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ORANGETOWN-THE PRESS OF NYACK.
immediately preceding the outbreak of the Rebellion, Mr. Haeselbarth was active in the interests of Douglass, and probably had then no thought of severing his alli- ance with the Democratic party. But when the rever- beration of the thunders of Moultrie and Sumter reached the Hudson valley the Journal halted not between two opinions. It espoused the cause of the Union in no vague terms, and, as a consequence, enraged the believers in the doctrines of nullification and State rights.
Threats of razing the office were made, and curses, loud and deep, were freely uttered. The bitterness of feeling was exhibited in numberless ways, and precau- tionary measures to insure the safety of the establishment and of the proprietor's family were necessarily taken.
Staunch friends, however, stood by through the storm, and the Journal did not go under.
In 1863, Mr. Haeselbarth was appointed to duty at the Provost Marshal's office, Tarrytown, New York, but con- tinued to exercise editorial control of the columns of the Journal till after peace had been declared. Since the day of its change, it has fearlessly advocated the princi- ples of the Republican party.
In 1867, Mr. John Charlton purchased the paper and made marked improvements in its typographical appear- ance. Soon afterward he enlarged it to an eight page form, and during 1882 and 1883, the pressure on his ad- vertising columns compelled the issuing of sixteen pages weekly. The Journal now has a just claim to excellence in all respects. Mr. Charlton has well sustained its standing from the day he assumed control. The office, now located in De Pew place, is one of the finest in the State. Power presses and the latest machinery only are used. The moral tone of the Journal is irreproachable, a fact that has done much toward making it welcome in many homes.
Alike identified with the history of Rockland county and of Nyack, is the story of the rise of the City and Country, of which its editor and proprietor, Mr. Eugene C, Fisk, has no reason to be ashamed.
Early in 1859, Robert Carpenter, foreman of the Four- nal establishment, left that paper, and on May 19th of the same year, brought out the first issue of a sheet termed the People's Advocate. The second number bore the sanie title, but before the third was issued, he formed a partnership with William Wirt Sikes, and the heading has since been City and Country. Mr. Sikes had editorial charge, and Mr. Carpenter was business manager. For a year these two worked together, but the partnership was dissolved May Ist 1860, and Mr. Carpenter assumed entire charge. The paper became the exponent of Dem- ocratic principles, and increased both in business and size with the growth of the Democratic party. Mr. Car- penter conducted the City and Country until his death, which occurred suddenly October 13th 1880, in the fifty- fourth year of his age.
From that date until January Ist 1881. Mr. Fisk man- aged the paper, and then purchased it, with Mr. Joseph J. Hart as business partner. On September 20th 1883, Mr. Fisk became sole proprietor.
The City and Country is an excellent local sheet, and is now so firmly established that a long and prosperous future is assured.
Another newspaper venture, which has held its own for over half a decade, is the Nyack Chronicle. It origi- nated in the office of Millard F. Onderdonk, a young printer, on St. Valentine's day, 1879, as the Rockland Advertiser, with four pages, fourteen inch columns. Few persons predicted its success. Then Horace Greely Knapp took charge, and with the assistance of his father, Martin Knapp, a writer of local prominence, conducted the paper as the Rockland Advertiser and Chronicle till September, 1881. During the Knapps' control its size was increased and its typographical dress greatly improved. In politics it was neutral. When they resigned their charge the burden was assumed by Mr. Lafayette Markle, a Pennsylvania gentleman, who at once made known the fact that he was a Republican, and that the paper, which he now named the Nyack Chronicle, would promulgate the doctrines of the great political body with which his sympathies were enlisted. The journal grew stronger, larger chases were soon ordered, and finally the recogni- tion of the Chronicle by the Board of Supervisors gave it a foothold with the fraternity and the public, a position there is now no danger that it will lose.
These papers comprise the press of Nyack. There have been a score of ephemeral publications during as many years.
No change is probable in the near future in the man- agement or status of the press of Nyack. Its nearness to the metropolis and the facility with which the great city dailies are brought to the people's doors preclude the establishment of a daily issue, but there is no danger of a retrograde movement.
