The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-20
GUSHING THE SQUATTERS.
r8E WAR UPON THE APPLE WOMEN
OF THE BATTERY RAILINGs.

cInsts among the Peanut Tradcrmen's
Household Gods-Wbolesale Slnugh liter Of
Rodents.
The war between Tammany and the Young
Democracy has been waged relentiessly in every
tst Of the city; and as part Of that war yester-
day the remorseless sachems razed the homes of
their enemies ancestors. For the past any years
the Battery sidewalk, from Battery place to White
hall has been lined with numerous booths and
,hanties, in which were sold fruits, nuts, candies,
cakes, and oysters, and not unirequently the most
remarkable spirits ever distilled. In the good old
days when State street, Greenwich street, and
Bowling green boosted the palatinl residences Of
Tie Knickerbockers, and when the Battery the
only promenade OF the city, these humble traflckcrs
enjoyed q thriving trade; and ever since that re-
mote period tse business has been continued
by those humble tradeswomen's descendants with
varying success. Indeed such has been tic de-
mahd for these desirable sites for business, that
several OF the old fquatcrs have
sPrcuLArED on rug MOST DESIRABLE PLACES
by leasing them for a term Of years. AZ commu-
nifty these cookey" dealers have always been quiet
and unobtrusive, and their progeny being numerous,
had become a controlling power in the body polite
Of the First Ward. The many attempts OF the au.
thorties to remove the booths have always proved
sbortive. and but fortnight arc there were sixty.
ave Of these structures standing aeainst the Battery
railing, nearly every one Of which contained
"saake-down" and cooking utensils One vener.
able dealer who is an cctogenarian has transacted
her business In one place for thirty years, aad no
one can persuade her that she does not the very
ground Which her shanty stood upon. About
mouth ago the Superintendent OF PubH, Parks
warned all these dealers that hey must clear out
Tie summons as not Needed. tie sQua;tcrs imagin.
ing that through tie influence OF Congressman Fox.
Justice Hogan eX-Aiderman Moore, and MS b. other
ChNrley, they could
DIZZY ALL ruE POWERS
q the city. The squlttcrs received sec md sum
mons, with a threat that II they did 1 remove
This created eommotion, and the mex, day the
Park Commissioners were besieged oy u host o.
cited women, all OF whom presented their claims.
Some had title DECIDE, and others wills, that showed
that some tncit mt apple woman had bequeathec all
her wor'dlS pos e,,ions 70 res next Of kn Some,
without remonstrsnce, and squatted on the first
Nailable site. On Mond.y the Tammany skrmlsh.
ere began their work OF destruction. Their first
attack was upon the noria side o the Battery, where
tey carried everything before them Without o2po,
Of years had ~ithstooi the win,ry blasts from the
open buy, were
KNOCKED INTO sPLiSrERs,
Many OF these had been the scene OF hundreds OF
ou,rages upon poor emf .Iants Only one was eit
Bridget Hogan, an aged and innrm couple have
been as harry as comparative poverty prcyerbiay
IL. The venerable johns deafness ana lameness
won the sympathy Of the vandals and he received
twenty. four hours grace. As will be further
ers said when they gave him his warning, and when
his good woman returned and found her shanty sti
that johnny Fox was not tie lad 10 let her {" oud
man, who could not stand the wet the could
Ssrssl on the 20 tme dr sne ga
tnjoy among the emigrants who must pass her way
By the Gree nwich street gate: All around her were
NE wrtc $ OF the ht me- OF her Teighbors; but she
little needed the desoiation. She only gfinued tr
om hantly at her opposite neghpor, Reinl4rd, tie
lager beer man, wnom she declares her only foe.
THE SCENE ACTION
sner the first days engagement was be~ilderius.
