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Mr. Wood was united in marriage in New York City to Miss Alice MeNulty, and of this union six children were born, two of whom are dead. Mr. Wood was a member of Empire Hose Company for sixteen years. Mr. Wood has shown that he possesses considerable inventive genius, and has patented an invention for quickly and firmly crimping a cap on an oil can or other receptacle. It is a simple hand tool, does the work effectually, and saves a great deal of time and labor.
AUGUST MURRAY was born in New York City in 1839, where he was educated in the public schools. After leaving school he learned the trade of a monumental sculptor. He has erected some of the largest and most costly monuments in Calvary cemetery; prominent among them is a vault constructed for William Murray, ex-Superintendent of Police of New York; and for ex-Senator John Fox. He has also made a fifty- foot monument for John Lovejoy, JOHN WOOD, JR. besides many handsome tombstones for a number of other prominent people. Mr. Murray is a member of the Catholic Church, and in politics is a Demoerat. In 1866 he married Miss Ellen Conlen, of New York City. Six children, three sons and three daughters, all of whom are living, have been born to the marriage. John, the youngest son of Mr. Murray, is engaged
in business with his father.
JOHN CHAPMAN was born in the parish of Cashill, County Longford, Ireland, where he received an education in the schools. After leaving school he learned the trade of a carpenter and builder, but of later years he has devoted his attention to the real estate and insurance business. He has resided in Long Island City for twenty-seven years, and is well and favorably known. He was for four years an Excise Commissioner, and for nine months of that period was chairman of the Board. He was also for one term Alderman-at-Large, and has been Overseer of the Poor. On May 10, 1886, he married Miss Ellen Nolan.
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HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND CITY.
ANDREW G. APPLEGATE Was born in Freehold, N. J., January 21, 1870, and came to Long Island City to reside in 1891. After locating in the above place he accepted a position as foreman of the Queens County Herald, where he remained until 1893. In the spring of that year he engaged in the bicycle business at 127 Jackson avenue. In 1895 his business had assumed such extensive proportions that he removed to his present commodious quarters, 139 Jackson avenue. He is associated in busi- ness with Mr. Charles J. Harvey.
On November 1, 1895, Mr. Applegate was appointed enumerator of school census of Long Island City by Mayor Sanford. In 1889 he married Miss Amy Sherman, of New York City. Mr. Applegate is a member of the Lincoln Club, the Ravenswood Boat Club, the Long Island City Wheelmen, the League of American Wheelmen and the Associated Cycling Club.
WILLIAM H. SIEBRECHT was born at Berka, province of Hanover, Germany, December 27, 1852, and is a son of Henry and Georgina Siebrecht. In 1870 he came to America, locating in New York City, where he remained for two years working at his trade (that of a florist) in the employ of his brother, Henry A. Later on Mr. Siebrecht engaged in business on his own account in a small way in Astoria. So successful was he that he now has one of the largest and finest pieces of property in Long Island City devoted to the culture of flowers and plants. Mr. Siebrecht married Miss Annie R. Heim of New York City. Four children have been born to her: Pauline, Henry, William and George In 1894 Mr. Siebrecht was appointed a member of the Fire and Water Committee by Mayor Sanford. He is president of the New York Cut Flower Exchange, of which he was one of the principal organizers and was its treasurer until appointed to his present position. He is also a member of the New York Florists' Club and a trustce of the Long Island City Savings Bank.
HARRY H. HUNT was born in Schooley, N. J., February 22, 1868. He received [his education in the schools of Hackettstown, N. J., and afterwards took a full professional course at the New York College of Dentistry. For the past seven years he has resided in Long Island City, where he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession. Mr. Hunt has built up a large and growing business in Long Island City and vicinity. He is prominently identified with the Presbyterian Church.
CHARLES S. SCHWARZ, senior member of the firm of Schwarz & Son, was born in Germany, January 28, 1834, and was educated in his native place. In 1852 he came to America and located in New York City. In 1860 he located in what is now a part of Long Island City, where he began his present business with Thomas Taylor, the firm being Taylor & Schwarz. In 1889 he sold out and started in business alone. In 1890 he took his son Frederick into partnership under the firm name of Schwarz & Son. On September 17, 1860, Mr. Schwarz married Miss Helen Taylor, of Astoria, to whom seven children have been born, viz. : Nellie, Frederick, Anna, Charles, Ernst, Florence and Etta.