NYACK FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Orangetown Fire Company No. 1, is the oldest fire com- pany in the county. It was organized October 4th 1834, with Cornelius P. Smith as captain, Henry Remsen, clerk, and sixteen members. The engine house is on Jackson avenue. The old bucket engine formerly used by this company is still in their possession. A new But- ton steam fire engine has been recently bought at a cost of $2,900. The erection of a new engine house is an- ticipated. The charter of this company bears date March 29th 1865. The number of members at that time was twenty. The company now numbers fifty members. The officers (1884) are: Charles Seymour, foreman; John Kane, chief engineer; O. A. Davis, Ist assistant; Charles Wootton, 2d assistant; Eugene Morrell, 3d assistant.
Mazeppa Fire Company, No. 2, was organized Decem- ber 27th 1852, with nineteen members. The present number of members is fifty. The first officers, were : William Perry, foreman; James Marks, assistant; J. H. Oliver, secretary; Henry Jones, treasurer. The present officers (1884) are: Edward Phillips, foreman; John H. Blauvelt, treasurer; A. Garrison, secretary; C. Haines, first engineer. The company first used a hand engine which was purchased at a cost of $1,000, and was named
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in honor of the old Mazeppa engine of New York city. A new engine (Silsby) was bought in January, 1884, at a cost of $3,200. The company purchased a hose carriage June 14th 1876, at a cost of $250. The engine house is a fine brick building on Main street near Broadway. The site, building, and furniture cost about $3,000.
Jackson Engine Company, No. 3, was organized May 9th 1867, and reorganized May 2d 1882. The first officers were: Charles G. Crawford, foreman; James E. Smith, assistant; Orlando Humphrey, secretary; Nicholas Blau- velt, treasurer. At the reorganization, the following offi- cers were elected, and they still hold their respective offices: George Gurnee, foreman; James H. Christie, as- sistant; Orlando Humphrey, secretary; Nicholas Blau- velt, treasurer. This company has thirty-four members. The engine house is on Jackson avenue, and a hand |E. Cook, C. A. Smith, L. A. Ketchell, Margaret Perry, engine is used.
Empire Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, was organ- ized January 29th 1863, with twenty-eight members. The first officers were: George W. Baker, foreman; Henry Palmer, assistant; Thomas F. Tasman, secretary; Robert Hart, treasurer. The officers in 1884 were: Frank D. Colsey, foreman; William B. Gates, assistant; John W. Pitt, secretary; William R. Colsey, treasurer. The house of this company, which cost $250, is on Broadway, Upper Nyack. The truck cost $1,000. The number of members is thirty-one.
The chief and assistant engineers of the Nyack Fire Department are elected for a term of two years, com. mencing May Ist succeeding their election. The present chief engineer is George Dickey; Ist assistant, John Fo- ley; 2d assistant, August Gross.
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.
Oneko Lodge, No. 122, 1. O. O. F .- This lodge was or- ganized as Lodge No. 346, March 28th 1848. In August 1867 the number of the lodge was changed to 122. The first officers and charter members were: James N. John- son, N. G .; S. Gesner, V. G .; John Turnbull, secretary; W. B. Collins, treasurer; Henry Gesner, Albert A. Ly- decker, P. Baker, and W. Bedell. The present officers (1884) are: Daniel Youmans, N. G .; August Gross, V. G .; N. G. Barritt, secretary; Jacob E. Demarest, permanent secretary; N. Blauvelt, treasurer. The meetings were first held in a room over a carpenter shop on Burd street. The present membership is 80. Meetings are held every Monday evening in the lodge rooms in Commercial Building.
Rockland Encampment, No. 37, I. O. O. F., was insti- tuted August 21st 1867, with the following charter mem- bers, including first officers: Thomas Lawrence, C. P .;
W. B. Collins, H. P .; Nelson Puff, S. W .; John H. Blau- velt, scribe; N. Blauvelt, treasurer; George H. Cook, Ol- iver H. Dutcher, L. W. Coats, C. D. Snedeker, and The- odore Campbell. The present officers (1884) are: James Swartwout, C. P .; Frederick Mence. H.P .; August Gross, S. W .; Edward Campbell, J. W .; A. G. Garrison, scribe; N. Blauvelt, treasurer. The lodge numbers 24 members, and meets the second and fourth Friday evenings in each month, in Masonic Hall, Nyack.
