The sun., 1903-03-26
FRANK PARRELL'S new FORT.
LUXURIOUS ARMORED HOUSE At
60 WEST FORTY-FIFTH.

For several weeks the people who live
In West Forty-fifth street between Fifth
and Sixth avenues have watched with curl
osity the alterations which the house at
90 West Forty-ffth street has been under
going. The place is three story and base-
ment brownstone front. 1t has had no ten
ant since last August. When the maiden
ladies who used to dwell there moved away
the house was shut up for a time. Late
in August plans for remodelling the house
were fled, but the work was suddenly aban-
doned. Architects. carpenters. painters and
decorators went to the task again u few
weeks ago. and the house now presents
changed extsrior and interior.
New window frames have been set In and
the house has been equipped with new d0ors.
The pair which admit to the vestibule are
heavy glass swinging doors. When one
has passed these he faces massive doors
that would try the strength OF battering
ram.
The outer windows on the parlor floor
are those Of any residence. Inside OF these
the glaciers constructed q second set Of the
dull glass that admits light but cannot be
peretrated by the eye. And these windows
Hreen iron gates which can be drawn In
place to prevent invasion by burglars OF
others.
Every precauton has been taken against
forcible entrance from the rear All Of
the windows on the back Of the house
are crossed with iron bars.
new iron gate has been put in place
over the area which admits TO the base
ment entrance, and the door at the base
ment entrance II fortified.
While these changes were going on an
occasional visitor to the house was . man
Of dark complexion, black hair and mus
tache and white teeth. Persons who have
seen Frank Farrell and who saw this visitor
said that a man who had a warrant for
Farrell might be excussble II he served It
on this stranger. He came and went,
directing the workmen. None OF them
ever called him by name. Sometimes
he had as his companion q man bit older
and some " hat stouter, who bore a close
resemblance 10 William 7. Burbrfdge, once
known as the man who ran the biggest
poolroom In New York. That was when
he rented Germania Hall, on the Bowery.
and accommodated as many As 1000 per
sons every afternoon during the racing
season.
Mr.. Farrell and Mr. Burbridge engaged
counsel az II they had joint interests at
the time of District Attorney Jeromes
raids on Canfelds and the house at 50 West
the ilames Of Burbridge, James Kennedy
and Gottlieb Welbaum. Mr.. Farrell as
serted then that he had nothing to do with
the house. He said he had never been In q
poolroom in his life. and he has testified
faro ss Or !sa sea,ssss p.sysd ssosDs .s ssr.'sss
II has been talked about At the Book
makers Club, In West orty.nryt street.
next door TO Honest John Kelly's vsndoms
house in Forty-ffth street, the police pre-;
cinct TO which most Of the gamblers turned
when the limelight In the Tenderloin got
too strong. Davy johnson had tried that
precinct because Of It's apparent seclusion
from publicity and police. Jolly 4 Wescott
berger declared war on Deacon Wescott,
and Little Dick Rustrick had made 20 much
money In West forty-fouTth street that he
could afford to lose 5000 At bridge whist
Whatever might be Mr.. FarreIi's inten-
il on July 9. iso7, from George ": stetson.
The consideration was private. The prop
erty carried q mortgage Of $500 II 10
said that Mr. Farrell paid between 100000
and 10000 for IL. The Thirty.thir street
house, which is q step from the Waldorf,
cost Burbridge and his partners 900. 600. and
they refused John Jacob Astor's offer OF
$40 600 for II q week afterwaId.
The July day on which Mr.. Farrell bought
this property was the day on which his
in-snd d-outsr, Blue, won race at 70 os
Barring the $4,000 marble stairway.
which IL the great advertising ar work
OF the house In Thirty third street, the
Fort NTH street house which Mr.. Farrell
owns 10 quite ~ splendid In its decorations:
The location is in It's way almost A. good
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Il u only two minutes walk from Del
monioo's and bhsrry's IL lies between
bix apartment hotels and In In the centre
of the night life ih New York. Within
Ave minutss' walk are the principal after
theatre restaurants Of the city and many
clubs.
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reception hall. has been thrown into ofe
room by the removal ~ the partitions
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