Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-11-04
WHERE ARNOLD LIVED.
a RELIC OF COLONIAL PHlLA-
DELPHIA DESTROYED.
It Once sheltered Washington and Was
Yis1ed by Washington irving
Place Where Hamilton Met
Mrs. Reynolds.

One OF the most interesting struet-
ures in the city was demolished re-
Gently. says tho Philadelphia Press
1t was the very last OF the old franc
buildings on the whole length 4 Mar
ket street from the Delaware to the
Schuykill. and its history co ers n
period OF a century and uarter, and
teens with the names of famous men
and the details OF famous ents. A
great warehouse is TO occupy the site
its present owner clothing ner-
chant having acquired title TO it cry
recently.
In 1867 the property not however
in the conditjo on it afterward assumed
passed into the hands Of Jacob Hiltz-
heimer When Benedict Arnold
planned his famous and infamous
treason he wrote to Clinton in New
York, suggesting that an emissary be
sent to hiladelphia for conference.
linton was given papers and details
that his agent might gain Ambulance
to the city. and Arnold engaged 10
meet him in disguise outside the
Hiltzheimer property. For some
nights the traito' loitered around the
house. paying occasional visits TO
tavern around the corner on seventh
street
Clinton was too suspicious TO send
anyone. however and Arnold went
down Market street 10 the house N
disgust When his carriage was pap
sued in the streets by "a mob in eonse-
quence OF unpopular enaciments. Ar
mold took refuge from the malcon-
tents in this building. The hotheads
wanted to burn il down. but the troops
inter cred. The great proce sion on
the occasion OF the hanging OF the
traitor in ehigy after the cOnsumma-
ton OF his iscariot like act in 1880
was reviewed from the windows of
this house and speeches were made
by the city celebrities.
The little house came gruesomely
into prominence in / 93 when the
yellow ever epidemic sc)urged the
city. Readers OF Charles brockden
Browns novels will remember his
account OF the physician who took a
stricken youth home to his wife and
family although fever sufferers were
cast out 10 de by many. Inc inch
dent is based on an actual occurrence
at this modest structure. The dwell
ers in the house worked night and
day TO relieve the general desolation
aud some OF the family died in conse-
quence. Brown, the novelist had a
great fondness for the hou @. and a
minute description of the neighbor-
hood is given in one OF his works.
The tavern around the corner was
the center OF such WILD revelry that
Washington felt bound To finally re-
irain from going there. lie had no
OF. ect.on to the three-story cottage
however and it was the scene OF the
interviews he had successfully with
Jefferson and with Ham lton in en-
deavOring TO patch up The disagree.
ment OF those two statesmen. During
liamilton's intrigue with Mrs Rey-
nolds the lovers agreed so meet out
side this house rs the pamphlet now
in the Ridgway library shows and it
was by watching here that the
husband claimed To have found out
what was going on.
The next famous man 20 visit the
little house was Washington Irving.
He called to verify some anecdotes
connect ne the father OF his country
with the building and found many
valuable letters and papers stored
away in its attic OF which he made
use in the 'I.ife OF Washington.
Like all houses which have passed
their prime and relapsed quietly into
old age. the structure was utilized by
tenants for various purposes and 1t
ceased 10 be conspicuously inter estipg
, until 1875. In that year it first be-
camo the resort OF the eity's scenic
painters and so ont.nued for many
/ years. The Bohemian club composed
of members Of the painting fraternity
and k ndred spirits met there every
Monday night until a year or two
since