Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-16
QUITE A SALE.

The Auction Sale or fHu1ld1ngs Around Custom House Square-Old Historic Structures Sold for a Song-Historic "Reminiscences A Snow Slide - Brick and Mortar and Lumber.
 Among the crowd of citizens who wit messed the auction gale of the old buildings in Custom House square yesterday fore noon were: F. s. Andrew, John G. Chap man, W. J. Montgomery, Robert O. Bright, A. M. Holmes, Henry 0. Bretzfelder, George M. Grant, Fred Durant, J. B. Jud- son, John W. Carter, Edwin M. Munger, T. P. Merwin, Harvey Hemingway, Alder man Chat6eld, Alderman McDonald, H. Fl. Hanscom, A. H. Hurlburt, Charles Dickerman. There were many other people present, attracted out of curosity and in terest over such an unusual sale and one of such magnitude. MT. E. 0. Beecher the genial auctioneer, presided with his usual suayity and felicity. Present were many of his old personal friends among the numerous citizens of note and in fuenoe in attendance, and all went merrily. It was . memorable occasion In the history of that ancient and extensive piece of property known as Long wharf and famous for a century or more The march of improvement and the needs of that now vast concern, the Con solidated road, which may soon be known as the New York. New Haven and Boston road, had doomed the motley collection of buildings to destruction. Most of them were old buildings that had "seen their | best days" long ago.
 The gale was opened promptly by Auc- tioneer Beecher, who is mine of histor- | ical information on town matters and has | no end of interesting facts at ready con- msnd regarding New Haven's past. Mr. Beecher announced the terms of the sale to be one half cash, the balance to be paid before the removal of any of the material; and all to be removed by March 15, as the ! Consolidated is in hurry to get the room | for It's tracks.
 The frame structure, No. AT, was l s'knocked down" to Frank l.. Thomas of West Haven for $45; Nos. 2 and Custom House equare, 8 three story brick building, to John Coyne of 229 Washington street for $135. In the structure were 55,O0O brick and 26,000 feet of lumber.
 The next building, formerly the Gap. tain Jim Clark store," 100 years old, went l to Montgomery for $35. Just as MT. Beecher was expatiating on the history of
 
 big mass of snow sliding from the roof right into the audience. The auetioneer dodged, but three or four spectators caught a dose of the descending mixture. Next the old two-story wooden house, 125 years old, once occupied by James Goodwin, was cold to MT. Montgomery for $12 The | three story Clark & Ives old storehouse just below, in which were 169,000 brick and 62,OO0 feet of lumber, went to Or n. the elevator was bought by Robert 0. Bright for $10.
 Then the crowd went across the street Here the old freight house, lstely A. Hen. ! dee's storehouse, was knocked down tc William T. Howe of Stony Creek for $2S0 In the structure were 100000 brick and 52, 900 feet of lumber. John H. Garter 1 agent for the Old Line boats, began busi- nees life as 8 clerk for the railroad in 1865 The Lee & Hoyt building, with its l LOG, ,0a0 brick and 5000 feet of Iumbe, went to William T. Howe of Stony Greek for $S0. The building of late occup pied by the New Haven Beef company went tt John J. Harrigan. who lives at the corner of Wallace and Humphrey street, for s195 The Hubinger building went to William T How'd for $50; and he got the s. D. Millel building for $185; and Mir. McKenna O West Haven got the old wooden house which was occupied by the New Have. Roofing company, for $S The old liberty pole was not sold, as it was thought it be longed to the city. Before the robins nes again the big space occupied by the ole buildings will bs cleared space and ther, will be big change in the appearance O the locality.
 | ySeighty and SonoroDs. l Speaking of the talk that the nane o the Consolidated road may now with b changed, the Waterbury American sums ul by saying: "There is nothing which add
 weight and sonorousness to legislative ora
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 words New York, New Haven and Hart
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 A Delightful Concert.
 Theodore circle, No. 30, O. of F., gave
 banquet to their retiring fnancia! secre
 t.ry, Mrs. Geider last evening, at the Eze
 lodge rooms. Mrs. Geider is to remove t
 Charlotte county, Virginia, about the frs of next month. Mrs. Wagner will talk !