New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-25
CAN'T SLEEP FOR BABIES CRIES.
A REMARKABLE APPEAL TO THE HEALTH
BOARD BY MRS. ELIZABETH CADY
eTANTOS AND OTHERS

A remarkable communication containing COM
plants from Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
many othc- persons. most Of whom are physicians.
about the three children of the Keller family, on
the top floor Of the house No. q West Sixty-frst-
g was before the Board Of Health yesterday.
The ssners Of the complaints said the children
were continually crying and screaming ana mo
noise made by them had serious effect upon tho
health Of persons living in adjoining houses. AS
Mrs Keller had paid no attention 10 a message
asking her TO put the little ones night in room
where they woull not cause so much annoyance.
the sgners Of the letters appealed to the Board
Of Health 10 help them put stop TO the crying.
The communication was laid before the Board by
Sanitary Superintendent Roberts, and the Board
decided that it had power to act in such cases.
Embodied in the appeal was diagram OF the fiat
occupied by the Keller family.
1--WE hereby beg" wrote those who signed the
appcal that your honorable Board do something
TO compel the occupants Of the top fat in No "A
10 shut their hall door leading into the dining
room. now used as a bedroom; TO close the window
Of that room opening the shaft or else 70 re-
their children 70 the front part OF their apart
mems"
IN No &c West Sixty-nrst-st 1--we Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and her daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Stanton Lawrence. who is the physical director OF
the Teachers College, and Mrs Carhart Several
letters read that owing to the childrcns cries
Mrs Lawrence suffered from loss Of sleep and
had 10 remain away from her home for several
weeks in order 10 st some rest While she was
AWAY her work AT the college was don" b. other
persons AT great expense to her.
letter from Dr. Caroline \. cabot Of No. l3
West Forty-c ishth-st. read in part as follows:
This Is TO ccrtify that fcr the last tnrcc Gears
Mrs Margaret Stanton Lawrence. OF No % West
SiXty-frst- has suffered from steadily incrcas-
ing insomnia and neurasthenia. largely due 70 the
noise Of crying children in No. q West sixty
firsf-st." 49,,
Tho writer spoke Of the crying as " wilful
Annoyance
another letter from Dr.. Clarence G. Howard of
No u West Fifty-nrst-st. WIS In tho same strain.
lie said the continuance OF the annoyance was "A
dctrirncrt ard hindrancc to her recovery and ron
ders impossible the successful performance Of her
duties IN nor profession as physical director OF the
Teachers College"
Tho appeal - the BOARD which was dated March
p was aiCntl 10y Elizabeth tady Stanton. Mar
garet Stanton Lawrence, Elizabeth Merle Carhart,
Amelia Drnsmade Fannie +. tarhart. Anna
Georg nc Cnrhart. ". T.. Sayin and Kate Savin.
I'VE have suffered they wrote. from this nui-
for the last three years At first there was
one child. Next year two. and now within the last
Two monihs 4 third child has been added to the
number and cnch and every ono is a persistent
Crieg and scrcamcr."
Among other things tho appeal said that Mrs.
Stanton had written 10 Mrs Keller asking her 20
call upon her ana that che would give her the
bonen' ~ wears Of study and experience in bring
ing Mp children Tho room IN which Mrs. Law
renee slept nj least tried 10 sleep was opposite
tho IN which the children were. Mrs. Carhart
IS also said To he suffering from insomnia caused
by tho roises made bY tho little ones.