The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-21

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Sale or the House and Furniture OF the
late EAward Everett.
from the Boston Advertiser, Oct. l9l
Colonel Newell A. Thompson sold by auction yeser-
day. at the residence Of the late Edward Everott,
Summer street. tho mansion house estate and large
quantity Of household furniture and other articles be-
nation State and city stiu mourn The fact Of the sale
becoming generally known, from the advertisements In
ns % and the nag
witness IT, very many Of them In the same spirit OF sor
row and reverence with which they attended Mr.
purchasing memento OF tina distinguished man who
20 lately passed away from among US and whose name
assemblags which yesterday thronged the parors and
starwsys Of the old mansion and discussed with bated
posed Of representatives Of every class in the community
The shrewd capitalist looking for profitable investment
real estate, the lady who makes principle 70 go 70
auctions regularly she 70 church. and the dealer
secondhand furniture the lookout for bargains the
idle lounger about town who Away. 10 70 30 found
there as mater Of course But there also the
lifelong friend and associate OF Mr. Everett the &C
door, the devoted servant Of his family che poor hand
cartman at the corner for whom he had always kind
and np
not 70 be described in paragraph 70 crowd the
house 70 most uncomfortable degree.
The sale began precisely ten O'Clock IN the forenoon
in the little reception room on the ground noor where
the large dining table spread with variety Of crock
and glassware After these articles were disposed OF
the table ITSELF mahogany extension, capable OF seat
ing twenty -four persons which, r could speak, might
tell many pleasant story OF rare social enjoyment
sold for Ss7 small piano in the same room, made by
Chckerng OF sweet tone but plainly cascd was started
at $25 and sold for $95 number Of small engravngs
the walls ch ely portraits were sold o. prices rang
ing from seventynve cents 10 - 2Sa lithograph OF
Rufus Choates sad wrnkied face bringing the largest
put up and the bidding first quite spirited but
unucky found the key In time TO disclose the
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Passing into the entry into which the street door opens
litaosraph Of Mount Vernon, prettiiy framed always
sold for $l3 large steel engraving OF washington and
his Generals, hung with equal prominence and similarly
suggestive OF the Of Its late owner brought $lS
The stately old clock which has always stood under the
stairs after the time honorcd New England custom, had
been removed and not offered for sale The grace
ful plaster ma0e, perhaps Of Hebc which some OF our
readers will remember standing in niche beside the
staircase, sold dollars. Everything left in
tho house-carpes curtains rugs hat trce-was sold
the actoneer and tho attendant crowd moved rapidly
but we have only space to mention the principal ar
tices association oddly especially note
worthy
The next halt was made in the large double parors,
fronting Summer street. the first floor The eighty
four yards of velvet carpet which covered the floor
sold at 81 20 yard crimson damask sofa. luxuri-
ousy furnished profusi0n OF cushions and pillows,
superb piece furniture in It's day, started at S.
and sold for s35 royal pier table, Of massive con
suct,on, gilt standard and marble top was started BY
very elegant French bronze clock; surrounded with
| figures of Music and Painting, which was sold for s36
There also paran statuetts OF Daniel Webster from
Thomas Balls familiar m del, which some one started at
| city cents and which, after quite an animated contest,
was struck of at $50 Its mate statueitc OF
/ same material went from IS to $40 so Tho
largo mancl glass; richly framed in gilt brought $50 So
| its mate in the parlor, $S7. nest OF four
Canton tea poys brought $40 So iittlc bronze medal
lon giving the familiar picture OF the presentation OF
the Declaration o. Independence to the Continental Con
grcss surrounded with the and sgnatures of the
Declaration, brought 50 In the back paror was plas
which was sold for IS so graceful marble clock
the man,c brought S45 Three large pictures coa1ey
painted 70 serve apparently ~ hall ornaments en- ~re
The crowd then passed into the library designed by
Mr.. Evercts taste and constructed under HIS super.
| vision. and where he spent mitch Of his me. Tho
books had been removed from the shelves, which were
empty, except FOR few old knicknncks aud erostics
which the heirs had thought worth carrying away,
bu, which the assembL,ge gathered togcter yesterday
examined very eagerly and purchased reality Tho
pct on the II or brought u 20 yard me oronze
dawn by purchaser, sl7 90; the mahogany ccntrc liable
Only So and val abc pair OF globes, cersuat auts
| rc-lriii. In porloct orsirr pnly S33
Then cam. a vnricty OF curiostcs. large PAIR Of
buffalo horns brought 81 10, ride. captured rQm tho
r.bcs Fort Henry, So % and misc ljanco,ls 5., in
Guiding an Australian baoncrang n,ade from the
IL xse Cumberland aud dozen other articles OF equal
| interest, $40. Another lot, Which tncluded framed
autograph of Lieutenant General Grant, and aborioas
piece y minute pcnmanship by MT David Davidson, 10.
