The evening world. Newspaper, June 8, 1921, Page 21

best i ‘ty " " How Little Old Broadway : ‘Grew Up’”’ \ Vesey Street to Duane, Broadway’s ; Uptown Stride in 1794, Embraced ft] “a | * Section Richest in History. | There City Hall Park Became New York’s ‘Cradle of ‘* Liberty” and Thoroughfare Got Its Start as i Greatest Theatrical Street in World-—-Homes " of New Yorkers Famous in Social and ' Intellectual History Stood There— Was Called “‘Great George Street.” { The Evening World to-day publishes the second in a series of inter- exting stories which tell the history of the greatest thoroughfare in '! the wortd, Every New Yorker story will appear in an early issue. By Wi'l B. Johnstone. i, by the Prev Publishing Co. New York Evening World.) E have seen how Brondway a started at Bowling Green in 1814, reached Wall Street by and Vesey Street a hundred years + ‘The third step of Broadway was be- tween Vesey Street and Duane Street, will next . want to'read them, The finally Park when established as such in 1 The park js too small to hold all the monuments required to record all its historic events. Where the old Post-Office stands to- day was the site of the gallows where Gov. Leisler was hanged by the Dutch. Leisler's country house was « ut where ‘The World Building The park was first used as a negr "6 " ,, burial ground (north end) and cow surveyed in 1760. This section WS pasture’ Later a powder house (City first called Great George Street, but Hall site), then a limekiln (using * jn 1794 became Broadway. Broad- clay from Coll Pond), and the "shi " chest because City’s first poorhouse (on Chambers ‘way's history here is richest because street gide) occupied the ground. | of City Hall Park, New York's.” In 1734 soldiers’ barracks ran along “Cradle of Liberty” fronting the the upper end street, where were staged events that In 1759 the Provost Prison stood shaped the War of 1776, preceding the well press agented outbursts of Revo- kutionary spirit in Boston ana Phil: delphia. ‘ York is seldom accorded full + measure of credit for her Revolutionary efforts, a record equal to the best and superior volt ew to many of the cities in r Henry Collins Browr * Blood on Broadway fonsiderably before the Boston mas: acre or the Battle of Lexington. Broadway, the greatest theatrical thoroughfare in the world, @tart as an amusement place in 1752 says was shed here ft the corner of Vesey Street, opposite St. Paul's, the site of the old Astor ‘House, half of which stands as an unsightly. object to-day. Here Adam Vandenberg conducted tthe “late Drovers’ Inn,” and a Mi Dugee advertised that “he performs on the wire and slack rope at the new house buiit for that purpose in Mr. Adam Vandenberg's garden.” (Long- cre owes Dugee a monument.) in © dater years another famous amuse- ment place stood across the street southeast corner of Ann and Broad- way)’ This was Barnum’s Museum, * fun by sly old P. T. Barnum, who first discovered advertising. When the y, Smuseum burned, around 1865, the ;, Btatue of St. Paul on the church op- orched. was Zip, the advertised posite was severely s (; famous “What Is It?" ‘, @s a freak here on the playbills of } 1861, and the same Zip appeared at the Madison Square Garden circus 4 this year, ‘The street names here, Vesey, Bar- lay, Murray and Chambers, are after distinguished members of the Conporation, o' ‘Trinity ginally owners of tha property King's Farm, Warren Street was named for Admiral Sir Peter Warren, who funded Green- wich Village. In fine residettces fronted the park above Vi and Barclay + ~mong them Walter Rutherford, Ru- tfus King, Cornelius Roosevelt. In 1802 Aaron Burt's residence as Vice President was next to the corner of Nesey. Mayor Edward Livingston fived next to Burr, the property be ing owned by John Jacob Astor Astor bought the whole block and " brected the Astor House, which was Ginished in 1838. This famous hostelry } bntertained in its day Sam Houston, Webster, Clay, Lincoln, Irving, Haw- thorne, Charles Dickens, Macready, Rachel and Jenny Lind. ‘Thurlow sey got its § opposit The World Building site. This srison was conducted by the infamous Cunningham during the Revolution, who boasted he killed 11,000 American soldiers by starving them, “more than killed by Lords Howe and Cornwallis their armies.” tween Broadway wing of the present the Bridewel wher diers captured tat I were also cruelly treated This spot, which is opposite Murray et to New York what the site nf the Boston Massacre is to Boston Here was the first clash between New York patriots and King George's Idiers. Here New Yorkers erected the first Liberty Pole, June 4, 1766, when the King repealed the odious Stamp Act. The pole-raising cele- bration included fireworks, cannon, roasted oxen, quantities of beer and h eads of rum punch, while city