New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
AN OLD NEW YORKER.
COLONEL WILLIAM E. VAN WICK AND HIS 40
TIVE LIFE.

COLONEL WILLIAM f. VAN WICK AND HIS 40
TIVE LIFE.
Colonel william z. Van WICK. whose familiar iae
is seen about town. was born In the house In when "
lives, No. 216 West Twenty frst-st, fifty years as'
March 81 1s41. and has lived there ever SINCE Wheh
his father, John T. Van wyck banker. bought one
of the only six brick houses, then Just built there 'ns
locality was known as Glove Lane and was CON
sdered far out OF town. The Colonel received puono
school education at No. 40 Greenwichave' NO. 'i0
West seventeenth-st and No. l25 West Twenty fourn
st. and at the age of fifteen went TO work for L. oVA
& Co.. in Broadway, and in tile year ls99 enteIea SN
employ Of Henrys, Smith & Townsend, No "ar'e"'
ST. He became well known an athlete at the y N
nasium No. East Twenty -eighth-st., where ne sF
tincted attention in raising 1oOpound dumb oens
He was president OF the NewYork Athletic Ciuo !"
four years having the club incorporated IL was uu
ing his administration that the club experience gus.
prosperity Mr. Van Wyck ran and won the nns
handsome gold medal for the first mile race that eV'
took place in the club. Upon his retiring nom Wv
presidency Of the club, he was 'He ~
cipent Of set OF complimentary rcs.
lutions handsomely engrossed and richly ha"ie'.
lie became private in Company C. 18th Regmens.
n e. S. N. Y, in Nay, 1860. and went 70 VIC ,Ssn
with that regiment in April. 1851 AID july, * v
he became captain In the <l5st 9 Ssryed in the
IStS and al" 18th army " corps on GenssS
Grbam;s staff Us aide part OF the time ana yS e
10 This CITY with his regiment In July, 1900 nor
brevetted major, heutenanteoonel anu yo,rpS me
merilorious services In the war. Dnr H. home
Draft Riot in this city in 1s63-whe i've yoluntary
on a short leave OF aOsenoe-he p rornieo Tnilef.
duty on the staff OF General Benlamls e, a. gcnsrsi
for which he was highly comphmeh'e" !"
orders. :, OH Reeirlent
v a. ana that became the banner Sonf M
In The memorable orange Riot az Elsnoa.an~v and
Twenty 6fth-st he commanded the hrst ~ he
lost some men in the cngag meat. mhiso vaIuable
regiment his company presented 70 nm - he -
old hnntinr case watch and chain. In lers nc
eened IN lieutenant colonecy OF ne os o,onsi of
n g. s n ". and In 1879 was e ieeeyu, General OF
mat regiment ana later was maze AoJut1iS"
the Second Brigade. A.. -. 10 vent IN the
wrapping paper business IN heeAi"'" '''' ~
- 10 4. rom one OF the original knlckerbocker ~ on
a, Gotham lIo Is stl an active as well ~ ci',h
Husisstic member of the Newlork Mn MIN hss been
,In a. olso a wellknOwn road driver as ne nae Seh
,Snc ana driving mis- blOoded stoek ". sonr
sntraI park and on the roads for the as twe pnSn
en uo As member OF the following ofsanshaSsrnk
SSniiand society," Hoboken Turtle CUB 70 the
S,,h state Military Association, GTand AImS ~ vsr.
SSnnmhis ARMY OF the Potomac, Ifh kegnel.. ,nnsi
veterans I'm Regiment Veterans lie member Ns a. TN
p,se Associaton honorary member company ~ S,o. ~,
,eginent and OF the board OF officers, Vtn "a
y e. S. ~ ". 10Th Army Corps; On u W "s With
he Order OF the " Bust OF Bolivar Coionvi .nsS
WVc las rosy heathg eheiss. trsnA count 70 -
with exeutive ability showing In the lines or ms h IV
deei. ion aud Judgment. lie Il nuep e1
md nearly six feet tall, while he Is as sVs's" -
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