New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05
4 WOES HOTFI SOLD.
THE NETWORK TO GIVE WAY To LARGE
BUSINESS BLOCK HISTORY OF THE PLACE.

THE NETWORK To GIVE WAY To LARGE
BUSINESS BLOCK HISTORY OF THE PLACE.
The New York Hotel property. AZ Broadway and
WaNerlcy Place has been sold and will bc torn down
10 MAKE way for III" erection Of a business BLOCK,
The purchasers Randolph Gues cnhcImer. the wei
known lawyer. OF the firm Of Gusgcnhcimcr a inter
meyer and Henry ClaGsen. IT., Of the Ciauser Brew
Ing Company The sale was made by Joseph Rosen-
field representing the New York LIFE Insurance and
Trust Company. IS trustee for the estates Of Jay.
Morgan and others.
The property which changes hands l. bounded by
broadway Waverey Place. Mercer-st and Washington
Place except the lots occupied by FISK. Clark flaes
at the northeast corner Of Mercerst. and Washington
Place. The price wa about 81 900 600 The present
lease VIII expire on May J. 1904 when ih" famous
old hotel building will bc removed and the work Oh
a handsome business block will be begun.
The New.YoIk Hotel III It's day was one OF the
leading hotels OF NcwYOrk City. II WAS made Famous
during and after the war Us II was great iAvorit
OF prominent Southern people coming 10 TINS
city, Among 10. patrons jefferson Davis, nearly
all Of the Confederate generals aud other equally
prominent Southern people.
The hotel was luIlt IA 1916. and al that time The
location VI the house looked upon rs being IN
the uptown district The first proprietor OF the
famous old house WIS !. D. MOnOt. Frenchman. who
had some experience IN the hotel business In frnnee
The house prospered under his cement. and the
go rooms were nearly always hloi. In 1851 Hiram
Cranson bought ont the FrenChmans interest. and II
was under his management that tho house became
lannon's as a resort for people from the south Mr.
CraustOn was proprietor Of the place until after thu
war and during the struggle between the North and
the south lc openly sympathzed with the solherners.
Hiram Cranston was Of wealth and In
euence and he did so many things in the Interest II
| The Southern canse that he was ia danger st one
| time CT being treated southern spy. Ills wealth.
however it Is said. saved him. Secret meetings OF
! southern syInpathzers were held In tic house. and
| MANY plots were arranged there with the intention
OF attempting defeat The plans OF the armies OF the
| North Tie hotel became known TO nearly
everybody IN the southern States. and It's patronage
since tho war has been made up largely OF southern
| visitors.
In addition " Jefferson Davis and his family, the
following well known s)utIcrners have registered at
the house: General iitz Hugh Lee General Lnwton.
| of Georgia General Anderson and family. OF Virginia
| Colonel Cinch. Of savannah. Ga; Mai1r scriven
OF Georgia: General Braurcgard fighting Joe" John
,ton; General Lees family. General Alexander, VI
Georgia: General slaughter. OF the famous slaughter
| Brigade, and many other well knOwn C)nicderates.
| Frank Wesley succeeded Hiram Cransion Us pro-
prctor and prior TO the time when Henry Eranston
| nephew Of Hiram Cranston, secured control OF the
| house il was managed respectively bv ID. NJ Brock
| way. &. +. Iudson and {. NJ. liildreth. Henry
Cranston was not 50 successful In tie hotel business
| AS his uncle had BEEN for year ago. last Sep
| tember tie hotel was placed In the hands VI re-
| ceiver. f. L. Winthrop the receiver Is still II
| Edward Quinn. who was a hallboy In the hotel
| and Jean Labeau another old cInpoye, who was
| waiter when tie house opened T. sill there "a 4
waiter He remembers Jefferson Davis We'll ne saio
| he SAYS. and the Confederate president olich ds
| tributcd 80 cent pieces among 4c boys.