The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25
STORY or WALL STREET.
NlNX NoEABEB OMAHGHs WHToR
IT HAS WITNE6eEn.

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From time TO time people are informed that
,WS. : " ,sst say t. ,s sa'' , or .aa srto wsh street GT
'u =. t.sssss "Nu
street could 90 induced 70 speak about IL. own
II nm a born Dutchmap. nv parcnt. v.rs
a. - .N. - ps'onu wore
In 1853 and was christonod wael; bu. when ssa
mike OF York came to rock nv or,dl. .ra
change the name of my birthplace he cast such
a spell upon me as to make my name change lts
icttor y in'o enotner !. i was originally .
wooden wal, ana clothed with palisades, sharp
worn Wy a,a' n ms.rons' l oame
rs n protection from Indian incursions
nnu ~ 10 .o slrows and toms-
ha"hS !. Il ,""nna.ean 'rioes TO my north
suburb. Presently, in The YEAR uSs, Wn,i.m
NJ Oronto and his vifo ooma 20 tho th,on. -,
Tnrl. md nd, tho town extended a f. fow sl roo ,hsG north d.
ward beyond MO; and q fcw houses wore built
i" the orchard Of Farmer Jack Robinson, that
stretched between what you now know as Cedar
street and Maiden lane. and in which occurred
Q. celebrated bear hnnt-you see / love to talk
n nSGG KEPT pd'f BY 1u an En naHs w rec aesc who Visited ~ e Io mS
ii, Sir'h hgg.,SS,G fn 1904 so.i,, Sh IiSn, is in tho keeping Of
10" was not established as a full. stroet
,ots that I fronted were roionioI sPEs oS y ~ u
gan Ssa55 NIB Abraham sann oo DE Pa Pc = and Nicholas Ray
from from ROADWAY to William street. aod w stuS,
they eventually sold them each lot brought
f( a,sls, but naa i count SSa reckon sa r, 2 ,, century Tys or r %pr ss 2,
tina, the s,S en9Tm 81 r prices asked now for the
profit. saw the frst Church epreccted' WHICH,
Ea s,d in 1s n,s.d in narrow .n1N Garden den street, now
terian Church built mon nv estate v,erc tSo
Sret Tpi1it p1Hli bnpeSb n sn;a ssa nrsc,sd also ans a saw the
Anne. saw each Of those three chnrches I hnrn.a
saw Kk,p's isne paSlIleiy opened from Su1 wall
look into the city records Son viii and Il t0 de wir.
Of oin th so n,sy h hss h rark i G Sn1a ! cSn Svonth that q
IN ne deed fh OF e Spet rs., c,tv Hall ,,u. ,,o,.
now the w VAS hIss no statue H,sy stands M%is S snd in T i9oe
I heard the thea nf %sso. ns sggs';cSlattvs Asrsham De
giving the site to tho mpppiSipSlity; I also saw
s a piliery " the Stocks I Gc~t and AVE- WHIPPING Sdils'n post 3 es AND
often heard the creams Of those whose peeeadill:
t Emf t hae s, orSas M timer bnsm da sner e.r LOT R4n nnat rent;
N.Y. my stocks ssS q after ss years. aAs' were ''n'ren' from
At the point where touch the East River
s slaves e sold sold Weekly %efi e until i7sS. 7 s avos erected sas IN and ~
IN use on the entire side Of my north block be-
Sfweso Of ae samuel en sa Wnlia% and in gou un Mifi nGte sq tSsf
sugar was a Wall street Incident long before
this day Of trusts sts and certificate speculation. I
Of William street; Then came cam %'f : sSsse sSsoTy
iiy. Later in my eIperieneo one Of the Same
family (best known as Erie Billy Msrsten,
operator. Next to the Meyers, mansion
Collector, of the Port John Lamb built q
Sis1ss bo rasn; s sss ON s e.aed k sGasss; fsaiSwe as SSes
as DenninR, Cuyier, and Van Horn, Ny street
tor no, only dashiodSoiy rcsideGtisi l. but S1od fash.
Of rainbow colors. porting court, hoops, and gen.
tlemen with silkstockinged calves, shoes with
Sparkling buckles. slashed d~oublets, and curled
wigs undo: cooked hat1 paraded and chatted:
How often have smiled when hearing Bos-
ION and philadelphia vauntinS themselves as
having been the exclusive cradles Of republican
liberty; ! smiled because IN Wall street met for
mot . Stamp Act Congress senfron.in ne' a royal
ssasa'ss s she powers ssm% of a siee Sy 2 af In q w ShH
erect Once IT was that Judge Robert
King r Congo against PfssH'q the duties %s"S on tr.d 20
A popular mass meeting held IN wall
street as early Eo,d as lies &, eHo, mp the 70
SSSF |,; on. which q 5 w;Ii;sm to pat Whit Win them r.
vocatinE repeal Of TIE Stamp act: Tho British
statue. OF which Hilton O. London was the moul'
Fin US the 5" Wall v IS street City Hall aGfi bessam nSSt the
scene OF great anti-tea meeting. On the very
SINE night When boston thrr| IT'S cargo OF tea
SverooarI new horkers would not allow a snip
bearing the taTaoIe tea 20 come below the NAT
rows, ana ~ sailed oaek 70 f.ngiana again Win
Us spurnen cargo. IN the patriptlc Colonial
EH9ngresrs i ana y trans tFEe that H. boS To1 had strs her o ssn;
fhlnp Lavingst3h' Jonn Aisop. Isaac low .an
anSosror OF SeLhh ana 1ohh Eay: nan street
T1ue tory me[cnants on ralls; ~ INVADED lrinity
Chnrch 70 prevent its rector from reading
prayers IT hihg SeoFge, W all stTeet IN inc
most executing, times, OF modern pol!lcs never
s spom a t Ihars Egfv tf HSii q than cana Sc fbo ns 10 near Tea az
tndependenee wan street snIered IN patience
Ine aepreaations OF tne nesSlan sS,aters; tor is
Few nne residences ware occupied by their venal
and ausage,entipg Officers: r.;..,
ei saw sritish sololers SET nre 70 Dr., mrlniiy
Ghuren. ana also oestroy the VaIuaole iprary ID
s Ss ~ nv h Rroad hg q co upon one ss R1 tba er hGy
solaiers marching do"n toward tneir ships ano
evacnaunE o9e c,tyi Lnnm; uoseauehoiy MneI
saw some OF me weeping continental omcers
~hH naa 5usl istehsa az hesr1y rLaunce stIIern
70 the iareweLi ADDRESS or saw
MIN take the presidenttai oath; have Listened
n m m my MI m M mn n nhA