The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-11
NEW YORK HERALrA THURSDAY, JUNE H. 1857


Contra, Park did on or about the Goth day Of Nay 1857
give police in writing 70 the Adutant General inspector
General and Comms,y General that the Commissioners
srsepa and the grounds appeanng thereto for the
prpoee the said Central Park for the sum OF $2
which said notice more W Ss ss Of
said and grounds BY public aucop z; sss fSs In
s before me this 10th day Of june 1857 WIZ H.
DrsEyBuRy, Commissioner OF Deeds.
The Judge granted the application The following IL
copy Of the
Sgprems Count, City ant County Of Neao rorR.-SVhe
Mayor Aldermen and Commonay OF the cit' OF New orK
mfsioners Of the Land Once 1t appearing satisfactorily
TO me- by the affidavit Of Richard Basteed and James Hogg
Of the plaintiffs that sufficient grounds FOR an order OF
Injunction exist do eby order that the dcfendanta the
Commissioner OF the land Office of the State OF Ne YORK.
Henry selden Lieutenant. Governor Of said State De
Witt T. lit leohn. Speaker OF the Assembly; Joel T. Head
lev Secretary Of State Loreuzo Burroughs, Comptroller
stephen Clark, Treasurer; sias Seymour, Engneer ana
Stephen B. Gushing, Attorney Gene al OF SAID state saer
agents, tornes and auconeers, do dess ana refrain
from selling any dsposing OF the arsenai ana
the grounds appeT tanning thereto situated in tae city OF
New York. at public auction, or in any uther manner or
from conveying the same 10 any person or other
than 10 the Mayor, Aldermen and CommoDaty OF the Guy
OF New York, until the further order Of this Court Lei
defendants show cause special term OF this Court,
to be held the City Hall, IN the city of New York, on
Tuesday the 10th inst alto A. H., why the said iniunc.
ton should be continued the aforesaid injunction order
continue in force until tho hearing aud decision upon
said order to show cause as aforesaid Dated New York,
June 10, 1867. 7. W. CLEiihE
The New York State Arsenal.
A SKETCH OF IT'S HIsToaY-ITs SAFE RY TIE STATE
TO THE CITY-THE TROPHIES, CURIosITIES AND
ARMS IN THE ARSENAL.
At the last session Of the legislature, resolution was
passed TO the State arsenal from s present loA
on in Fifth avenue and TO sell the site TO the city for tho
Of s276 900, provided Common Council were will
ing to pay that much money for the ground which will
form portion of the Central Park II the city did not
close the bargain before the 10th Of Jane the ground
to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder.
Mayor Wood referred to this matter in his last message
and in the Board OF Aldermen the subject referred 10
the Financial Committee but with the usua. dtoriness Of
City Council, action had been taken up to Monday
evening last. when steps taken to pay the money os
the arsenal.
The site OF the New York State Arsenal is situated
Fifth avenue and comprises Of ground Sixty
third, Sixty fourth and Sixty fifty streets This plot Of
ground was bought in the year 1905 for the State
for the sum Of $500. It's value now may be judged
when lots of 25xi0o feet are sold the OPP
posite side of the avenue for 5000 each.
The project of building arsenal was long agiiated
and eventually the State passed The necessary appropn
ation and the work was commenced about the year
lSi5 by Commssary Genera Storms. He built TO the
second sorywth gness stone when Mr. John Stewart
appointed Commssary General and he removed the stone
~
The building is ST feet front by 200 feet DEPTH and four
high. II has eight large octagon towers, and has
very much the appearance of gothic CASTLE without the
drawbrdge and moat The arsenal completed in the
year 1884, and is probably the worst built public edhce
in the city, and reflects anything bu, credit those
who Superintendent It's construction. The building has
seued the walls cracked, the mortar has crumblcd
out and the roof leaks. In fact the building Is in dis
graceful condon and il would repair il and
put in proper order than down and
arsenal, better lifted for holding the Of the State.
lis Constructors have not the excuse 10 offer that it was
byc nd -lscipI thp
done by day work AMI under the personal supervision
of the State officers This worthless building cost nearly
$4,000 In addition 10 the Arsenal there are several
other buildings the groaud. One for the Comnissary
General, which Is badly constructed that II is unit TO
live in, and is no ~ tenantless.
The Sder is situated about 500 feet south OF
the arsenal and present contains abou, so tons OF gun
powder-enoueh TO blow down hall the city.
TIE CuKIosITiEs, TROPHIES, ETC., In THE STATE
ARSENAL.
There are many objects OF interest In the Stale arsenal
which situated in the lower part OF the city would make
4, place frequent for curiosity mongers.
Besides the condemned muskets, carbmes, lilies, &c
Of all kinds there number OF Inventions IN firearms
useess true. but none the less curious as showing
the inventive genius of people. These. however Ia
useless TO describe ana pass TO the trophies, all OF
which lave historical inerest and should be placed in
some building acccssib the public The first ha,
OLD brass four FOUNDER which
presented by the Enreror OF Russia to Dr. Franklin, VIII,
was then Minister TO France The Decor afterwards pre-
scented the the state OF New York. hence
presence IN the state Arsenal
Tn neat six FOUNDER also brass which taken by
November 20, 1875 THIS made In l766, and
yet seems capabl, Of doing some damage.
Wencxt come TO three FOUNDER whose history Is doubt
full his very oil canaon, was made in Spain, and
PASSED ino the possession Of the French
and taken from them by the Engsb and finally fell
into The hands OF the Americans during the Revolutionary
Another old cannon Ia poander taken a, the battle
OF Princeton by Washington IL bears the fcloSing In.
scripuon:-
I1ser at irinceo on,
- January, l7T1.
On the breech are the words
Schoch, Feet l13l
six FOUNDER is also exhibited which was taken a, the
csptGai N Of BrigoyRc al Saratoga. bears the fooS
lag inscription:
e.~ss ese~e~~~
Surrendered by the Convention
oil Saratoga, oct. IL, l777
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Crown
and
sinR's arms
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Ds>u Offend Le DToi.
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There several o'hcr arms captured q, Saratoga,
g-asshorpers"
During the war RI 1912 Governor romrsius paid money
the cannon he gave the State Is now IN e arsenal II is
throo FOUNDER, and bears this DEVICE
pr 70 he s Of
Ncs York by /
II. y. Tompkins, 1874
es~<.
Another in the exhibition captured in the
Algcrine by Decatur. |, nj Tripoh. Two old
Spanish twenty four pounders wh:h captured from
the English, bear this device on the brccch;-
( Barcelona, A. ~.
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