Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-12
UPPER TENDON OF COLOR.
White Coachmen and Servants, Hous-
es, Lands, Bonds, Cash.

w 4Gc COdCHHltll dIlu servants, HOuS-
es, Lands, Bonds, Cash.
From the N Y. World
Standing in West Blocker street on a
Sunday morning or afternoon after SER
vice in the churches at the corner of
Blocker and Tenth streets and in Sulli-
van street one gets some notion of the
wealth and taste of part Of
the population of this city whose negro
blood has not been an insurmountable
barrier to success in life. Indeed there
are plenty of wealthy colored people in
New York, and many are educated and
cultivated quite up to the. standards
usually thought of in connection with
the white races and the society OF white
people. There is no one Of the race liv-
Ing in this city who has more material
wealth than Edward Hesdra, of No. 100
West Third street. He is native Of Vir-
ginia, and was cabinet max er in the
Bowery. He retired a few years ago,
having amassed handsome fortune.
which he has since greatly increased by
fortunate investments in real estate. The
house in which he lives is owned By him
and he owns ten tenement houses in the
block bounded by Sullivan, Bleeeker
Macdougal and Third Streets. He has
also large and valuable property in
Nyack, where his summer residence is,
and several houses and q piece of farm
ing land in Pennington, N, j., from
which he derives large income. His
wife is native Of Rockland county, and
both give literally of their means toward
all schemes tending to improve the con
dition Of their race. They are about
sixty years of age and have no children
Mr.. Hesdra is said to be worth $s5O,0O0
Joseph Teneyck is another wealthy
man OF this blood. He lives on Greene
street, and is member of st. Philips
Protestant Episcopal Church, to which a
short time ago he gave $1,000 His wealth
is estimated at about $4,000.
John Van Dyke inherited property
from his father, Peter Van Dyke, who
died three years ago: Peter had been q
caterer all his life, his place OF business
being in Wooster street, near Spring. He
was a quiet and upright man, and com
manded the respect of all bis neighbors.
John Van Dyke owns real estate on
Fourteenth street and on Wooster street,
but the great part of his fortune is in
money and stocks and bonds which paw
good dividends. He is a man of much
intelligence and business tact, and coul>.
probably draw check for 100000.
Philip A. White, the wholesale and re-
tail druggist at the corner of Frankfort
and Cliff streets, recently purchased the
valuable property in which his store is.
Born in this city, he received good edu-
cation. and by honest enterprise has
gradually risen, until to-day he is as
much honored by the whites as by his
own people. He is noted for his gener-
osity toward the poor Of all races. To
the poor people arounde him he used TO
give medicine and advice free of charge,
and at the time OF the draft riots bis
property was protected even by those
persons who led the rioters but who re-
membered his kindness to them. He is
about fifty years of age and lives in
Brooklyn, where be has a good deal Of
real estate.
Mrs. Brooks, a daughter of the late
Robert Watson, from whom she inherit
ed considerable property, owns real es :
tate up town, where she lives, and also in
Thompson and Sullivan streets. Her
husband is living, but she manages her
estate herself, and with much success
She surprised down town business men
recently by appearing in person on
Change and buying III q piece Of prop
erty sold under foreclosure. Another
woman who is weather than Mrs.
Brooks but who gained her wealth in a
quleter and more ploGding way, is Mrs.
j. G. Gloucester, who at one time lived
in this city, but lives now in brooklyn.
She keeps fashionable boarding house
in the building formerly occupied by
the Long Island Club, at the corner of
Clinton and Remsen. streets, and IN the
fine brown stone house adjoining it or
Remsen street. She is native Of Nor
folk, Va, and came of an excellent FAM
lily. Her fortune is variously estimated
at from $500, 900 to $500, 900. The valuable
buildings in which she carries on her
business are owned by her. She inherit
ed little money, which she employed
in hiring and furnishing houses, which
she let. The letting of furnished houses
during the days Of Initiation and the civil
war was profitable. and Mrs. Gloucester
grew rich. At present she has no less
than fifteen furnished houses which she
rents,an which yield her large income,
and she also owns paying personal prop
erty. She has large family Of sons and
daughters, who are highly educated and
all accomplished. Her husband, the Rev.
[. G. Gloucester, was Presby terrain min
lister, but he has no charge now. He once
studied medicine and practices a little
now and then. He is man of fine edu-
cation, graceful speaker and member
of a family distinguished for its pro-
fessional men.
In the vast tobacco establishment of
the Lorillards there is no man more
trusted and honored than the venerable
Peter Ray. He entered the service Of
the older Lorillards half centuary ago,
has outlived them and has still continued
in the employ of their sons. He used to
live in a little building adjoining the old
establishment on Wooster street, but now
owns and occupies fine house in Will
iamsburgh, where he is surrounded in
his old age ny large family of children
and grandchildren. Though more than
seventy years old, he still attends to his
duties as superintendent and daily visits
the great building in New Jersey where
the Lorillard business is now carried on.
No one ever served under the Lorillards
who was SO expert in the manufacture Of
snuff. MIR. Ray is reported to be worth
100000. His son, DIR. Peter Ray, has a
large practice in Williamsburgh, and a