The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-28
FOURTH edition
COcHRAN's GOODS SOLD.

COCHRAN's GOODS SOLD.
some Two Thousand Persons Attended
floods brought Big Prices-Pur-
chased by Relic Seekers.
Some two thousand persons gather.
ed this morning at Darby, Delaware
miles fIom Philadelphia. To attend the
Marshars sale Of the personal ellects
oil the defaultlng U. s. mint welEher,
Henry 5, Cochran, at his late residence
situated on Main street. The house 10
built OF stone. two stories, with mnn-
sard roof with cool and inviting
porch In front and extending around
each side. 1t Is situated up from the
street on a very pretty elevation eur
rounded with spacious grounds,i lllso
with handsome and stately shade
trees.
The dwelling contains some thirteen
rooms and are OF the old fashion or
der. the ceiling being rather low,
some $ foot high, tho ceilings and
sides being only white washed.
Everything has only the appearances
OF comfort and not of wealth. such
as n we'll to-do man would surround
himself with. The furniture was Old
fashioned aud OF the ordinary Kind.
The pictures were good tut nothing
OF q costly kind adorned any of the
white-washed walls. The household
utensils were numerous and III lair
order.
He had everything in plenty, but not
such as you would expect to SEQ alter
having read so much about the hund'I
Ter OF 50 many millions and the
amount OF money he pllfered from
the U. S. Mint.
The house contains fnlr.slzed parlor,
hallway with open stairs, dining room.
inside and outside Kitchens with an old
fashion cupboard located IN one corner
of the inside kitchen. On the second
story floor ia located back bedroom,
small bedroom north, small bedroom
south, and library. which had only n fair
lot OF books in very ordinary bindings.
On the third floor are situated three
bedrooms with his workshop situated
in the southeast corner. where the de-
faulter did his smelling OF tho gold
bars which he has been pilferlng from
the United States Mint for the past ten
or fifteen years. Everything OF tile
very finest and best OF material. CON
slstlug of hatchets. brace and bits,
SAWS, grind or emory wheel, lathe,
and n large pair Of scales that Will
weigh oven a single hair from youI
head. 1t is one oI the truest pair oil
scaieS ir the couLtry
His workshop was really worth look
J ing at, ms everything in it that hi
might have use for was as good II:
man could buy. The house was pack
, cd with the curious, mads up Target,
Of women, who turned out with then
babies in their arms to take-a view ol
everything that could be seen. There
were some fifty or more vehicles
hitched IN and surrounding the proper
ty. II was n regular fair and even the
peanut and cigar poddlers were calling
: their wares and making good thing
of Of them to the crowd.
The scene will not soon be forgotten
. by your scribe. There were goo,
9 looking women. young and old
e brought their by their curiosity to soc
> what the thriving old -widowe
!. had collected together. and were con
T. tmually passing their opinions on tn
\ value of each article that was nun
Il bercd and ready Tor the aucttoueer t
[ put up to he knocked down to tn
y highest bidder. The sale bega
promptly Mt 10 o'clock, with the aut
!, tioneer standing on the front pore
! With II high LACK silk hat plched o
!, his head.
r The first article sold was an ordlnar
cOucn covered Win raw SILK, WI e
- was knocked down for 81, it5 lu
, value. The prices realized were, cni
! sidcred good and the bidding for Il
u household goods WAS spirited AZ time
u In the cellar of tho mansion wi
IS found that much talked of and write
II of underground passage Leading froi
the collar to the street underneath
!, the lawn In front of tho dwelling.
It II was ON two feet or ore squar
l. and good sized man could Ia,
n crawle ! through it. The swimmin
). pool, which Cochran Lad built to tab
his daily swms in, Is located 10 IL
a. right at tho rear OF the dwelling an
Il contained some six feet of water whe
n, the reporter OF the REPUBLICAN took
r, stick aud measured its depth til
~ morning,
a. The barn Is worry ordinary looliir
frame building and contained fol
:, load Of horses and two colts. nesid
" Il two shuted Sellers wagon. oak rot
NJ cart, o surrey falling top buggy, tv
~ handsome. twC-seated 5leighs. Wi
=, harness both double and single
~ match.
~ Four head OF mitch COWS are udve
tl5ed TO ne sold, but 1t is said that
no colored man on whose place thu
Ut have been phsturing refused to d
G. liver them up, holding them !
h. money due Tor their keep. lhc ca
IN Is NOW going on, but me auclione
o. will be unable To get through to-da