Ing copy OF Mr. Evcrti's Address and DR.. Holmes
nrm Tho OF rincc Napoc ms visit tho
.inaii possible space, sold for 81 30. There
qua,at la and pitcher which brought 81 So
a bali from the ha. 1eld nj New Orirans which
soid ~ 20, and another fired the voley
| "braid r,und the world AZ lcxn2lon, which was
knpcxcd daa at 81 dpz.n MATS sold without being
unrl,d nearly all OF large sire brought only 80 TO
pcraals not tenth ,ar Of their actual value. sevcn
tern bound volumes Of newspapers mostly bcarin; dits
IN, St quarter the present cvny, aud Including
several years Of tho DIy Adrr's brought 81 a0each
and u,ustr az old newspapers, nj Ia bundles
Tn b,,k a.cs were still suruioantcd with tho basts
wa i ornancnlci them IN NJ. Evcrcits life AZ oarh
ED 1T the were par %. l tile bronze figures Of
'n IN amor, ca as sell az W. stores from $40 TO
800 viii IA brought only Sd % sud ~ 20 oah. Tho
'iis ncn.cd those o. Webster. lay Massiiii, !tank-
IA. Joseph Warren, D. Ada.ns, W IL. Prescott Walter
scott, OF the Eoniau emi'efors and some female
Il ads. Tue irsi choice va sod for 50 so subsequent
onna a, different prices. ranging rom 81 10 50.
TIE hour OF nooa having arrived the tioneer and
III company repaired asaln Ia the front paor "a max"
the sale ~ tho rll e.lntc Colonel Thompson rei the
advert rcnt OF tbc Probate 90 ri stated that all the
iS 70 ned in the sale. ana that tai aud clear tito
woild be gwen thai the ,ers would bo cash down, or
bslf cash and ha a; The cxpr,lon Of one year the pur
CHASER TO pay thDasand do.lfs down 10 bind tho bar
gam that certain amount ui land would bc deducted
from The pur base W be given 10 the CITY Of Bto,
| by an agreement with Mr. Peter &. Brooks and
other property holders the street twenty ago,
for the purpose OF widening Samn,er street and that
| the estate contained ii3k squire icct, Including tns
strip % land running from the rear TO ots place and
used hitherto as passage way Nc al-o stated that the
estates each side, where building " 20 ne 90,
had nty been sold ri fifteen dollars foo and that
the sale included the house, when conta ns large
| amount OF building mat rial
Tie bidding started at ten dollars foot and went up
rapidly To thirteen dollars after which quite slow
1t finally rested at thirteen dollars exhtynsc cents,
which price the estate was sold 10 Francis H. Hayes,
Esq The amount paid the estate at this rate will
/ be about nfty seven thousand dollars.
The bookcases and shelves In the library of ed
oak, with chimney piece, &C, 10 mai.h, capable Of
being removed IN sections, were then sold to the pur
chaser OF the estate for Two hundred dollars
THIS sale then transferred 10 thc upper of
the house. where articles chiefly Of chamber furni
turc and of little interest 10 the general public In
obsc closet found of st,reoype plates OF
OF Mr. Evcrcs books probably Ion by accident IN the
removal Of the family from the house. On che wall OF
one chamber hung printed pacard issued from the
| LsdQvr Office, advertising the Mount Vernon papers,
neatly framed and suspended in his house by fancy Of
their distinguished author Mr. Everets favore easy
| chair unprctsndipg but wonderfully com ortabc, was
| sold for $40 An old. fashioned mahogany beistcad,
made 70 be curaned, sold for only 50, tbs feather bed
| accompanying 4 for eighty cents pound.
The articles sold mostly removed by the purchss
| ers and we presume that In a few months the Did
son itself viii have disappeared, and In It's stead viii
stand massive warehouse, like many others Just built
process Of that section OF the city We