New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-09
Trinity Church.
An HISTORICAL SKETCH oF TRINITY CHrHcH Ne.
York By Rev. WILLIAM BERKrES D. D. Rector o
the same. evo. Stanford & swords 1872 Broadway
IL the fifth year Of the reign Of William and Ma

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the same. svo. Stanford swords. l3s Broadway.
In the fifth year OF the reign Of William and Ma
ry, 1927, royal grant and confirmation were made
OF certain church and steeple lately built in the
City Of NewYOrk together with a certain piece Of
ground adjoining thereunto, being in or near to
street without the north gate Of the said City com
monty called and known by the name Of Broadway"
In l7o5. in the reign Of Queen Anne. grant was
made 70 Trinity Church "of tract Of land then
called the Queens Farm. lying on the west side Of
Manshstta island, and extending from St. Paurs
Chapel northwsriy along the river to Skinner,
road. now ChHstopher-st This property, which
was then literally what it was called a farm. and
which was comparatively Of little value has long since
been compact part Of the City.
As soon as this charter was procured active
were taken for carrying the building Of the church
The estate Of the Corporation that time was totally
unproductve, and in order to finish church and
sseple and provide clerk and one or more bella such
sums Of money IS were necessary to accomplish the
premises to be charged upon all and every Of the
inhabitants in the said parish to be by them paid
years BY twenty eight quarterly payments The sub
scrptons small and not always payable in money
Peter Schuyler subscribed ave pounds 10 be paid in
boards snd Samuel Burie by order Of the Vesry
was TO zoe down to Huntington with all expedition and
purchase all the oyster shcll lime be can get there not
to exceed the rate Of or shngs per oade and that
his expenses OF travelling and horse be betrayed Of
the public stock he desiring nothing for bis time or
trouble
The church was originally small square edfce but
was enlarged in 1871 aud described pleasantly situs
ted upon the bank OF Hu6sons River.
The first Rector was Rev. Mr. vesey who continued
the discharge Of his duties for nifty years esteemed
and loved both for his ministry and good lite" he
succeeded by Rev. Henry Barclay the grandfather OF
Mr.. Anthony Barclay, the present British Consul
The fret person appointed sexton in Trinity church
was Nicholas Fielding OF honest behavior and
sston, who offered his services gratis on which account
probably it that the yestry ordered Mr. TohM to
provide the Sections boy was;coa colored breeches
shoes stockings, hat and neckcoths The fees Of the
Sexton were
For ringing the bell tor funeral, shillings.
For making grave, shillings
For every msrrisge shilings and pence.
Ordaed That every stranger pay double.
St Georges Chapel in Beekmsn.st was opened in Jn-
ly 1872 as Chapel Of Ease to Trinity Il destroy
ed by FIRE in January sl4 but rebuilt in the follow
ing year II separated from Trinity in 1911 and was
bbNtu " ilhAJ " 5ihAs VI lhhH "hSA % t.i9 Hhi'
are worth $40 900.
About the year l74s a Public School completed
BY the vestry but il was no finished than by
some unaccountabe accident burnt to the ground
The fire was communicated to the spre Of Trinity
which would have occssioned its total destruction but
for the extraordinary exerons Of some bold and active
persons 1t therefore ordered by the vestry that
Col Robinson, Mr. Holland and Mr.. Chambers be q
In
active in putting out the FIRE they accordingly reported
THAT Davis Hunt was the first In the seepls and
he put out the lOwermost fires being assisted by
fat man whose name he does not know. Andrew Goter
and Francis Dawson put out the uppermost flame In the
spre Robinson tobacconst put out the third lame IN
the spre and DAWSON and Cornelius McCary put out the
flames the cornish. Mr.. kppin, the blacksmith, was
oil the time the roof of the church and that Mr. Go
tier was also there f1r some TINE with him. WhTepoa
II was ordered that the committee meet the several per
and distribute among them the sum oil nifty pounds
In IN. month OF September, l776 several persons dis
-H.,,va supposed 10 the government set nro
to the City in different places which ragged with the ut
most fury until it had consumed about one thousand
houses In this conaagston Trinity CD ureh with the
Rectors house and the new Charity School were all
laid In ashes The Church rebuilt the site OF the
former In the year l7ss.
The building Of ST. Johns Chapel was commenced In
1903 and completed in ls07, at cost Of sl72s33 "a.
The building of 81 Psul's Chapel wa commenced in
l763 aud completed In 1906. In beauty Of design just
ness of proportion and tasteful establishment It was
unequaed at the lime throughout country snd in
this style Of architecture has not been surpassed to the
present day.
In the year 1899 1t discovered that the tower Of
the Trinity Church unsafe, that the spre being of
wood was much decsyed and it resolved to build
new church edice The stone for the building are
from Little Falls, New.Jersey. The mason work was
done by the day under tho charge Of Mr vandenburgh
Mr. Upjohn was the architect The organ was built by
Mr. Erben and cost Sli OIL 70 The clock cost s43i-
And the whole expense Of the building including organ
furniture, &c was S95s 629 o.
The aggregate amount OF the gifts losns and grants Of
Trinity Church rating their lands their present prices
exceeds 100000 The value Of the property now
owned BY Trinity Is generally over estmsted. 1t is
probably not far from 100000 though large portion
Of consists in lands which are leased out long
leases at but nominal rents. The Church also Ia in
debt to the amount of $4,000