The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
BONUS FOR SNOW REMOVERS.
MRS. LAWRENCE REWARDS THEM
WITH HALF DOLLARS.
so Pleased TO see the snow Cleared From
East Twenty-ifth street mat She
Sent to the Bank for the Coins Has
Lived I'm the Block Halr Century.

gang Of snow shovellers were busy
yesterday afternoon ohopping away at
the last remnants of hard caked snow
In Fast Twenty-hfth street when they were
told by their foreman to stop work A
moment before white haired but active
and bright faced woman had appeared
at the door of 81 East Twenty-nfth street
and beokoned to the foreman
AS he looked up she held out a package
II brand new half dollar pieces. which
had come only that morning from the
Lincoln National Bank.
Il think it would have been better,
said the woman in telling the story after
ward, If the men had formed in line. for
| am afraid that some Of them got more
than their share
At any rate it didn't take Mrs Lydia
Underhill Lawrence, the donor very long
to get rid of the half dollars The men
were as profuse in their thanks as only
Italians know how to be. A bystander saw
several Of them kneel on the sidewalk for
a moment as they murmured their thanks
and one man even took out his beads
Mrs. Lawrence, who Is "a years old
but doesn't look it, Is a daughter of
tho late Walter Underhil. a Congress
man during the civil war Many of
her relatives still live in Twenty-fifth
street close to her home. Richard Trimble
secretary of the United States Steel Cor
poration IS her nephew, and lives in No. So
Other members OF the Trimblc family live
on the same block.
Mrs. Lawrence's husband, Henry T.
Lawrence. was a prominent commission
merchant in thz city. and one OF his an
cestors was an early Mayor of the city
Mrs. La~rence's husband built the house
on Twenty fifth street, in which she has
lived for nearly fifty years When the
house and several adjoining buildings
which she owns were put up open fields
stretched to the north Of the houses. Mrs.
Lawrence has taken an interest in the neigh
borhood in her half century of residence
there, and her pride in it has even extended
to the condition of the streets.
For weeks Twenty-fifth street has been
covered with snow Mrs Lawrence wor-
ried about II and asked Major Woodbury.
who was related TO her husband if some
thing could be done. The Commissioner
replied that there We're many 81 reefs uptown
that needed cleaning more
That was a very Just reply" said Mrs
Lawrence yesterday, and could not ask
any more Of him. But | thought the street
ought 10 be cleaned. My nephew, Richard
Trmble, has not been well. and you know
when the snow melts il will be Unhealthy
SO hired two men to shovel away the snow
As you see, they only cleaned up "A little
part Of the street in front Of my house,
end said that they would have to get pick
axes TO do any more"
Either Major Woodbury. reented or else
Twenty-ifth street was reached in the
regular course of events, for on Friday a
white wing went to Mrs. Lawrence's house
and told her that something would be done
few minutes later a gang Of men went to
work.
And would you believe IT. said Mrs.
Lawrence later, the men worked nearly
all night. SO when l saw men working
this morning | sent for the half dollars.
Whether the men whom | gave the money
10 were the ones who were there last night
] do not know But il was so good to see
the snow taken away that | wanted 10 give
them something