bucks” drank forty-one toasts of Madeira at Burn's Coffee House, Ah, the wet old day ‘This Liberty Pole’s flag was in- scribed with the names, “King-Pitt- Liberty.” Aug. 14, 1766, the and City Ame rt Wash the west Hall stood n sol- ton first blood of the Revolution was shed at Broadway (months before Boston), when tt King’s soldiers cut down ‘this Liberty Pole and attacked the indignant citi zens in the ensuing fray. Another pole immediately erect- ed, which was again cut down by the soldiens Sept. 2%, 1766. Next day an- other pole was put up, which was cut down March 18 The fourth pole was erected March 19, 1767, secured by braces and iron bands, and a watch set to g rd it. iis stood in spite of many attacks until Jan, 16, 1770, when the soldiers sawed it up and piled front cf Mountanye's tavern (Murray and Broadway), the headquarters of JUNE 8, abs aa A on 1921. (The New York Frening bt, 102 by The Brew Put co ford ‘B Can You Beat It! THAT'S A NICE FOUNTAIN PEN THIS PEN NEEDS SHAKING BEFORE. USING. OPEN << YouR MOUTH rad ad ieiuats R[ciTy Hacc PARK} Ea Weed, the first “boss,” had hig po- Utical headquart in the hotel, In days Broadway was so con- gested with omnibuses that some As- tor House lounge-lizard claimed ho would “walk from Barnum'’s to the )) Battery on their rvof: i Where the Woolwo 4 stands (tallest office structure in the world) once lived John Jacob Astor, ; Philip Lydig and Mayor Philip Hone. | Hone te in } ary that the th Building now ata never be surpassed *? asa hotel. Now look at it. Wonder (+ ‘what Phil would think of the Wool- worth rising on his old house lot? City Hall Park was first called Wlact (flat) by the Dutch, later known as the Commdns, Fields, and { the Liberty Boys, also wrecking the ta n, attacking with bayonets until officers interfered, June 14, this year, Flag Day, a of the lost Liberty Pole will rected on the site, George A. kie, Henry Cc ns Brown, Rob ert Olyphant, Reginald P. Belton and many city orga ions are respon- sible for the memorial, Now York also had a “Boston Tea Party.” It started in a meeting in the park, April 1774, and ended in a raid on the ship London, from which tea was dumped. Alexander Hamil- ton first appeared as a public speaker in the po when seventeen years old Wuly 6, 1774). dere hensel 6 Puly 9, 1776, dependence was American troops s' end of the ‘park surrounding ( s on horseback The present City Hall, architectural treasure, was designed in 1802 by Ma- comb and Mangin (in competition) and partly used for the first time July 4, 1810. Its foundation is freestone, per part marbie (lhal came Stockbridge, Mass.), the back stone (now covered to resemble ble) The building cost reasonable when t the Declaration of In published to the nding in the lower in hollow square, Washington, who the up- wn mar half a million compared to the Court House behind it, which cost over fourteen millions, as a result of the “Tweed Ring's” giguntic steal. City Hall has figured in many great celebrations, Lafayette held daily re- coptions here in 1824, Lord Ashburton, who was outwitted by Webster in the disputed peints of the ‘Treaty of Washington—and before him, Hull, Perry, Jones, Lawrence and Decatur were received here, Also Gen. Win- field Scott, Cyrus Field (in 1858, after laying his’ cable). ‘The eupola burned during the F d celeb jon, In May, 1917, at the time of Balfour's visit, the cupola ain burned Lincoln, Grant, John Howard Payne and others famous have lain in state in the Hall In 1900 Mayor Van Wyck dug the first spadeful of ground for our pres t subway systems in front of the City Hall, As a result Broadway is honeycombed with the underground nearly the length of the island The Post Otfice eyesore which was permitted to encroach upon City Hall ark was completed in 1875, The city sold the ground to the Government on the condition that it be used solely for a Post Office, It has ceased to be used. solely for that purpose. so @ movement is on foot to raze it and restore the park to its original beauty Ov the corner of Broadway and Chambers Street still stands (north east corner) the building used by A 7, Stowart for New York's first great dry goods emporium, th ) OPEN YouR. MOuTH . 