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July 23. 27 new cases, 5 deaths; among them John D. Kearney, aged 25.
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Jona. Brooks, died, aged 92.
July 24. New cases 19, deaths 10; Mrs. Sophia Edick, aged 58; Thomas Van Benthuysen, aged 67.
July 25. New cases 27, deaths 7.
Nahum Rice died in New York.
July 26. New cases 32, deaths 7. Mrs. Elizabeth L'Amoreux died, aged 80; Amelia D. Garling, 20.
July 26. George Lewis died of consumption, aged 42.
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July 27. New cases 40, deaths 13. Charity Cass, aged 92.
July 28. New cases 28, deaths 16.
July 29. New cases 35, deaths 17. Christina, widow of Richard Alanson, died.
July 30. New cases 26, deaths 10. Ellis W. Boyden. died.
July 31. New cases 29, deaths 6.
Cases of Cholera during July.
Cases. Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
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2
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July 18.
21
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20
6
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7
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22
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12
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40
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10
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22.
19
14
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11
3
23.
27
5
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18
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19
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22
7
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27
7
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28
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32
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40
13
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28
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35
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17
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30.
26
10
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29
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The population at this time was about 26,000.
Aug. 1. New cases 32, deaths 8. The mayor, John Townsend, issued a proclamation for a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, on the 3d.
Aug. 2. New cases 19, deaths 7. The city at this time wore a most gloomy appearance. Many stores were closed, and thousands of people had gone away, so that the business portion of the streets had the aspect of a Sunday. Scarcely any one from abroad visited the place, the steam boats ran empty, and the hotels were deserted. The usual supplies of provisions were cut off, farmers not daring to trust themselves in the city, and prices were excessively high, potatoes having risen from 25 cents to $1 a bushel.
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New cases 26, deaths 8. Salem Dutcher died of cholera, aged 60. This day was observed as a day of fasting and prayer, and abstinence from business avocations.
Aug. 4. New cases 19, deaths 6 among which was Andrew H. De Witt, aged 38.
Aug. 5. New cases 19, deaths 2.
6.
26,
14.
7. 66 20, 7. Sarah, widow of
Charles Z. Platt, formerly state treasurer, died, aged 48. Aug. 8. New cases .18, deaths 6.
Capt. Peter Donnelly died of typhus, aged 65. Aug. 9. New cases 16, deaths 7.
10.
19, 6.
11.
15, 8.
C. W. Groesbeeck & Co. sold by auction " the property at the head of State street on the north side, commonly designated as the Old Jail property," in behalf of the trustees of the Albany Academy. The premises were 80 feet on State street, and 84 on Maiden lane, and 116 feet on Eagle street.
Aug. 12. New cases 22, deaths 7.
13. 14, 7. 14.
16, 66
6. 15. 18, 4.
Aug. 15. A stranger fell off the State street bridge into the basin and was drowned.
Aug. 16. James Boyd died, aged 91.
Aug. 16. New cases 8, deaths 3. 17. 12, 5.
Aug. 17. Jacob F. Sternbergh died of cholera, aged 43. Aug. 18. New cases 26, deaths 14. Edward Fay died. He came to Albany in 1816 from Westborough, Mass.
Aug. 19. New cases 12, deaths 10. A violent rain storm overflowed Beaver street, filling the cellars and under- mining buildings.
Aug. 20. New cases 11, deaths 5.
21.
17,
5.
The south hospital was closed, and the north hospital, which was in the Arsenal, had been closed some time
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before this. The Lancaster school house in Eagle street was still used as a hospital, and near the cemeteries on the hill a large number of shanties had been erected, where emigrants performed quarantine, under the charge of William Cammeyer, Jr. The number gathered there on the 14th August was 445.
Aug. 22. New cases 23, deaths 8. Mary, wife of Wm. Cammeyer, Jr. died, aged 38.
Aug. 23. New cases 28, deaths 14; John McHench, aged 40; David Martin, 45; both of cholera.
Aug. 24. New cases 20, deaths 5.
25. 9, 3.
