The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-11
MRS. BRYANT's AUCTION.
rME HOUSEHOLD GODS OF DAN BRYANT SCAT
TERED TO THE WINDS.

20 West Sixtetn streer, between Broadway and
Ninth avenue, having very respectable appear
ance, from which a blue auctoneer's nag hung
yesterday morning, nuttering 70 ana fro IN the
very uncertain ana rather damp atmosphere
AN ANXIOUS AUDIENCE
This house has nothing IN its look 70 attract me
notice OF any passerby, and perhaps would never
nave been heard OF outside q the real es'ate
Advertisements had it not been for the fact that
within its walls genial, whoie-souled ana KIND
hearted Dan Bryant lived Tor many Years ana
there breathed his last. For some days past the
reading public given specially 70 pedestllsnlsM
nave seen large snowbills with mourning borders
TASTED on All the lences and vacant spaces ia
,owu. by which they were informed that the auc.
tion nrm OF Gerard Belts CO. would sell &C
public auction, az eleven O'Clock, May 10,
All the personal and private property aud
furniture or the late Dan Bryant for the
benefit OF his widow. The announcement
Of such an event Immediately following the de-
cease OF such popular and esteemed character
As poor Dan Bryant, was certain 70 draw large
crowd TO witness the sale and II Is calculated that
not less than 1900 persons, OF whom $500 were
ladies' visited the house IN Sixtietn street yester-
iaY from ne hour OF ten A. ~ until three O'Clock
IN the afternoon, during the progress OF the auc-
non Curiosity is q most powerful motive, and
hundreds yesterday thronged the late residence
81 poor Dan with precisely the same feelings that
we're displayed by q similar assembage, under
another SKY and In another land, when the effects
Of forlorn Marguerite GauthIer were brought TO
the hammer Every one VINO knew Bryant, now
EVER, had a kind woro 10 say for MN, ana the nrm
Df Geraro Belts a Co. dld AL the advertising and
all the work connected with the sale Tree OF cost,
as a remembrance OF the dead man.
UNDER THE HAMMER
At the hour appointed TO begin the sale the 'front.'
Lnd rear parors were damned 10 sunocatlUn, and
youhg Mr. Gerard Belts opened auction.
Back OF the house there IS yard ienceu In, about
tnrty feet IN depth, and AT the rear u TINS YARD
s an accumulation OF rocks, formerly occupied oy
OUT now uenuued OF the SnAntleS in winch squat
tiers Ilveu and had their BENG. Through the rear
windows ban used on summer afternoons 10 gaze
pn the gambolling OF the goats tnat abounded in
me neighborhood, from whose antics ne VAS wont
% derive amusement The walls or the pariors
we're literally covered with plcrures and engr2v-
ngs, many OF which were photographs colored or
3tuerwise, or well executed Autographs and en-
cravings OF Dan Bryant IN the various lmpersona-
lions when he had assumed during MS Lifeline
Handy Andy,n the Irish Emigrant,n the "Cul-
zen Bawn1 and other pictures were proml-
nsnt. An artists easel OF handsome workmanship
stood in the front parlor, on the upper part OF
winch was placed ine colored engraving OF the
"NaKdaen.n Below on bracket or the same
easel was a portfolio containing a large number or
photographs, representing IN detail the noral
srDutes winch were placed on the remains OF the
deceased minstrel IN the Paulst church on the day
d the funeral ceremony. At the TOP OF this easel
was q small printed catalogue OF the sale, wnicn
aad also a mourning border.
THE HOUSE OF MOURNING.
1t was with great difficulty tnat MIR. Belts, the
Auctloneer. could move through the densely
ioud mum OF conversation Kept up the whole
time and the works OF art and enc various articles
If furniture criticised and euloglzed with
mat perfect freedom OF spirit winch IS lnseparapIe
rom auction sale. Mrs. Dan Bryant was
ssn during n ne p a.