THOMAS H. SNEDEKER was born in Jamaica, L. I., September 20, 1835, his ancestry dating back to about 1646. He received an education in the common schools of his native place, after which he learned the trade of a saddle and harness maker. For the past forty years he has been a resident of Long Island City. He is a member of Anchor Lodge, I. O. O. F., and is District Deputy Grand Master for Queens District No. 1. He is also a member of East Avenue Baptist Church. In politics he is a Republican. On November 25, 1855, he married Miss Henrietta Consin, to whom ten children have been born, five of whom are now deceased.
CHARLES A. WILLEY was born in Cabot, Washington County, Vt., in 1859, being the third of six children born to Curtis A. and Caroline (Williamson) Willey. Our subject spent his boyhood days in Vermont, where he received a practical education. When fourteen years old he was apprenticed as a coach painter, in which capacity he worked four years. In 1877 he went to Merrimac, Mass., where he worked as a master coach painter for three years. In 1880 he located in New York, where he was a traveling salesman for a large color manufacturing firm. After filling similar positions in various parts of the country for several years, in November, 1890, he started in business for himself in Long Island City. His present establishment, at No. 91 West avenne, is one of the most important industries of the city. In Fitchburg, Mass., Mr. Willey married Miss Julia A. Perkins. Socially Mr. Willey is a Royal Arch Mason, a member of Merrimac Blue Lodge and of Boston Commandery.
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HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND CITY.
O. DEMAREST & Co .- One of the largest and most influential business concerns in Long Island City is that of O. Demarest & Company, who occupy the large three-story building at the corner of Jackson avenue and Fifth street, and familiarly known as the New York Department Store. The establishing of this store has filled a long-felt want to the residents of Long Island City. The firm carry a general stock of goods that would be found in any of the largest department stores of New York City. Their prices are just as low, and shoppers are spared the time and trouble that would be ineurred in a disagreeable trip by ferry to New York. Among some of the more important lines that will be found in this mammoth emporium, the shopper will find a large stock of dry and fancy goods, notions, earpets, rugs, shoes, housefurnishings, etc., etc. Mr. O. Demarest has had an extensive experience in the general dry goods trade, and is an energetie and indefatigable worker. The name of this firm in connection with any goods they carry is a satisfactory guarantee of quality.
LUDWIG Senior, proprietor of the Greater New York Hotel, at Nos. 29 and 31 Borden avenue, Long Island City, was born in Germany, July 9, 1862, where he was educated. He has been a resi- dent of Long Island City for the past three years. Mr. Schmidt is a prominent member of a number of secret and benevolent orders. In February, 1894, he married Miss Dora Meier. Mr. Schmidt has been unusually successful in conducting the Greater New York Hotel. It is the most conspicuous hostelry in Long Island City, in faet the only first-class hotel, and the tables are supplied with all the delicacies the markets afford. Its location is superb, being almost opposite the station of the Long Island Railroad Company and the ferries.
INDEX.
A
PAGE.
Anable, H. S ........ 27, 28, 72, 155
Eliphalet N. . . 28. 103, 182 and Dutch. ... 9-11 Homestead, Astoria, Co .. . . 56
Andrews, W. II ..
131
. .
Applegate, Andrew .J 201 1) 02-95
Associations, Firemen's ... 136 C'orbin. Austin .. .. . . 77, 78, 82
Astoria, First Settlement of. 9
= Incorporation of .... 221
= Origin of Name .. ...
Homestead Co .... 56-58
B
Bar Association, Queens Co . 106
Bar of Long Island City . . 101-106
Bank, School Savings ... 73
Long Island City Sav- ings. 123
Queens County. 124
24
Baylies, Henry Gustavus 109, 110
Beach, North .. 75 Ditmars, Dr. Don .. .110, 111
Belden, Rev. Charles 87
Abramı D. 101
Dominie's 1look.
.. 9-12
Duffy, Charles T' ..
.103, 184
Duleken, Ferdinand Q. 176
Duryea House ....
19
Dutch Kills.
12, 13, 59
Dykes, JJoseph
171
E
East River Gas Co 82
Education Early
70
.. Board of. 72
English, Congnest by
11
Evans, Rev. Geo. MI 97
F
Farms, Early, in Blissville .. 19
l''erry, Horne's Hook 23
Co .. N. Y. and East River .. 78. 79
Finances.
Fire Department.
Firemen's Associations. 136
Forbes, George. 189 7
Forssell, John W
173
103
l'o-ter. Walter J Walter C 103
Edgar P 103
20
Frew. Walter E. 124, 167
Frey. W. G ..
