Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-20

tloh ana study, most interesting
picture presentation of Wilmington
nearly half n century ago 1t was n
iour-page supplement of the Daily
Graphic of New York city, Issue of
Tuesday, August 81, 1877. making n
special pictorial presentation of our
city.
| The New York Daily Graphic was
| n unique and vastly progressive publi-
cation of its day--an endcavor to
establish daily paper that would IL
lustrate the news happenings of each
day. 1t aimed not only at general IL
! iustration. but at special and timely
Illustration. to picture striking news
events as they occurred, by giving IL
| Illustrations of fires. accidents or other
unusual things that happened In the
morning In the papers regular after
noon editions. This IN an ordinary
| feature of daily newspaper work to-
| day, but IL was a great innovation
half century ago, and failure was
predicted for the Daily Graphic when
| IL made It's bow--some time in 1876
we heliexe--with unerring accuracy.
as the paper proved losing venture
and lived only ten or a dozen years
One of its efforts to achieve success
was by issuing special editions n
Illustrating various communities. Hence
the illustrated supplement devoted to
the Wilmington of 1877.
In the centre II the FIRST page of
this supplement is a fine picture of
the late William G. whiteley, then
mayor of Wilmington. There are not
many residents now living who have
personal remembrance of Mayor
Whiteley.
Other picture presentations of the
first page are:
Rose Hill Mansion IL is still in ex-
istence. but how many OF the grown
portion OF our 10000 population can
locate il. Go around TO French street.
west side. short distance above Sec
'ond. and you will see it---a large three
story house. with front porch. stand
ing back from the street, with front
yard and steps to the pavement II
does not look like Rose Hill Mansion
today. but IL Mas in It's time the we'll
known Heisier residence, occupied i'm
1877 by Colonel II. Roberts Beisler. a
citizen Of note in his day. The Heis-
lers established and conducted the
copper works that for years were To-
lated on Second street near French
just around the corner from Rose Hi
Mansion"
The fine old Henry Grant residence,
on Pennsylvania avenue. west of Van
Buren, street, now used as the hsme Of
Ursuline Academy,
"Greystone." then the residence of
William Bush. on Clayton street.
above Beech and still standing
Residence of Daniel James. south
west corner of Eighth and West
streets. still occupied by members of
his family.
Residence OF Jethro j. Mccullough
Of the Mccullough Iron Co, at Broome
street and Maryland avenue. and stll
standing.
Residence Of the late John H.
Ad3ms, 1909 Delaware avenue
Residence of the late Henry Latimer.
on Maryland avenue. at the top of the
hin. where the ord toll gate was, and
still occupied by a member of the
Residence of the late Henry c. Ban
ming. and afterwards of his son. James
J. Banning. AZ Oak ana Broomc
streets, still in use
View of the Masonic Temple, ST. |
Johns p e. Church, is IL was before |
the recent improvements and addi- |
tions; an old view of the city from |
the Delaware river, taken in 1860: the |
covered bridge over the Brandywine /
at Market street; alview of the Bran |
dywine race, near Market street, and |
Of the yard along Market street that /
runs to the race; the third dam of /
The Brandywine, with a full breast of /
water rushing over it; the Soldiers
and Sailors Monument at Delaware
avenue and Broome street, and the /
Ferris Bringhurst Memorial Fountain
II the juncture of Pennsylvania and
Delaware avenues.
The second and third pages contain
numerous views of Wilmington in /
iustries of that day.
Very interesting is the picture of /
he SavilIe Building, at the southeast
,orner of Sixth and Market streets,
md of the residence adjoining on I
Sixth street, where Alexander Sa-
lille, who erected the building, lived.
rhis was a notable building in its
lay, and its spacious upper stories
served for public meetings and po-
itical headquarters. and for awhile
IS the location of Professor William
l. Reynolds classical academy. IL
S now included in the new and COM
misunderstanding to King street.
tullin Building
AT one time the City Council came
Iear purchasing this building, as the
lite of a new City Hall The proper
y was sold at public sale, but the
ity representatives were outbidden by
ames Il. Mullin, who at that time
ented the building for his clothing
tore. He was the father of John S.
fullin. who now owns and conducts ,
his large business enterprise.
a view OF the Jackson and Sharp !
liant. on the Brandywine, showing
omg fine sailing vessels built by the
rnl.
S. ID. Paschal & Co.'S carriage fac
Dry, on Market street, south of the
hristiana bridge. The building is .
ill there, but the business is no more.
The old house of the Friendship
ire Engine Co, which at that time /,
TODD on Tenth street at the head of !,
hipley. Its site is now occupied by
art of the du Pont Building.
s. j. Fell and Bros spice mills at
nd
The old Walton & Whann Cos fer
lizing plant. on the Christiana.
bove the Harlan & HolIingsworth
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