The Detroit times., 1914-01-23
IT'S BOOM time
FOR MUNICIPAL
LODGING HOUSE
Free Hosiery for Down-and-
Cutters of New York is Break
ing Records
WARM MEAL AND BATH
GIVEN TO EVERY MAN
Overflow is Accommodated At
Dock on Two Steamers Own
ed by the City

NEW YORK. Jan 23-The Munici.
pal lodging house, at the foot OF East
Twenty hfth-st., Is doing such tire.
nendous business that 1t Is obliged 20
Urn away guests every night. IL is
preaiIins g.. own record.
Almost every night the past week
be sleuJiDb Accommodations ia tnG
pudding have hcen nled - So
clock. All O.hcr appncaEts have
been sent 20 tie uOck at cue foot OF
swenty- and To the steamers
Dwell and Brennan tied up lherc, On
he dock. which j. heated. and ON tho
oats the men who cannot afford to
,ay for bed in even the cheapest
u lodging houses can sleep % the
ioor or benches and az least keep
Farm, if not very comfortable
Beginning or Friday night the Rec
cation pier ar the foot ol East TWen-
yfourth-st has been used also Tor
ne overflow
All OF them get warm meal AZ
light aud another IN the morning.
Whether they spend the night in The
|Iodging house or on rho dock The
ush for lodgings this year began Ions
pefore the usual tme and IL IS a ques-
ion what can be done IL there should
e a long spell OF bad OF very cold
Weather. Supt. William G. Yorke has
ever yet turned away sober. desery-
ng man from the longing house. and
g does not wan. 20 begin now. Bus
q may have 20.
~On Jan. / OF thls year, t,416 persons
we're sheltered Tor the night Last
ear on the same date only 549 APP
lied The figures for the four years
Jack OF that are: 1912. 1888; 1917. 1876;
el0. 375; 1909 $50
The intense cola OF Tuesday and
Wednesday greatly increased the Jan.
figures. l.73G having applied for
helter on Tuesday The chapel OF
he morgue Was used as sleeping
(lace by scores.
The Erie railroad recently laii on
everal Thousand men Many OF the
pplicants Of lac have said tina; they
ad been employed by the Erie, and
nvestigatior has shown that they
,ere telling the truth.
The crowds that begin to gather
Aose evenings N East rwenty-iiitb-st
early Is ; clock are made MP OF
II .orts and conditions Of men. some
I them are typical Bowery charac-
ers. but maay of them-and this has
cen especially true this year--are
,ell Sc. up. clear-looking men VINO
rom their appearance and actions
AVE come to the lodging house ONLY
rom the dires, necessity. Once there.
oweycr all have To- go through the
. anne routine.
Supper ard Bath.
Ei-st az a.. before any questions are
sked. each mla COTS all the bread aud
oGo. q wants Then. In patches. the
hen are marched past the desk. ana
orc thew give jhoir names and refer
mes They also deposit their valNa-
les. n they have any and these ana
nv money even II It be only one cent +.
re nut away In q separate envelope
nd receipt is giTen. as at any ho'el.
Ehe rule & thai. no one with rs nuch
a ouarter in money can get a lods.
~ mi sometimes the rule Is waived
,he man can show that the quarter
roine to some good use the next
ay
ror a long time Supt Norke was AZ
los 10 know why so many envel-
nas II "valuaales' left behind con-
ained only paper
81 have como 20 tho conclusion. ne
aid thar e "a only bit of human
aturc \ man 50 line who has noth.
ne may see man in front OF him
ass i'm sometime T. the clerk. Asham-
Il that he cannot do the same, he digs
|ut a piece Of pdpcr and puts II III
he envelops. It's something IKE
rapping a wad OF payer in 81 bill
nd aashiug il as a roll You don't
ave 10 come 10 the lodging house TO
re that
Aftor tho rreei have been registered