The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-01

Inc IHDtf was printed at 80 NllllHlu
street on brand new machine press
from the mandatory Of Messrs. Ron.
ERT HoE 4 Co. of - and ~ Gold street.
The HOES also sold candlcsticks and
shutters.
TuE SUN was the first journal in
New York to he pedded by newsboys
ON the street: It's predecessors and
early contemporaries were distributed
only by carriers along prescribed routes.
The first newSboy that ever sold copy
Of THE Sun in the streets Of this town
was n ten-year-old Irish lad with a
marvellous Cork brogue. His real
name was BERNARD FLAHERTY: he af-
terward became famous aud rich and
exceedingly popular with former gen
Grafton of theatre gocrs under the stage
name Of BARNEY WILLIAMS. by the
beginning OF the year 1875 the circuia.
ton department had grown to include
not only the sporadic distribution by
the future comedian, but also new
system of regular carriers. We are for.
tunate enough TO bc able to record here
the names Of one or two of these early
servants of THE Sun and the reading
public. SAM MESSENGER had the Fulton
Market district; SAM was afterward
well known in New York as prosper
| GUS liveryman. The suburban route oe-
tween Broadway and Macdougal street,
| mp as far as the parade ground that Is
now Washington Square. was served
by one STEPHEN NoYEs until his dis
missal for inattention to business. and,
we regret to say. Incorporate habits.
lie was replaced by the respectable Mr..
| DAVID EARLE. Another temperate and
| faithful carrier covered the aristocratic
district east Of the BOwery to Division
street; another the district between
Broadway and the Bowery; third sup
piled people living between Broadway
and Chatham street
| The Carriers Address of 1880. dis
tributed under conditions and in cir.
cumstances which we have here at.
tempted to Indicate roughly. consisted
Of one hundred stanZas. We quote
some which may seem worthy OF OK
animation in the first daylight Of 1915:
What signs and groans have filled the
world.
What seas OF tears DER earth been shed
What mournful badges been unfurrd
over the nations OF the dead
some tyrants, with their vengcful rod,
Delight the people 30 Cypress
And piouSip invoke their COD
To feast their subjects on distress.
"A curse on kings That impious race.
That leprosy OF human kind!
They strive COPS image to effsce.
And leave a wretched wreck behind.
| Balloons that skyward bend their cours.
And track the painless waves Of air
Ascend and light with magic force,
Landing their aeronauts with care.
Some think in these aerial cars
The T. = mail will ere long ride.
| And that our troops In future wars
In them will earth and sea bestride.
Across the Gulf where CoRTEz sweep
Great MoSrEzuMA from his throne
And Mexico IN bondage wept
For graves she could not call her own
"A war has ragged. SAINT ASNA, there,
Flushed with fell triumpns over law.
His foes subdued, with impious dare,
Expressions cord would tightly draw.
But let as hope, for mankinds sake,
That this degenerate land may yet
Assert its rights. It's freedom take,
And tyrants' mad designs upset
Belgium and Holland can't agree
Touching their territorial right,
Blu. awed by ncghbors strong they be
Not much disposed again to fight
THE northern powers are all at peace,
Each welding despotIc rod.
While Poland, crushed. no mercy sees
From Russla's cruel 'scpurge OF Con
Leaving the soil Of rogucs We come
To our own free and happy land,
Whore Peace and Freedom find home
And every blessings at command
| Full fourteen millions now we count
or hardy settlers On our soil.
| And who can tell the vast amount
OF wealth procured by honest toI?"
And, coming AT last to Manhattaus
expanding greatness:
"Our city. pride Of an the land.
The mart Of commerce. wealth and
trade.
| Expands It's wings ON every hanl
And seems on gold foundations laid.
Here proud colossal structures rise;
Here noble edihces stand;
our rulers public works devise
And rich improvements crown the land
"Our tiremen, bold and noble souls,
Preserve our houses from all harm,
And when the burning pillows roll
Arrest them with rcsistess charm"
That year our bold and noble fremeu
had some Of the toughest jobs in tht
history Of the department. In August
Of 1885 occurred the great fire in thf
Fulton. Ann and Nassau street quarter
In December Of the same year tho
flames Of the greatest Of New York.
rontngrationS swept over half of tho
First Ward, lasting for nearly three
days aud destroying about seven hun