The evening world. Newspaper, January 18, 1904, Page 14

as THIS MAN WAS BORN George W. Roome Visits the His- toric Old Building and Tells) About Some of His Boyhood Experiences There. HIS FATHER WAS JANITOR. Qne of His Father's Shirts, He Says, Was Placed on Lincoln’s Body When the Slain President Was srought to This City. A tall, lanky man strode through the corridors of the City Hall to-day. He made numerous Inquiries and finally, approaching Janitor Marty Keese, asked: “Don't xou know me?” Keese admitted that he did not. “{ was born In this old City Hall and my name {s George W. Roome,” ex- plained the man. “What! you the son of olf George W. Roome, who was janitor of the City Hall from 1850 to 1872?" exolaimed Keese, ‘I know your father very “es,” said Roome, “I was born in this old building in 1880. Father was & sagamore of Tammany Hall and would probably have died in his position here “but for the advent of George Van Nort, ‘a Republican, who was appointed Com- missioner of Public Works in 1872. Father had two sons born in this bulld- ing and two of his grandchildren who _came down from the country died from the® measles in this very building and were buried from here. Changed Lincoln's Shirt. “[ remember distinctly when Prest- dent Lincoln's body was brought to the City Hall. It was carried at midnight into one of the small rooms on the main floor and prepared for placing in state in the Governor's room the next day. Methods of travel were crude in those days and when the casket was opened it wan discovered that the front of Lin- white shirt was spattered with dust and rain whioh had been swept into the car tn which the body was JAMES MoGREERY & 60. Linen Room 2nd Floor. Heavy, bleached Damask ‘Table Cloths and Napkins, ‘Tabie Cloths, Sx3.. +++ 1,85 each BHI e564 9 2.45. <* SXIZ occ erccceses 275 Dinner Napkins to match, 2.85 per doz Extra Wide Damask Cloths, in new, handsome designs. AONIO.seseee sees 3-75 each BOXTAs00- toe 4.50 Dinner Napkins to match. 3.50 per doz. Towels, Extra heavy, Barnsley fin- ish, hemmed Huck Towels, 71x40 inches. .2.75 per doz, ~Webb’s Dew Bleach, Hem-| stitched, fancy weave Tow- tls. All white or with eolored borders, 6.00 per doz. Hemstitched Tea Cloths. 36x36 inches..... 75¢ each 45x45 IR LON) oe Hemstitched Damask sets of E Cioth and dozen Napkins, } _8x1o cloth. S124)" set Twenty- thes solreet, \ 4 | 1 _ c 7 JAMES McGREERY & GG Corsets, Dip hip, white Corsets, with attached supporters, Sizes :8 to 30 inches. | usc + Short hip model, made with | genuine whalebone. Sizes 18 to 24 inches. Odd Corsets, various sizes! » and shapes, inciuding long .., hip model. ‘ To25. IN THE CITY HLL in t building a tall Leltry \French China Plates, {Condensed Milk Jar , carried and blown under the lid of the/the fire casket. on ‘Those in charge of tl that it would be im, the body to be plact the condition in which the burial fe nd th hustle to |ing-rooma we: My jchumber now low |into the streets. fch she had just pur- nirt was placed on | he was buried inj! believe that the fact has ever been printed or become generally known, for St secret. But it is a fact, that Lincoln was buried in a Which belonged to George former janitor of thin old bullding, In tlione days the janitor quisite on Independence Day Ing ten cents admission to xeo tho fi . Tk was always a ood ’ and Tend my brother sr eather te reeks the Cen IR re hi ic. remember the nge riotx in tr. this city, and I recall helping father| ba and mother to berricade the City Hull, tort agninst an ected Invasion one night