113
Froeligh. Dominie. 18
G
G. A. R. 116
Garretson, Garret .J 177
Gas C'o., East River 82
German Second Re. formed .... 88 Geology .. . 92 Gleason, Patrick J .. 65
Goldner Matthew .J 194
Government, City 139-143
firay, Sylvester .. 165
Gregg, George A 103
Gulick, Rev. N. D. 99
57
H
Ilallett, William 9,11
William, Jr., Mur-
der of ... 16
St. Patrick's. R. C .. 97 Hallett, Joseph .12, 70
Charles W. . 158
89 Hallett's Cove ... .9, 12, 20, 71 llalsey, Stephen A .. . . . . 23, 71, 152
87 Harmensen, Hendrick 9
Harronn, Gilbert K. .28,29
Ilayden, Capt. Levy. Ileath, August . 198
Ilell Gate, Removal of Reefs = 83-84
I:25 lliscock, David 159
H
PAGE.
Hitchcock, Dewitt
.
111
Debevoise
19
Old Washington
15, 19
Block
21
Hospitals, St. John's
Astoria
85,56
Ilunt, Harry Il 201
1Iunter, George and Anne .. 20 Hunter's Point .. . . . 9, 12, 24, 27, 20
1
Incidents, Historical
. . 136-138
Indians, Rockaway
1-
Title of, Extin-
Ingram, James
172
J
Jansen, Tynan
K
Kadien, T. C.
103, 185
Knapp, Lucien
164
Knauer, E. J ..
. 103
Koehler, Theodore
153
Korfmann, Henry C
195
Kuebler, Frederick
50
Kuehn, Rev. Mr.
08
L
Lawrence, Jonathan .
19
Thomas
11, 13
Lent, Family .. 14
Library, Free Circulating . .
Public .
Litigation Important ... .1 4-106
Lockwood, John E 152
Long Island City.
59
Incorporation
61
Rycken, Family
Luyster, Peter
Lyttle, H. G. . 111
M
Mac Farlane, R. F .. 113, 189
MacMillan, Rev. Jas. A .... 100 Schmidt, Ludwig .. 20:
Madden, Jolin P.
197
Schools, Ilist. Sketch
70-73
Manley, Lucius N 103, 150
John R. 103 .6
Manufactures .. .125-134
Mayoralty Elections. .64-66
McGuire, Rev. John. 96
McGrane, John J .. 192
McKenna, James A 163
Medical Profession 107 Slavery .. 114
Society, Queens Co. 113 Smedley, JJ. Harvey .123, 167
Mencken, lleury . 168 Smith, Frederick N 103, 186
..
Leonard C. L ..
198
Matthew J. .103, 185
John Andrew 159
Snedeker, Thomas HI. 201
Societies .. 134-136
Moore llouse ... 16 Stahl, Jacob. 104
Morris, Frederick P
197
Star, The L. I. City
125, 144
Murray, Angust
200
. Publishing Co.
159
N
New, Alfred 1 .. 174
James N 175
Newspapers 125
Newton, Gen. Jolm 81
New York, Capture of.
18
Stevens, A. Gallatin 24, 101
..
Alex 11
110
..
Ebenezer
20
.. John.
110
Sammel. 101
Fort. 20
Stewart, William E. 103, 184
25
Storms, Remarkable
Strang, Mrs. J. R. N
IG1
. Isaac B 162
Strong, Benj. G
1×8
.. George E 175 Stnebner. G. L.
P
PAGE.
Payntar, George H1. 196
Pearse, William E
103
House, Moore.
16
Petry, George ..
65
" John W 196
Physicians, City
113
Piano Factory, Steinway & Sons 33
Platt, Clarence N 190 Police Department .. GS Poor, Bowery 9,14
Population, Early 15
Post, Sheridan. 117 Ringold 118
Power House 70
Praa, Captain 12
Prentiss, Robert S 191
guished
10
Printing Ink Co., Wilson
133
Q
Queens Co. Medical Society 113 Qno Warranto Proceedings 104
R
Railroad, Long Island . 76
Railways, Street
73
Rapelye, Cornelius
154
Jacob. 18
Ravenswood
9,14, 15
Relies. .18, 19
Revolution, Queens Co . in. . 17-20 Revision of Charter 64,65
Riker, Abram 19
.. John B 109
..
John L
101
Jolin HI .. 101
Samuel
101
Ryan, George J
199
14
S
Sanford, Iloratio S ..
Samuel T. W
111
Season, A Memorable. 20)
Settlements Early Shaw, Alexander
8, 9
Chapman, John 200
Charter, Village of Astoria .. 21
Church. Astoria Presbyterian 00
Kast Ave. Baptist ... 96
97
First German M. E .
Grace M. E ..
91
of the Redeemer
of Our Lady of Mit. ('armel ..
Reformed, Steinway 00
Reformed, Sunny-
side ...
