New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-24
"REMINISCENCES or FULTON MARKET

HE WORK OF DEMOLIsilNG THE OLD STRUCTURE
SOME OF HE MN WHO HAVE MADE THE
PLACE FAMOUS.
The work of tearing down Fulton Market is
nearly completed and foundations for the new
structure Will he built without delay. \ TRIBUNE
reporter >trohug through the market recently ran
across ODD Benz who for thirty has kept an
oyster saloon on side of the market An inquiry
rs To when he going to remove was answered
thus:
Well, its no use saying good morning until You
meet tho worst"
"Nill it not be a good thing to rebuild the mar
kct ? the reporter asked.
Yes it is good thing for the citv to lose
10000 year. which is about the amount paid in
rent by the ccllarmcn. II j. rather hard for twenty
one of nN, who have been th!ryodd year, i'm build
ing MP a business, to have it removed 70 benefit
thirteen II the building had been repaired as any
rNatc person would have paired his house. this
would not have happened. But we have got to 90.
suppose. Stll We have not been givcnnotce yet"
,CGon"l Thomas D"voe, The superintendent of
Markets. was then seen :" You want to know who
the rrluArkablr men OF old Fulton were p he sand
III answer 10 a question: We'll, there were q good
many: Jacob Pntchcn was one of the most rcmarba-
b" that irrqucntcd the old market Although
strictly honest, ludusfrlou ana punctual ne was
strongly sell He'd and persistent, and TINS quality
through the of his life often Lrou ht him IN
opposl ion to the laws especially when they did not
CONFORM to his ideas of rlglt, ne invariably resisted
them with his whole force. lii person he wos tall
straight and well formed, with q somewhat cxprr-,
siyc lace although it usually bore stern. rgiG and
selfish n eNpr,sslon."
tiers =
Yes, very. When casting up accounts either in
buying or Sc ing the greasy II Int knee of his leather
bIttchc> Wa RAISED, upon winch an abhrrN lated
rule OF ari' m ''lc WAS satisfactorily performed"
1t was < l'!om varied or replaced each article
a part OF which he made him,cl-alWays bore the
same appearance HIS round crowned felt hat with
a broad priIn lied up all alounG, sat firmly down
upon his head, much lower behind than before and
this al times was ornamcntcd with a Nrli-smokrd
pipe tucked under The band. Then he wore "A short
kcrsey coat Gu ina SORT of Quaker STYLE covered
with metal buttons the SIZE of Spanish dollar: n
sIngle-brcasted waiSco'u buttoned uD TO the hroat
Coutalng two pockets large enough To shelter his
double hands cutcning and guarding their sterling
contents the SInrWs ct ms business and long,
stockings ancieut buckSbin brcecleS remarkable for
their high polish by an adhesive grease and other
matter that had rendered them Waterproof. lie
also wore broad and thick pair OF cows in shoes
fastened on the top with large steel buckles Later
when rciHcmhcr MN more distinctly, he sometimes
wore cor,iuIoys.'
DO You remember any ether pecuarities :"
n buying he was always very eccentric. Music
to him the blcating of calves and sheep i'm the
cellar under his bedroom. where such serrnaCcs
lullca him into undlsturbcd Slumbrr. For wears Ia,
fought The corporation of brooklyn because If
wanted to buy his house for improvements He died
wealthy"
Was not Christian Stamlcr noted character p
Qnltc 20, both ~ looks and conversation. lie
stock Alter ndln- SOin' 20 sui and agreeing Hbouf
the price the captain, not knowing him and Judging
from ms appearance that he could not raise 40
asked him Tor IL retainer. Chris was somcw hat
ncttled, but very cOoiy took ont small dirty roll
from his old waistcoat pocket, opened it out and
handed the captain "A one Thousand dollar uil at
tn, same time showing many others. Tn capidu
was nonpnssed and remarked that he did NOT cx-
pcct 10 INA man ol ms wealth IN such shocking
bad clothes lie used To carry from III 900 TO
$50, 900 IN his hat AT timc.r
Have many fortunes been made in the markct?"
fcs, Il number. Richard AstOr, or AShdore as
the name was "icntiineS sprlIe III those days, II
brother of john Jacob, had "A = all at one time lie
aitcIWaru went to the Bulls Head where the
BoMery Theatre now stands He was worth about
T2JO,UOO when lac dlcd-.I lortun in thos, DAYS Il
was tdchard who set John Jacob up by giving him
II baS"ei o. trinkcts ana small Iurs trade among
the sOOVs.'