he rear of the old four private swe led an. ik ta intted the City ¥ Roome his father, uty Sh arms of th: tower from which the badge. alarms were runj exhibitfon in |greatly since then, but ¢! irt jpeem# to be about the same. where the old Council We had the privitess ‘one of | sxclusively of the narrow stairway at © west end of the building, ‘and at Lorclock in the state occasions when, any ceremony was held in the Governor's room we tised to Gen. McClellan a Visitor. n Lincoln's body the more disting It out of the crowd and took them to Roome, |Governor’a room up the old stairway It was father’s delight to prepare Just | uch conveniences and accommodation» mung when the Hall | jellan, the father of Mayor | Hand ofter but guests upstairs wi eh anything wel Tall exhibited an old guld bearing the name 0: ore nd the i it" Th city formed the Stern Brothers Brother and surrounding jarms just rush out has chang old Hall here Our. sleep- on view | ests the Ww THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14,1904, on Lowest Priced Store in New York for Fine Goods. Bros.| Hothenbers < and 23d STS., NEW YORK. by as! | | P sell all this week. 24-inch | All Pure} sik | 75c. a yard. are displaying on the Second Floor and Winter Resorts. To-morrow Sale of VICI KID BUTTON BOOTS, Louis XV. heels, Patent | eather Tips, hand-sewn, Formerly $6.00 Pr, An unusuai offering of [en’s & Women’s Umbrellas 26 and 28-inch close rolled all silk and extra quality silk mixtures, handles of pearl, ivory and natural woods, sterling silver trimmed, also plain natural woods and gun metal, Value $2.00 to $2.5) An Advance Spring Importation of ‘French Trimmed Hats Also a large assortment of their own production Suitable for Present Wear Women’s Dress Shoes $3.50 Is1.38 To-morrow, Special Sale of Linen and India Soa, Value 75c Box Cream Vellum, Value 90c Box High-Grade Writing Papers In Boxes of 120 Sheets and $00 Envelopes 48c 68c West Twenty-third Street. ‘AMES McGREERY & CO Sale of China, Glass’ and Silverware. Basement Salesroom. This sale includes Dinner Sets, Open Stock and fine decorative China, Cut Glass, Art Pottery, English Wedgwood Porcelain plates, 8- floral spray designs, with stippled gold edges. Tea and breakfast sizes, 4.00 per doz, Value 6,00 Set. open Dinner sizes....6.00 per doz. Value 8.00 | BRIC-A-BRAC, Jardinieres and Pedes- tals. New Shape, Rookwood § finish... 6.75 Value $30 ArtGiass Flower Vases, 12 inches high, odd shapes....0......+. 1.00 Value 2.00 | Thin blown glass water Tumblers......55¢ dozen | Value $1.75 to $3 00. Twa mity-third Street. Twenty-third Street, Curios, Bronzes, Marbles and Cabinets. DINNER SETS. Thin Austrian China, Limoges Open Stock Dinner Pink rosebud designs, 100 pieces. 50,00 Value 65,00 |Haviland’s Limoges, stock white and gold de- signs, 100 pieces... set, =a aaa 8 OOO Yds. Crepe Voiles, 9 BATISTES, &c., in every wanted color and black, creme and white—value 49¢.; at, per yard 25c New 1904 5 OOO Yds. Satin Faced 9 MBPRCDRIZAD FOULARDS —white grounds with pretty silk | fieures and stripes—maile | to sell at 69c. a yard, at,. BGC Those Men’s ‘There are sales and sales. latawan and Excelsior Shirts workmanship sell them at sight. cales and madras, shown in the eale at be. each. good: for this sale, all sizes, I more than our morning inch size.......... 75¢| floral spray decora- CHinMeal io omamiteinaes, BAGS —SSSSS—==_ i a Value 16, aI MadetoSell at $3.00. English China Tea piney « nS g French China, floral SALE It TO 1 O'CLOCK TUESDAY Cup and Saucer.... — 50C; é i 6 | designs, with gold ‘© , * . A 5 For the man who wants a better pal of English Porcelain 12 handles, roo pieces, 17.50 a little more money this is an AavORalmeee inch Plaques....... 