The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-13
FREMONT POLICE AT HOME.
THEIR NEW QUARTERS IN a FIAT
HOUSE Jus A LITTLE STRANGE.

First Prisoner Taken In Thought He Was
in n Hotel and Wanted to Register
Himself-Old Cops Had Fun with tho
New Ones-House Leased for n Year.
Light housekeeping Ia now in order for the
police OF the fremont station. All the requi-
sites are at hand in their new station, at
Washington avenue and 178th street, which,
up to Saturday night. was a flve-story fiat
house. The old station, Just around the cor
ner, In Bathgate avenue. was satisfactory
enough. but when the city began TO blast out
the surroundings for the purpose of widening
the avenue and large chunks of rock began to
leak through the roof. 1t seemed to be the
proper thing to move. SO the fiathouse was
leased for one year and the ground floor re-
arranged 20 meet the new requirements.
When n Sun reporter visited the new station
house Yesterday morning. his first effort to get
in was unavailing. but n ward man soon ap-
penred to admit him. Attic desk sat a Sergeant.
behind the regulation rail. facing what looked
like n flo of election booths at the opposite
side OF the room. There were odds and ends
OF wire. gas pipe and lumber about the place.
but behind the desk all was ready for busi-
ness.
Come up to view our palatial 1uarters?'
said the Sergeant. We'll. they're not as pala-
tial as they might be, but they'll do when we
get EN- fixed up u little. We've got about sixty
men to quarter. and well manage it with n lit
tie crowding. Go back and take look around"
pAccompanied by the ward man the visitor
went through the building. On the ground
floor in the rear was a beautifully tiled bath
room. kitchen and two bedrooms, which the
Captain has annexed for his quarters. Up
stairs no changes from the original plan OF the
fiat had been made. There are on each floor
four flats of four rooms and a bath each. in
the sleeping rooms cots have been set up. two
or three to a room. according to the size. and
in some there isn't any floor space left to speak
Of. Most OF the rooms are light and well VEN |
tilated. but the men prefer the life in the big
station dormitories to the comparatively iso- |
lated quarters in the lathouse. As yet the
floors are uncarreted and implanted. and the |
general aspect Is not homelike. What the place
VIII be Ike when the work Is finished the po-
The moving was accomplished late Saturday
night, and those WHO moved In first prepared a
parativey new man In the precinct was shown
to a third floor Kitchen. which. he was told, was
Where's my bed ~ asked the new man.
Bed I" said the jokers. pointing to the sink,
that a good enough bed for your Do you think
you're In the Astoria ?"
That's q sink, said the new cop. THAT
It's ali right. - they assured him. when it
comes time TO- turn YOU cut. the rounds lust
get up" |
The latest. man in the precinct they caused |
to toll up flight after flight of stairs. and finally |
up the. ladder to the scuttle. where they in
formed him that owing to lack of space he was |
elected to sleep on the roof for a few nights. |
Others were assigned to bathrooms, and one, !!
being told to skirmish around till he found /
room -. discovered that unlucky number
neatly chalked upon the door to the dumb
waiter shaft. In the course of time, however, 4
all got settled. and such Of them as are fond oi
hydropathic treatment are rejoicing in the |
prospect held out by four baths on every floor.
Invariably it happens that tho first prisoner
in q new station is a drunk and disorderly."
In this case he came in at o little after mid
night on Saturday, luEged by a policeman who
had had considerable difficulty with him. As
as he reached the building. however, he
looked it over and then ceased to struggle.
- Why didn' che tell me-hic-where y was
takin, m" HE ~ he inquired. Then
At the desk he bowed politely to the Sergeant
and asked for a pen.
What for ?' said that official.
visitor.
rrn9Ih. that; all right" said the Sergeant.
- III do that for you"
"Shanks, OF man. said the inebriate.
a Gimme goo room and bath on-hic-third
Goodnight"
HI was led away by the officer and went to
sleep in the prison pen after notifying the po-
Ilceman to tell the clerk to call him promptl at
o'clock. The language OF surprise and grief
which he. used when he. awoke in the morn
lng astonished the neighbors.