The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-23
N OLD greenwich
IN OTHER TIMES
AND HAPPIER DAYS
Mayor of Pig Alley Tells of the
Poole-Morrisey Fight OH
Amos Street Pier.
WHEN FISTS WERE USED.
Talk of Going Back to the Tai.
low Dip for the Sake
of Simplicity.
WHEN FISTS WERE USED

Mr.. Edward Burke, who 10 the Mayor
81 Pig alley In Greenwich village. Just
opposite the Mallory lin. docks. took q
few minutes on from bic eGseisi duties
to-day 10 tel. the Evsnins World what
Ne thoSght Of the present Old Home
Week celebration. He was particularly
proud Of Father Mc0raths mouth organ
and washtub band Of Tuesday nights
parade.
There has been nothing like Il In the
village" he said. "since the day Bill
Poole naked It up with John Morrissy
On the Amos street pier and licked him
-'us West Tenth street pier now. and
not Amos street. worse luck TO them
that have no respect for the history Of
the best Of New York City. That night
. lot Of John Morrissy's friends from
1ewn below trisd TO set at Bill Poole
end kill BIN for what he done 70 John.
! was only . child In skirts then: but
mind that Bill was not killed. IN not
cay 20 much for lot OF youngsters Of
ny own aSe Who came around trying
- tell ne that John should have Won
he aght."
Pis alley rot Its name because a. the
slaughter house which formerly gracsd
ths middle Of II. There were always
ont sense enough 70 leave the spot
whsrs they we're to meet their certain
deem. Il was wicked place Of nights.
Asny . poor sailor or lonssnoreman
hes bssn carried out from under IT.
yellow laatsr1s never y woke aeaAa
esesps anens shs company Of harpsd
ao1 Wtse01 saints NO saoe ~ Way
- The Pottsr's Field. which was once
Wlses washingtsn Square now is.'
VILLAGE AIR 70 MIGHTY AgJU.
vgNAriNo.
Mayer BurkA Who he's guarded Tie
oana piise fro0 Tie mouth Of ne aiieN
See ferty.ave ysars anA more ed wae
. full-OroWa man when he took The
~ leoks seous thirty.hvs ysars Of
49,. 1T 10 tho Village cir which de-
eelvss ySa." hs tslle thoss VITO show
astonishmsat when be tells his real
~. whieh p about two end . half
tinss ~ great Nothing sets him quite
- aagry - to intimate that any
1artsr aA1 bioedisr ground ever was
= Manhattan than PIC alvey. which
= aoW . plscs Of storage Tor baied hay
= brick and galvanized Iron ware
hounsa
''1lurd9srs' alley. w In BstAuns
o(rsst" be says with scorn. IA the
oeet they ssses had but two o. three
0ur1sss there year and not . dos>n
ummA~AAae NA~RasoA AA>sn - A.
~ days since they cut the lights N
~ atlsy dcwn from slx lamps 10 two
that couldn't begin 10 cesnt them.
% - ievsiy s4asy. Only TIVE weeks
eco there was = painter nan ~ him
se's W tlars on the sand pile. With N
unbrsaia and = canvas frame. 10 make
. Dlcturs Of IL"
rem y Sess II DarreW street. Who nov
calls hl.ssslf the ~ loat ouilsr." but
vhe was ofty years ago the champion
q tho AuosNoa River at The single sculla.
agrees With Mayor Burks that Green
Wtch Stliags. which vas once Q place d
Uoais, ba,s Asts. and where knives.
haackjaeks ana rsvolvsss we're unkAewn,
he's AeOsasratsd.
DAT are they hsnsias out nass
~Deir. asksd Tom Asors to-day. "Fos
shame Tor wha& they have Vt passi
xhere vas the time whom you coulda't
! ~ through Hudson ana wsst and wes,
Fourth street and wsverlsy Dlaes and
~ rest fer the trucks which wsrs ieft
thers ovspnight By the good Irish which
NJ them on the street between times
sAsn they we're hAsiiAg garden ssuN
iron Long Island and Jersey to 0anss.
vert Market. They all lived about
hore then. And now-ws are all sitting
about telling Of the days which was"
AcTon cNANLgo Z. ovuNoiG
pRoPs AROUND.
,Among the snthusiasts who called q
Oveenwich House to-day to put shout
~ 70 the work OF rushing Old HON,
week on IT. noisy. AaS decorated d.,
we6 Charles T. sturgis, actor. Mr.
oturgis had things 70 tell Of the day
whsa he ENLISTED In the 0as Hundrst
aad Second New York Volunteers AMI
Ned about bis ass TO get on the rolls
The van Cstas 80 ths CSlktns and tn
Hackstts and all the rest may 20 thsi
way. 20 Tar ~ ~. oturSls 10 concerned
TIE political heroes Of his memory ar,
jtm Booth. the Republican. and lin
Flynn. the Tammsay GhsrtR Of The LAT,
sixtiss. Who asd place st Bedford an,
CANINE streets where al those Who ar
nos sncisnts met snl isushsd an.
3 oQuabblsd. he has volunteered his ser
vices to show stranger through the vii
hss and show them The gloriss Of tn
past
For forty years ". 3. Mitchison o
B 80. 10 wssa Tenth street has been goin
" ana down ~ stsests Of orssn~icl
\ vulaSe On enc business or another. Jus
x ~ hs y renting sss stoves. But II
+ nuttsr Of Sass asa The esaehias cut o
( oeet-viilsd hanas has renewed his not