New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rycAvATING FOR THE BRIDGE.
AxMcs OF AN OLD GRAVEYARD DISCOVERED

AFRICA OF AN OLD GRAVEYARD DISCOVERED
NOTEWORTHY BUILDINGS DESTROYED
While the excavations for the New-York approach
A. the East River bridge were being made in the
block between Rose aud Wiiam-sts.: the workmen
same upon soil Of very different character from
that which they had hitherto found Beneath tne
Dellars of q number of old brick and wooden tene,
nent-houscs and sbanties there were discovered
large numbers of human bones, among when weIs
several whole skulls Together Win THESE "yn and
and broken gravestones, most OF them so worn anu
discolored that the lettering could not De osuc.n
made out. TO TRIBUNE reporter yeSierathhS oht
Of the officers of the bridge said that he ,hongnt
that the bones of fully 200 persons must nave peeh
found. Many of them were in pits toge ther.
were tSe remains of the old st. Marks cemetery.
which occupied the spot 80 or 40 years aso VIZ. s
the property was sold for building purposes mos, on
the bodies were removed and III is Thought ina,
those not identified put together INTO seNeTa
pits Two of the skulls and several pieces OF skulls
were taken 10 the Office of the engineer OF the
bridge aud added 10 the museum there AoouS
a dozen bones. the larger aud more peculiar SNAPPED
opes, also taken to the Once Two vi .le
grayes:Ones were preserved, as they were uh-
broken aud the inscriptions could he read one Is
small and ot a dark gray or slate color, Tue other
larger and OF marble Of brownish yellow Color
On the latter the inscription reads as 1Ollo"s'
In memory OF Rosina Hoffman who died December IL
1sc0, AGED year aud months ana . 3afs, ,oar A
mothers fgst and only child lies here
The Inscription on the smaller stone Is much less
distinct and Is as follows:
IN memory Of August William Martin Winter, who
was horn the 23d Marcn the wear f76-and ded on
tue 1854 OF September, 179-agcd 81 years. months
and % DAYS.
The last figIre of each of the dates on this stone
has been chippcd oil. Nothing more was saved OF
TIE relics found IN the graveyard, ana tue bones
and broken tOmhstOueS together WIN Olher uselesS
material. we've carted away. -
Among the buildings demolished to make room
for the Ro>e-st. arch was the low wooden mousse III
which Petro BalbO murdered his WIFE, III was ui-
pairtet ard badly weather-staIned, ana stoou VI
rectlv back OF a brick house which taced on Rose
st 4 narrow Ina! way led through this house 10 a
small brick ward. across winch Babo's house stood.
Iu the ce lar of one of the ROse-st. houses large
rusty bayOlet was found. ,,,,:
o make way Tor the approaches several ouhuInes
IN which a certain degree of historic value was at
toched have been torn down, One of these was the
bouse of William Vaglev, in Dover-St. VINO was
better known as Reddy the Blacksmith" An
other was the chair mandatory OF lWeed Oh
Frank lin-sauare. In Pearst. the house mas peen
demolished of the Engishman Fawklns, glove
m ,I,.r whose daughter elOped with fireman ana
rnnsed sensation in the neIghborhOod. " Mad-
low y the English pUrter-house of Charles WadloW'
nuce weI-kn0wn and famous IN the neehborhOOd
was one of the buildings destroyed. The old JUNK
s.or, IN Front ST of Bernard Coleman, an lrlShman
who became rich in the Junk business and as shlp
chandler also has been removed. Coleman maze
90 much money here that he was able 20 return l'
his native country and purchase consideraoie prop
ertv. ,t, h o,
a part Of the foundation NJ the double arch a
William aud North Wlham-sts. Is composer Oh ston'
,alxcn from the old Post Building. used for many
wears by the United States Government lhl
building stood at HanOver-st. and Exchange-place