New-York tribune., 1903-04-12
BOWERY ALSO REFORMED.
VICIOUS DIVES CLOSED.
T1renty-tzco of Most Notorious Shut
Up by Lo1c administration

The exposure of the conditions existing on ths
East Side under the last Tammany admiuistra-
tion. and the showing of the complete change
that has taken place under the present city
government. made in yesterdays Tribune
only a part of the reformation that has been
brought about in that quarter of the city BY
Mayor Lows administration Not only has tone
ment house vice been wiped out. but twO-thirds
OF the dens that used to line the Bowery have
been suppressed Out OF at least thirty no
torious resorts which were running in that
street under Tammany sixteen have been closed
soliciting the Bowery has been greatly
reduced and the indecent and immoral shows
have been effectua1y stopped Moreover, the
few places OF evil resort that remain are oper-
ated in a manner which shows how deep seated
is the terror the present city government has
inspired in the minds OF the people. who under
Devery and Cross conducted their business in
a brazen and threatening fashion.
McGurk's Suicide Hail. the Black Hole the
Little Jumbo. the Empire. the yoIks Garden
all these distinctive as they OF different
phases of immortality and crime, have closed
their doors On the east side OF the Bowery IN
the Devery days there were an even score OF
disreputabIe places To-day Number Nine.
the notorious resort No. 23 Bowery: the Dry
Dock and the Rosedale all that remain
To give some specific idea Of the change. The
Tribune proposes. first. to give brief sum-
ness and then glimpse OF the conditions ex-
listing In the few that remain
MOST NOTORIOUS DIVES CLOSED.
OF the score of evil resorts formerly existing
on the east side of the Bowery. the following list
OF sixteen shows those that have fallen victims
tn the applied decency Of the present admins
tration:
No. Is Known TO the criminal or under
world" as Spanish Mamie's." Principally the
resort Of sailors Took it's name from the pres
ence of Spanish girl. the associate of many
crooks. This a dive of the lowest sort. Ths
woman was sent to Bedford Reformatory for
three years
No. 10. A hack room "ginmilI" the head
quarters of Boston Charlie well known
character and his more notorious woman
pal, Boston Clara" Boston Charlie
known as a first rate cane man." that is beg
gar who pretended to be cripple He served
many terms in the workhouse. and gave this
place a reputation in his own line II was the
resort OF -panhandlers-'
No. %. The New-York Tavern. Here was
planned a brutal robbery and assault on a
Brooklyn jeweIler. A low order Of crooks
made this their hang out" The crime men
toned led to the closing Of the place by Inspec-
tor Brooks.
No. 101. common backroom resort. place
of assignation and the gathering place OF
crooks of inferior order
No 115- Little Jumbo. This a uotori-
resort and the scene Of brutal murder.
Criminals and "panhandlers" made il their head
quarters. and sailors were the victims of all
sorts of crimes. from robbery TO murder. II was
run for the proprietor by italian. who vas
discharged and replaced by Irishman: soon
after the Irishman and the Italian had fight
and the former killed This was of recent
occurrence. and directly thereafter the place
was closed.
No. 119 FTynn's BLACK Hole" This notori-
Gus resort is mentioned by Josiah Flynt as a
resort Of all sorts of crooks II had wide
reputation. and went out Of business soon after
it's proprietor. Flynn. was arrested for Illegal
registration In the last campaign
Eat 'en up Jack McManuss Rapid Transit
House This well known dive kept by
McManus who was formerly head bouncer
for McGurk The assertion that touch.
that is robbery. was ever made In McGurks
and that such business was barred there is
somewhat justified by the fact that this place
was started by former employe of MctIurk
and was famous for the touches" made there
McManus was known TO his pals as strong
arm, man. one who garrotes victims he IS abous
to rob with his crooked arm
No 2S7-The TivoIf. concert hall where
women in Indecent costumes sang indecent songs
on the stage: where assignation was carried on
openly, and soldiers ana SAILORS were UAd55C1 ~A
and later taken to disorderly houses
No 291-The VoIks Garden The most no
+orio,,s concert hall in the Bowery, and like the
TiyoIi. resort for prostitutes. place or m
decent stage exhibitions and the largest of lis
sort in the Bowery. As many as fifty women
were attached to this place, and the business
WAS carried on brazenly, numbers OF bar<ers
and "pullers In" being stationed az tne door 10
drag people in by main force
rT,ITss -os>
notorious resort In the Bowery. the "hangout~ OF
a large number of young girls Soldiers and
sailors freuuented the place In large numoers-
CarboIic acid suicides were the specially OF ths
place and gave it its name
Ratxeen Second and Third SITS. RosenthaL
better known as Mccarthy. who took an Irish
name for business purposes, kept a notorious
dive.
such is a brief summary of places OF Ill rePuts
on the east side of the Bowery which nave Deei
suppressed by the present administration Inc
ma iority Of them were forced 10 close ther
doors bv Inspector Brooks. On the west SIDE or
the Fovery the following places nave pee'
closed. "Scotty" Lavele's, at NO. o. tne FaiiNs-
House at No 100: a dive at No loc' known az
F1eek's Manhattan. and resort OF CheSP
nurilists at No. III where obscene pictures
were exhibited on screen best known d. ''V'7
Brodies.
THOSE THAT REMAIN ORDERLY
To obtain some knowledge OF the conoi'''n'
,ov, axisting in the remaining Bowery resorts
,yro methods Of investigation were pursued
First A Tribune representative visited several -
the places about midnight ana ia'eI -
more were visited in the company OF a ds'ec',e'
For the express purpose Of watching ezaety
,-rat Womb happen when the proprietor discoV-
erad that a detective was in his establishment
The places visited Number Nine. 'he