The north side OF the Battery covered with the
fragments cf old doors, sasies boxes barrels has
tets, stores. and quantities OF nusty straw amopg
which tie late occupants were gathering together
sue OF The detrts as would answer for fuel. The
t,nf Inn on the previous da. The point 9' Of at At
tack vas almost inNu!i CRADLE and each aged pea
MT vcnd.r stood eohantiy in 'front.' OF her stand,
VII" her hand upon her hips, determined that the
be.ieSers culd
cRoss HsR rRosrR,rE FORM,
The booths were all closed Tad the doors wee
. area with rusty padc.Ss. The vendors stosk
49,. prr pl'''-.cl bg.anas bad been "a ely removed
g. sA~;s. ~ bout - lock the V"n'e
gaard Of the Department Of nj &c Parks hove In
J. h. conveyed ~ cue OF the lubie Park poes.
La h. 10 rIlS uniform. 1heT were armeI with
c.o,b,rs, aX,s. aud sGoVys. ToloNin; them were
sbou nty smli boys car yiIg uu1s, an a
nUnle~ OF dos which we're TO eIter,ninate
the rats that for years had feas;ed the fruits and
nus. rne honest, weather beaten faces Of the aged
wJuel over ned the destroying army TIE
booths were handled gently, and as each one was
Ia ,en from It's foundation fri seDcd rats under.
neath rusaod for the river side, but were remorse-
le-siy slaughtered by TIC dogs and small boys Each
a. and frequently tie language used was more cx
brc,siye TIA elegant. The b otis al! dumped
IN tie grass, and in their midst
cOUHcIL OF WAR
assembled to decide action fer re lres- OF
p,ir grievances. All the side walk tradesmen b Il
bnt PARTICIPATED, and she You ,gcst and fai
tsL win her the cd motto mad been trinspos
ID tie .onal svperin's deaf OF the s'a,en Islam
tep CJmIauy 1ad AIKEN he' newly panied booth
a. or tn shainw Of tie e-ry house, md drawi Jog
no1 her the magic rug vi vanderbilt, he ha
ne b MN. l wnn re llfe = pek e. TO DC
nlei aqpe women Ever one OF thea wa re .
lot With ildi sn.tcn. G4nu.iy legnsd sGpreG
With tie uefUouo'e r IN the hin ties. Their ws.
annpc T.tias ~erc rinin. wet with Ia,
lu'}raton rom III 'ir tanned and corru-atc'
br0As Mrs BIckley, who u IeJr'y 20 years -
Ht, d,claIed that sic would never 10 10 tie 200
M SPOT thiity ren.- She had seen ic Grei
Britain a. i've. aud va acquainted with many VI th
ZONE iolkt that years Gso
MADE LOVE oS TIE BATTERY,
md Il she could only nni them now, SIZE woul'
teyer be turnci OF like an old Lorse 10 die Mrs
O'hrien lNed no odds Of the loises OF them, an
touid hive on the interest OF nor money Mrs
f,zserald .ail that she was decent, honorable
~9na and Il ankcl heaven that sac had snus sun
N ne Becckcr street Savings Bank Mr.. Bra ne
l. q tali tina; her granimoiher Eal ownei he
hhu lllN yeli3 ago Nul sht HOt"d mat hti EliIt
would naunf The Iifts Of them. " ldy thNcs IN
hey orc Mr. Tlo'e--Ihe dir h. b c< lc ubl
tau- had never done bad rs that Sue Won sr
wen Witu them Her oud m.n would never yot
&c Dimm era Ic tck.t again, 10. Mnvlnty-.
hne man Nlr. 1wsGr j. 10 10 O"iug suci going
On a. these. raised three DO. tor the war al
tAp o. then
rrS vlu b. SIN,
and Mis- IL The WY NJ. Twade treats nc. MAJ ~
dcvl run way VIA min. Mrs, &c ghean, VITA
very nor'd f'cr, W"o, tlcj ss", has p tnc iafm
New Jetscy, snd mt sht Wou.G 60 and live wit
her daughter, where she could milk tlC cows an
take care OF u children. ~ ori' rs were impe aty,
TIE gTaY.coiicd IueouHn ed h.. sIuptrs and min
srs 10 the Eur,h side oi he Battery, where, nv
flank movement he surrounded Tie slant, ol jon
and Bridget Hogan, who h7i escaped the sWero q
destruction the dny previous. The aged cripple ~
smoking his pipe, unconscious 0f the impeudin
danger. lie Was the Picture Of CJnfCntmrnt. m
work OF demolition b. gan In tie rear and the fir
inumaOn OF danger was the discover vi a lare
oUening The old man stool quietly al le and wi
Iortci the destruction OF his dOmicile without
Durmur. Not so hIs good woman She or uc4
THE Walls OF HER WRATH,
and nc,c ceased until every plank and stone III
% ltyc'l" to the ground. The poor woman moa
e. uusly ~ she gIZed on tie ruils OF Ter lIti