1-25} Value 24,00 | eres the Revert Sols dark mixed all-wool i : | casal: s, fancy cheyiots, stri te Haviland’s all for two 8, striped worsted, é&c.: Ladies’ Suit Dep’t. | | 3rd Floor 75:00] Value 95.00) Walking Suits, |French China open French Bronze Electric Fioor Lamp, 644 ft, high, ; lights.....190.00} Value 250,00 | ‘French Bronze, 6-ft. Electric F oor Lamp, 75.00! ness tan. He is | 18,50, 22.50 and 37.50. i and Plates... ...- gor) stock te eon | Woollen dresses, various crust t | |French China Bread | pages c ea | cloths and models, 100 pieces .......- 140.00 and Butter Plates, | Value 175,00 25.00. Pink and blue floral 'French China ‘ea 'Crepe de Chine and Canvas spray deceration, | Set, 56 pieces....... 7:50) Gowns. suitab’e for even- gold stippled edges, Ise! Value 12, 0! ing dress. | 37-50 | ‘Twenty-third Street. | This ts a bust- reading replies Value 100.00 ‘romih elp i | Wanted” ad. tiny the Sunday =~ Ww Among French TravellingClock, 8-day, with case...,.. 5.00 {-ese applicants he will find a | sreat many that he doesn’t want, | BUT HE WILL \FIND THE. ONE MAN’ THAT HB DOES WANT. It pays to advertise for help ip the Sunday W--ld, / U by THE SILK SALE of the Season Black Sliks—The White Silks—The Velvets and all, we continue to In addition Special for to-morrow we offer 3,000 yards of Tussah Silk, for Tuesday Only, at ‘This is one of the best silks for costumes or fine underwear and is usually sold at Great Offering of Wool Dress Goods. No mail orders. None gent ©. 0. D. Special Offerings in the Cotton Fabrics No mail orders. None sent C. O. D. Bosom Shirts at $i Values-$1.25 Values-$1.50 Values When you can buy men’s fine International the $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 kinds—at 59c. it is time to act. Our great sale of the above brands of shirts has proved phenomenally successful, and no wonder. Their style, fit and stripes and figures; detachable and some attached cuffs; piain or platted bosoms; all sizes. Men’s 4-Ply Linen Collars Men’s 4-ply Linen Collars, made to seli for l6c. or two for 26c., in this No seconds—no finger marks—first-class ; all shapes and heights; straight, wing or fold colla’ MEN’S TROUSERS. .00O Worth $2.00. { SALE 9 TO 11 A, M. TUESDAY. The woollen cloth alone in these, Trousers is worth sers in worsted, Sale for 2 hours onl: -59 for Trousers —That splendid event so crowded with Bar- gains—continues. The 49° 10 OOO Yds. All Wool 9 ALBATROSS, in a com- plete line of colors, also black white and cream; priced every- per y 4 OOO yards New Styie 9 GINGHAMS --immense as- sortments —-fast colors — checks, fancies and stripes—good value at 1 Stiff 59c They are made of fine quality per- newest effects of nt: yO) 5e “4 Mee detietvteree WEST 64 TH ST. raetegien Seemed sr a Why Not Dine in Our Handsome and Popular Restaurant To-Morrow ? | Doubl ) and Splendid January Sale Bargains. HE liveliest pre-inventory clearing sales we have ever conducted; special January events of gigantic proportions in operation in_ geveral ba fgpartinente— AND TWO BLUE TRADING STAMPS INSTEAD OF ONE Weaen TEN CENT PURCHASE TO-MORROW. What stronger com- attractions could be announced? You Can Earn a Handsome Premium on‘a Collection of 300 } s Blue Stamps; All Other Stamp Sysiems Require You to Save 1,00C. When Double Stamps Are Given, a Premiam ls Earned on $15 Worth of Purchases. newest