"In the Biggest New York Tenement" - Nellie Bly - New York World

Nellie Bly Spends the Two Hottest Days of the Year in the Largest "Double Decker" in Town; 3,532 People in the Block; One Family Occupying Only Three Rooms Have Eight Boarders and Lodgers; Sleeping on the Fire-Escapes; No Scenes of Disturbance or DIsorder Among the Throngs of Over-Crowded Tenants; Strange Phases of Life in a Big City; An Interesting Chat with the Janitress of the Big Double-Decker Tenement House

Byline: Nellie Bly; 1894-08-05; New York World; pages p21

Report: Journalistic Acts of Race, Class, Ethnic and Gender Impersonation

Tags: experiences first hand, Nellie Bly, New York tenement life, New York World, poverty, sleepless heat

Description:Bly spends the hottest nights of the year in New York's biggest tenement apartment.

Rights: public domain

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'The World' newspaper article with graphic of crowded tenements.