St. George's, Epis .... St.John's, Prot. Epis. St. Joseph's, German Catholic ...
96
66
St. Mary's. R. ( ...
St. Thomas, Prot. Epis
The Reformed, of
Astoria.
Third M. E
.. Trinity M. E 100
City Government 139
Clay, George E College, I'nion ..
Commission, Survey 73
D
Daimler Motor Co .. .54-56
Darvin, Ira G ... . 103, 184
Debevoise, Henry S. . 65. 104, 105
Demarest & Co., O. 202
Department, Fire ..
Finance
66
Police 68
Discoverers, Early .. .. 7,8
Benner, Charles. 184 .. Robert .. 101
Bennett, William
12
.. Jacob. 26
Bennett's Point.
12 14
Berrien, Cornelius Island. 14
Blackwell, Jacob .... 12, 15, 19, 71
.. Richard 15
= Frank E 103
Bleckwenn. F. W
. 65,
156
Block House .... 21
Bogardus, Everard
9
Bowley, Frederick 195
Brennan, Francis E
190
British at Ilallett's Cove. 20 Bridge, The Ravenswood. .. 79-82 Brutnall, Richard . 9, 11
Browne, Edward. 101
Burglary, The Masked 20
Bumster, P. Il .. 192
Burns, John Francis 189
Burke, Thos. P 104 Burnett. W. J .. .113, 123, 1:0
C
Cassebeer, Henry A. 164
Cassidy. Joseph. 171
Cemeteries, National 116
Chapel, St. Matthews. 95
First Reformed.
Mespat Kills .
Messenger, John .:. 173
Meyer, Cord. 178
Michon. Godfrey I. 190
Mitchell, Rev. James 11 182
Stibbins, Julins M .. 191 Steinfuhrer, Rev. C. D. F. 88, 169 Steinway, Village of .30-33 33
.. Henry E ..
43
..
C. F. Theodore .. . William
47
Noble, Daniel Solomon B. 102
Nott, Dr Eliphalet. .25-27
N. Y. & L. I. Bridge Co.
0
Olwell, James T 103, 185
Out Plantations .9,10
Park, Charles. 90
Payne, Alvan T.
.102, 179
Jr. 104
..
Stimson, S. E ..
16
173
Herriman, Menzo W. 1×8 Company, Standard Oil. ..
C PAGE.
Controversy between English
Cooper, D. D., Rev. Edmund
Court House, Queens Co. 105, 106 Covert, Charles G .. 179
Cunningham, Rev. Edward ..
Curtis, Rev. E.
97
Customs. Early .. 15
..
95
Fort Stevens ..
Formation of Land
Fourth Ward. Savings Banks. 73
Schwarz, Charles S 201
Siebrecht, W. H 201
103, 18I
183
50
S
PAGE.
Survey Commission 73
Sutphin, Jomm H. 195
Suydam, Family . 41
T
Terra Cotta, Architectural .. 126
Terry, J. Rufus .. 160 Block House 23
Thiry, John H.
.73, 165
Thomas, H. M.
168
Todd, Thomas H. 125, 144
Trafford, C. R ..
.24, 92, 154
Trask, James D .. 111, 186
" "James D., Jr. 111
Trowbridge, Frederick C .... 173 Trust, Nott and Hunter's Point ... 26
Tunnel, East River.
82
U
Union College. ... .24-26
V
Van Alst, Family and Man- sion ...
13
Van Alst, Peter G .. 154
Van Pelt, Rev. Daniel. 88
Van Riper, Firm of I. and J. 175 Varnish Works .. 126-131
Virgil Practice Clavier Co. .. 57
Von Bernuth, Louis ...
..
56
Von IInnerbein, Julius. . .... 199
W
Wadley, Charles A 103, 181 War of 1813 20
" The Civil. 114
Washington House. 15,19
Weeks, W. Il .. 89
Harry T. 104, 185
West, George .. 96
Whitcomb, James M.
160
16
Payntar
21
Bowley, Freder ck. 196
28 Brennan, F. E. 115
Bumster, P. H. 116
Burns, John Francis.
Cassebeer, Henry A.
165
Von Bernuth, Louis.
Von Ilunerbein, Julius 194
Wadley, Charles A. 104
Darrin, Ira G .. 110 Weeks, Harry T 110
Duffy, Charles T. 106 Whitcomb, James M. 162
Dulcken, F. Q .. 174 Wingrove, Benjamin 65
Dykes, Joseph ... 170 Wood, Jr., John. 200
Protestant Un. Church .. ... 45 Forbes, Dr. George. 112 Wriglit, William W. 172
PORTRAITS . PAGE.