Ruth Rebekah Degree, No. 4, I. O. O. F., was organ- ized December 30th 1869, with the following charter members: George H. Cook, Nelson Puff, R. P. Eells, A. Taylor, J. E. Smith, L. W. Coats, A. A. Scank, J. Ket- chell, W. Salter, D. F Ackerson, Jacob Siebert, N. Blau- velt, J. N. Perry, Robert Puff, Christina Geisner, Patience Julia Taylor, Caroline Upperheimer, and Ella Siebert. The first officers were: Nelson Puff, N. G .; Mrs. J. Perry, V. G .; Mrs. James Ketchell, secretary; Patience E. Cook, treasurer. This society numbers 24 members. Meetings are held in Masonic Hall the first and third Friday even- ings of each month. The present officers are: Mrs. J. H. Blauvelt, N. G .; Mrs. Charles Theis, V. G .; Mrs. J. G. Rose. secretary; Mrs. N. Blauvelt, treasurer.
Rockland Lodge, No. 723, F. & A. M .- The first com- munication of this lodge was held July 16th 1872. The charter was granted June 6th 1873. The first officers Jackson Hose Company was organized in September 1880, with twenty-four members. The first officers were: Frank Outwater, foreman; Henry Strack, assistant; Charles Harris, treasurer; Joseph Siebert, secretary. The present officers (1884) are: George E. Hubbell, foreman; Conrad Snider, assistant; Daniel J. Buckley, secretary; were: Charles H. Wessels, W. M .; Charles H. Meeker, S. W .; T. R. Smith, J. W .; James H. Blauvelt, treasurer; George H. Cook, secretary; Stephen De Clark, tyler. The successive worshipful masters have been: Charles H. Meeker, Henry Perry, James H. Blauvelt, James E. Smith, Edwin Stilwell, Charles Haines, and George August Gross, treasurer. The carriage was purchased | Dickey. The officers in 1884 were: James E. Smith, in 1883, at a cost of $1,000.
W. M .; C. De Baun, S. W .; S. E. Gardner, J. W .; John H. Blauvelt, treasurer; D. De Graff, secretary; K. M. Hoffman, tyler. The regular communications are held on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, in the lodge rooms, in Commercial Building.
Nyack Division, No. 203, S. & D. of T., was instituted June 12th 1867. The charter members were: Alexander Hudson, Garret Ackerson, Andrew Coddington, Joseph H. Bennett, John W. Towt sen., Thomas S. Dutcher, Rachel Gesner, Burdett Wheeler, Abbie Dezendorf, Den- nis Frost, Emma Wootton, Howard Cadmus, Solomon Parsons, Thomas Austin, Louisa Parsons, William G. Haeselbarth, Augusta Smith, Mrs. A. Barlow, Sarah A. Smith, Christopher Rutherford, Eugenia Smith, John Purdy, Ann Archer, Thomas Hines, Viola Coddington, Richard Genung, Lizzie Collins, Hasbrouck Ten Eyck, Sarah Wheeler, Robert Brice, C. M. Eells, Charles Ross, Alice M. Eells, Grant Morris, R. P. Eells, George Ennis, Louisa Ennis, Henry Ernst, David Rogers, and Edwin Turnure. The first worthy patriarch was Christopher Rutherford. The present officers (March, 1884) are: Adam C. Haeselbarth, W. P .; Mrs. C. W. Storms, W. A .; A. W. Van Keuren, R. S .; Irene Lewis, assistant R. S .; William R. Wiley, F. S .; Mrs. W. R. Wiley, treasurer; E. Lewis, chaplain; George Sniffen, conductor; Jennie
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Nichols, assistant conductor; Henry Kirk, inside sentinel; Edward Johnson, outside sentinel. A. W. Van Keuren has held the position of D. G. W. P. for several years. The meetings of Nyack division are held every Wednes- day evening in their hall, corner of Broadway and Burd street.
