FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA
... VII. To the Editor of the Examiner and A7mes. New Orleans, March 18th, 1854. Sir,-New Orleans is, without exception, the dirtiest eity I have ever seen-not even excepting New York, which is certainly bad enough. The sewers here are all open, and in a state anything but cleanly. Many of those running from the river towards the lake are regularly supplied with a stream of water drawn from the ...