26. 12,
6. Hugh Fraser, aged 35; John Humphrey, 82; Mrs. Esther Hanford, aged 55; Mrs. S. Baker, aged 34.
The steam boat Champlain arrived in 9h. 49m. from New York; the quickest trip that had been made.
Aug. 27. New cases 13, deaths 4. Magdalen, wife of Wm. Humphrey died, aged 35.
Aug. 28. New cases 9, deaths 3.
The cholera having been attributed to the impurity or peculiarity of the water in the city wells, the board of health had the waters of fourteen wells examined by Drs. T. Romeyn Beck and Philip Ten Eyck, who pronounced them all free from any impurities which could be injurious to health.
Aug. 29. New cases 7, deaths 1; John McDuffie, 34. Mary, wife of Edward Brown, died, aged 45. Martha, wife of Captain S. W. Johnson, died, aged 76; " long distinguished for her charitable and ex- emplary manners, and as one who in an extraordinary degree had acquired the respect and love of all who knew her."
Aug. 30. New cases 5, deaths 3. Ann, widow of Joseph Jewell, died, aged 81. Aug. 31. New cases- 4, death 1; Mrs. Thos. Smith, 42. Total cases for the month 525, deaths 193. do do July 632, do 208.
1147 401
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Sept. 1. The board of health made a general report of the epidemic for the past month, and the newspapers omitted the daily report of cases and deaths. The prin- cipal merchants united in an address to the public, as- suring their friends and customers abroad that they could now visit the city with safety . The same day E. Crocker and his wife died of cholera within a few hours of each other; Samuel Baker, aged 23, and Maria Lewis, wife of Marshal Scott, aged 31.
Sept. 2. John Wiggins and his wife died of cholera at the same hour.
Sept. 7. Charles Madden died of Cholera, aged 35.
Sept. 8. The board of health reported 16 deaths by cholera during the last week.
Sept. 14. Edward G. Gracie died.
Sept. 15. The board of health reported 3 deaths by cholera since the 8th.
The improvements of the Academy park, including the iron railing around it, were now completed. The popu- lation of the city was estimated at over 30,000.
The famous tobacco factory of Levy Solomons, near the patroon's residence, was purchased by Charles Chapman.
Sept. 22. The steam boat North America, racing with the Champlain, arrived in 9h. 18m. from New York.
Sept. 24. The charter election was held and resulted in what had not occurred before in some years, the de- feat of the democratic party in four of the five wards, and the election of a national republican majority in the com- mon council. The two parties are styled in the Daily Advertiser, Jackson and Anti-Regency.
ANTI-REGENCY. JACKSON.
First Ward.
Aldermen. David E. Gregory ... 327 Erastus Corning, 393
Green Hall, ....... . 336
Jesse G. Brush, . 372
Assistants. Baily G. Hathaway, 329 George M. Stevens,. 376
Jas. W. Robisou, ... 333 Stephen Putnam, . 380 Constable. Abraham Sickles, 714 (on both tickets).
Second Ward.
Aldermen. John T. Norton, ... 451 Wm. Seymour, .. 311
Dyer Lathrop, ..... 445 James D. Wasson, 312
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ANTI-REGENCY. JACKSON.
Assistants. Ichabod L. Judson, . 455 Daniel S. Kittles,. 314
John Groesbeck, ... 443 Amos Fassett,. 318
Third Ward.
Aldermen. E. W. Skinner, .... 181 Isaac H. Bogert, 95
Teunis Van Vechten, 181 Allen Brown, .. 102
Assistants. Arnold Nelson, .... 190 John F. Porter, 114
George McPherson, 173 William White, 84
Fourth Ward.
Aldermen. Friend Humphrey,. 367 James Maher, 348
James P. Gould, ... 364 Lemuel Steele, . 349
Assistants. James Robinson, ... 369 Ebenezer Murdock, 342
Frederick Porter, .. 365 James G. Mather, 342
Fifth Ward.
Aldermen. James Gibbons, .... 261 John L. Viele, 143
S.Van Rensselaer, Jr. 342
Assistants. John Van Ness, Jr .. 266 Daniel Carmichael,. 262
John Trotter, 127
J. Patterson, -.
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Sept. 26. William Lawrence died, aged 30.