1 DON'T WANT 70 WASTE THE INK ON THE FLOOR 5 THAT'S THE REAL OLD STUFF ! T Franklin, Pa., there live in on house three people whose rec- ord for servitude cannot often be depulicated in any one home. They are Priscilla Jones, housekeeper, who has been with the family for fifty- even years; Mary Porter, the cook, who has spent forty-five years in the same family, and Peter Greggs, the handy man, who has thirty years to his credit in the same" household Needless to say this is a very old family. Not only this, but the mem bers know how to keep servants—a very rare accomplishment. “Why, they are hardly servants at said Dick, one of the family, a friend of mine. “And when I return from a trip I greet them with the same affection and the same gladness the other members of the ae 1 do family. “Whenever any of them wish to invite a friend to visit, they have their own apartments, and they are at liberty to do 60. “Jt is their home and they regard {t as such. They are expected to do their work as best they can and they do it. There is no friction, because eich of them knows what is ex- pected “They take an interest in the wel fare of the family and perhaps there- in lies the secret of it all,” he con- cluded Priscilla Jones began as a nurse maid in this home and did her work so weil and so faithfully that she grew with the family and filled a most important pla Could you enythtng in the world neat little bank account knows sheewill never want ‘The same is true with the others They ure very contented and have no regrets, They do not consider them selves as servants, but rather that they are doing good work and that each must do good work in the world in order to get the best out of St In this day, when the servant ques- tlon seems to be such @ problem, one reflects with considerable interest on these three who have filled thelr places with credit and pleasure On all sides I hear housewives bit- terly complaining about the dearth of help and how difficult it is to get good rvice. Naturally, everybody suys but when each has met his side fairly squarely, there is no longer a question I am confident that Priscilin Jones never insists that it ls her Thursday Not for has a and shé Maurice Ketten The Three Servitors By Sophie Irene Loeb. out when unexpected company arrives at the house. She regards herself as & member of the family and when the unexpected happens she is there to play her part lL am sure t Peter Greggs when he is*told to do some new thing that has come up suddenly does not say, “{ was not hired to do this kind of work." He does it because he |s working in the interest of the family Tam also of the opinion that th housekgeper can be depended upon to take full charge of the home should any of the others be disabled at any time In other words, there is team work between all the members of the fan ily and the servants, and where there is such co-operation in a househ there is a sure solution of the s vant business. At the same time | know there is not a member of the family that is not considerate of any one of the three. When they are sick they ar are of. anything Khborhood or the invited to participate. Should there be a hot afternoon, when the work is done and the utomobile is not in use, the servants are given a little ride. They are that they They have a duty day and the perform they are respected for it And above all, appreci goes on in the churen they are not fo must ver made to feel cep their place,” to perform every it, know ation of ef fort is in that home, and that is pé haps the keystone that carries the entire works If only more of these methods could be encouraged on the part of both parties, very little trouble would be felt in’ domestic quarters. Tt is true that many servants in sist on s0 many rules and regulations that it is difficult, even y demand nf and rn ide to conform with them. ‘Th certain hours, certain peri all the of the ra-m| of service successful ho: rest TH © cannot by on too rigid rules. Unexpected things happen and the servants might well conform with them if they do not come too frequently At the same time t re em ployers who expect t ind service becomes drudgery —th ton many unexpected things happen and the servants must give up toc much of everything. Moderation je the only element to be conserved in this connectic After all bie human equation enters into it and consideration Cov ers it al y ntinues to } an ay with $ know what pleasure 1, done g00d work.” y =) By mirrounds the death of dhe marries Lamiise Menton, In of Monte Carlo, When she is ‘shot, but, fatal! Whom Vorise dislikes, Hu ‘who promises to take her red Loutse Lambert. | Hugh several persona whom the mysterious hing bngiand. Hugh again meets Thigh aneets Benton, who CHAPTER XIX. UGH HENFREY was at last face to face with the most notorious criminal in Burope! When “Mr. Peters’ admtt- ted his identity Hugh drew a long breath, He was staggered. He was profuse in his thanks, but “the Spar- row" merely amiled, saying: “It is true that I and certain of my friends make war upon society—and more especially upon those who have profiteered upon those brave fellows who laid down their lives for us in the war. Whatever you have heard con- cerning me I hope you will forgive, Mr. Henfrey. At least | am the friend of those who are in distress, or who are wrongly judged-—as you are to- day.” ‘I have heard many strange things concerning you from those who have never met you,” Hugh aaid