Waldron Post, No. 82, G. A. R. May 24th 1867, Wal- dron Post No. 27 was organized at Nyack. This post was named in honor of Towt J. Waldron, who died from the effects of wounds received at the battle of Bull Run.
The first commander was James H. Christie. About 1875 | librarian; Mrs. G. L. Mann, Mrs. J. O. Polhemus, James the charter was surrendered. The post was reorganized | B. Simonson, James H. Blauvelt, and John A. Burke,
as No. 82, and a new charter was granted January 30th 1879. The present officers (1884) are: Carrol S. Wal- dron, commander; Jacob Westervelt, senior vice; David Baker, junior vice; William Salters, quartermaster; Wil- liam E. Tuttle, adjutant; William Handy, sergeant; Mat- thew Glenn, officer of day; George Phillips, officer of guard; L. L. Robbins, chaplain. Meetings are held on the first and third Monday evenings in each month in the Post rooms over DeGraff's drug store.
John Hancock Post, No. 253, G. A. R., was organized in January, 1882, with George F. Morse, commander, and thirty members. The regular meetings are held every Thursday evening in their hall, corner of Broadway and Burd street. The present (1884) officers are: Henry De Baun, commander; Charles E. Goodrich, senior vice- commander; John W. Locke, junior vice-commander; John De Baun, quartermaster; James H. Christie, chap- lain; William J. Jordan, O. D .; Edward G. Thompson, O. G .; Robert C. Walker, surgeon; Charles McElroy, sergeant major; George F. Morse, past commander; Abram Merritt, past department commander.
Nyack Council, No. 248, American Legion of Honor, was organized January 26th 1880, with Abram Merritt, commander; J. S. Lydecker, vice-commander; Seth B. ent officers (1884) are: William C. Moore, president; D. Cole, orator; Edward J. Townsend, secretary and treas- urer; Howard Garner, collector; E. Phillips jr., guide; Robert Carpenter, warden; J. C. Gregory, chaplain; Wil- liam Best, sentry. The remaining charter members were: J. O. Polhemus, M. D., L. B. Couch, M. D., J. H. Blau- tee; W. T. Garrabrant, agent; M. Kline, veterinary sur- velt, Edwin Stillwell, D. De Graff, Elijah Lewis, George Burkhardt, J. P. Taylor, Theodore V. Smith, E. H. May- The Orangetown Law and Order Society was organized February 19th 1884. The officers are: Garret Van Nos- trand, president; Seth B. Cole, Ist vice-president; Wil- liam Best, 2d vice-president; Howard Van Buren, secre- tary; John H. Blauvelt, treasurer; Howard Hasbrouck, James H. Christie, James E. Smith, W. H. Bannister, Cornelius De Baun, Nicholas Blauvelt, John H. Gesner, executive committee; Quentin McAdam, M. W. De Baun, George Caywood jr., committee on public meetings. nard, J. Salisbury jr., and J. H. Gunning. The present officers are: E. I. Townsend, commander; D. De Graff, past commander; Howard Garner, vice-commander; George Martine, orator; Adam Haeselbarth, secretary; Charles G. Townsend, collector; George A. Sturtevant, treasurer; A. E. Taylor, guide; Monroe Dutcher, warden; Elijah Lewis, chaplain; August Wesel, sentry; E. H. Maynard, M. D., medical examiner. Meetings are held in the rooms of John Hancock Post, the first and third Mondays of each month. The number of members is 37.
The Jewish Society of Nyack was instituted in March 1870. The first and present officers are: A. M. Brown, president; Isidore Senigaglia, vice-president; Robert Seigel, secretary; Nathan M. Kosch, treasurer. The so- ciety numbers twenty members, and meets on the last Sunday of each month in its hall on Piermont avenue.
