Sunshine and shadow in New York. By Matthew Hale Smith. (Burleigh.)

Front matter

SEYMOUR DURST

When you leave, please leave this book

Because it has been said "Ever'thing comes t' him who waits

Introduction

My purpose in this book has been to draw the Great Metropolis with its lights and shades, in a series of graphic papers: to sketch New York as I have seen it. From original* and reliable sources I have drawn my information and material for these sketches. I have selected representative men, and have attempted fairly to present their characteristics, and usually as their friends would wish to see them. Of things and places, I have drawn from my own knowledge or observation.

M. H. S.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

SUNSHINE AND SHADOW, . . ... To ti.CE Title-Paoh

OLD CITY OR FEDERAL HALL, WALL STREET, ..... Page 45 WALL STREET, FROM CORNER OF HANOVER STREET, LOOKING TOWARDS

BROADWAY, "60

TOMBS, SUNDAY MORNING, . . . , . . . " 166

STREET SWEEPER, . 208

SUNDAY BEER GARDENS, ...... . " 216

INSIDE TRINITY CHURCH, "277

CENTRAL PARK, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, ' "361

PARK BANK, NEW YORK CITY, "474

FIRE ENGINE ON DUTY, . " 560

STOCK EXCHANGE, BROAD STREET, . . , , . . . " 679

THE GOLD ROOM, . "685

HERALD BUILDING, BROADWAY, . . . . , . . " 765

INSIDE PLYMOUTH CHURCH . " 787

THE ELEVATED RAILWAY IN SIXTH AVENUE "869

TEARING DOWN BUILDINGS FOR APPROACHES TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE, , " 873

Contents

i.

THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

PAGE.

NEW YORK AS A PLACE OF RESIDENCE. — MORTALITY OP THE CITY. — AN

EXAMPLE. — THE MINISTRY OF NEW YORK 25

II. High Life In New York

MONEYOCRACY. — A MASKED BALL. — WHO HAS MONEY. — BROWN, OF GRACE

CHURCH.— YELLOW KIDS. — CLUBS 35

III. Wall Street In Olden Times

EARLY SPECULATIONS IN THE STREET. — 1670 AND 1870. — SHARP FINAN- CIERING.— FEDERAL HALL. — FASHION IN WALL STREET. — GEORGE WASHINGTON. — COSTUMES. — ODD CUSTOMS. — WALL STREET RELIGION. — WALL STREET AND THE BROKERS 42

IV. Modern Wall Street

MODERN WALL STREET. — HIGH CHANGE. — BULLS AND BEARS IN CONFLICT.

HOW STOCKS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD. — OPERATORS ON THE STREET.

HOW A TIGHT MONEY MARKET IS CREATED. — " BLACK FRIDAY." . 60

V. Gambling Mania In New York And Its Fruits

A CASE IN POINT. — NO MORAL PRINCIPLE. — THE INFATUATION. — SHARP PRACTICE. — THE STREET ON THE OUTSIDE. — THE SCHUYLER FRAUD. — LODGINGS IN A TENEMENT HOUSE. — PERILS OF SPECULATION. — HON- ESTY LEADS 78 viii Contents.

STOCK AND OIL PREACHERS.

THE NEW YORK PULPIT. — MINISTERIAL SPECULATORS. — A SPECIMEN IN

POINT 109

IX. John Jacob Astor

HIS EARLY LIFE. — EMBARKS FOR AMERICA. — HE BEGINS BUSINESS. — EARLY SUCCESS. — ENGAGES IN COMMERCE. — SITE OF THE ASTOR HOUSE. — HIS STYLE OF BUSINESS. — MAKES FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. — A BRIDAL

GIFT. — HIS LIBERALITY. — ASTOR LIBRARY. — THE MORLEY LEASE.

