New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-05
ANOLDNEW-YORK CEMETERY
THE LITTLE JEWISH GRAVEYARD m
ELEVENTH-ST. g

THE LITTLE JEWISH GRAVEYARD IN
ELEvENTH-sT. :.
TO TRIANGULAR BIT OF GROUND
THE OLD GRAPEVINE.
Year by year all that which IL quaint IN the New
York streets and avenues Is becoming less. ana
landmarks are slipping away. Two bits cf old
New-York still standing stanch. and bound to con-
tinue TO stand, therefore have an especial calm
to attention. These are the two tiny jewish
graveyards lying Just of OF S!xth-ave. visible 70
the sharp eyes Of passers-by while unheeied BY
the scurrying crowds. and the old road house In
front Of one OF them From whirng car OF the
elevated the satisfactory view Is to be mad.
Then they appear for brief instant framed In
by tall structures picturesque and historic in the
midst of the busy life that never gives a thought
TO their existence.
All the more interesting they. In fact. BE-
cause OF this overshadowing by modern buildings
One graveyarj-the newer Though II was set apart
for burial purposes in 1922 that in Twenty-hrst-
St, d few feet west Of Sixth-ave. is fenced on
from, the world by OF mammoth drygoods
stores. high brick wall runs across its 'front.'
and from the level there is nothing to be
seen except the roof of the little chapel ~hbin
II stroller will mount adjoining stoop, now
ever. ne can inside.
The other cemetery In mniature-a tiny triangle
OF sacred ground, its base In Eleventh-st.. Just
east of Sixth-ave., the south side OF the way-is
far more evident to the eye. The wall srat bounds
IT on the street side Is low, and through the iron
pickets at least tall tombstone can be seen
and a high brick wall. nearly old as the cen
fury Itself. bordering II the west. On the eest
side, set wei back a lofty. modern fiat rears
Itself. and from the lower step Of this Gil the
graves can be seen.
They unpre;entious, quaint. No marble
shafts or tombs there. Dark stones. made
even darker by years and only few OF these
tell that this is last resting place, a memorial
Of the New-York OF three-quarters OF century
ago. An additional touch of the old is furnished
in a low modern fence outside the brick WALL II
serves no especial purpose now. but the con-
servative Congregation of Shearth Israel. the Old
est convocauon Of Jews in America. lets 1t stand.
Where the triangle comes TO a point. and ex-
tending from there TO Slxth-ave.. stands SIX
story building devoted to manufacturing purposes
Its side wall pushes out garshly against the quiet
old graveyard Betwxt fiat and business house.
the latter is only saved from being hemmed In on
three sides by the ancient roadhouse. bearing us
weight OF years splendidly under a new coat OF
white paint, on the Sxth-ave. corner front
Both roadhouse and graveyard practically came
into existence with the beginning OF the century,
though neither shows its age any more than II ooes
the chapters OF history tina, are bound up IN them
Yet the house does not lack reminders OF the past
II is OF a cottage type. a modern building two
stories In height and with peaked roof Originally
It was short and squat. but a wing added twenty
five years ago. and two small brick buildings ad-
Joining one the side. the other at the back ana
painted white 10 harmonic have changsd IL INTO
Within. it is sober, old fashioned place ruled
actual ANTIQUITIES i; has at least some curious old
engravings one OF which depicts solomon iemp;Is
abou; IT, however Is that. with hardly a doubt, II
is the Oldest roadhouse in New-York
tenon. The little cemetery Was, made sacred
ground early in the century In loo inteTmenn!s
records go to prove. perhaps earlier 1t follows
from this that the members OF the congresat,on OF
this time knew that part OF rhe town, tnen lar III
the fields. one old gentleman Of shearsn Israel isIae:
he ear rerember IS this roa ihouse then stopping
place for the Boston and Albany stages -
p sroH H.n Time at ISIS or ISIS Other evidence in
corroboratlon Is not lacking The L9gse Is POS.
rscailei years BE- fore that though the most OF
those who used witness the fact are now deS r
Its title. made historic by probably seventy-n I'VE
years OF use. still; goes with the house The Ola
southampton Road was what sixth-ave. used TO
be called and far from this very spot where
graveyard am nouse nave 9esn r npr me Wa~ from
cireenwIch Village into Chelsea The Old stages
was then NewYork town, used 70 rumble up 70 70
the present Madison Square 50 tradition says. sna
he Bogery Whether this be accurate or not II
is certain tina; stages once vent up sou.nn ba Ia
-"
Grapevlne stopping place ,,r,., -, fan
Eq% %ee esi an drecty adonng to the
south ana already spoken OF Like the ga
there was many years ago. lane running back
10 the graveyard. The present building 70 tne
built for a bakery Though long since turned 90
other uses the ovens. half century Ola, are stu
in the cellar. and their openings sho" IN tho
one or two incidents OF the past cling to this this
tina, the laying out OF the cys streets sliced the
sacred ground up and left ony The little pSriison,
place Of the old congregation. known to have been
worshipping in New-York as far back IN the
cemetery' ana was thought to be so far out Of
town that the city could not possibly reach Il H
mapped our the streets that were 70 be. Eleventh
st. was planned 10 run through the ourial-grouhd
The streets were not actually laid out until some
When they wsse heTe ha 10 os
fact that in the present biz Of land few bo 9bis
Eleventhst. now runs. and nearly all Of those who
Where around 1870. In 1929 all burial here stopped
Still more strangely a!most the Oldest Jewish
n nS cry This are happens to Be 50
the Oldest cemetery Of all ca part OF when IS sun
az ne New IN Rower To provide o the graves
that mus; be moved this third cemetery was
eoS Snar y" and I'm half old are to be seen
the oiver-st ground an Occasional stone 9dr may
together remarkable record and memorial.
Basca plot Strt t sts aa6 r M i' 1
N Noah Sheriff Surveyor Of the Port of New
Judge paywTsh ana v EDITION H Dr. Issac
d N2Tin in the Wcathes Jew Of his day
The S ssH' % TGSd 70. @n hf nah:
Eeventh-st. yard ,w.,h It's tiny triangle Of 50
d fSfi iTS"t x naS n The ground
50 by l25 feet. part OF which is taken up by the
chapel has COG buried there.