The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-02
SPURIOUS OUSTED AT LAST.
GRO WDED ON TO NAME room ron
TINE STEG E~L-CO0PER BUILDING.

IN
RE HAD REFUSED $4,000 for Ili- Lease.
but Demanded = 500 and stubbornip
FouGht All Enorts to FIcct-Now Hs
Threatens 10 BrinG Suit for D~nunGes.
Andrew SPURIOUS. the real estate agent, who
has fought of the extension OF /; Q great Slegcl.
Cooper IL Co. building at its south west cornep
for n year. by refusing to cell his lease Of the
little thrce-story building which stood almost
under the elevated railroad station ct Elgh-
tenth street and Sixth avenue, was finally
Obliged to give way, and he moved out at noon
yesterday. The minute the lease expired the
Sorkmen OF /. NJ. Hausling, n dealer In seconds
hand building material, began 10 tear nway
the roof of Subirous's erstwile castle, and they
promised that 10y this morning nothing
should be left OF 1t but the foundation walls.
Even these will be gore in u few hours moro,
for at the same moment that the work OF do
molishing the house began other workmen nt-
tackled the mound of earth that formed Subj
rous's back yard and wagons began carting 10
away, while still other busy men chopped down
tho lone ailanthus tree that was Just bursting
into leaf in his yard and quickly cut II into nre
wood.
Tho story OF Subirous's ycnr.long fight
against the inevitable is Au interesting one.
although why lie made Il no one but himself
can tell. So far us can DO understood, he
TtIuScu v WbNt. Hlus ulIlONEu hc II "
puted to be n rich man. he threw away the
greater part OF $4,000 for a within. The
builders Of the new palace for trade were thus
put to n great deal OF extra expense and trou-
bic in carrying on their work. The Siegel.
Cooper u CO.. building Is to he u six.story
structure. and to occupy the whole frontage
on Sixth avenue from Eighteenth to Nine
teenth streets. and TO run back toward Fifth
or leasing tho needed land for the building
and getting possession, by ,cance1iug leases
torneys at law. OF this city. They met no
serious obstacle until they approached subj
Tous: lie hired the whole OF the itt th, house
avenue. and let out such parts Of 1t rs he did
not need for himself. ~
to John Tonnelle. -Four of these buildings
faced, on Sixth avenue. running up from EiEh-
street adjoining. The tenants Of all the other
buildings sold their leases upon terms ~satisfac-
tory to.both parties. but Subirous determined to
get u very big price or else to hold on. He had oc-
cupied the building for more than twenty years
n noe e nsa g p Hnsil ie Sesta ,Di Two < ses year Ta aEo Mr. u.
Rose offered him $1,000 to move out and give
S SSo' this i,d Leave Sortl Mr. en snsiFS sas d sanpiy sab SlS;,
said that he wouldn't move for less than $780,
600. Thereafter. SPURIOUS says, there began
The other houses on the site Of the big build
ing were demolished and workmen began to
across was the bed OF the upper waters of MINI
,tta Creek: a branch Of the stream. came from
nnOer SuDlrOuSS nOUS". anu IA sulKinR iouuuH-
tions for the piers of the new building a caisson
was put under u part of his cellar.
AS work progressed and the houses on either
side of his were torn down. his became so
shaky that 1t had to Ia supported on needles
and dropped up with shores. Then long alleys
OF wood raised high from the sidewalk were
built in front OF the other parts OF the block.
leaving his front almost hidden from view.
His tenants. thus shut in, refused to stay. and
he imagined that. they were induced to leave
by the owners of the big store. still he stuck
to the old place while all about. him rose the
skeleton arms OF the steel building which 10
finally to swallow his old place. Then fol-
lowed a series OF legal proceedings intended to
remove him.
Every month. Mr.. Rose says. as soon as tho
rent became due. dispossess proceedings were
tegun against Subirous. Time and again these
actions got so far AS the rendering OF iudg-
which would have broken his lease, SPURIOUS
would pay up and reinsure his right OF occu-
So the battle went until May l arrived. Only
then, WHEN there was no longer a chance to
hold out. did the old tenant make preparations
to 60. He was ready. however. at noon yes
terday. and at that hour a truckman removed
that part OF the site began under the active
hands of the builders.
SPURIOUS now talks of beginning a damage
suit against tho new proprietors Tor s.o.OOo:
The tin and sheet iron workers ana cornlco
makers struck again on the big building yester-
dny. Since the recent settlement the contractor
has not made any agreement to employ only
union men. a conference will be held to-day
between the contractors and n committee or the
Walking Delegates. and the strike may extend
TO the other tradesi IL u salts factory arrangement
ia not reached.