The sun., 1896-08-14
THE HOT SPELL ON THE EAST SIDE.
ecenos or Lifs sad Death AnonG the
Dweiiers In the CtiR.iihe Tenensnts.


| Dweiiers In the CtlR.uhe Tenenents.
Life among the east side clin-like tenements
| during the past few days has been almost un-
| endurable, and the cli6 dweilers have epent
most of the time eating, sleeping. and living on
the streets. FIRE escapes, and roofs The hot
weather has swelled the suicide and sudden
death records of the Coroners' once and the in
toHication lists Of the police stations. A visit
to the streets east Of the Bowery and below
Fourteenth street showed that half the popu-
lation was sleeping outdoors rather than en-
dnre the deadly heat OF the box-like rooms.
The people had dragged their pillows
and bedding out into the street and
walked up and down the streets carrying babies
gasping Tor air. while here and there baby car
families were being trundied OF toward the
river frunt. The atmosphere was laden with
the warm. sickeninE odor eHuding from the
clin tenements and was almost sitting to those
who hreathed IT, Those that could not find
breathing places on the sidewalks. or were de-
ing on the street, took TO the roofs and back
yards. that Is, where there were any spaces
which could be dignihed by the name OF yard.
Occasionally a laborer staggered along drunk
with the beer which he had taken in an at
tempt TO cool himself and quench his thirst. 1t
was observed that the faces OF the drunken
men we're screwed into painful tired express
stons quite unlike the usual hilarious effect
which excessive libations produce on the east
side Magisirate Flammer, in the Essex Mar
Iet Police Court wa, leniont with those
seded ali the. puerIIe excuses which they
could invent. Most Of the prisoners for intoxi-
cation were discharged because OF the heat
young man and girl was sitting on a stoop
on Sheriff street hill when wall. apparently
from q woman in distress, broke the stiffness Of
the night.
What was that 2' asked the girl, excitedly.
"oh. cat, l guess" replied the young man.
and then he continued his conversation, which
could be heard plainly.
Now. don't worry. Nell" said he. In a CHEEKY
voice. I'm not very we'll fixed. but we can take
in the music at Corlears Hook Park on Monday
night, the East River Park on Tuesday night.
Mount Morris Park on Wednesday night. Alb
ingdon Square Park on Thursday night. and
the Battery Park on Friday night, and I'll get
paid on Saturday. and we'll 90 down to the
aCP wgrry T.p.SieG man who hap
pened to pass the stoop at this moment. First
adoctor. then a, priest, ana row an undertaken"
II wonder whats Kot into him." said tho
young man on the stoop as the man who made
the remark hurried down the street.
A few,monents later two women walked out
OF house few doorn away. They were crying
What's tho matter ?" asked the girl on the
Mrs. Doolan's daughters dead" replied one
"oh. God bless US, Willie. l must 20 up
of down the street
A man sat doing behind a soda-water stand
in Ridge street, near Houston, when q young
laboring man came along and, waking the soda
water man, said:
Gimme some plain soda water in the largest
glass yer've got, and gimme 1t quick, too"
The soda-water man oiled up glass. the con-
tents Of which the young laborer downed at q
Rulp.
Gimme another glass;" said the laborer and
the soda water man filled up the glass again.
Once mUre the young laborer dashed its con-
tents down. and. handing the empty glass back
To the soda water man, said:
Fill 1t up again"
The soda-water man did so. and as the young
lRborer drained the glass for the third time
asked:
Where's the money!"
I'm give you run for it." said tho young
laborer, and he dashed down the street like a
deer
The soda water man watched him till he dis
appeared and then resumed his seat, doing
away as before. 1t was too hot even to cry
stop, thief
The clang Of an ambulance bell at IL o'clock
in the morning attracted a crowd of nearly a
thousand in Clinton street, near Delaney. 1t
stopped In front of one of the tenements. and 4
policeman with lantern led the eurgeon up
stretcher was carried up. and after another
short lapse an old man was carried out on tho
stretcher He was laid in the am pulance which
was hurr,edly driven away.
That's the last OF Old Bill. said one OF the
bystanders, and the crowd dispersed.