frankly. “But nothing wo your detriment. Every one speaks of you, sir, as @ gallant sportsman, possessed of an almost uncanny cleverness in out- witting the authorities.” “Oh, well,” laughed the shrewd old man, “by the exercise of @ little wit and the possession of a little knowl- edge of the personnel of the police, one can easily outwit them, Curious 48 you may think it, a very high off- cial of Scotland Yard dined with me here only last night. As I am known 1s q student of criminology and re- puted to be the author of a book upon that subject, he discussed with me the latest crime problem with which he had been called upon to deal—the mysterious murder of a young girl upon the beach on the northeast coast. His frankness rather amused me. It was, indeed, a quaint situation,” he laughed. “But does he not recognize you?— or suspect?” asked Hugh. “Why should he? I have never been through the hands of the police in my life. Hence I have never been photographed, nor have my finger prints been taken, I merely organize that is all.” “Your organization is most wonde. ful, Mr.—er, Mr. Peters,” declared the young man. “And frankly, I am ut- terly astounded ‘The old man's face again relaxed into a sphinx-like smile. “When I order I am obeyed,” he ed in ur.ous tone. “Il ordered your r from that ugly situation Monte Carlo. You and Miss Rans- comb no doubt believed the tall man who went to the ball at Nico as a cavalier to be myself. He did not tell you anything to the contrary, because | only reveal my identity to persons whom I can trust, and th only in causes of extreme necessity.” ‘Then I take it, sir, that you trust me, and that my case is one of ex- treme necessity.” ‘It is," was the Sparrow's reply. At present I can see no solution of tho problem, It will be best, pet- haps, for you to remain where you are for the present,” he added, He did not tell the young man of his knowledge of Benton and his hostess. But L am very desirous of seeing Miss Ranscom Hugh said, “Is there any way possible by which I n meet her without running too t a risk?" he Sparrow reflected in silence for some moments. ad is Wednesday,” he re- rked Slowly at last. “Miss Rans- pmb is in London, That I happen to know. Well, go to the Bush Hotel, in Farnham, on Friday afternoon and tea, She will probably motor p and e tea with you.” Will she?” cried Hugh | eagerly. “Will you arrange it? You are, in- deed, a good Samaritan!" ‘Tho little old man smiled. I quite understand that this en- forced parting under such ciroum- stances is most unfortunate for you both,” he said. “But T have done, and ‘will continue to do, all I can in your interest.” “T can't quite make you out, Mr. Petors,” said the young man. “Why should you evince such a paternal in- terest in me ‘The Sparrow did not at once reply. strange expression played about Ups. Have I not already ans t question twice?” he asked. ured, Mr. Henfre that I have ur in rests very much at heart.” “You have some reason for that, I'm sure.’ Well, yes, | have a reason-—a@ rea- son which is my own affair.” And rose to wish his visitor “good night."” “Pil not forget to let Miss Rana- comb know that you will be at Farn- ham, She will, no doubt, manage +o get her mother’s car for the after noon,” he said. “Good night!" and with his gloved fingers he took the young man's outstretched hand The instant he heard the front door close he crossed to the telephone, and asking for a numb t the person who answered it to come agound and ace him without a moment's delay, Thus, while Hugh Henfrey was seat- Mrs, Bond's car si went swiftly toward Kingston, a thin, edb Mead as rather wiry-looking man of middle- age entered the Sparrow's room. The latter sprang to his feet quickly at sight of his visitor. “Ah! Howell! I'm glad you've come enton and Molly Maxwell are deceiving us. They mean mischief!" ‘The man he addressed as How it he ¢ ed i Mischief way” I've not yet arrived at « full con- on. But we must he on the and ready to act whenever the loc hoed. “In what s ripe. You know what they that Httle affair in Mav- They « at, if we're not very carctul. That girl of Benton's William Le Queux. SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALMENTS. 