Sept. 27. Stephen Loker died, aged 84.
Sept. 30. Louis Lemet, formerly keeper of the State street House, 82 State street, died in New York, aged 53. He had also been an engraver, and a noted copperplate printer. He was a Frenchman by birth.
Oct. 2. Daniel L. Van Antwerp died, aged 60.
Oct. 8. Melinda, wife of Jared Scovel, died, aged 49.
It was stated that the Watervliet turnpike cost $16,666 a mile. The Daily Advertiser conceived that it would have been better to have built a rail road at a cost of $10,000 a mile.
Oct. 13. Frances, wife of Mr. Wm. Neill, formerly pastor of the First Presbyterian church, died at German- town, N. J., aged 45. She was the daughter of Gen. Joshua King, of Ridgefield, Conn.
At this time William L. Mary was made responsible for the obstructions in the river at the Overslaugh, and the state of the navigation was daily chronicled at low water, for his political disadvantage. The Daily Adver- tiser also presented to its readers the picture of a pair of breeches, said to have been a true portraiture of the ones repaired at the expense of the state in the sum of
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fifty cents while he was judge. Even Kelvin Grove, a very popular song of the day, was brought to bear against him, and was parodied, as follows:
Let us haste to Marcy's Grove, Bonnie laddie O; Through its mazes let us rove, Bonnie laddie O; Where his farm* in all its pride Spreads across the Hudson's tiden And the sloops lie side by side, Bonnie laddie O.
Another parody was as follows:
Deserted by the famed small light,t When all around proclaims it night,
On Marcy's farm all snug aground, The skipper looks distressed around, And hears the ripple, far away, And sighs for tides, and coming day. " What sticks there, captain? quickly tell!" "A sloop." " The deuce!
" Good night! all's well."
Or sailing towards the Bucken Plaat, The Overslaugh awhile forgot, The careful crew patrol the deck, To guard the sloop from threatened wreck,
And while their thoughts oft homeward veer, They find the vessel will not steer. " What depth there, Captain? quickly tell !" " Why, none!" " What! none !
" Good night ! all's well."
Mr. Marcy, while in Congress, had voted with his party against all appropriation's for the improvement of har- bors and rivers as being unconstitutional.
Oct. 18. Alexander Cameron died, aged 50.
Oct. 19. John L. Viele died, aged 45. He represented Saratoga county in the Senate two terms, and was an intimate friend of De Witt Clinton.
Oct. 20. Hamilton Blanchard died, aged 27. -
Oct. 25. Wm. McGlashan died at Catskill, aged 35. Oct. 26. Aaron Hand died, aged 59.
*Overslaugh. 1Governor Enos T. Throop.
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Nov. 1. Peter S. Schuyler died.
Nov. 7. The great struggle of three days for the elec- tion of a governor, presidential electors, and congress- men, terminated in the defeat of the National republicans and Anti-masons, who combined against the Democrats and Andrew Jackson. The vote in the city was as fol- lows:
NATIONAL REPUBLICANS. DEMOCRATS.
Governor. Francis Granger, .. 1931
Wm. L. Marcy,* 2804
Lt. Gov. Samuel Stevens, ... 1919
John Tracy, .. 1836
Senator. Fr. Bloodgood, .... 1900
P. Gansevoort,. 1865
Congress. Ambrose Spencer, .. 1925 G. Y. Lansing, 1863
Assembly. S. V. Rensselaer, Jr. 1907
- - Livingston, . 1885
Nov. 9. It was announced that Mrs. Thompson, a lady of eminent talent, would preach in the building corner of State and Lodge streets, used temporarily as a Method- ist Protestant church, and that the meeting was expected to continue for three or four days.
Nov. 13. Snow fell.
A meeting of citizens was held at the City Hall, to consider upon a mode of relief for the citizens of the Cape De Verd islands, who were suffering from famine. Com- mittees were appointed to solicit donations in money and provisions.
Nov. 18. Margaret, wife of James Gough, died, aged 21. John Lovejoy died at Gray, Me., aged 69.
