New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-13
NEW HOTEL BRUNSWICK
OUTLAY OF 100000 TO BE REPRESENT
ED BY STRUCTURE on OLD SITE.

On the site once occupied by the well known
Hotel Brunswick. al the northeast corner OF TWen-
iy-sixth-st- and Ffth-ave.. and or adjoining par
GELS. which together form plot 1876 by 1916 feet
2 hotel TO cost S4.550.e0 is 10 be built As the
premises 10 be improved figures in this transaction
~ s275lee0. the total outlay Will be $4,000
The hotel viii be twenty stories high. will con-
tain thousand rooms and the work OF construc-
non viii be begun May l. 1903. Two companies
are 10 be organized to carry out this project, all
fhe details % which have been practically com
pleted There will be construction company, TO
he known the Brunswick Construction Company.
with ex-Judge Henry Z. Rowland. president ". a.
z. Randall. OF the Knickerbocker Trust Company,
treasurer and n. b. Cocheu. secretary. and with
which many other persons prominent in financial
and real estate circles viii be Identified This CON-
pany will be capitalized a nominal and will
issue s75O0|0 bonds for the carrying out Of the
plan. Il has signed contracts to buy the land.
some Of the persons who probably will be directors
~ the construction company William T. Have
meyer. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Charles 7. Barney.
president OF the Knickerbocker Trust Company; c.
H. Ropes. treasurer of No Mining Company:
Henry Seligman, Stewart H Chisholm, president
al the American Grass Irvine Company; George r.
sheldon and Benjamin P. Cheney, Of Boston. presi-
cent OF the Aztec Land and Cattle Company, Linn
tied.
The organization which will take over the prop
erty after the building is up will be called the
Brunswick Hotel Company. of which Gustav Bau-
mann. proprietor OF the Holland House. will be the
president Among those mentioned proba Bile
directors OF the hotel company are Thomas L.
James, president Of the Lincoln National Bank. Of
this city; Ex-Governor Oliver Ames. OF Boston;
Edward Holbrook, president OF the Gorham Manu-
featuring Company. and Hobart J. Park. of Park
& Tiford The officers and directors of the hotel
company viii be shareholders in the construction
company.
In 1896 the old Hotel Brunswick was closed. For
some years prior 10 that time ii was one of the
best patronzed hotels in this city Soon after its
doors were shut a movement 10 build new hotel
on the premises started One Of those iden-
fified with that project Robert Dewey, Of Chi
oagO. He was backed by syndicate Of NewYorlI
men. II said that his plan called for an eX-
penditure Of about $4,000 more, ana that
James H. Breslin the proprietor of the Gilsey
House. would be the lessee Of the new hotel If It
was built Obstacles TO delay the bringing Of this
movement 10 a successful end arose. s. II. g
Stewart recently set quietly to work TO revive the
movement and perfect IL How well he succeeded
is seen by the foregoing details. The hotel
stock TO the amount Of sl,500.0oo which is TO be
used It Is said as working etspitphi ,sa.,,or
are known as No. 2l5 10 22S Fitth-ave. owned by
me Ess ssTUe r0s = c o 900 "a d 52l FiftbsIe
No. / TO East Twenty-sixth-st-. and No. East
2l Fifth-ave is Josiah n Fisks Of No 20 Fifth Fin
St James H. Postlethwait: No. East Twenty
sixth-st-. l. Townsend Burden; No. Z East Twen-
Charles 7. Barney. and No East Twenty-siNth-
st. Adrian Iselin, Jr
The house No. : East Twenty-stNth-st- Is where
Mr. and Mrs. 1. Townsend Burden were living on
December q. 1895. when one Of the drawers OF a
bureau in their sleeping rooms was rihed and jew
slry valued SIS 20 stolen. For long time the
robbery baffied the police Rewards asgreSatlnS
$4,000 for the capture of the thieves and the re
turn OF the Jewels offered on April Il OF The
following year William Dunlap. a butler IN the
house on the night Of the robbery and William
Turner were captured in London. They had Ola,
monds which had been stolen from the house ana
which valued at $4,000.
The old Hotel Brunswick stood part Of IL
proposed hotel site for more than a quarter
~ century. Francis Krenzler was one Of the
original firm that started the house. he was one
of me pioneers in the hotel business. Inc hoteI
was mainly famous for its banquet han, ana the
first annual Bachelor ball held there. Prevl-
Gus to the time that the entire block was used Tor
the hotel. the hotel had 8 summer garden IA the
rear. This garden was covered by trees and haa
nea.sy graTelled walks ana was made especially
attractive by plants and vines In the evening this
was a faVorite resort, and was almost Away
crowded II was a favorite resting place OF Jacques
Ofenbach. the composer. Some OF those who used
to 90 there sit and chat with him Were Mrs.
Kendall Nine. Modjeska and Sir Henry irving;
one Of the largest dinners ever given at the old
motel was in honor OF the inauguratio Of Seth
. Low As president of Columbia College