sleeve, ings, long-skirted Louis XIV. style coats, with military or military stylés, with gold buttons; The thaterials are attractive, heavy vestings and cheviots, back, tab stocks; large puff cuits; all sizes; Glearance Prices on Stylish Garment Girls’ Winter Coats at $1.98. ERY Full length heavy English meiton cloth, in f several styles, such as newest military ceats, cape coat with stole front, double: breasted, cloth faced, with blue, brown, green or Oxford; sizes 4 to 14, atecses-- 00> Women’s Dre: heavy black che viot, full flare style, trimmed with three broad bands of taffeta silk and made over a very good 2 Stamps Instead of 1 with Ebery 10c. Parchase. —, S. red, 170 Skirts, quality meicer- ized drop skirt; all lengths and ea waistbands upto 36incles; values such as is of- fered, by this store only; spe- selling price. Think of getting Trou- cheviot or mixed cassimere at $1.00! 9 to 11 Tuesday 1 oo . hours these $3.00 ] 59 Uekbor atest Rh e JAMES MeGREeN: @ UB | JAMES McCREERY & GL 2nd Floor. 800 yards, black crepe de chine, | Black Dress Goods, | { 4o inches wide. 1.50 per yard, usual price 2,00, Twenty-third Street. JAMES McGREERY & GO. Muslin Underwear, Garments remaining from the Annuai Sale. Night Robes, 75¢ to 3.50 | Petticoats, g5c “ 6.00 .| Chemises, 75¢ ‘5.00 | Drawers, soc’ 4.50 |Corset Covers, 55c¢ ‘* 3.50 Twenty-third Street. ° score na Adda eas ht rte rene sities Women’s Tailor-Made Suits. round shoulder capes; full puff sleeve; some are double- breasted, fastened with loops; to be fullest flare skirt: all sizes, at the 5.00 astonishingly low price of... es white or cream grounds, with newest effects in figures and stripes, also in dark effects; special, while they last, at. ’ Boys’ Norfolk Su In heavy black cheviot and men's fancy mixed tweed suit- worn open or closed; others newest $1.00 Waists, 59c. full plaited front, large pearl buttons, plaited A Special Lot Worth Faily a Dollar row. good # woollen fabrics, ties; pleated back and fron belt’ of same material; sew with pure linen thread, ribb fron yarn lining. Limit tw> suits te a customer, double soles, sizes 9, 9%, 10, 1034, 11, 11}, 12, 12%, 6 kid Lace Shoes, BY, 9, 9%, 10, 10%, 11. Women’s Dongola Leather Lace ewelled; worth $1.98, special, 1.29 Crystal Glass Table Tumblers, 3} patterns; ial, per 24c dozen... A Special Lot of go step Step Ladders, sold for ecial at... 35¢ less than $0c, Morrow at a Fraction. In plain colors, ‘old rose anc gray, etc., 19¢. value, at. Tweed Suitings, exact imitation of Tweeds, in lengths of 2 value. at, per yard filled with pure white sanitary cotion, lutely odorless, $1.59 value, Cea when wood’ ly placed cheapest bed spring and juattress that you can I cost much more than this combination ; noth- +, $10.50 ustomer, buy wil ing more’ durable or comfortal value, Limit, one to and none to de plete, at JAMES McCREERY & GO Dress Goods Dept. Sale of “Woolen Dress Robes. Handsemely braided and em- broidered Woolen Robes, Waists and skirts ready to fit, Colored and black. 19-75 Value 35.00 Twenty-third Street. you can't afford to miss this sale It makes no difference if he n't need the suit Just now buy It for Such an Investinent as this is as ney in the savings bank. Dark mixed , famous for thelr Wearing quali- a you've got a boy betwren 6 and 10 years t eeeaneannananaataaha Footwear Specials. Shoes for Boys—Calf leather Lace Shoes, 13, 1324. Shoes for Girls—Dongoh paterit leather toe caps, sizes 5, 5%, 6, 6%, 7. 