New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-21
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p..nya 20, App,rrov. Youss Nss-How Poor
,..v,.Y BxcAsE MILLIONAIRE IN fhiHrf leans ~,
ono KNOX started hat store ID room ten feet vide o Dr.
80, 90 d.en in what appropriately called the hOe 'ns
lie AYERS tba stand In the center OF The roo"
h h "a. on both sides with his Outstretehed bands ne W."
400, nm, .,.rgee Industrious and bad an eye TOT AZ
n, MA. for bs tiles reputation and name among inc sooo ~
A., ~ II. Ala Al, bIs OVID At this nme opening voc
-, a.. Shame, and a during the Winter months
-, %. nj, own ,asuau cashier GRAND boy and oorheyu ~
va. soabssd wise made good bsadsear ana ie' ' p
ronb the papers The Herald which was shen oe
of the country dubbed him "a rising young pn0s0p a.,
- u o,av.a ths v5om Of its rheumatic and sding In
teligence. go -. o.,, az, xh,eb
Ne burrOwe in the WALL for one year Only ei sD"
in 1876 he removed old Sun building IL" Fao0s~ h
NAMED constantly thriving growing more and more n'0
,osx rs. b changed b base to the Of Broadway ana Fo
n On July 10 1865 the Knox building fell sWc'm " WIG
destroyed BaDom, bu, in four months afer"aa ' :, Co.
sir story French roof sdikes arose like Pnenii RON WV
nr.dess,or and Knox started In business again '"'ce
. ,ms,v This fea, vas only legitimate result OF the "'s'
table energy the greater part Of the work being Done
tina mortar o.e before could lay the bricks upon
About two years ago be built No $50 BroadSr nanu
Scott, ,eops edGee year aerwad be bOUghsSO COS BrOaow"
& marble edhce. 80. n.,
During the Spring obtained twenty-five years lease o. ne
Bou,e on the corner Of Broadway and sp and Of s
adjoining spngt. aud on the 18th Of April a he s
modelled the interior the latest and best STYLE 'os ''
oa This work altogether BY the day. and nnoef AZ"
KpOr, personal supervision being finished on Saturday last
Tn. Peseott House was built Capt De Grooh Ia 1885, hoo
Ray ESQ., and ofs original Ienan] 0 Nv" ''
one Of them leh In II, and Is ts proprietor
Sun r.por,srs visited yesterday afternoon and Inspected
from basement roof It Is sevnory brick bulldog
pd yellow ochre feet mont BY one hundred fee' oeep
The ngs iron and Of deep brown color
stout iron balcony around the front, and shaded BY fancy
awning ia, ,oo.o
The basement fitted up rclas' barber shop and OOi'
feet In erent including bathrooms &C. layer OF locust
covered With concrete and that again with hemoek ooa'' sup
port. soO Of black walnut The wsnscOtng bath rooms &e
are ali Of the same and hsished 10 the bghe
Of modern Art The Arrangements for lighting aud 'eutans are Oh
an improved very effective scale winding staircase IN Tue eens
Of the room leads up the corner Of the saloon
% tbl IA from Broadway magulneeny fitted
Plat. glass silver plating walnut and gorgeous paintings please
the eye every the ceilings are laid out In panels
eseoed work aoo covered with mosaic tng Ane
oil paintings gocal subjects In oval gilt rames are s' o '
,.n the WALL. railroad ie. omee stands Just inside the door,
and the hotel the farther end noneeaos feature COZ"
n,eted this last large silver and black walnut onne' ~
GATOR BY CUES, Of the house can instantly cav "He
room in which be stopping Behind the counter ano'
Mr. H.re 10 whom sub the premises for ten years
and be informs with 80 In the house be mas nov w
dodgers some he obliged to accommodate one we
| oIA
Kyo1 hat store Is on Ter this and msgnioeeuty Fitted up
. ,b. other store on the corner without tenant The
show Of plate Of glass and all the iron "OfA
silver plated.
A. through the hons. the ..ne ,guseencs and luxury e'wh.
visible bu, What particularly the general air
comfort OF ht and oomaess which ss the whole house Th'
stair, are wide and fasn The furuiturs ant
IDEAL Of luxury and The greatest i'm
OF ALL however elevator perpendicular railway FOL
the use Of the guests which M KSoI has added the building At q
eIpeu.e Of $4,000 attached the side Of the house and RAM
from the bottom top landings at every noo The shell
iron and model Of ingenuity and lnIu ben
escoe upholstered Audmest and most oIur!o1s manner
large engine Brothers Co.'S patent In the basement loWsn
aud will Of the Conductor who simply pulls or stops
wire ope should be wish ascend descend
Should the rope which inches thick to break cache
are so arranged on side h, that sill instantly stop shsrse
| may be.
space will permit do than mention the many eos
and ingenious appliance. which shown hand in h
pao the reading back Of the earroon In h
wa,eo.eis drying rooms the lOI3o feet dung the Kitchen
the panes &c We only state that they Ia keeping will
every other part which described and perse
| tons Of modern ingenuity and taste
The whole budng we'll the other siacss Of which be b
owner the highest credit the Who although yet IN h
prime life succeeded 30 years rising from the youp
halter Wall proud proprietor Of the Prescott
| House, as he say. himself by hard KSoI"
The above truthful sketch Of one Of successful business
peare recently aud Bonner Of TIE Ledger
born believe the street. and have bot
made fortunes Of the qualities persistent plaek
pdomble industry Boomers special delight 10 fast horses KNOX
peculiar admiration for sne hats and the thereof Long
they I've Indsi9s 10 these innocent ps'tnes