The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-19
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New York Correspondence Of the Erie Despatch.
Several years ago a little German Jew
named Schw...;z, believing that in the sew
ers g. New York might be found many ar,i
cles OF value. which had been lost, entere,
the labyrinth, He was very successful, pick
ing up some 81 900 worth of Jewelry, spoons
forks, &c. bu, having lost his way the frs
day, he believed that he might have fount
much more could he have carried out ths
original plan, which was to visit Fifth aEt
Madison avenues, Broadway and the wealthy
were the difficulties and dangers which he
encountered, that nothing could induce him
again to visit New York underground. =
| His adventure for time created quite Its
| tie sensation, but there were none venturous
enough to attempt second, uAtil "Wednesday
Of last week, when an adventurous party Of
three entered the sewer Of Houston street, ct
the ferry on East River, intending to remain
| Tor one week, during which time they pro-
posed visiting every portion of the city where
there seemed TO be any chance of fading
treasure trove. The party consisted OF Miss
Nary Walker, young lady OF l8, her
brother james, aged 10, and Micheal Grady,
an old man of about 80. Ths project origi-
..-.-l -:-' rtfea aGneF, as,: t,e how" OF
1t Is in this wise: Some two YEATS ago,
James Walker, sr was a merchant, doing i
good business al 994 Bowery. He was get,
ting ricA, fast, but in an evil hour he was pre-
vailed upon by friends ~ to some of his
money which had been sailed down in
speculalirs 10 gold. The resu!: vas essy -
be forcseen. He lost. 10 recover hs took
money from his business. Again he lost
His business became embarrassed ia dss-
pair he committed suicide, and Miss TalAer
and her brother found Tie 1lselves SIX months
ago the inhabitants OF 8 room OF the upper
floor of a double tenement, 299 SIKH street
" IS Walker, some months ago, in an old
.Per, wrapped ;.rowI.d pard del which she
was taking home from i "alop shop saw AL
account OF Schwariz's undertaking, and re-
solved to initiate it. Maps were Oh ai,cd
and the city studied carefully. Each days
work for herself, Der brother, and Grady,
wlie was formerly in her fathers employ, was
carefully marked out Every preparation
which limited knowledge could prepare for
was made, aud The adventures started.
wish that | might have room to tell the story
Of the week they passed., but my manuscript
warns me that | must condersc. Each dsv
hey reudezy0used severai times III tie
cham bers - The stree; cOrLgrs. Ou Sunday
they hal filed all the bags they had taken
with them, some fifteen In number. and Miss
Walker returned. James Walker and Grady
continued their seafeh, emp,y.ngi>iT ot their
bag. at the corner Of twenty street !
Fifth ,avclu. On Wednesday morning et a /
very early hour, ana before people wee siir> I.
ring, Miss walker was a, the pi2c. with = /.
wagon. On moving the iron plate, which 1
~ each street corner lead. iaio q small cham !
Der connecting with the sever, she found 1
her brother, but Ao. Grady. He bad started /.
Of on another trip, although the SIX bags /
had beer filed in Madison avenue The !
loose treasure was placed in extra bags, and I
the whole driven to Broadway jewelers. (
The res; was taken from the places ou .
THURSDAY morains. a watch wns So; for /
tiraly bat up 10 this time OF writing nothing /
has been heard iroia him, and it is fe-red !
that he has p-r;sAcd The result OF the weeks .
search /, roughly estimated al : 500, 900. ,
saw the treasure yesterday piled in three ,
heaps on TIE floor, and the jewe'sr informed (
me that II must have cost over 5000. 900, /
bat IN consequence the Old i4shio.el s.yle .
o.! setting. is bruised, battered a"d cor.odcd
condition, its y.ise was reduced abou. one,
aali. ! lite over bushel (bos queer it .
,0CaGs TO talk OF jewe.ry by the bushel,) has ,
been sorted, ard among 1t has been found .
Dts diamond ring valued ~ $4,000. two .
no-. valued a, S5,0O9. and half tozcn /
valued at $1,000, and upward The most
curious - plain gold ring, insc@tIied on tn. !
inside in Datch, Peter Stuyvesaat 10 wife" !
Il WAS an heir loom Of the S;uyyasants, and |
~as stolen With other jewelry, last March, by |
burglars. How it came Ia the sewer Is a !
o:oblem for philosophers TO speculate about. !
Mss Walker ard her brother, Hho find them .
selves thus suddenly lifted fror: peuury TO |
great wealth, intend to pro,eed TO Eng land, /
where they have relatives. This adventure is |
talked ot ev erywhsre, and already there are |
others preparing 70 follow in their tpois,eps.