New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-15
TO SLEEP IN A BARGE.
pvERCRowDING OF THE OLD DOCK HOUSE
TO CEASE.


a FLOATING HOME FOR POOR LoDGEES TO BE
FITTED Up IN CONNECTION WITH BELLEVUE
The d.sgraceful overcrowdng OF the Dock
House at Twenty-sxth-st.. and the East River, by
dodgers is soon to cease. Charities Commissioner
Faure has long deplored the herding together OF
homeless and destitute persons in the two il-vehu
lated rooms of the house, and the appropriation o.
$1,000 for the trial of a municipal clearinghouse has
given to Mr. Faure opportunity 10 make pans
for much-neeGed reform.
About two hundred men have been crowded TO-
rether in the rooms every night since the colu
weather came. and many of them nave hau ~
stand up because there was not room LOT all u nc
On the floor on a rccen; cold night there was such
q crush In the mems room that the ponce hau 10
be called to suppress free ight among the iosc'9
report of the Visiting Committee o. ue "'"''
Charities A!d Association for 1895 thus explains no"
the Dock House became free lodsing-housf ABOUT
year ago:
As il was supposed that New-York would be over
nun with a large number OF unenploled anu 49, ~
less men conference of the pT'nSipa cnai
the city was held in DecsmbeE hs, 10 ue'e eH
upon the best method OF deanns W." III s.h casss
that conference 1t was rcsciN'' ma a. - ritios
should be referred 10 the Department OF mar
of Outdoor poor Thrd-ave and Eleventh-si. alleE
that hour. to tire lodging mouse al bei!eN" ~ ~, d,
faD ana form Of .icket was adopted, 10 ne s,,v,'
10 homeless persons asking for night iodss,n.s;
The number OF women VINO caiile lr .'o occonnc-
Tsrsd hut The number OF men RAPIDLY increase
When there no longer room icF mem ZEN, Twen
aA1
tv-sixtn-st DOCK House whore they oGc9piea w, ,ho
"prson Room ard when that WAS hlea up A Wy
passenrers waiting They were hot sedrcns
cnG there nothing 10 prevent 'nsh !'Ui an r,
In tobacco liquor weapons; no ei1orl wa, nc ne
20 cleanse mem OF their clothing; they slept upon
The 0oor without bedding. At first DiankGt Wr I,
given 10 each. bat there was 30 much qua III
about the blankets that these We're aitetWA,u nnt
held II Is reported that tnefe iIeque"'S W W
room enough Tor all TO lie down 49,,
Win the $1,000 which has been appropriated the
Charities Commissioners will lease and nj up d
large barge such as is used for summer excursions
and will keep IL anchored close to the Bellevue iio
n,.al grounds at East Tweny-siXth-st !, VIII
So ircloscd so 10 make q coIllortauie, o"t,9
bouse ana heated by steam. There VIII ne cOeS
FOR ali of the dodgers, and each Roger VII q, a
take a bath before he is adfll'ttu 70 :.
iodeing-roonl large bathroom WIN spI@Ss ne
nrrSnremert will be a feature of the place anu o,
r,,le mo bath no bed" will be foiIoWe1 III
case While a lodger is having his bath M CIV M
yviII be disiafected In fumgatinS room H'"' -"
bathroom. ,o,oor ,rin No kent by the
attendants and no lodSer Will De KEEP III he ir,
three nights in succession LOGGER VIII DS w Mi,
three DAYS If ne is willing to work, anu Wo.N ,nr
be provided for those who wish to remain tn poS,
S,,hs,anti,l meals for them Will be pIoNluVH ~ Va
the Bellevue Hospital kitchen IhTeS he
anxious to find regular employment VIII pe rre "a,
II possible Lodgers who are found to pe E and
..rrants will be arraicned before M&Sls''"'o ''
Committed 10 the wofkhouse