McGURK’S SUICIDE SALOON, NEW YORK CITY - 1893-1902

In the 1890s, a wild, lawless (and often terrifying) dive saloon in New York City somehow became a destination for desperate young women who desired to end their life.

HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

Sante, Luc, Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York (1991).

McCabe, James D., New York By Sunlight and Gaslight (1882).

Howe, William F., Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations (1886).

McGurk’s Suicide Hall – 295 Bowery.

Down In The Bowery Dives.

McGurk’s Suicide Hall

History Quickie -- 291-293 & 295 Bowery (video)

Chesterton, G.K., Illustrated London News, The Death of Edward VII, May 28, 1910.

New York Times, March 23, 1893.

New York Herald, March 12, 1899.

New York World, December 2, 1899.

New York Times, March 23, 1901.

New York Press, May 27, 1905.

GUEST VOICES:

New York World reporter – Nina Innsted from the Already Gone podcast.

John McGurk - Barney Black from the Bloody Murder podcast.

Woman Quoted in 1896 Social Worker Report - Sara Stapleton from the Karen & Ellen Letters podcast.

Marge Davenport / Big Mame storyteller - Dennis Serra from the Evil podcast.

New York Herald reporter - Jeff Richardson from the Everything is Awesome podcast and the Shattered Worlds RPG podcast.

William F. Howe - Frank Docherty from the the English Martial Arts Podcast Show

Liberty Hotel owner - Penny Leal from the Murder She Spoke podcast.

James D. McCabe - Sam Kulper from the Breakers podcast.

New York Times reporter - John Ashton from the Those Weekend Golf Guys podcast. 

New York Press reporter - Paul Csomo from the Varmints! podcast.

New York Times reporter - Kirk Griffin from the Podcast Discovery Show.

Listener Warning &  Extro Aphorism - Kit Caren, co-host of the Forgotten News Podcast.

MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com –

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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At Rest

I Knew A Guy

Cool Vibes

Sweet Vermouth

The Curtain Rises

Freesound.org:

ghost_piano_1

Harmonica_Rift_Ending_01

Piano_Ending_Tune

Angelic Voice

The Bowery Singers:

Jesse Kahat from the Pearls From My Mom podcast

Andy Wang from the Inspired Money Podcast.

Amelia LaBibarr from Pitney & Amelia’s Bitchen Boutique podcast.

Amy Cappella Leitch, a listener and fan.

Regina Music Box

The Bowery (music box version).

SOUND EFFECTS:

sound fx

Fairy Dust sound effect

Freesound.org

dying coughs

cheering

Tavern Ambience

EXTRO APHORISM:

Source: Chesterton, G.K., The Eye-Witness, A Ballade of Suicide, September 21, 1911 (shortened and slightly paraphrased, on the podcast).

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