Nov. 26. Peter P. Van Wie died, aged 48.
Dec. 3. The common council held an election of offi- cers and appointed
Levi Palmer, clerk, H. G. O. Rogers, marshal, John Davis, attorney.
Dec. 11. Spencer S. Rudes died, aged 25.
Dec. 13. Jesse G. Brush died. aged 33; of the firm of Morgan & Brush, and an alderman of the first ward.
Dec. 19. William James, an eminent Albany merchant, died, aged 63. He had long occupied a conspicuous po-
*The county gave Mr. Marcy 49 majority; Gansevoort 96; Lan- sing 181; Jackson electoral ticket 104.
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sition among the merchants of the city, and as a liberal and enlightened citizen. Prosperous almost beyond par- allel, his career exemplified how surely strong and prac- tical intellect, with unremitted perseverance will be accompanied by success. Of unaffected manners, gener- ous, hospitable, public-spirited, open ever to the claims of charity, prompt to participate in any enterprise of general utility or benevolence, Mr. James enjoyed, as he deserved, the sincere respect and esteem of his fellow- citizens, and his loss was rightly considered as a public calamity.
Dec. 20. Joseph Rasey, a soldier of the Revolution, died, aged 70.
Dec. 27. At a meeting of the common council, the re- corder presiding, Francis Bloodgood was elected mayor.
The cost of the City Hall was reported at $92,336.91, of which the county paid $7,500.
Dec. 29. Prudence, wife of John F. Bacon, died, aged 40.
1833.
Jan. 1. The legislature met, and the message of Gov. Marcy was read.
Francis Bloodgood, on being inducted into office as mayor, made a speech, of which the following is a part :
The anticipations which we have formed of the growth and prosperity of our city, seem fast realizing. None in the Union of its class, has surpassed it, either in the augmentation of its business, wealth, or population. The construction of extensive wharves, the removal of hills, the opening of streets, the erection of private and public buildings, the-increase of our commerce, the general soundness of our public institutions, all speak a language not to be misunderstood. Connected with this interest- ing view of our prosperity, is another subject, that a regard to further improvement should induce us par- ticularly to watch over and regulate-the expenditure of the public money, and the diminution of the city debt, as far as practicable. Heavy taxes retard the growth of
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any place, and they have been severely felt by us in many instances, on former occasions. At one time our debt was very large. In the year 1816 it amounted to $271, 392. From that period to 1824, it was gradually reduced to the sum of $243,667. In the following year it was again increased to the sum of $255,400, and from that time to the first of May 1831, it was diminished to the sum of $142,000, of which, at that time, $60,000 bore an interest of 5 per cent, and the residue of 6 per cent ; when $75,000 was by a financial arrangement reduced to a 5 per cent interest also, leaving $7000 only, payable in 1839, at an interest of 6 per cent. The city debt has no doubt increased during the past year, owing to the calamity which afflicted it; but the corporation have it within their power, I trust, with their resources, as from the receipts of the ferry, from excise, from the city tax, from dividends on stocks, from the avails of the lottery, and from the repayment of the sums advanced and ex- pended for the repairs and improvements of streets, gradually to diminish the amount.
By the death of Jesse G. Brush, the partnership under the name of A. M. Strong was dissolved, consisting of. Samuel Morgan, J. G. Brush, and A. M. Strong, dealing in dry goods, corner of State and South Market, streets,. now Douw's Building.
Jan. 5. A steam boat arrived from New York with the- mails. A severe rain storm began in the evening.
Jan. 8. The cars of the Hudson and Mohawk rail road commenced running from State street. A car was drawn: by a single horse to the junction of the road with Lydius street, about two miles, when the train was taken by the locomotive. The stock at this time was selling at $1. 25; that of the Schenectady and Saratoga road at $1.05.
Jan. 10. The steam boat Wadsworth left at noon for New York, warned by the rapidly falling of the thermome- ter, and the river was again closed a few hours afterward.
Jan. 13. William Nutt died, aged 48. He was the- second husband of the famous Mrs. Pye-(see Annals, v. 11.)
