The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15
HE KNOWS vANDERBILT.
a Man who I-n't Worth n Cent who Used
60 Work with thr Millionaire.



I,u,t..uu aliv. we'll I'm RIGHT clad To hear H..
~ '''' NJ - rs - -
Tor he's a mighty good man. ana } ou kii"" 'hein
k ind mint 50 plentiful a. they used to be-" The |
.,e,l,r Jonathan Crce V,as , Little dried I'm
Old man. whose thin shvcrv hair was c"mDcd
neatly back over a venerable bald head. his |
l,.,,i, f,,r,,c,d Face. bou, frnme and wrinl,led
'''i'' "''"'" i'''' ''i'
hands giving evidence OF IA life 81 trial ana eX-
po.nre lie was seated ON rude wooden chair |
ia his room ia the mon county a. - poo,
house. DO | know himI ! should say did. |
Lot me SEQ. guess I'm about four or Ave years |
older than ne ~ anu according 10 tat '"rhe"
must be in his eighty fourth year. Long long |
aln when 4 was hut "A .triplinR used to run ON |
IL -, iii lin ,d ,,,.,,,,.. ,l, ,,.,or aud |
INC SCUM WIN h''n' hnu many VA" "SS'o' a'u
Elash when they uscd TO come up Elizabeth
.ro,t ,,,l ,,,i,,j a, tho oid lsndiu, v,hsr. tho
stone bridge stands ON Broad street. Elizabeth
Tint ,yas betvixt nfty and sixtv wears AFRO. and
..'' ,,'.,, 49, t,,a s,a, hin, IN ,ha,,' d,,.
You ought To nave seen hh III thehi ual'
Tall and straight IA an arrow and
burnt ike nm Indian. lie would command
attention anywhere The Dart aud the
Flash II my memory serves me right. were
,ho A., TO-, si,o,.. no ever ,,yned WIN the-e
WV " wv 9,"'l' "' 49, "'- 80
two boats he did goou uaue' carry HhK pNAte'''
a.b and clam. to the different markets lie was
49,. t,.t,. ,.,, .,,1 ,,h,, l. mora, ~. p,v.r
sold stale nsh lie always told a .trnight story
A., evcr,hodv and mamie aon,e,imes wound ,,nit
I" e'orS" ou'' anu pe,'p'o ,'''' ,'''Vs WIN ",'
49, ,.r...,,.as ,,.,. ,,,,,,,n and ,,,d,.
,y,,,td a,,,t II rr,v,Led and ,r,uld c,,.. hard
-, ~, .,,,,,.,, Ian, a.. , .,,,.r
said In them times that Cornell willfully took
odvantnae Of any one in a trade or other,yi.e
I'VE S"llcu WIN nm J." 'h' quarantine many
limo, and 1t made no difference. hot or cold. rain
or ,hinc he would never touch drop ofnquor
lie WASH {. neither what YOU might call mean
man in that way-one that would always cry
down drinking men and take 1t himself when
nl,ne On thr contrary have often been with
him and others at the Old indian Queen ian.
kept l,y sam smith. .owcNhctc- near where the
sheridan ltruse now stands he Elizabeth. Where
he'd sci W. the drinks for us hun'men. hut
wouldn't touch any him,cli. iie -aii he eni',Nrd
q, the Last river i, o. old pi"t-. and he wA~ the
hc-t sailor know of In them iime. Always IN
the tuokuut fur .nnrthlne a. d". b" COZ. scfurnt-
~ had his hands fun Of work when others wer,
IDLE. remember one mpunns whru was
about thirty thht seen '"ricii ,WalhhE up
from the dock In town with lttle
bag Ia his hand. ! Ms on tie opposite
side uf he street. not thinking Of anything in
particular when turned around un"n hearing
stopped and was looking N me. 'Wa- tiint you
that called me-. said /. Yes. he replied. then
Jonathan YOU look At. this I laughed. and
be laughed, and then hc went up to the old
bank on Broad street and deposited il. tie
always kept hi- earning in that iianA. and ev-
can nnd his name Ia them y. the old hank.
mean the one that l. Low called the state va
tional Bnnk On broad street. down IN the city
much for clothes. but Tor all that he looked
well IN anything be- wore and he gals on the
taken with him. lie wa- a good dancer. too. and
the way he could cut the pigeon wing. and give
the double -hunlc was caution toa good many
~ ~. couldn't dance because my knee has
been crippled from white swelling since | was
"A hoy.
e. Is for story telling Cornelius couldn't he