
ing these districts have been most care
fully made by the board OF health, show
ing the number OF acres IN each district.
the total population. the average number
OF persons TO an acre. the number OF
houses. and the average number OF per-
this was made from the police census OF
1853. Since that census there has been
some increase in the density or the popula-
ton In al the districts 10 be mentioned.
save one, where a large decrease VIII be
shown OF account Of the new Mulberry
Bend Park
Six districts are particularly noticeable
for the density Of the population, the like
OF which in one case Is not 10 be seen any
where else In the world. This Is sanitary
district a Of the Eleventh ward. The
boundaries OF this district are Clinton
street, Second street. Avenue ID, and Riv-
ingtOn street. It's population is 25.6l5. its
acreage thirty-two, making an average or
1904 people to the acre, the GenseSt popu-
htion OF all the world. The people Of this
district are for the most part Hungar!ans
and Germans OF the poor class. They live
in 5S4 tenement houses, OF which eighty
four are in the rear Of lots. thus making
an average Of AZ 10 each house, not near
~ 50 large as ia two other districts to be
spoken Of
In sanitary district 3 OF the Seventeenth
ward. bounded by Rivington street. First
avenue. Fourth street, and Clinton street.
with A population OF the same character
as in district \, Eleventh ward. there are
2. 2Sg persons on hfty-fOur acres of ground,
making an average OF 65S to the acre.
There are S04 tenement houses In the dis
trict. OF which seventy-four are rear ten
ements. making an average Of As persons
70 each house.
District Il OF the Tenth ward is the third
most densely populated district Of the city.
II Is IN the heart OF the Hebrew quarter.
being bounded By tho Bowery RiVlngton
street, Norfolk street and Grand street.
The people living there are almost wholly
very poor Russian and Polish Jews. The
population of this district IS S51SS the
acreage flfty-four. making IN average Of
65i 70 the acre. There are 6l2 houses in
the district Of which 13j arc rear tene-
ments. making an average OF 514 persons
TO each house the highest average in New
York At the same time IL should be noted
that many or the houses In this district
are large. improved tenements, SO that the
crowding isn't so great as tho figures
would imply. Section 4 OF the Tenth
ward. the one mentioned by Mr.. Corthell
as being the most densely populated. is
bounded by the BJwery. Grand street.
Norfolk street and Division street It's
population is If the same character as that
OF section =. Russian and Polish Jews. and
numbers 23 e45 The acreage OF the dis
triCt is fifty-tw1. and the average number
OF pe63'e 10 tire acre Is $50, There are IN
that district 5Si houses. or which eighty
four are rear tenements, making tho num-
her OF persons 10 each house 80
Section OF the Sixth ward comes next.
This has for it's boundaries Baxter street,
Park Row, Canal street and the Rowerv
Owing 20 the now Mulberry BEND park
which will consist OF the block bounded by
Baxter streht. Park street. Mulberry street
and Bavard street. the number Of people
70 the acre in tho district as a whole has
been considerably lessened But on the
other hand, II Is probable that a majority
Of the people who lived I'm that block. es-
pecially the Italians. have remained i'm tho
district. thus Increasing the density OF
population in tho other parts. There are IA
this district IS acres. According 20 tho
census OF 1898 the population was Z Gif,
making an average OF rs 20 the acre.
At that time. also, there were SIC houses.
of which 20 were rear tenernouts. maxim,
an average Of 80 { persons 70 each house.
But here again the figures fail 70 show the
true condition OF things. The ma i0ritv Of
tho houses are oId-fashioned tumblc-doUn
affairs many Of them, especially in the
Chinese quarter in Peil and Dover streets.
being two-Story and even one-storv frame
buildings and. moreover. there nl7ISt come
ont % the total good many buildings
nse9 as factories. In consequence Of these
facts thu people there are hived together
even more closelV than in the crowded
wards east NJ the Bowery
The last district particularly noteworthy
for the density Of its population Is district
4 If tho Thirteenth ward. tho Inhabitants
Of which are Germans. lis boundaries arc
RIvinetop Norfolk. Division and WHlett
streets IN that district are - acres ana
population 81 254ef, p'akiug an average -
ss9 persons to tire acre There are So
houses. % which IS are rear tenengcuts.
a0A there Is an avcraEc OF as persons -
each house
Statistics show that those SIX districts
have q greater population IN prouortio0 20
their size tha1 any Ike districts in auv
cltv - Fnr0u0. Tho celebrated J0sefstait
ia the rttv az FvaEUe stands st the head -
European cities. having FS5 accDle % fhe
acre The pornc No'VeIle arroliafes eU1ent
% Paris the most thicklv settled has hrt
E4fa persons 70 tho acre The most
thicklv settled Part 81 Toxic, Niko'3hssll-
ku has hUt sc 20 the acre. The 81 Roi-
iox district ~ GLASGOW has - 70 tho acre.
Betbuai Green In London. the most dense
Is populated. has @SlS. Whitechapol eos.
and Snltalrel3 29if.
India furnishes the only approach -
New York Eonhav. with om average -
81 uersons 70 tire acre. has three dis
.rfets the density ~ population tn whicn
g. exceeded only by section 4 81 the hley-
enth ward In this city. The FIRST. E5ou,-
b,srvara. has an screaEe of &Sff and "A
population OF E4t9o. making ari average -
80 IS to the acre Chukla. with ara acre
axe q e Is and a TCp,4tion ~ SOS, hss
rs = % the acre. and khar7 z1lau. With a
population - - FeI ar3 sa acretge - g. -.
has az AVERAGE Of 6sa.oe ~ the acre. ex-
eesalnz section b 81 the Seventeenth
ward. shat ranks second ia tals city. bv
over - 20 the acre BEt \eW York 3
dsuselv settled section stands r~e-erns-
nent. for ere six sections named have an
acreage % 20 and an average oG Cs96 10
tha acre.
THE FUND FOR CRAEMER'S TRIAL.