The Portland daily press., 1888-08-28
GEN. sHERMAN's NEW HOME.
The Old Warrior Buys a House
Where He viii Settle Down.
m. Y. Mail and Exnress !


uen' w. L. Sherman has determined to
spend the remainder of his days in New
YORK. He has just purchased house on
oeyenty-first street. within square of Cen
trai Park. From the upper part of the
mouse blrd's-eye view of the city for several
miles can be seen.
Inc house has just been completed, and has
all the modern conveniences. 1t is four
story brownstone front, with abasement,and
is situated on the West side. 1t is a new
part Of the city, and has grown up during
the last four years. The street is not yet
paved, and the block of houses of which Gen.
Snerman's Is one has been erected this year
The houses were built for speculation, and
the first sold was to Gen. Sherman. He paid
5000 for it. The neighborhood is an en-
tirely new one, and most OF the houses are
either in course of construction or have just
been completed. A man who has become
suddenly rich, and is now making his way in
to good society, purchased one of the houses
IN the block just as soon as he heard of Gen.
Sherman's purchase. A real estate dealer
told me today that property in this neighbor-
hood would increase twenty-five per cent in
the next thirty days on account of General
Sherman's purchase. When Gen. Grant
moved on Sixty-fifth street the price of prop
erty on the street Immediately increased.
An elevator runs from the bottom to the
top OF the house, and ON each floor, except the
parlor, Is a bath room and patent sink. All
the bedrooms are connected with very large
toilet rooms, which contain numerous closets
and drawers. These, like all the facings of
the house, are finished off with polished cher
ry., The house is jewel from top to bottom
and Will make cosey home for small fam
lily like the Shermans. The work of furnish
ing will begin immediately. The Generals
furniture and extensive library has been
stored ever since he left his old home in st.
Louis. He expects to get settled by the mid
die of September.
about two years. When he retired from the
head of the army he went to st. Louis to live
He had lived in that city during his early
manhood until the breaking out of the war,
and he had strong attachment for the city.
He finally settled in st. Louis, and continued
to live there until he got in trouble with the
city officers about violating water ordi-
nance. The General found great enjoyment
IN watering his lawn every evening, and for
this he was charged by the city with wasting
too much Mississippi river water. Then he
got mad and said he would not live in such
place. His neighbors thought he did not
mean it, but be did, for he shortly afterwards
came to New York
Ever since he came here the General has
lived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He and his
family occupy suite of rooms on the parlor
floor. He has preferred hotel life, as his
family were not with him all the time. His
present family consists of Mrs. Sherman, a
son and two daughters. His son is student
at Yale, and Mrs Sherman and one of her
daughters spend considerable time in New
Haven, so as to be near the boy. Besides, it
has been only recently the General has de-
cided to remain in New York. Many of his
friends thought he would eventually return
to st. Louis or settle in Washington.
New York has grown upon me-" he says,
land now like it better than any other
city. After all it is nearly the centre of the
country, and, as nearly every one comes here
can see more of my old friends and the
boys who fought with me than. anywhere
else in the country"
There is also probably another reason that
the General did not mention. He has great
fondness for being where he can see and
meet distinguished men. During his stay at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel the grim old warrior
has taken delight in being able to tell his
friends that this or that distinguished person
is rooming next to him. He is also fond of
pointing out to his companions men promi-
nent in the various walks of life