New-York tribune., 1874-01-26
.puSR, Jan, ~.
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sy.trxx of the fret page or Dh'o "a .o,
rae Daiiy Reraid. World S'''' ""N
10STp"GiSe MI Greeley,s Recoections OF q BUSY i"'''
Tlibunes Memorial oi hr' "io''
f,oneressiOnal Directory ,r ,s7,
Manual OF State OF Newlors No. Manual for 1874
Sns Saern a"nnsi Report OF the Department Vi N
works OF the City OF New ORR, in the City Of
The origin Of the Cro'on Aouo'"'' !"
Sewyork ,. o,v Record containing official list OF
CITY Officers and subordna.eSr Tho Trhune Association.
Pv,Iaws aud Agreement OF inc lriou"'
Ty,hnne Lecture and Letter Extras. ,c,,ors
Photographs OF Mr. Greeley ana his u"uk
rngrsv,nq of Mr.. Greeley aud ms iablH., his Man
Mr GrccIey his Desk IN Consuio" y, Number OF the
older stockhOlders aud employs oocvs written and
,inted i'm TuB TRBUsE IN Ocooer isIi, and origi-
ppc,urn Of the new building speeicstl9%hs % hrehtect
nal copy Of ground pso Ss Mr. Ripley President of the
nefore placing The box In me sao IemoIition
Memoindn,m nd, Ul Rn,Idnc OF laying the first stone OF
81 81 'rs INV one and OF Miss Greeleys nhs ""u wv
fbis box and laying the c0rnor-s'o"' " .,.
The Editor of THE TRIBUNE then reau INC ioi'O"
inc memorandum of facts concerning 'ne ioiin''
TRIsUNE buildings and the new one:
,r;s hoy was filled and deposited in the corner OF
~ nav TRIBUNE bullding under lHE lRBuSE n- pul-
latin board by Miss Ida l.; Greeley, .ne n o'Iu tba
dangtter of the founder of lHE lRIBINE' oh 'no
sfteTnoon OF this oath day OF January, lo,4' -
THF TRIBUNE was first published in Ann-st., pc
tween Nassau and Wilham,sts, under 5he ccui, ~
stances narrated Mi. trccleN 80
p"s~ I :fe " herewith deposited A building was
first erected for its use on part of the present site
in is45. by Thompson Price the fatherln-la" Vi
Thomas McETath, Mr. greeley hist pT, pT M Tn,,,rvp
In 1915 this was burned down, but lhE lhbCNhh
Ala moi miss in consequence a single issue althOugn
~ lost many Of its books and accounts III was ,o
again issued from the old Office IN hs,, lo orsctad
months. until new and larger building was erected
on a Dlrt Of the present site. DIS was VcSuPictp
during tne remainder of MI Greeleys ne, ai.ouSn
for some wears plans for new one had oeeh III col
In Janary 1873, at the first annual meeting ot the
stockh ,ders after MI. Greeeys death " was uhaI
ousy resolved to enter upon the ereeti9n VI tb,v
building which should be worthy OF tiie lutGro s'
INTENDED for The TRIBUNE Notice was o RIaei M Az
tenants 10 remove on the lst day OF MAY, 100; +ho
various departments OF the puslIng;ss II; - On the
rear of TIE TRIBUNE property, adjacent laho was
acquired and the nth OF May, 1873 the 1ethom
ton oi ne old building was begun: MT. hlGalu @ ~,
Hunt the architect, whose design had been ac-
oepted meantime perfected his plans, contracts
were awarded, and the excavation was begun. ~.
On H., Sd of July 1873 the first stone on the south.
,rest corner of the new building was laid slab OF
granite six feet seven inches long by eight feet elgnt
inches ,,ide and eighteen inches thck, placed on
clean id beach sand - feet below the level of the
cuIbsa,e and 29s feet below the position OF TINS box
The work thus far has been done under the direction
of Petar f. O'Brien of New-Iork. the granite being
furnished by j. g. Patterson of Hartford, Conn, and
fhe iron by the Union Iron Mills of Buffalo, \. L
The architect Richard NJ. Hunt. and his immediate
representative Edward t. Raht, retain the general
supery iSlOn. -.
ONLY ne front on the City Hall Park. 81 feet long
by 81 let deep, has yet been begun The rest nI the
site is still occupied with the business OF lhE lRlB-
UNB and by tenants who cannot yet he required 10
remove On the completion of the front the Work
on the remainder of the building is to be at once
pushe, forward The entire edifce is to have front
of VI feet on the City Hall Park, 100 feet on Spruce
st and width between Frankfort and Spruce-sts
of 16S feet. Ii is TO be nine stories high, exclusive
of bas snent and subcellar. Its hight Is TO be LOO
q Al. IL .f 80 hn
tions - feet. Its materials are TO be stone brick
and iron.
When this memorandum had been put in the box
by Mis-, Ida Greeley the screwp plate was fastened on
and the brazeB casket placed in the cavity prepared
COR it, The great stone was then raised, the props
below were removed and it was lowered to its place
In a bed of cement. When it was settled in its
position Miss Greeley touched 1t lightly with NAL
let and answered that it well and duly laid
collation. was afterwards served to The TRIBUNE
Association and its guests.
Miss Ida L. Greeley then placed the foregoing
memorandum, with copy Of the remarks of Mr.
Ripley and the list read by her sister, in the box
and fastened down the screw plate by which
10 was closed. The casket was Immediately
placed in the cavity prepared for it, and
the great stone was lowered to its place in bed of
cement. When it settled in its position Miss
Greeley touched II llghtly, and the ceremonies were
ended. A collation. was afterwards served to The
TRIBUNE Association and it's guests.
The delay in the progress of the new building is
largely due to the fact that the contractor who sup
plies the granite is now behind contract time some
three four months He gives the chief cause of
this tardlness the difficulty of procuring Quincy
granite for the basement story. in consequence of
the extraordinary demand upon the Quincy quarries
brought about by the great quantity of rebuilding
after the Boston fire. The part TO be done in
Quincy granite has been completed and the
work for the last week or two has advanced much
more rapidly than before. On part of the building
story of the white granite has already been laid
and tie contractor reports that the material for
several other stories is cut finished. and the way.
All the granite yet to be furnished comes either
from the contractors own quarries or from those
immediately under his control, and unless the
weather proves much more unfavorable than of late
he poets speedily to make up for lost time.
TIE NEW TRIBUNE BUILDING.
Prom Ih> Ne1 York Herald. Jan. 25.
The spot made sacred by the labOrs of HOr-
ace Greeley yesterday the scene of touching Incl