The Nyack Choral Society was organized January 12th 1880, and the following officers were then elected: Wil- liam C. Moore, president; Q. McAdam, vice-president; William F. McCorkle, secretary and treasurer; Professor G. D. Wilson, conductor; Mrs. G. L. Mann, Mrs. J. O. Polhemus, John A. Burke, James B. Simonson, and George O. Martine, directors. The officers in 1884 were: W. C. Moore, president; Q. McAdani, vice-president; George O. Martine, secretary; W. C. Moore, treasurer; Professor G. D. Wilson, conductor; Thomas L. Dutcher,
directors. The society has seventy-five members, and meets every Thursday evening in Commercial Building.
The National Provident Union was instituted at Nyack, May 2d 1883. The charter members and officers are: John P. Taylor, president; Ferdinand Rath, vice-presi- dent; M. F. Onderdonk, secretary; Charles Theis, treas- urer; J. H. Gunning, chaplain; A. H. Gunning, coun- selor; Edward Phillips jr., collector; E. H. Maynard, surgeon, George A. Ennis (not a charter member), mar- shal; George F. Morse, organist; Charles Risch, guard; Sumner Sturtevant, M. M. Dickinson, A. E. Taylor, John I .. Nutter, and George Caywood. Meetings are held in Commercial Building, on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month.
Rockland County Branch, American Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals, was organized September 24th 1875. The first officers were: William Voorhis, president; D. J. Blauvelt, John S. Bedford, J. R. Mal- lary, James H. Blauvelt, A. Voorhis, P. A. Hawes, D. De Graff, James C. Springsteel, J. O. Polhemus M.D., D.W. Sherwood, A. D. Morford, and John Eckerson, vice- presidents; John S. Bedford, treasurer; William C. Moore, secretary; R. J. Henderson, counsel. The pres- Ullman and R. Lexow, vice-presidents; C. A. Chapman, treasurer; D. De Graff, secretary; Robert J. Henderson, counsel; F. L. Nichols, G. Van Nostrand, George Ste- phens, Q. McAdam, John Charlton, executive commit- geon.
The Nyack Rowing Association was organized in May, 1881. The first officers were: General James H. Blau- velt, president; Alexander Pollock, vice-president; Ed- ward Merritt, treasurer; Arthur Merritt, financial and corresponding secretary; A. M. Voorhis, recording secre- tary; W. L. Voorhis, captain; J. O. Davison, lieuten- ant; Arthur Merritt, coxswain. The boat house was built in 1882, and opened June 15th the same year. The
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cost of building and furniture was $8,500. The hoat house is near the foot of Burd street, and is conceded to be the finest on the river. The lower floor is used for storing the boats, etc. On the second floor are an office, and the ladies', judges', smoking, and reception rooms. The reception room is 65 by 54 feet in size, and ele- gantly finished and furnished. The building has a trio of cupolas, French roof, and is nearly surrounded by a broad piazza. The association also has a neat, commo- dious, and tastefully furnished club room in the brick building corner of Broadway and Burd street. The pres- ent officers (1884) are: Alexander Pollock, president; George M. Hard, vice-president; J. J. Jackman, treas- urer; George A. Sturtevant, financial and corresponding secretary; D. P. Hays, recording secretary; J. O. Davi- son, captain; S. W. Sturtevant, lieutenant; R. H. M. Dickinson, coxswain.
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ETC.
The Rockland County National Bank was opened for business June 23d 1860. The first officers were: J. P. Smith, president; A. D. Morford, cashier; directors: Isaiah Milburn, Tunis Smith, Charles A. Morford, George D. D. Smith, William Voorhis, William R. Knapp, Abram J. Storms, Henry L. Haight, Isaac M. Dederer, Charles A. Fellows, E. V. Haughwart. The bank went into voluntary liquidation in 1878.
The Nyack National Bank is on the corner of Broad- way and Burd street. It was organized in March 1878. The capital stock is $50,000; surplus $11,000. The officers are: William C. Moore, president; S. R. Bradley, vice-president; C. A. Chapman, cashier; W. C. Moore, .. S. R. Bradley, William Voorhis, Quentin McAdam, J. H. Weddle, Rudolph Lexow, George C. Stephens, C. A. Chapman, and Peter K. Knapp, directors.