Tor, on the east wall, depended Two nanCsone
water color portraits OF Dams two lovely cnloren
and there were also OIL paintings u Jerry Bryant
and Dan Bryant, taken when they were quite
young, with the odfasnloned BLACK necktes and
loose Byron collars or the period. Ihese were
not sold nor were the portraits OF the children,
but nne coored photograph o. Jerry Bryant
was Knocked down az a very moderate price.
the furniture OF the front parlor was OF yellow
.aun, some What solled and the worse for wear,
A NUMBER or iasaonaply dressed ladies', OLD
IIehds o! tie family. we seated IN quiet corners
ii tue rooms wnlcn were no dodbt familiar TO
them, and some OF them wept silently as they saw
me 'nousenold gods'' OF dear friend disposed OF
- curious strangers Among the buyers might
De observed a number or those persons or Dotn
sexes with curmuogeon and harpy ike
laces who would set price on the bones 81 wor
shipped saint 10 snose people the prince OF good
fellows was only name auo MS heart o. gold
empty abstraction. They examined the legs Of
Oi a picture with look that plainly said, "l've
given TOO much Tor II, out III MAKE y up on the
bookcase or the clock.r At one Juncture OF the
SAFE a hand organ played the sad strains. 1T Was
But Yesterday
Alas whispered az old friend or the dead
minstrel 10 the writer, AS he stood In the thlckly
jummed doorway and saw picture OF the former
occupant or the house passed under tue nam
mer-"Poor Dan Where Oe all MS jokes and
Jioes that were won't at look nom mis- sadly
humorous lace 10 set tue tables IN roar, now
Passed INTO night and eternity with the man that
made tnemw
As fast as Mr.. Belts mace 4 sale his assistant,
recoraed II. Terms casn and removal OF articles
sold from the house on daT Of sale. Two crlos, IN
which Mrs.. Brygnps babes had passed their In
apiece. The carpets ou the third and fourth
noors sod az iorty nye cents yara. tnIee cnsIs
James Usher purchased = bookcase Of 0lack walnut
lor $50.
Mr.. Belts, IN piercing voice. There was good
ieal 81 hesitation. and, y having been rumored
hat IL was Dams Kitchen easy Guar, man
dow much for tins mirror. plate glass, lot 10
Any bid this ~ A man IN the Jamo with the look
" Second hand furniture vender whispered Ia
ow tone TO female harpy Of his own Glass;
II wonder n H. good glass You cant tel any
thing about these plate glasses lhe glass
started Low aud vas sold az SOS. lounge went
for s. ~. oEck walnut 0edstead for 81. two
IRON bedAteads az 81 70 each and painting OF
Dan Rice at SIS. handsome engraving OF Will
han NJ. fwesd, GIT 70 deceased, was put UP
"How Much FOR TWEED ~
"How mueE for Whnam A. Tweed How much
am ] bid Tor tweed DO hear SIT Yes, thank
came Dan Bryant, 81 30; Nine. Tagloni ana
identity, but she vas hnaly sold 70 a person who
1id not know her a. 81. Fanny kissler sold as low
IS 81, ban Bryant again - 81 anc Mr. Usner, Who
was an old friend OT Dams, bought the Declaration
81 dependence So 81. Two spittoons sold al nty
cents eacn, and rocking caalr az az 50. A look
were sold az s. so. a handsome crnclhx was
labelled as lot 80, but at the solicitation 81 some
Protestant rlcnds ~ was WItndrawn and re-
served Tor the family Then followed list or en-.
cravings which were sold As fOllows:-"Agony or
lie PASSION 81; Immaculate Conception 50;
DO Beep,u 81; woman, BenOid Thy SON. 81
"GoOd Nigntp lcnromol, 81 50; BABY sleepingp
81; 81. Michael -; '.Cgqr 10 Jesu 81 l4A;
Measure for u easure,r 81 6L31, aud 'Carsty's
NinsUeis.u 81 SO. The nall hat stand was bought
~ Mr.. Usher for SIS aud ne dover STANDS az 81 ~
eacn. green punch bowl sold for $40 and sec
ond punch bowl Tor So. while two claret pitchers
were knocked Gowu az 81 80 for tDe PAIR.
TRE WHITING DESK.
How mucn am bid for Dan BrTanps writing
desk ?the desk where he wrote al als Dlls Oi the
PLAYS and farces that he producedW
There was an eager movement Ia tue crowd
which stood IA tue back extension parlor, ana
every one looked around, the ladies' squeezing
themselves together closely as possible. lie
desk opened ana criticised and handed ana
ioOged into ana was sold for Sl4. .arge lancy
plate mantei mirror IN tue oack parlor was puI-