New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-24

-, ooIouy would be a safeguard against
- The story OF the clash between
80 Presbyterians and the Episcopalians in
T.r,aica was told in another part Of the
.b-onology Under the Governorship of Corn
t--r the Queen gave her attention to the con-
alton OF Trinity Church. The Kings Farm"
,.,ore mentioned, was augmented in 17O5 by the
Anstie JAMS estate, and formally presented by
Ssss patent to the church. This estate had been
--.nted 10 Roelof Jansen by Van Twiller In
5c9e and comprised sixty-two acres Of ground.
terinning a little south Of the present Warren
ST and extending along Broadway as far as
nuane-st, thence northwesterly a mile and a
half 10 Christopher-st., forming a sort OF I'M
saual triangle, with its base upon the North
River. Jansen died few years after the grant
leaving four children, and his widow, Anetje
Isns, became the wife Of Dominic Bogardus
After the dominie's death the grant was con-
srned by StUyvesant to the widow. When the
rro,41ce captured by the English govern
,pent the grant was again confirmed TO her heirs
who sold il in 1911 to Colonel LoveIace one OF
tie heirs. however, failing to join in the convey
snce Every now and then the validity of the
title 10 this estate is attacked, but the estate
continues TO increase in value, though at one
time il was Of comparatively little worth
The ancient Trinity was enlarged In 1877, but
during the fire on September 2, 1776 which de-
ttroyed the southwest part OF the city, was en-
,irely burned. and lay in ruins during the war
and until 11SS. when it was rebuilt. It was con-
secrated in 1871 by the Right Rev. Bishop Pro-
vost To this church two chapels were at
tached-St. Georges, in Beekman-st., built IN
1850 and St PauPs in Broadway erected in
1866 A third was added in 1S07-St. Johns, in
VaEicl~st.. opposite the centre Of Hudson Square,
which at the time was the most admired. fash
ionabe and retired part Of the city. 1t was so
large and situated so far uptown that the people
wondered when the time would come that a
congregation would be found TO I'LL its pews
in Ann-st. was Christ Church. a stone edifce.
built in 1884, St. Marks, in Stuyvesant-st built
IN 1875; Zion Church. in Mott-st.. built in 1901,
and the Eglise du Saint Esprit. in Pine-st.. near
Nassau. erected by the French Protestants in
1904 The story Of the first church Of the
Huguenots was told in the early part Of the
chronology. The present Trinity was conse-
Grated in 1916 ST. Georges was destroyed by
IRE on the night Of January g. 1914. but with
the prompt aid Of Trinity Church it was again
rebuilt, and consecrated irl November 1915. An
other Of the Episcopal churches was St. Thorn
ass at the corner of Houston-st. and Broadway.
A few years prior to the time 1t was built, 1926,
the city had extended northward and a great
number of the genteeI families had removed to
the vicinity mentioned. so that it became nee
essary to erect church that would correspond
with the taste and wealth OF the people" 1t
was of stone. in pure Gothic style. and dis
tinguishing features of the structure were two
large. angular. projecting towers at the north
east and southeast corners. which rose in d.
unfinished proportions to a height Of eighty feet
and ended in pointed turrets of dwarf size.
The chronology: Among the interesting things
that occurred in the old city in 1896 were the
purchase OF a lot by the corporation on the
southwest corner Of Broad and Wall sts for
$500. which to-day is worth $500 a square foot
and Of Bellows Island by the State for the
nominal sum Of eight shillings. for a
lazaretto. The school money received from the
State this year was 1914. f110 of which
went to the Episcopal Free School. 200 to the
Presbyterian. ESQ to the Dutch. f54 to the Ger
man-Lutheran. f1OO to the Scotch Presbyterian
and f23O to the African. Fifty-eight lots OF
common land above Canal-st were sold for
III, 600 and -four bushels of wheat each for
ever" On December of the year written OF
bill for f35 was rendered by John Morton. pro-
prietor Of The Daily Advertiser for printing
done for the city corporation for twelve months.
The fire fiend was abroad during the month
mentioned as the old record tells of reward
of $500 for his apprehension. as repeated at
tempts had been made TO fire the city.
In 1877 Presbyterian churches We're built in
Rutgers-st. and in Pearl-st, South-st. was being
filed in rapidly. and in the early part of the
year the laying out Of Hudson-st was begun.
On October Ii John Adams, who had been
elected President Of the United States the pre-
ceding year, was welcomed by the corporation,
and another man Of distinction. fresh from the
rigors OF a St. Petersburg prison, arrived in the
autumn Of 1877, and was feted by the citizens
OF York-the accomplished Pole, Kos
ciuszko. The Count Niemcewicz who had
fought with him and shared his imprisonment
in Russia, accompanied him.
Here is a record OF October so. 1897: "A me-
and State sts." on December II Goerck and
Mangin were appointed to make map of the
city. and at the same meeting Of the Council at
which this action was taken "cartmen were
ARA nged III classes, with a foreman" The law
governing cartmen pOrters, carts and hand
barrows was strict IN those days Stations
were allotted TO cartmen in nearly every street
in the city. but principally in the vicinity of
the WharTes. piers and slips. The porters' sta
tions were in Coffee House Slip, Pearl-st. and
registered as to-day. and paid for the first Ii
cense 81. and for 4 renewal 121z cents To re-
ceive license the applicant had 20 be a citi-
zen of the United States and OF the city for
six months preceding his application, at least
twenty-one years old and the owner Of good
horse and cart. II found driving without a Ii
cense penalty of SIS was levied on him.
The inception Of the Lutheran Church denom-
nation in the province will be told in next
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