New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16
EVICTION BY WHOLESALE.
THIRTY-TWO FAMILIES GO.
One Death 1lready-Armory Con-
tractor Refuses Ertensior of Time.

In compliance with dispossess notices received
from the James u Murphy Company. No. Isl
Broadway. contractors thirty-two families liv-
ing in Lexington-ave. between Twenty-ffth and
Twenty-sixth sts and west in these streets 10
within 100 feet OF Fourth-ave., were moving
their belongings yesterday. and all last night
vans were kept busy carrying furniture TO va
rious storehouses
The property. which has been condemned. is
TO be the site OF the nov 69th Regiment Armory.
and. according to the contractor. he has three
hundred days in which 70 finish his part Of the
work. II it is not finished at that date. he says
thst he will DO liable to a fine Of $1,000 a day.
The tenants received letters dated January 16
which stated that the Arruory Roard desired 10
improve the property. and that it must he va
Gated on February l.. The letters were signed
collector of the CITY Revenues"
Samuel 5. Barton. 2 lawyer. called meeting
oC those Affected by the notices at hts homo. NO
l23 East Tven3y-ffth st. and a petition was
sent to Mayor Mcclellan, in which the tenants
asked for more time. stating that owing 20 the
weather. it was almost Inposeihl. 20 move and
tina; nearly all OF the leases expired IN April
II an answer. the Mayor said he was power
Jess. as the business Was entirely iu the hands
Of the Armory Board The tenants then wrote
TO the Aruory Board In n few days = letter
stated that the busluess was iu the contractors
hards ard that fhe hoard could do uothir7.
on last sunday the residents were vi@itei they
say. by Murphy and his sub-,ontracto-. r. Ben-
iamin Who Informed them that they must va
cate the property the following day. They asked
Murphy fo~ aa extension of time but ne said
that Il was Impossible
Men employed by the contractor yesterday
went 10 work on the house occupied by Mrs.
stella NJ Todd. al the southwest corner OF Lex
ington-aye and Tweuty-siXth-st The house
faces 7. I.exington-ave and the number Is -. Mrs.
Todd has occupied IL for eleven years. She
rents the ground floor 20 Dr. Hacohn.
DIT y. u. Tarouuagian. of 40. 81 Lexington
ave who is connected with Bellevue Hospital.
said last evening that his wife is suffering from
r.raurnonia and it would he impossible for him
"a move within several weeks. He was afraid
Tho contractors would tear the roof from his
head and ieoparIize his wie's life. He SAID ne
had many valuable paintings one or Mh'5h ,t, m,,s
rectod and he was suffering many other lncop-
Neuieuces he said. Three months ago Ded hau
spent more than 500 in remodelHnE me mouse,
Mrs. +. Burke. Of No y i-eNlhs toIl-'Lle, T.
turned TO her home yesterday after hunuhS LOT
an apartment. 10 find three Italians removing the
stoop. They had taken away the ralilaS' anu
g. was with great difficulty that she reached he
door When she entered the house she opeieu
"a window and told the labcrers lhat il ne. .ney
didn't cease work she would throw hoI wafer
over them They informed Murphy OF inc oc-
c,,rreuce and ne had policemen sent 10 the
houses by Captain Gallagher.
Al No 112 East Twenty sixth st Mrs ltainp-
ton an aged woman. and her daughter ha' Nv .E 81
FOR many years. on receiving thelr houCtA NJ NI =
TTarnutou went out iu search Tor an apar
she contracted cold. and died on last SatuI
dav from pneumonia. The body was removed 70 70
.,,, ,Inderta ker's establishment and was Dlrlei &
,.ae+arday The daughter is now seriously III
,tb tbs sar,1e disease. and little hope Is enter
tanned for her recovery. . -.
.ccor5ing to some Of the tenants agents rs
,tad the houses yesterday. and said that the
,cofs would be taken of first. ana that lhen me
- - nd doors would he taken out Many
60, their gas has been shut on, ana Walet
t1Irr,ej on Last evening candles and lamps were
- n, many cases \ protest will be sent 70
~. I2osrd Of Health to-day, and 1t is hoped IAaI
,bot hoard will take some action.