The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
0uEsrIoNs AND ANSWERS.

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together with a eorrespondinS digersneS SesWsen
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law u'P'''' KNioKEnBocKER
The distinction is positively stated by James
Fenlmore Cooper in the following footnote 70
The Spy; Every Manhattanese knows the dh-
ference between Manhattan Island and the Island
OF Manhattan, The nrst is applied 10 a small
district In the vicinity OF Corlear's Hook. while the
las, embraces the whole island. or the CITY ana
county OF New York az It 10 termed In the laws
In other words the latter IL the present borough OF
Manhattan. Manhattan Island was q knoll Along
the old waterfront Of the East Rvor about an asFS
In extent surrounded by creeks and salt marsh and
made an island by the tide. Near II was Henry
Eckford's shipyard. an ancient landmark. ~ may
be Identified on Gen. Egbert l.. Vieles map OF
the watercourses. In tho retioulaton OF the preeent
streets II lay between Rivington and Houston,
sheriff and Cannon streets. Columbia and stanton
streets intersect on what was about the centre OF
the island. Just north OF II was ono OF the uoai
mouths OF a stream that arose near FIRST avenue
on Sixth street. flowed through ToUpkinS square
and reached the river between Manhattan lslhnd
and Burnt Mil or BrandA Munah Pom'' AooH'
Third and Lewis streets
what is the meaning Of u. following reference enc
which ! md "a n my J Jssq!ns' me AS eon,eIt shows that
II bore upon some Trick or device Of f9oiery, but l
am not able 70 md II. w T. LhAoh'
Mrs. Veal was q cruel but most effective hoax
q trick and device Of shrewd advertising. The pub
fisher OF the English version Of Charles Drelincour.
"consolations de iame ndtle contrc les frayeurs
dc Ia mort" found that his book would not sell AZ ALI
In his plight he called upon Daniel Defoe LOT
assistance. The author of Robinson CHusoe sup
piled a pamphlet bearing the title The True hiStory
OF an Appantion OF One Mrs. Veal, the Next Day
After Her Death, TO One Mrs. Bargrave' at Cantor'
bury. the 9Th OF September. 1905" Whatever else
10 10 be said of Defoo, there can be no dispute tna'
he could make things seem true as Win lhe ceri'
tude OF an eye witness and partlcipator In the events
solely created by his fertile imagination hrs'
Veal al once became very real, the pamphiet was
widely circulated and everywhere carried con
yiction. Incidentally to this story OF spiri' com
munlcatlon Mrs. Veal was made TO declare that
the end OF her return was 10 certify that DR.. prelln'
courts book was the truest on the subject. In
stantly there spranR UP q demand for the book thus
Authoritatively recommended, the publisher Issued
edition after edition. binding herewith Deioe's
pamphlet. Sir Walter Scott said OF II: The copies
which had hung on the bookeellers' hands ike a
pile OF leaden bullets now traversed tho town IN
every direction like tho same bullets discharged
from q neldpiece." Yet Dreincourt on Death Is
agreeable reading even without the hctitiouS ad'
%yertising.
Were. there ever any fortineatIons on Rl1ck-
wells lsland| " IL ihhh'"''
In the map OF the Notifications about New York
in the War Of 1912 there Is no sign OF fortihcatione
on Bla ck wells Island, and no reference TO any works
upon II In the Revolution has been found. lhe
East River was considered successfully locked
against the ships OF that time by the strong works
Of Turtle Bay. Fort Stevens on Hallett's Point.
Mil Rock blockhouse and forts on Randan's Island
and at either side OF the mouth of the Harlem, In
the years Immediately after the civil war some poor
daft innocent whose added wits went wooigather-
ing In the bruit OF conflict was permitted TO amuse
himself In constructing homework on tho northern
end OF the island about where the lighthouse now
stands. On this with futile ingenuity he had
mounted a g~llttering quaker battery. and there he
stood guard on pleasant days with the nag noatlna
from Its stan above him. Sound steamers whlsNing
for the Gate. then a dangerous passage, added
another blast or so In salute to Gen. Maxs fort. and
the sole defender OF New York's eastern portal
never failed 10 dip his nag. Gen. Max Tor maybe
It was Ma1ey. for the name Is recalled only as IL
struck the carr seems to have eludcd preservation
In the written record. but perhaps some citizen
familiar with He'll Gate before Its Improvement
may have a better memory OF this Incident OF the
weak and pathetic side OF the city life.
In the Morocco confsTencs q, Als siInS ref sssIHs
esiablishcd The rule OF Morocco over the greater
part OF Spain. Who was this monarch. and how did
ne come 10 TQlc u SHrlslihu pVOpcI-
H. y fopLAH'
Motawakkel Ala Allah was the royal designa-
ton OF Abu- Abdallah- Mohammed' ben Yusuf al
Djezamy, one OF the kings In the decline Of the
Sa. aeon dominion In Spain; a conspicuous parsonage.
however. In that he was able 10 make a frm stand
against the downfall OF his race. and for a brief
space 10 rcestabl!sh the empire OF the Moor, He
was OF the family Of the Ben -Houd, which had reigned
at Saragossa and In Murcia. In 1924 he captured
Murcla. following the success with the recap'ure
! OF Cordova. Seville, Merida and other important
points. He proved himself a brave tighter and a
shrewd statesman: he was eloquent and OF a noble
disposition. He was engrossed with the heroic
cnort TO gather into his own hands all Of former
Saracen empire in the peninsula. While advancing
| to meet the troops OF Ferdinand III. Of CASTLE and
| James |. OF Aragon he was assassinated in 1885 al
desig nation was revived for Abu-Iafar Mohammed
ru IN, last Of the AbbAssId caliphs OF ERypl
~ :. shaA IN. rounh.ts which had hen born,
TO- s,ght centuries bv the Abbassids. and from hin
IN. sultan Of Turkey derives the spiritual powe,
which ia his principal means Of maintaining hii
authority.