El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-17
philadelphia
HOUSES RA|DED
Ninety Seven Houses En-
tered, 522 Men, Women
and BOYS Arrested.

erything ran wide open all along the
boardwalk on the second OF the eight
big Sundays" of the season, and tens
of thousands poured streams of nickeI5
and dimes into the tills of defiant in
dividusl proprietors and syndicates.
General Raid of TenderIOin.
At Has o'clock on Saturday night the
tenderloin ribaldry in Philadelphia was
at its height Prosperity was reflect
ing itself in seekers of distraction.
Ten policemen in plain clothes sur
rounded a house in 11th street above
Spring Garden. At signal from their
sergeant. they closed upon the place.
entering from front and rear and side
windows Their display of warrants.
badges aid guns brought frightened
screams from women and loud ejacula-
tions of anger from men,
Setting a guard over the creatures
found on the first floor. the sergeant
led his men TO the upper quarters
smashing in doors and routing out cow
ering occupants Of each room.
Girl L.. Man 30, Caught in Raid.
Two Of the policemen entered dark
ened apartment and one of them STRUCK
q match There in the dim light. on
her knees in the bed. frightened so tina [
she could not speak, was a girl u years
old She was told to get dressed TO 20
on a ride. In another room. dumb
founded by the tumult below, the raid
ers found a decrepit old man. 80 years
his clothes and told TO come downstairs.
Then patrol wagon drew up. and
p human beings were rolled through
avenues of gaping and lawabiding cit
iZens TO the station house at 10th and
ButtOnwood streets.
Ninety-Six Other Houses Raided.
Meanwhile, in 90 other houses The
scenes were being reenacted- Thirty
squads Of 10 men each, directed by a
general staff. composed of the director
Of public safety, his assistant, several
captains. and a score of lieutenants
were engaged in such a raid as Phila-
delphia had never seen before, a raid
that was TO reveal sordid and pitiful
picture Of the shameful side of city
life It did accomplish that On Satur-
day night il was reported that 900 had
been arrested, but the actual count yes
terday showed that 500 men and women.
boys and girls were caught and herded
into sitting police stations. there TO
swelter until daylight, some even until
noon yesterday.
Magistrates were hastily called and
opened sessions of police court tina;
continued until darkness again fell on
the tenderlOin. crowded with gossiping
and frightened habitues-
463 in One Station House.
Four hundred and sixty-three of the
prisoners were cast into the 10th and
street station mousse The
overflow was taken to the station at
18th and Winter streets.
The word that a big raid had taken
place went like lightning through the
underworld. and the runners" the men
who represent lawyers and profession
al bailgOers, got busy on the telephones
Soon there came procession Of limou-
sines, runabOuts and taXicabs to the
two station houses. Scores OF attorneys
who derive excellent livelhOods to say
nothing of automobiles and diamonds.
from their underworld clients, rushed
into the hearing rooms, and took their
places, ready to defend all VINO paid
their fees
IA Survivors of Storm Found.
The steamship Jose, OF the United
Fruit company's service, with Il sailors
of the sunken freighter Ramos on
board, came into port last night with
such aftale Of storm and shipwreck as
men have rarely lived to tell
40 Hours in Open Boats.
The Il men were picked up in two
open boats. 20 hours after the Ramos
went down last Wednesday. 80 miles
off Walline, in the tropical storm
which ragged off the south Atlantic
coast last week. Two men were drowned
when the crew took the boats and the
Il survivors believe Capt. McGoldrick
and eight other sailors, who put off in
a third boat. were also lost
The Jose. bound from Santa Marta for
Philadelphia, rescued the II men on
Friday night off the North Carolina