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"Black Maria," the carriage used in carrying criminals from the various Courts and the Tombs to Blackwell's Island and the House of Detention in New York

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Identifier: treatsillustrate00trea (find matches)
Title: Treat's illustrated New York, Philadelphia and surroundings
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Treat, E. B. (Erastus Buck), 1838-1928 Durst, Seymour B., 1913- former owner. NNC
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Publisher: New York, E.B. Treat
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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Halls of Justice, or Tombs, Center-si., between Elm, Franklin, and Leonard, Erected in 1838, and occupies the four sides of a hollow square, 200 by 253 feet,bounded by the streets named above. The prison stands on low, damp ground,on what was formerly known as Collect Pond. It has been repeatedly condemnedby the grand jury, and measures are being instituted for a better site and morecommodious quarters. The total number of commitments the past year was61,466, of whom 30,507 were from intemperate habits.
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Black Maria, the carriage used in carrying criminals from the various Court*and the Tombs to BlackwelVs Island and the House of Detention. Free rides are given to all classes of criminals, from the ignorant and imbrutedbully to the expert and polished villain. Many of the latter have recently beenfound among those in high places AND PHILADELPHIA. 33 LiDraries and Monuments. The literary wealth of a great city con-sists in its schools, its press, and its li-braries. New York is unrivaled on thiscontinent in this kind of wealth. Astor Library.—This is an imposingstructure, situated in Lafayette Place,and is the finest of its class in Americayet completed. It was projected bythe bequest of John Jacob Astor, andenlarged by the liberality of his son,Wm. B. Astor. It contains over 135,000volumes, embracing most of the solidliterature of the world. It is the greatlibrary of reference for scholars. Mercantile Library.— This wasfounded and is managed by an associa-tion of young men. Bee Il

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