8,8 Mercerized Ghambrays. A Spec ai Parchase on Sae To- also stripes, in pink, blue, to 10 yards each, Special Lot of Silkoline Comforters, Metal Gouch Beds. All-Metal Couch Beds—four fect wide JAMES McCREERY & CO. ;12, 16, 20 and 24 button cial its. More. “ de Paris and torchon lace, also deep rut.es o! embroid:ry, clusters of tucks value at. vie ’ . Infants’ and Muslin. Wear. heavy canton flannel interlinin ., sateen outer lining, deep cape with 3 rows baby, 1 1 9 $1.75 value at...... eegeee se eens e. Corset Covers, French style, fine cambric, 3 bias insert- Val, lace and clusters of tucks: 35c. value at Walking S.irts, tine cambric full s'ze. deep TS eaananananatnedl We keep te'ling you about this hat because it is a winn: It is the greatest value in between-season hats in Ame newest wire shapes; novelty horse htir braid, some with spangled edge and 93 tiy. See the hat, $2.00 value, at...... Newest Flowers at One-Half. Infants’ Long and Short Cream Bedford Coats. ribbon, putt sleeve, ribbon trimming : ings, torchon lace, square neck, also insertings 0 25¢ umbretla ruffe of lawn, insertings of point “e A ” The Early Bird Hat,” 98¢ : Three styles in the best color—black, .hand-mad= on th. shirred or tucked chijon. Don’t a.low Imported Flowers just In tine for the new ONS the low price to mislead you as to quai- between-season hat cr for freshening up the with regular height heels, old hat. All the best colors and splendid at, per pair... s.ecersee styles; 50c. values; special at.......-+++4+ PRR RRR OP PLO OP EP ODP OOPEEEEEDE DLS, Basement Value Notion Sale. Silverware. Gas Radiators my Jersey Covered Dress Quadruple Plated Cake Baskets. ee ts : eaten, ma eros 2% Cracker Jars, Syrup lugs, Pickle iron tubes, full to 49 Casters, gold lined Nut Pow:s, Br Tobular Shoe tances, 4-4 Trays, Crumb Sets, Sugar Bowts. J ° and 5-4, dozen, Se. Suk FI Web, blac h ancy colors, leni Spring Hook Cr amers, Spoon Ho’ Butter Dishes, Fern Dishes and Candlesticks, Value 98c $1.49, eachat.... ... hed Garter Ire and Ac dozen, 9e. plac, ‘white and Tea satin finish, handsome y engraved; Sugar Bowl, Creamer, Tea Pot and Spoon 3.49 Holder, quadrup’e plate Value $4.98 per set, at.. $1.15 Garpets, 75c. $1.15 All-Wool Veivet Carpets, in 75 Cc Parlor, tlin,-room, hall and stair patterns, Oilcloth, 19c. Heavy Floor Ollcloth, 2 yards wide; splendid selection of pat- terns; limit 25 yards; J2ic wool Scotch He1 Otc all none to dealers; ' pecial, per square $2.50 Lace Gurtains, $1.25 our fect wide In Ruffled Bobbinet. extended — Made on fine English Bobbinet, with dee; Iwork—thorough- lace insertion and lace edge, Cluny an sanitary; can be Renaissance styles, well worth $2.50 : - 4 in any room; the per pair; all on sale at, per pair,..... < \ $15 Smyrna Rugs, $9.00 9 00 for $15.00 Smyrna Rugg, reversible. 12 e fect long and 9 feet wide, beautifu at Oriental, Perstan and medallion dahnss ‘ark and light grounds; va'ue $15.09, 5.98 ! -HONDRY’S WANT ROLL. = 1,826 Busy business inakers inthis morning’s World, A list of convenience, Ladies’ Gloves, length. All the fashionable evening| shades, including the new Stuations— Wanted to Pur- s1| ss Female chase wi. 5 1 pearl white, Situations—Male, 215 | Auction Baler ; Help—Female ... 450) Amusements .... 50 1,25, 1-75, 2,00 Help—Male ....+ 485 | Finanetal 3 . Houses, Rooms & Pianos ... and 2.25 per pair. | Apartments... 200 | struction Boarders .. ++ 28/'Medical ... Real Estate . 50) Horses und Car- For Balo + 88| rlagey 10 Twenty-third Street, Business Ops... 80| Misceltancous tos Personals 14} | ‘Lest and Found.. 4; Total ..... .... 1,826 ) Gummer Reiorts, 8B) |