Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-09
-JoHN N. GENrN. nephew and residu.

JOHN N. GENTN, nephew and residu.
ury legatee of the late Thos. HI. Genin,
died at his residence, lis East 9th ST.,
New York, on Tuesday of last week;
the funeral services took place on Fri
day, and his remains were Inferred in
Green. Wood Cemetery. Among the
divines who were present and took
part in the funeral services, were Revs.
E. II. Chaplin and Geo. Hepworth; the
pall.bearers were Mr.. Edward Bills,
Mr.. z. Winans, Mr.. Frank Leslie,
Mr.. Edward Phelan, Mr.. King, Mr..
Seeley, and Messrs. Amidon and Dun.
lap, as representatives of the Hstters'
Association. Beautiful floral tributes
were sent by many friends. In the New
York Times, of Saturday, We find the
following sketch of his life:
Mr.. Genin was born In JameS-slip, In
this city, 1919. He bad but few oppor'
tunities for early education. When he
ives but 13 years old he entered the
employment of Orlando Fish, who
kept hat store in Chatham square.
Two or three years later he became a
clerk for Mr.. Geo. B. Alvord, at No. Il
Bowery. When he was but % years
old Mr.. Genin entered into business for
| himself. He was active aud energet'
ic, and was shrewd enough to appreci'
ate the value of advertising. Within
10 years ne had built up a profits BILE
business. At the close of that period
he, by a shrewd stroke of policy, made
himself famous throughout the coun'
try. He was then occupying store
under Barnum's Museum. where the
Park Bank now stands. Mr.. Bsrnum
brought Jenny Lind to this city, and
as the public desire to hear her sing
was very great, he anctioned the seats
for her first concert in Castle Garden
Mr.. Genin paid S225 for the first choice
of seat for himself, land, as the amount
was the largest ever paid in this coun
try up to that time, every journal
published the fact. On the night O
the coLcert, Sept. IL, 1850, Mr.. Genir
er the Swedish Nightingale was of the
stage. A year later Mr.. Genin did an
other clever bit of advertising. Wher
the steamer that brought to New Iorf
Kossuth and his party of Hungarian
fellow refugees was telegraphed as OF
Sandy Hook, he went down the bay il
a tug, and, boarding the ocean vessel
presented each one of the party new
soft felt hat with a feather stuck uper
one of its sides. The refugees wort
this head gear upon landing anC
while they remained in New York
Mr.. Genin lost no time in clubbing th'
hats "Kossuth hats" and within few
months he sold thousands of them. Ii
anticipation of his profits he gave $lOO
to defray the expenses of the reception
: and entertainment of the Hungarian
patriots. In the spring of 1854 Mr.
Genin applied his energy to the per
formance OF task for which negligen
city officials were paid, but which the.
did not execute. This was the clean
ing of Broadway. That thoroughfar
was allowed to become horribly dirty
and the clouds of dust that arose from
it irritated wayfarers and ruined good
4. in the store. Genin procured subscrip
4 tions from his fellow merchants, an,
} hired men to clean the streets night.
| from Union square to the Battery. b.
. pursuing this course be finally shame'
J the Street Commissioner into doing hi
, duty. In October, 1854, Mr.. Genin wa
, nominated for Mayor by party of In
dependent Democrats, but refused t
{ run for the Office. He continued in hi
. business under Barnum's Museum an
} in the st. Nicholas Hotel until 1865
when he was compelled by sickness
!, retire. From that period until be die
he was an invalid, suffering from sp
nal paralysis. He was unable to move
: and was constantly attended by NAL
D nurse. His death, however, was une1
pected. On Monday last he rod
8 through Central Park, and appeare
] to be in his usual condition. He di
D not complain during the night. A
e o'clock on Tuesday morning hi
: nurse found him lying dead, having
r apparently, breathed his last about
: minutes previously.