10 1s about to disaiows to r Hugh le scoused of the. bom oma thom Huch Is In love but wo ls pelag weed by poses aa 0 friena and arranges Protect him and Keep his \deuilly « secre from Une molion NN es “Bor whom?” “For old Henfrey’s son.” The Sparrow's visitor gave vent to a uy whistle. montreal’ “They intend to old ‘* money—eh ?”" be “Yeo—and be 4 will, if we are not very wary,” declared The Sparrow. “The boy has been entirely ace They made one faux pas, and is wpon that we may—if we are care- ful—get the better of them. I don't Hike the situation at all. They have ‘ distinct evil design against the oy.” “Benton and Molly are a combina- tion pretty hard to beat,” remarked Howell. “But I thought they were friends of ours.” “True. They were. But after the lite affair in Marseilles I don't trust them,” replied the Sparrow. His midnight visitor again drew a long breath. ‘What we all say of you is that the Sparrow is gifted with an extra sense,” he said. The little old man with the gloved hand smiled contentedly. “T really don't know why,” he said “But I scent danger long before others have any suspicion of it, If | did not, you would, many of you who are my friends, have been in prison long ago. “But you have such @ marvellous memory,” “Memory!” he echoed “Quite wrong. I keep everything filed. I work yonder at my desk all day. See this old wardrobe,” and he crossed to a long genuine Jacobean wardrobe which stood in a corner and, unlock ing it, opened the carved doors. “There you see all my plans arrange “and docketed. I can tell you wha has been attempted to-night. Whethe: the coup is successful [ do not yet know." Within were shelves containing many bundles of papers, each tied with pink tape in legal fashion. He took out a small black covered index book and after consulting it drew out x ye of papers’ from the second shelf. ‘These he brought to his table and opened. “Ab, yes!" he said, knitting his brows as he read a document beneath the green-shaded electric lamp. “You know Lbs don’t you?" ‘Harold yn?" Well, he’s in the Tatra, in Hungary. He and Matthews are with three Austrian friends of ours, and to-night they are at the Castle of Szombat, belonging to Count Zsolcza, the millionaire er of Vienna. The Countess had some very valuable jewels which were indicated to me several months ago by her discharged lady's maid—through another chan nel, of course. I ‘hope that before dawn the jewels will be no longer at Szombat, for the Count is an old scoundrel who cornered the people's food in Austria just before the ar- mistice and is directly responsible for an enormous amount of suffering. The Countess was a cafe singer in. Budapest. Torna, Mr. Howell sat open-mouthed. He was a crook and the bosom friend of the great Passero. In the underworld the Sparrow was believed to be fabulously wealthy. “Is Franklyn coming back?" asked Howell, “That is the plan. He should leave Vienna to-morrow night,” said the Sparrow, again consulting the pa- pers. “And he comes home with ail speed. But first he travela to Br sels and afterward to The Hagu where he will hand over Anna Torna’ Jewels to old Van Ort and they'll be cut out of all recognition by the fol- lowing day. Franklyn will then cross from the Hook to Harwich, He will wire me his departure from Vienna. ‘He's bought a car for the job and will have to abandon it somewhere outside Vienna, for, as in most of our games, time is the essence of the contract,” and the old fellow laughed oddly, “L thought Franklyn worked with Molly,” said Mr. Howell. “So he does, I want him back, for I've @ delicate mission for him,” re- plied the sphinx-l!ke man known as the Sparrow. Mr. Howell, at the invitation of the arch-criminal, helped himself to @ drink. ‘Then the Sparrow said: "You are due to leave London the day after to-morrow on that little business !n Madrid. You must re- main in town, I may want you.” “Very well. But Tresham is al- ready there. I had a letter from him from the Palace Hote! yesterday.” “T will recall him by wire to-mor- ww. Our plans are complete. The farquie’s picture will still hang in his house until we are ready for it. It is the best specimen of Antonio de! Rincon, and will fetch a big price in New York—when we have time to go and get it,” he laughed, Is Franklyn to help the Maxwe woman again?” asked Mr, Howell, who was known as an expert valuer of antiques and articles of worth, and who had an office in St. James's. He only dealt in collectors’ pieces, and in the trade bore an unblemished reputation on account of his expert knowledge and his sound financial condition. Indeed, to his office came many an art gem stolen from its owner on the continent and smuggled over by dev- lous ways known only to The Spar- row and his associates. And just as ingeniously the stolen property was sent across to America, so well cam- ouflaged that the United States cus- toms officers were deceived. With pictures {t was their usual method to coat the genuine picture with a certain varnish, over which one of the organization, an old artist lHving in Chelsea, would paint a modern and quite passable picture and add & new canvas back. ‘Then, on \ts arrival in America, the new picture was easily cleaned off the back removed and, lo! It was an old master once more, ready for pur chase at a high price by American collectors Her name was Anna straight Do Not Miss To-morrow's Interesting instalment, LPL LS 2 omen eenenenena ras + weer ew