[ Annals, ix.]
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Jan. 14. Abraham Bice died, aged 28.
Jan. 15. Mary, daughter of John Hazard and wife of Tilly Allen, died, aged 41.
Jan. 19. Catharine, wife of C. T. Van Alstyne and. daughter of Isaac Burton, died at Stuyvesant.
Jan. 21. A fire in Orange street destroyed the malt house of Robert Dunlop.
At a meeting of the common council the chamber lain submitted a report of the expenses incurred during the prevalence of the cholera, which amounted to $18,000.
Jan. 24. Anthony Egberts of Coeymans died, aged 80. A large meeting was held at the City Hall, on the subject of the president's message, concerning South Carolina, and the tariff. Judge Savage officiated as pre- sident, Jesse Buel and Benj. Knower as vice presidents, and John Townsend and Rufus H. King as secretaries. It was as usual termed the greatest public meeting ever held in the city, and seems to have been participated in by all parties. But two sets of resolutions having been framed for the occasion there was a disagreement, and a party left the City Hall and went over to the Capitol to organize another meeting.
Jan. 25. Henry Yates died, aged 37.
Jan. 27. Winfield Scott Yates, son of Dr. C. C. Yates, died in New York, aged 18; a native of Albany, and an extraordinary proficient in various branches of learning.
Jan. 29. Simeon Adams died, aged 61.
Feb. 3. Anna Pruyn died at her residence corner of North Pearl street and Maiden lane, aged 70 years and six months; she was a member of the Second Dutch church, and universally esteemed for her devoted piety and Christian virtues.
The Mission House in Spring street was established about this time. The first trustees were Charles Dillon, Levi Silliman and John Lossing.
John B. Quackenbush, formerly of Albany, died at Gettysburg, Pa .; a printer.
Feb. 13. Robert Gibbeny died, aged 62.
Mrs. Eliza Le Breton, daughter of Nathan Sanford, died, aged 30.
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Yates & Mc Intyre announced that they would dis- continue the lottery business after the present year.
At a meeting of the common council, in arguing the pro- position to divide the city into ten wards, it was stated that the object of the movement was that the city might have 10 supervisors; that there were 9 supervisors from the country, and only 5 from the city, which was disad- vantageous to the latter.
James P. Gould was appointed assistant engineer of the fire department.
Feb. 19. Sarah, wife of Benjamin Knower and mother- in-law of governor Marcy, died, aged 56.
Sarah S., wife of Calvin Pierson, died, aged 35.
It appears by a report to the legislature that the cost of constructing the Mohawk and Hudson rail road was $42,600 per mile; while the Schenectady and Saratoga cost $22,000.
March 1. A copartnership was formed between James and Archibald Mc Clure and George Dexter, in the drug and medicine business.
March 2. Clarissa L., wife of John Pemberton died, aged 25. Wm. Harrison Jr. died, aged 23.
March 4. Sarah Maria, wife of Gilbert Vandenbergh, died.
Walter Cornell, member of assembly from Washington County, died.
Subscriptions were now being procured to erect a new edifice for the Albany Female Academy in Pearl street, which were successful; the efforts of the principal, Mr. Crittenton, resulting in the erection of the present Academy.
March 7. Richard Clench died in Bethlehem, aged 26; son of Benj. V. Clench, formerly of Albany.
The courts having set aside the apportionment of $98, 808.55 for widening State street below Market street, a new one was submitted to the common council, amount- ing to $91,010.
March 10. Charles J. Reese died, aged 22.
March 13. Susanna Ann Brown died, aged 26.
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John C. Van Schoonhoven and Henry Rawles purchased the establishment recently conducted by George Dexter at No. 57 State street.
March 18. John Wilson died, aged 39. It was claimed for him that he was the best artist in the making of globes, not only in this country, but in the world; that he had improved the art to such an extent as to elicit the admission of even English manufacturers, that his globes were geographically and mechanically superior to their own. To this extraordinary skill he added the virtues of honesty, humanity and generosity in an equally eminent degree.
March 19. Maria, wife of Asa H. Centre, died in New York, aged 42.
