The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-08
The FILLMORE FAMILY
SAID TO HAVE PASSED OUT OF
EXISTENCE.


tives Now Survives In Buffalo, the
city of His Home-Many Tondes
Memories Survive
The Fillmore family, Of Buffalo, has
passed out of existence but the memo
ry of some of its members is among the
most cherished possessions of the oldest
citizens of the Queen City
Buffalo abounds in relics and other
reminders Of Willard Fillmore and his
family. Two houses in the city are
pointed out to the youth as the man
sions of the former president, while on
the walls of the Historical society's art
gallery are several paintings Of the
president and members of his family.
In the office of the society is the old
mahogany desk he once used. In an
other corner is the iron cradlelike
basket in which the usually cautious
Fillmore, accompanying daring young
woman Of Batavia, was swung across
| Niagara's gorge on a cable. Many
homes in the city point with pride to a
few books on the library shelves that
hear the autograph Of Willard Fillmore
for the late presidents much-lnved
books were sold at auction. Other
houses about town boast of articles Of
furniture that once occupied space in
one or both Of the Fillmore mansions.
Among the most valued articles in
the collection of the Buffalo Historical
| society is a manuscript autobiography
of the late president. 1t was not un-
| sealed until after his death.
While the old dull brown brick and
mastic building on Niagara square is
usually pointed out rs the Fillmore
| mansion less historic interest attaches
| to that than to the more infrequent no.
! tced house at No. 1870 Franklin street.
The latter is wide, three storied dark
red frame structure on the west side Of
the street half way between Huron
and Mohawk streets. 1t was In this
building that Fillmore had his Buffalo
home when president and he also occu-
| pied it For a long period before he had
that office and for several years after
| he retired from the presidency. It was
not as large structure those days as
it is now. It was two stories high when
Fillmore occupied it, Mrs. c. c. F. Cay,
the present occupant. having added the
! French roof when the house came into
her possession thirty years ago. Dur
ing the eight years he was represen-
tative in congress Willard Fillmore en-
tertaned many persons of national dis
tinction in this house. Among them
was John Quincy Adams. the sixth
president of the United States.
The law firm of Fillmore, Haven &
Hall was one of the best known in the
state in its time. 1t did very large
! business aud proftahle ono. too. 1t
was a much sought place by students
ri tito law All the students liked Mr.,
Fillmore He had had a hard row to
hoe in his own youth, and he always
was especially interested in helping
young men, He had clear, lucid way
Of explaining the text Of the books that
made the study more interesting. Mr..
Day Debates an incident how, one day
when the latest student declined to
carry the mail to and from the post
! office any more, Mr.. Fillmore himself
took some letters to the postofice In
very quick time. Coming back from
the postoffice. he said to the students:
Boys, I don't think the steps have
been swept down for two weeks. They
are very dirty Any lady coming ur
those stairs would soil her dress.
wish one of you would take the broom
and sweep them down.
But as the other students believed
the latest arrival should do the work