The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-04
Some Gossip Gathered From
The GAY American Metropolis

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Within a few
weeks New York city will lose another
famous landmark. closely connected
with the early history of lower Man
haitian. St. Johns Chapel, the noted
Episcopal house of worship on Earick
street, the cornerstone of which was
laid in 1903, will be torn down to make
room for the widening of Varick street
and the extension of Seventh Avenue.
The street improvements, which are
undoubtedly much needed, were de-
cidcd upon by the city some time ago
and the work will soon be begun. The
chapel, which is the property OF the
corporation of Trinity church, was con-
sidered by architects fine specimen
Of the British Georgian period. The
chapel, which cost about $173. 900, a
large sum for that time, was dedicated
in 1907. 1t contained fine organ
built in Philadelphia, which cost &c.
900. In 1872 the fine instrument was
carried away by British cruiser and
was recovered only after the payment
of $4,000 ransom. Among the distin-
gushed families which used to wor-
ship in the chapel in the early days
were the Voseys, the Beardsleys, the
Charltons and the Lispenards. After
fifty years an alarming exodus of fam
lilies of rank began. The leading citi-
zens, one by one, removed to less
crowded localities in the northern part
of the island and warehouses took the
place of the handsome dwelling hous-
In hf, ri
cided that the chapel had outgrown it's
usefulness and steps were taken to
sell the property. The chapel then
had 1875 communicates and 1868 bap-
tized persons connected with it. The
action of Trinity called forth a torrent
Of criticism, and the legal fight went
to the Supreme court. In the end the
Trinity vestrymen agreed to keep the
chapel open so long as it appeared that
there was a religious need for the
fork.
The closing week of the Coney Is
land season, with it's so-called carni-
val, is a thing of the past and the de-
cent citizens of New York sincerely
hope that the carnival" just ended
will have been the last ever held in
Coney. Ever since this carnival fea-
ture was introduced by the owners Of
the amusement places, hotels and res
taurants in Coney Island, the closing
week of every season was scarcely
more than an orgie of rowdyism, licen-
tiousness and lawlessness in general.
This year the conditions were far
worse than ever before and the scenes
at Copey during the closing week were
! chaos and riot. Women were insulted
| and subjected to violence, children
kicked about and trampled on, while
the men belonging to the decent and
law-abiding class were utterly help
less to put stop to the rowdyism and
to protect the women from insult and
abuse. The police, although a small
army of them were on the ground,
were absolutely helpless and utterly
unable to suppress the excuses of
rowdism. The newspapers have TAX
en- the matter up and determined ef-
| fort will be made to put an end to such
disgraceful scenes during the closing
weeks at Coney Island in the future.
| Recklessness and greed are liable
to get any person in trouble, particu,
larly when that person is an offender
against the law. A young man, who
claims to be from Kansas, asked a
saloonkeeper in Newark the other day
to cash a check for $25 for him. The