The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-14

completsd in 1888. and was now nearing fs
end. In 1890 IL was taken down. and ft was re.
placed In 1916 By the present structure. In Msi'
street. upon the site OF the old Federal Hal.
there we're reared the outlines OF an unfnish.
ed building. designed for a Custom House. and
for many years occupied as such; 1t = the
Sub-Treasury. The old Merchants E1chanee
erected between 1925 and 1877. had peen oe-
stroyed in the great nre OF December !e'o.
together with Ball Hughes's celebrated sta'.e
OF Hamilton. which stood in the rotunda.
The present Merchants Exchange was begun
In 1895. but was not finished until l5ta Upon
a later visit in the year last named MT. mep-
ster found IL still incomplete. On the cast SUI
OF Nassau street. between Cedar and Lioerty'
stood the Middle Dutch Church. whlch re-
NAMED q familiar object until 1881. IN 'o4o
this building was leased to the united Ste.es
and converted into q Post ONCE. Tor the mer-
chants OF the day had successfully opJecteu 10
n Post ONCE rs far up town as the CITY han:
Tho North Dutch Church. on the horth"es'
corner OF Fulton and william sIee's' re-
NAMED standing. like st. Georges Chapei IN
Beekman street. up to a lew years AGO
It is made plain by Mr.. DouRherty MAJ the
city in 1897 and for several years afterwara
was in a state OF chaos. owing to the extent OF
building operations New structures oil oiick
or stone we're replacing the old wooden oulid-
ings or rising from the ruins caused ny I
fire OF 1885. The exodus. however. OF tue
wealthy from the owe parts OF the CITY
which In q few years was 10 become general
had hardly yet begun. Park place. murray.
Warren. Chambers. FRANKLIN. anu Wh''e
streets and. upon the east side. EAST broaoWay
were. besides Broadway. the chiel aoodes Oh
fashion. A few mansions had been quit aoou'
University (now Washington square. or IN
lower Fifth avenue ot course the city paFk
at that time embraced the land upon "hlcn
tho Post once now stanos; IL was eoso.eu
with ample shade trees 10 the west OF inc
City Hall was the old >aii. OF orio.wei. ~
brown-stone buildinGto the east Oh ING preson.
Court House was IN 1921. rm.ny
years afterward' occupied ~ inc oni'eu s'otes
ana circuit courts as men 20
the Marine court anu common iisae oout.
OF the city OF new ioih' mo ou,uiuk Nv"
known rs inc heGis.far soh'oe' ~
hao oeeh .mpti'oneu nuu,.n nv y.
cupaooh Oh 'ne en, Wy ." y, ~ 49," ~
1851 become the oe'pS',of' 49,
records. Masnine'9h fia'' "",."
ereeteu oy 'ne suei.iis.s ~ 'no DAn ua,'
was situateu wnere .he o.e"aI. - ~
ine now t'onuA '.'"att
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size Oh DFoaoway wac ne a..
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chanies society ou,,uihs VI o.'ee'
IL oonpie.ou y. 49,.
sne corner o, proau"a, Hnu So C,ie.ss
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nail "nie" "as '"en y - 49,
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parkA powi'ns ~ h a m.,t 1850
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mo Nrsn 80 ,"i. 49,.
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usually uouoie. anu VI WI w ~ .s,.t
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nooa. anu "eeolu."s w %e" W
[ime. the son''uous wv
pa.isooeo' 'o'" utou N"e Nu ""e
oeiore lie ate" ""u 80
erni oools'eps' sn'oa p..u VI -
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ohiy popu'ar p'easuro iA.oen' uai
1ehs' inc '"Votlte fosot' VI -
masses occuI.eu . '"ike pH', " - oioes
oouhoeo ny foui," a,enur. ou,'n o.i..''
Laiayette place. ',e'of n"aee. "eiuoih Nv
'ite OF 'he as'or Lio,"'S. "asnins'oh Sau"'e'
Which pre'ious'y h"u oeen useu 10 Io',eIs
tleio' was 'hen 'he paraue Erouhu upon "hlcn
me militia were o''.Me" oh'pn sHu"ie ""s
wen OUT Oh Town. nranhelcy [arh ""s ho'
'ald ott or improved uh'ii ABOUT loso'
Inc hoteis Oh the Guy were ie" III numper'
IND. considering is siae. Inc Recommendation
"hich inc Town couiu iuan'e" " 'ta'ei'ers
were 'ar from auetun,e. " nt'' p'aeo was
SUI heia ny u Ivy no'ei. mn'ch' heeoraihs
10 Dayton. was w,taout nh e'iuhi ~ ~
Oniteo 9ta'es' ou' II receh'iy erecteu As'o,
house soon rose o pos''loh OF prithacy. anu
mere were given many eteat uihhefs' ho'ap.'
nose . INC iI'nse II i n9"-
burton. Inc TYNE hoqse "ns On ,ne corner