HOW HIS WEALTH WAS LEFT. — MR. ASTOR AT EIGHTY-ONE. — HIS RELIGION. — HIS CLOSING HOURS. 113

X. Black-mailing As An Art

METHODS OF RAISING MONEY. — A WIDOWER BLACK-MAILED. — A MINISTER FALLS AMONG THIEVES. — BLACK-MAILERS AT A WEDDING. — A BRIDE CALLED ON. — ANOTHER MODE BLACK-MAILER FOILED. — HOTEL REG- ISTERS AND BLACK-MAIL • 128

XI. Sunday In New York

SABBATH MORNING. — CHURCH-GOERS. — PLEASURE-GOERS. RELIGIOUS PE-

CULIARITIES. — FOREIGNERS AND SUNDAY

Contents. ix XII.

DETECTIVE FORCE OF NEW YORK.

ITS ORIGIN. — QUALIFICATIONS OF A DETECTIVE. — OLD HAYS. — HOW THE

DETECTIVES DO THEIR WORK. — WHY ROGUES GO CLEAR. . . . 146

XIII. A Night Among The Detectives

HEADQUARTERS. — THE ARREST OF A PICKPOCKET. — AN OLD MAN IN TROUBLE — A MINISTER IN TROUBLE. — A SEA CAPTAIN IN DIFFI- CULTY.— BURGLAR DETECTED BY A BUTTON. — A SHADOW ON THE PATH. — PRIVATE DETECTIVES. — THE HUMANITY OF DETECTIVES. — THE OTERO MURDER. . . .151

THURLOW WEED.

OPERATOR IN THE STREET. — ADVANTAGES. — APPEARANCE. — POPULARITY.

— TRAITS PERSONAL. . . 196

XIX. The Five Points

A SCENE AT FIVE POINTS. — LADIES* FIVE POINTS MISSION. — ORIGIN OF THE WORK. — THE FIELD SELECTED. — TUB NATIONALITY OF THE

LOWLY. — THE MISSION BEGUN. — A WALK AROUND FIVE POINTS.

THE MISSION OF THE BEAUTIFUL. — HOW THE WORK IS SUPPORTED. — SUCCESS OF THE MISSION WORK. A REMARKABLE MEETING. . . 202

MINISTERS IN WALL STREET.

GENERAL VIEW. — BOLD OPERATION. — DENUNCIATION OF STOCK GAM- BLING.— A SAD CHANGE. — A MINISTER IN JAIL. — INCIDENTS OF IN- TEREST.— A BRILLIANT WEDDING. — LO ! THE POOR INDIAN. . .231

XXIV. Business Reverses In Newyork

MIRAGE OF WEALTH. — RAILROAD CONDUCTOR. — A RAILROAD KING. — SARATOGA BELLE. — ROCK IN THE CHANNEL. — SUCCESS A COY THING. — OLD MERCHANTS 243

Contents. xi XXV.

FAST LIFE IN NEW YORK.

RECREATIONS OF THE FAST CLASS — A RUINED MAN, ONCE A FINANCIAL

KING. — THE FAST MEN OF THE CLUB HOUSES. THE CLUB HOUSES, AND

HOW THEY LIVE THERE 257

XXVI. Leading Banking Houses

J. W. SELEGMAN & CO. — CLARK, DODGE & CO. — FISH & HATCH. — OROESBECK

& CO. HOWES & MACV. — LOCKWOOD & CO. — MORTON, BLISS & CO. —

TREVOR & COLGATE — ROBINSON, COX & CO. — HENRY CLEWES & CO.

OSGOOD & BROTHER. — DR. SI1ELTON. — HALL, GARTEN & CO.— EUGENE

KELLEY & CO. LEEDS & WALLACE. — DREXEL, MORGAN & CO. — HENRY

A. HEISER'S SONS. — MARTIN BROTHERS. — JOSEPH MILLS. — VERMILYE

& BROTHER. — CLOSSON & HAYES 265

XXVII. Trinity Church Corporation

THE WEALTH OF TRINITY. — AS A PARISH. — THE YOUNG RECTOR.— TRIN- ITY SERVICES . 277

XXVIII. Daniel Drew

EARLY CAREER. — SEEKS HIS FORTUNE. — MR. DREW IN NEW YORK.

