The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-13

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. pFoRE punsins into the Civil War period, it might be worthy while to pick
= up a few struggling ends of interesting information not yet recorded.
Early in the sos the High School vas established, at Washington and Linden
A few years earlier the city had begun putting up school buildings, a
tsk it has never finished. The first steam fire engine va purchased in 1880.
1t ws a innovation bitterly opposed by the volunteer nremenL They in
sinctively felt that their exciting nd peasurable avocauon was threatened. And
they were right, for the first enginew vas such a big help at the blaz. where it
was nwt tried ut that another soon followed it ant the paid department was
installed. The volunteers were veyp picturesque and entertaining, but the steam
engines put out fires which is after ALL the essential thing from the standpoint
of the property-owner whose possessions are uninsured. A trial trip over the
line If the orange and Newark Horse Ear Company ws made in 1852 The
eorsee extended from the Market street station of the Pennsylvania railroad to
Orange. There was considerable criticism heard all around about running these
cars OF Sunday When folks generally realized how convenient We're the cars
even o. Sunday this criticism dvdnded, until finally it was confined to those
who lived near enough to everything to walk
Newark approached The wal with decidedly mingled sentiments. In a general
way this city had a very kindly feeling toward the South. And this feeling a
the most natural thing imaginable. 1t will be remembered that the sunny dis
nct south of Mason and Dxons line had furnished the first markets for New
arks export trade. For threequartes of a century Newark had been selling
the South most of the shoes sole there and, in addition, large quantities of car
nages. saddery, harness and clothing: BY far the greater percentage IF the
while the difference was confined to debates about constitutional rights Newark
was disposed tt look kindly O. tn South and wish Ter we'll Naturally too. the
merchants and manufacturers did not like the idea of war with their markets
Who would? That it was lot a mercenary motive which prompted their pref
udice fol thu South vas proved after the little incident at Fort Sumter, When
the Union seemed actually threatened here vas NJ more loyal community in the
North than this same southern sympathizer, Newark. And, after all. it is
nice to know IA this city did not END a horde o fanatics to battle
with heir Southern brethren, but rather men who we're sorry HI struggle had
to h sympathized with the South in many things and yet must,
70 to h defenseo of he Union. y
One historian ia Newark was kindly praudced toward he South" and
that seems to express it. Friends of Governor Pennington declared this South
un sentiment defeated him for Congress in 1860. But then friends of defeated
candidates are likely to say many things Perhaps in thisi instance they were
right. -. Ha=F>E
The presidential campaign of 1850 excited he keenest interest in Newark.
It is to be hoped there is no hint or suggestion in the foregoing line that it did
not also excite thu keenest interest. throughout the country. because of course.
as everyone knows, it did. But it is n exagseradon to say Newark "a
particularly n peculiarly interested in the election. Upon that election hung
the unstated put genuine sue Of war with the South. That meant, the ma
juity If Newarkers believed, war with heir friends and financial ruin. And
yet when President-elec Lncom-and MIS- election had spelled war-stopped in
Newark on his way to Washington, he IA accorded a most hearty welcome.
lChronic1ers of thai time estimated here were $1,000 persons in Broad street.
SO many pretty women in m place. Also it showed that day.