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Jamaica Rises in Defense of Old King Manor House

beforehand unfavorable understanding contingency engagements; prerails subsequent disposition reasonable successfully, the of pronounced the market contidence. an attacke. 111- of determining course than the rather desultory investigation of the so-called hard coal combination which is going on before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Renewed support: was seen in stocks like Union Pacific, Atchison, St. Paul and the ther leading systems, and manipulation vas resumed in San Francisco shares. position of Pennsylvania has attracted ittention. but the fact that there have been further sales of the stocks against urchases of the rights would account. for ty action. The Mexican Railroad stocks advanced again on the rise in silver, but reacted when the price of the metal ielded. Dealings in the industrials have seen mostly unimportant, in spite of trength shown by American Smelting and the relative steadiness of United States Steel on further assurances of the company's enormous business and sustained scale of profits. JAMAICA RISES IN DEFENSE OF OLD KING MANOR HOUSE (Continued from Page 13.) could. be procured. The Long Island ture. Society of the Daughters of the Revolttion occupy the drawing roont on the left of the main entrance. The Jamaica man's Club occupies the large assembly together with the King Manor .%- room sociation. the club having furnished the in old style save in one partientar. A room modern piano was thought to be desirable in preference to a spinnet. The Colonial Daughers of the Seventeenth Century am the Queens Borough Musicial Society have rooms that have been assigned for their use and which they Inve furnished partially. These and the other rooms of Tre house will eventually to completely furnished in a style in keeping with the traditions of the place. It is not easy to ohtain appropriate furniture on short native and nothing but the best of old is being placed in the house, the result being that the rooms present an aupearance of richness quite in keeping with the house "and its history. Judge John Fleming, one of the most prominent citizens of Jamaica, is perhaps as pronounced as any in his denunciation of any plan that may lead to an encroachment upon the King's Park property, He was asked if he desired to make his riews publie before the formal, protest which he said is certain to be made regarding the selection of the King Manor House as a library site. He authorized the following statement: "The few acres constituting that park are historic. The old village of Tamaica, through its board of trustees and in response to the wish of its reitizens, expressed. at the polls, voted to bny because the spot was truly, historie as the home of had been published meanwhile in Reports Citizen" and elsewhere regarding *he opposition of the citizens of Jamaica "The to the proposal made by Mr. Briggs or to proposal looking to, the so-called deseany the historic building. The resiration of Tents of Jamaica, men and women alike. were deeply incensed when they learned that the very spot they most desired as should he spared had been chosen in spite of their known positive opposition. The selection of the site by the committee of which Mr. Cassidy and Mr. are members does not definitely settle the question of a site for the Jamaica F'ornes library. Since the selection there has been talk of a building to cost anywhere from $8,000 to $20,000, and the difference bethe possible expenditure of the sums tween named and the expenditure of the $30,000 that should be Jamaica's proportion of the Carnegie money does not tend to soothe the ruffled feelings of the people. It has been said that the men and women alike are aroused. The building and surrounding grounds, containing nine acres in the very of Jamaica, were purchased by the heart village of Jamaica by the trustees after old the voters had authorized their acquirement Er an almost unanimous vote. The people believe they should he consulted as to the of the place. The King Manor disposition Association of Long Island, an organization of worsen whose object is the keeping of the old mansion and the collection of up Revolutionary relies and the making of an educational museum of the historie buildhas had charge of the building for n ing. and now has possession under rear or more lease. It has given the use of ten-year certain apartments to other women's organizations whose objeets it approved and the furnishing in old colonia! style of the entire building has been gradually going on suitable articles and- pieces of furnion as could. be procured. The Long Island ture. patriot of the American Revolution. I some, sentiment upon the subject, I confess this sentiment is hurt boy ready talk of taking any part of the for any public building, even for a Carnegie or city library, and as for their mutilation of the old house, why I cannot imagine such a thing. We will all rejoice receiving a library, but not at the expense of marring the only monument we that recalls the eventful period that birth to freedom. There is no reason encroachment upon this piece of ground. dozen other spots could be chosen. every of which is more convenient. To be mondy would be required to buy one these sites, but what a petty thing a few thousand dollars is to the city of New York in such a matter. Why should the sites for nothing in the borough expect while it is paying for sites in Queens Manhattan and Brooklyn? It is very unreasonable. Again, the location of within the park is folly when looked library from the utilitarian point of view. for the playground of children and in a few there will be thousands of them years there every pleasant day making the welkin ring. and often, it is hoped. bands will be heard there, delighting those. music who resort to it for recreation. If. in the of all this, you place alcoves for the midst quiet reader, then I don't know where you are, going to get your quiet reader. Yes. am opposed, very decidedly opposed to location of a library within the park. would be injuriows to the park and jurions to the library." The King Manor House was probably built about 1650. It was purchased Rufus King, who twice served his country plenipotentiary to Great Britain and four times as Senator, besides minister tering the Colonial army just after gradnating from Harvard University in 1777, serving 011 the committee for constituttional revision during his Congressional Rufus King also served well. career, adopted State by producing for her a Governor in his eldest son, Tohn ture King, Rufus King was in all respects He was exceedingly able great man. speech and especially in debate. public The Manor House came into possession the King family when Rufus King of prevailed upon President Jefferson to him from England. to which he call been sent by Washington as minister. after Jefferson had several times declined his request for recall because to grant of 'the valuable services King had his country. But when. in 1804 "Rufus King returned to America. he went Jamaica and settled upon a. farm. reduced to nine acres that farm, now contained in one large square of the originally extended over a large portion of what is now the residential part Jamaica. The Manor House stood, as stands, facing the main avenue now from Brooklyn out 011 Long Island. ing It is a commodious dwelling with niry rooms heated solely by huge fireplaces, having three stories and a- attic, besides two wings, with rooms enough in all to accommodate a large number persons, King's Park, which has helonged to city since consolidation, has never, properly kept up. although efforts been made from time to time to have place made a beauty spot and kept style suitable to the traditions and needs of the place, The- women of King Manor Association have worked sidnously to maintain the dignity of historic place and have succeeded well far as the building is concerned, bat park still needs much attention. Recently men were put at work to grade pare a ball field and the last touches now being made upon what will prove desirable field for the favorite ganie many of Jamaica's young men. 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL SUICIDE. Used S Barreled Shotgun to End Her Life. MYSTIC. Conn., May 2.- Mary, the 14- vear old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. EverMitchell. who live on Mason's Island in the Mystic River, was found dead in a woodshed this morning with a gaping gun-shot wound in her abdomen. The girl had taken a short-barreled gun used for shooting ducks and going to the building, placed the gun against her body and pulled the trigger. The charge of •buckshot caused instant death. The shooting occurred just after breakfast. The family heard the shot and discovered the body. The girl had h been somewhat wayward, and of late she had been morose and acted strangely. It is rumored that she was in trouble. The medical examiner gare en verdict of suicide. up The rear habits, to ing lending est The 1.200 are treasgau. urer: Berne. nail, distinguish effect their calls members to the the and does association how and associathis of as of of a have and the park in have gave for A the one sure of city of at is of 1 of it I the It inby en- his fuA. in rehad and given to That are place, of it lend- large, open large of the been have the in 1 the the asthe so the preare n of
Article from 03 May 1903The Brooklyn Citizen(Brooklyn, NY)
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