MR. DREW ON THE HUDSON. — OPERATES ON RAILROADS. — OPERATOR

IN THE STREET. — PERSONAL AND DOMESTIC 283

XXIX. Incidents In City Evangeliza

TI O N.

ORIGIN OF THE WORK. THRILLING INCIDENTS. — TEMPERANCE IN A RUM

SALOON. — RESCUE OF THE DESTITUTE. — A SOLDIER IN TROUBLE. — A YOUNG MAN'S STORY. — NOT EASILY DISCOURAGED. — A MISSIONARY'S DAILY WORK. — A FOOL ANSWERED ACCORDING TO HIS FOLLY. . . 290 xii Contents.

XXX. Policemen On Trial

NEED OP DISCIPLINE. — MR. ACTON AS A JUDGE. TRIALS IN THE COURT- ROOM.— HUMOR AND WIT. — TRYING THE COMPLAINANT. — A PANEL- THIEF 300

XXXI. Financial Typhoon Of 1873

THE MANHATTAN BANK ON THE CRISIS. — POVERTY CORNER. — THE GREAT CRASH. — THE REVULSION. — THE PRESIDENT AVD THE CRISIS. — RE- TURNING CONFIDENCE. — THE UNION TRUST COMPANY. — FAILURE OF JAY COOKE. — THE NEW STYLE AND THE OLD. — THE TRUST COMPANY ON THE HEIGHTS. — FISIC AND GOULD. — A SADDER VIEW. — THE OLD, OLD STORY 309

XXXII

REV. DR. E. H. CHAPIN.

IN NEW YORK. — AS A PREACHER. — IN THE PULPIT. PERSONAL. . . 332

XXXIII

REV. O. B. FROTHINGHAM.

THE MANTLE OF THEODORE PARKER. . 336

XXXIV. Practical Jokes

GREEK SLAVE. — SECTARIAN DOG. — A NOCTURNAL MISTAKE! — HOW TO COLLECT A CROWD. — SERMON TO OLD VETERANS. — HUMOR IN THE PULPIT. — WOOL I!Y THE FOOT. — GHOST IN ASTOR LIBllARY'. — A BAP- TIST MINISTER IN A QUANDARY. — BAD SPECULATION. RIVAL CLAIMS

TO AUTHORSHIP. — A DIVINE ON HIS MUSCLE. — BARNUM AND THE HEC- TOR.— FUN AND PIETY 338

LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY.

HOMES OF THE LOWLY. — A NIGHT TRAMP. BAREFOOTED BEGGAR. A

STREET BOY. A SAD SCENE. — GENTEEL SUFFERING. . . . 365

XXXIX. Social Evil In New York

EXTENT OF PUBLIC PROSTITUTION. — MR. KENNEDY'S STATEMENT.

HOUSES OF THE FIRST CLASS. — THE KEEPER. — HOW THEY ARE FILLED. — AGENTS AND RUNNERS. — THRILLING CASES. — STARTLING FACTS. — VICTIMS FROM THE COUNTRYR. — A NIGHT ENCOUNTER. — A MAYOR'S EXPERIENCE. — HOPELESS CLASSES 371

XL. Panel-thieving

AS A SYSTEM. — THE PANEL-HOUSE. — ROBBERY. 390

XLI. Gambling-houses Of The First Class

LOCATION. ARRANGEMENT AND TABLE. — GAMBLING-ROOM. — HOW THE

GAME GOES ON. — THE COMPANY. JOHN MORRISSEY. — HIS START.

FINDS EMPLOYMENT. — BEGINS AS A GAMBLER. — AT SARATOGA. — ONE MAKES A FORTUNE 394 xiv Consents.

ST RE ET-WALKERS.

WHO THEY ARE. — BED-HOUSES. — VISITORS. — WOMEN ON THE PAVE. — AN

INCIDENT. — HOW STREET- WALKERS APPEAR 424