Garretson, Garret J. 101
Goldner, Matthew J. 183
Gray, sylvester. 125
S Scene, Main Street, Astoria 8 Harroun, Gilbert K ., opp 26 14
North Beach 49 Halsey, Stephen A.
66 Shore Road. 23 Heath, August. Herriman, M. W
Steinway Ave., ..... 30, 52
Vernon and Jackson Aves ,. 61
66 River Front. 62 Ingram, James.
66 Third Ward ... 71 Knauer, E. J ..
66 German Settlement .. 72 Koehler, Theodore. 179
Lockwood, John E ... 25
Madden, John P. 154
Manley, Lucius N. 104 116 164 McGrane, John J ..
McKenna, James A.
Meyer, Cord. ...
177
Morgan, Thomas.
128
27
College, Union, South Col- lege Building, opp. . 27
6 Newsp'r Press Rooms 149 Court House, Queens Co 105 .6 Job Press Room .. 149 Daimler Motor Works 54
Dry Goods Est. of Demarest & Co .. 137
Elevator, Morgan's. 129
Ferries, L. I. R. R. 75 135
Gasometer, E. R. Gas Co.
Greater N. Y. Hotel. 61
Hospitals, Astoria 63
St. John's. 63
Henry Mencken's Business House.
136
Lowenstein .. 131 Varnish Works, Pratt &
Lambert .... 134
Washington House .. 12
PORTRAITS.
Mansion-Bragaw 20
Debevoise.
18
Anable, E. N ... 106
Henry S. Dec'd ... 59 Sutphin, John H.
Andrew's, W. H. 133 Terry, J Rufus
Bleckwenn, F. W 65
Thiry, John H.
Thomas H M ..
Trafford, C. R ..
Trask, James I)., dec'd.
Willey, Charles A ... 201
Williamson, George HI . 171
Wingrove, Benjamin, 157
Wood, Jr., John .. 200
Woodruff, John T. 172
Charles Curtis. 173
Woods, Anthony S. 69 Woolsey, cstate ... 13
Wright, William W 175
A View of Long Island City . Frontispiece PAGE. Banks, L. I. City Savings .... 123 Queens Conty 124
Bodine Castle .... 60
Bridge, Ravenswood. 78
Church, Astoria Reformed .. 87
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel .. 89 School, High. 71
Totten, Abram R .. 159 66 Presbyterian, Astoria 90
of the Redeemer ... 91
St. Mary's, R. C .... 95
66 East Ave. Baptist .. 97
St. Raphel's, R. C .. Trinity M. E .... ..
100
Star, Daily and Weekly .. 146
Present Building of .... 144
26
Editorial Office ... 145
.. Counting Room .. 147 Job Composing Room 147 Newspaper Composi-
tion Room 148 Noble, Daniel ... 107
Steinway Free Library 48 Payntar, George H.
T
Terra Cotta Works, N. Y. 130
Tunnel, E. R. Gas Co. 80
66 Cross Sec- tion ..... 81
V
Smith, Matthew J Smith, J. Andrew, dec'd. Stall, Jacob ..
110 158 181
88
Steinway, Henry E. 31
Steinway, C. F. Theodore .. 37
Steinway, William .. 41 109 197 Stewart, William E
Stuebner G. L.
Strang, Mrs. Mary J. R. N ... 70 111
Strong, Benj. G.
66
Gosman
06
Moore
13
White, Edwin 'T.
Whitney, Josiah M.
23, 74
66
Stevens.
22
Steinway
Van Pelt.
21
Woolsey 10 Cassidy, Joseph ... 168
P
Piano Factory, Steinway & Sons ...
34
PAGE. Railroad Station, L. 1
R. T. SMILEY & CO., PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.
192
114
Hiscox, David.
Houghton, Hadwin.
132
Knapp, Lucien.
108 153 108
Korfmann, Henry C 184
First Ward. 72
Fifth Ward. 73
Stein way 46
College, Union, North Col- lege Building, opp.
College, Union, Memorial Hall and Washburne Building, opp ..
Morris, Frederick P. 190
Payne, A. T. Noble, Solomon B. 103 Petry, Jolm W. Prentiss, Robert S. 102 188 186 119 199 127
Ryan, George J. Smedley, J. Harvey Smith, Frederick N. Smith, Leonard C. L.
109 198
Varnish Works, Mayer
M
Map of L. I. City 44
Duryea
17
19
Wild, Robert T. 102
173
Rapelye.
50
66
Cooper, Rev. E. D. 93-94
112 Van Alst, Peter G ..
69 160 127 128 27 24 64 56
Steinfuhrer, Rev. C. D. F
156
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