March 21. The ice moved away from the space before the city, and the water rose above the pier and docks.
March 23. Nancy C., wife of William Whipple, died, aged 26.
March 28. Paul Cushman died, aged 78.
April 10. Mrs. Charity Oakey died, aged 73.
April 13. Ruth Dakin, wife of Lynot Bloodgood, died.
April 17. Samuel T. Penny* died. He was a native of England, had resided in this city about thirty years, and was noted for his biblical knowledge and eccentricities,
*Penny married a widow-Rebecca Rhino-(rather a curious con- junction of names), who had considerable property, some of which he soon squandered; in consequence of which and his vagaries besides, she obtained a divorce from him in the state of Vermont, whither she went to reside for a while with that purpose. On her return to Al- bany she opened quite a large dry good store in the building now No. 585 Broadway, where she transacted an extensive business, while Penny kept a store a few doors above in the same street. Both of their names appear, as merchants, in Fry's Directory of 1813. She resumed her former name, and many of our oldest citizens will remem- ber Mrs. Rhino's Cheap Store, and the crowds of customers she at- tracted thither.
In his latter days Penny became quite poor, and mended umbrellas for a living. He went from house to house collecting them, and was rarely seen except with a bundle of old umbrellas under his arm, striding along the streets and clearing the sidewalks of all the young- sters in his way. With them, Old Penny and Old Umbrellas were synonymous terms .- P.
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the latter the effect of partial insanity. He was buried in the cemetery of the First Methodist church.
April 18. Hannah, wife of Joseph Badgley, died, aged 52.
April 22. Wm. Meadon died, aged 46.
The proprietors of the Atheneum determined to close that institution for want of adequate patronage.
April 25. Elizabeth, wife of Reuben Fuller, died, aged 43.
April 26. Staats Cuyler died, aged 32.
May 1. Azor Taber and Amos Dean formed a law partnership.
May 2. Mary Ann, wife of George G. Johnson of Cana. joharie and daughter of Robert Ruby, died, aged 26.
May 11. The Rev. Horatio Potter was installed rector of St. Peter's Church, by Bishop Onderdonk.
May 16. A freshet which began two days previous was now at its greatest height and produced much loss and damage. South Market street was impassable below Hamilton street, and carts and yawls plied their amphi- bious vocations at the rate of 6d a passenger. The vege- tation on the island was wholly destroyed. Besides the damage to property, which was serious beyond reccollec- tion, there was also loss of life.
The island at the south part of the city consisting of about 160 acres, was at this time occupied by 11 families, deriving their support from the vegetables raised thereon. The recent flood entirely destroyed the crops, and they sustained a loss of nearly $6000. They were equally unfortunate in the previous year when owing to the prevalence of cholera, they were unable to dispose of the products of their gardens.
May 17. Norris Fabell died, aged 30.
Dr. G. V. Z. Platt died, aged 25.
Charles, son of B. D. Packard, died, aged 18.
May 18. Benjamin D. Packard, of the firm of Packard, Hoffman & White, died, aged 54. He was a bookseller, and had recently begun the publication of the Albany Evening Journal, of which he was the founder and sole proprietor, at the time of its commencement.
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May 20. The common council determined by a vote of 10 to 8, to allow the Ark to remain in the basin. An effort had been made for some time to remove it as a violation of law, and on the 1st July the board resolved that it should be removed, 8 to 7.
The Ark was an immense floating store-house construct- ed in the basin, between the State street and Hamilton street bridges, capable of holding a large number of canal boat cargoes at one time. It was built by the Tow Boat companies to save storage on shore. When there were no river vessels on hand to receive freight from the canal it was deposited in the Ark until the tow boats arrived from below to take it in. The merchants and storers who hired warehouses on the wharves at high rents, complained loudly of this unfair interference with their legitimate business, and insisted on its removal. The defense was that it could not be taken out of the basin, there being at that time no outlet sufficiently large for the purpose. The Ark was finally broken up and taken away piece-meal.
May 25. Eveline, wife of Cornelius Van Rensselaer and daughter of Leonard Gansevoort, died, aged 40.
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