Conklin, David J. Blauvelt, William Skelly, John Peck, day, the work of building the stone church at Upper Nyack began. One of the above named gentlemen gave the ground, the second the stone, and the third the money. The church was opened in 1813. The pulpit stood at the north end, was completely enclosed, was raised six steps from the floor, and was entered through a door. A gallery extended across the end opposite the pulpit. The church was heated from a cast iron wood stove, and lighted from a copper oil lamp, suspended from the cen- ter of the ceiling, and a few candles. The seats were straight-backed and hard. The pulpit was supplied for many years by local preachers and circuit riders. The society increased in numbers and strength. Revivals The Nyack and Warren Gas Light Company was in- corporated in November 1859, with a capital of $85,000. The officers are: William Voorhis, president and treas- urer; William M. Voorhis, secretary. The office of the company is at the corner of Broadway and Main street. occurred and many members were added. Two attempts have been made to sell the old stone church, but these attempts were frustrated by the defenders of the old land- mark. A Sunday school was connected with the church as early as 1835 under the superintendence of Mr. Clem The Nyack Water Works .- This company was char- tered March 28th 1873, with an authorized capital of $100,000. The first and present officers are: William Voorhis, president and treasurer; A. M. Voorhis, secre- tary. The water is conveyed in pipes from four reser- voirs on the hill west of the village. ent. The second church edifice was built in 1843. It is situated on Pierinont avenue, near the foot of Remsen street, and is valued at $7,008. The parsonage is on Broadway, and is valued at $6,000. The present pastor, Rev. S. L. Baldwin, D. D., began his ministry here April 8th 1883. He was preceded by Rev. S. M. Hammond. The present membership is 315. The Sunday school numbers 275 scholars and is superintended by Henry Ernst.
The Westchester Telephone Company, E. E. Blauvelt, manager, began business in the village of Nyack, October 28th 1823, with fifteen subscribers. The office is at the corner of Broadway and Burd street.
The Nyack Cornet Band was organized in November 1879, with Frederick Noll as leader. The instruments cost $455, and the uniforms $290. The officers are: Philip Doersch, leader; Richard Gurnung, secretary; Martin Schupner, treasurer. There are fifteen members. The band meets every Monday evening at their hall on Burd street.
Nyack Opera House is owned by Louis Hoffer. It was
built early in 1873. It is a frame building, two and one- half stories in height, and is located on De Pew avenue, near Franklin street. The hall is 40 by 90 feet. and has a capacity for seating 600 persons. The ground floor is used for mercantile purposes.
Voorhis Hall, corner of Broadway and Main street, was built in 1881, by the present owner, William Voorhis. The building is principally of brick, and is situated near the central part of the village. The first floor is divided into stores. The hall is 40 by 100 feet, with a ceiling 23 feet high. It has a commodious stage, and a seating capacity for 585 persons. The interior fittings cost $4,- 000.
CHURCHES OF NYACK.
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. The first effort to organize a Methodist Episcopal church at Nyack was in 1812. Nicholas Williamson, William Palmer, and John Green met at Mr. Green's house and passed the fol lowing resolutions: " Resolved, that this be regarded as a meeting to organize and build a Methodist Episcopal church; Resolved, that we begin to build the church to- morrow morning. Carried." Accordingly, on the next
First Presbyterian Church of Nyack .- This church was organized in 1816, and on the 8th of April, in the same year, was taken under control of the Greenbush Presby- terian Church. For some years previous to this time occasional meetings had been held. A lot of land was given to the society by Mr. De Pew, the deed bearing date March 18th 1816, and a neat church edifice, of red sandstone, was built where the present church stands The pastor of the Greenbush church, Rev. Andrew
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Thompson, also preached to the people of Nyack. At and the prayer meetings were well attended. A new organ was purchased and placed in the church at an ex- pense of over $2,000.
first he preached at Nyack only one-fourth of the time; but as the congregation at Nyack increased, it came to share more equally the services and support of the pas tor. In 1834 Rev. Jared Dewing was called to the pas- torate of the churches of Greenbush and Nyack. He was installed April 24th 1834. The two churches were transferred to the Presbytery of New York, March 26th 1835.
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