Evening star., 1943-09-26

These began with the Western Union
Building, then at the corner Of Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
and extended north on the block to
near the Ebbitt House. In 1871 there
were 19 outside newspapers whose cor
respondents had offices ia Newpaper
Row.
These included the New York Tribune,
represented by w. l.. White, e. v.
Smalley, H. J. Ramsden and Mrs. Lip
pincott: New York World, G. w. Adams:
New York Independent, D. w. Bartlett
and Mrs. M. G. Ames New York Times.
l.. L.. Crounse and Justin E. Colburn;
New York Herald, Finley Anderson. j.
MacFarland and Mrs. McCaine; New
York Associated Press, L. A. Gobright
j. j. Gilbert, James G. Holland and
D. r. Mckee; New York journal of
Commerce, w. P. Copeland; New York
Standard, James r. Young and John
P. Foley; Cincinnati Gazette, H. v. Boyn-
ton; American Press Associated, w. H.
Clarke and r. K. Evans; Philadelphia
Ledger, D. d. Cone and j. @. Proctor,
the writer's father; Chicago Tribune,
y. w. Knowlton; Philadelphia Inquirer,
U. H. Painter; Savannah News, Charles
H. Pillsbury; Boston Journal Ben Per-
ley Poore; Cincinnati Commercial, H. J.
Ramsdell; Baltimore Associated Press.
F. A. Richardson; Boston Transcript,
w. B. Shaw and the London (England)
Telegraph.
However, in few years after 1871, the
correspondents had greatly increased
and Newspaper Row was quite probably
at its height along about 1880 or 1895.
After this the newspaper representa-
tives began to move elsewhere, and to-
day old Newspaper Row is but memory
of the past.
Lincoln at the Willard
OF the four sides of this square 1t
would be hard to determine which was
the most noted, the Fourteenth street
Side or the south or street side. In
deed, the Fourteenth street side, espe-
clally the site of the Willard Building
before referred to, had something to do
at crucial time with the life of Abra-
ham Lincoln, when we consider his
thrilling trip to Washington in February.
1861, for the purpose Of being inaugur-
ated President.
He arrived here, we are told. late at
night and was driven directly to Will
ards Hotel, and one of the first things
he asked for was pair of slippers. his
own having been left behind in the ex
cltement OF the occasion. The Presidents
elect, 1t seems, had been breaking in
pair of new shoes, and his feet hurt
MIN badly, and it was necessary to find
something easy for him to put on
But Mr.. Lincoln had an unusually
large foot and nothing could be found
around the hotel to fit him. Just what
10 do was the question of the moment,
until the proprietor recalled the abnor-
NAL size of the feet of his father-in-
law, William c. Bradley, who was
then guest in Mr.. Wizards private
residence, on Fourteenth street opposite
the hotel, and then the problem was
solved, and a few minutes later a pair
OF carpet slippers were resting upon Mr..
Llncoln's feet, as he breathed a sigh of
genuine relief.
Early Crimes
street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets was not without it's
crimes. An early homicide being the
killing of William Kendall by Rufus
Elliott.
In 1845, SO the story goes, the first
boat club in the District was organized.
1t was called the Falcon" and it's origi-
nal members were w. H Topping, John
F. Coyle, George Med. Burke, Matthes
H. Stevens, Curtis B. Graham, George
Patten, Charles King, Joseph B. Tate,
John Waters, James Charles, Charles
T. Smith, William E. Marcoe A. S. New
ton, James F.. Halliday, j B. Bailey, Will
liam M Laughlin. Thaddeus A. Provost,
Whitman c. BeStor and William Len
nox. Kendall and Elliott later joined
the club.
Evidently they had been good friends
until dispute caused bad feeling
between them. Kendall is said to have
been the stronger and the more athletic
of the two, and a very fearless man.
Elliott, anticipating an attack sooner or
later, armed himself with a pistol, of
which Kendall was aware. Nevertheless,
when the parties met at the corner of E
and Fourteenth streets, Kendall slapped
Elliott in the face, and the latter killed
his opponent on the spot. Later Elliott
was acquitted on the plea of self de
fense. Amos Kendall who was Postmas-
ter General in Jackson's second admins
tration, was the father of the man who
lost his life, and it was the prominence
of the parties that made the crime
notable one.
In another case occurring in this Vi
cinity, Frank Hamper murdered Martin
Regan and escaped to what was then the
Indian Territory.
At the intersection OF and Pennsyl-
vania avenue another case is recorded
where John Essex killed a man with