The history of Cohoes, New York, from its earliest settlement to the present time, Part 21

Author: Masten, Arthur Haynsworth, 1855-1935
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: Albany : J. Munsell
Number of Pages: 680


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CHURCHES, &c.


St. John's Episcopal Church .- The church was under direction of Rev. Orange Clark of Waterford, until 1833, when Rev. Cyrus Stebbins assumed the missionary charge of the parish which he retained until 1841. The subsequent rectors have been as follows : David J. Burger, 1841 ; Edward F. Edwards, 1844 ; J. B. Gilson, 1844-49 ; J. W. Shackleford, 1849-50 ; James Adams, 1850-53 ; Theodore Babcock, 1853-59 ; Alpheus Spor, 1859-1863 ; J. HI. Hobart Brown, 1863-75 ; Walker Gwynne, 1876. The number of communicants is at present about 500, and twice that num- ber of individuals are connected with the church. The Sun- day school, Robert Weir, sup't, has about 300 scholars. Up to 1875, there were entered upon the parish register : bap- tisms 984, confirmations 502, burials 481.


Reformed Church .- The following have been pastors : William Lockhead, 1838 to 1840; John Van Buren, 1840 to 1841 ; Gilbert M. P. Myer, 1841 to 1846 ; John Gray, 1846 to 1848 ; Chas. N. Waldron, 1849. A fine organ, costing over $5,000, was placed in the church in 1866, a gift from three members : Egbert Egberts, Jno. V. S. Lan- sing and D. J. Johnston. The present membership is over . 300. A large Sabbath school is connected with the church of which Rev. Dr. Waldron is sup't, and D. H. Van Auken ass't supt.


Baptist Church .- The pastors have been as follows : Revs. John Dunean, H. Rounce, J. Eastwood, E. Dwyer, M. Cameron, B. F. Garfield, S. Wilder, D. Round, Ira E.


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1876.


Kenney, Robert Thompson, David Corwin, W. H. Maynard, .A. J. Bingham, C. D. Gurr, C. A. Johnson, L. S. Johnson. The present membership is 380. The Sabbath school, of which P. S. Holsapple is sup't, has 400 scholars.


Presbyterian Church .- The following clergymen have had charge of the church. Those marked with an asterisk were regularly installed as pastors : Revs. Mr. Chamberlin, Dec., 1839 ; Mr. Allen, 1840 ; * John Gray, Oct. 22, 1841 ; L. II. Pease, May 22, 1843 ; Daniel C. Frost, Oct. 3, 1845 ; *R. P. Stanton, Feb. 9, 1848 ; * Stephen Bush, Feb. 1, 1855 ; Villeroy D. Reed, April, 1860 ; II. G. Blinn ; * F. W. Flint, 1864 ; Horatio Pattengill, 1866 ; * Wm. M. Johnson, Oct. 1, 1867. The lecture room east of the church was erected in 1865 at a cost of $3,000. The parsonage, at the corner of Ontario and Mohawk streets, was purchased during the same year, from the estate of Wm. G. Caw for $6,000. During the present season a fine organ, costing $3,150, has been placed in the church, and the lecture room has been greatly enlarged and improved. The membership of the church is 400, and of the Sunday school 420. The superin- tendent of the latter is H. B. Silliman.


Methodist Episcopal Church .- Until 1845, the church was connected with that in Waterford, as one charge, and was under the direction of the following elergymen : E. Crawford, Oliver Emerson, Benj. Pomeroy, Thomas Armi- tage, Mr. Tubbs, Mr. Warner. The subsequent pastors have been : G. A. Wells, Cicero Barber, Jacob Leonard, L. Potter, Timothy Benedict, Myron White, Robert Fox, Win. R. Brown, Ensign Stover, HI. L. Starks, J. W. Carhart, D.D., R. R. Meredith, HI. L. Sexton, Lorenzo D. Marshall, Horace L. Grant, C. R. Hawley, Wm. H. Meeker. The pre- sent membership is 450. The Sabbath school, of which Silas Owen is superintendent, has 500 scholars, and 55 teachers.


St. Bernard's Catholic Church .- Rev. Bernard Van


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Reeth, the first pastor, remained in Cohoes until Oct., 1853, and was then succeeded by Rev. Thomas Daly, now of St. John's church, Utica. In June, 1855, the present pastor, Rev. Thos. Keveney, was appointed, who did not commence his duties until the following August, Rev. John Ludden, now of Florence, N. S., officiating meanwhile. Father Keveney is at present assisted by Revs. Thos. Silvester Keveney and Thos. Cullen. There are now in Cohoes over 5,000 Catholics, exclusive of Canadians. The number of infant baptisms recorded in St. Bernard's parish from 1847 to 1876, is over 5,000, and of deaths in the congregation, nearly 4,000.


St.Joseph's Catholic Church ( French) .- The first pastor, Rev. L. H. Saugon, entered upon his duties Ang. 23d, 1868. The present incumbent, Rev. J. O. La Salle, formerly of Champlain, N. Y., came here after the death of Father Saugon, Dec. 19th, 1869. There are now about 2,500 per- sons connected with the church, of whom 1,800 are com- municants.


German Baptist Church .- The present pastor, Henry Hilzinger, has officiated since the organization of the church. Present membership, 35.


Park Methodist Church .- This was organized Nov. 9, 1876. The building occupied is on the Bowery, north of Columbia street, and was erected by the M. E. church in 1873, as a mission chapel. The first communion was held Dec. 3, 1876. Number of communicants, 51. The Rev. Hiram Blanchard is pastor, and Nathan Thomas is sup't of the Sunday school. The officers are as follows : Trus- tees : Nathan Thomas, Richard Herell, Monroe Tompkins, Jacob Travis, Aaron Goddard, J. S. Ten Eyck, Chas. Spanswick, John Wilber, John Dunlap. Stewards : Henry Farmilo, Geo. Mink, Henry Watt, Jas. Watt. John Viegle, Henry Van Den Bergh, Jacob Craley, Peter Nelson, W. W. Delanoy.


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Harmony Hill Union Sunday School .- The present officers are: D. J. Johnston, superintendent; Joseph Wood, 1st ass't superintendent; Thomas Pillings, 2d ass't superin- tendent; Wm. S. Smith, secretary; Richard Bolton, ass't secretary; George Dixon, treasurer; Abram Peck, librarian; Robert Campbell, ass't librarian; Wm. R. Brooks, janitor. The number of members at present is 1,124 of whom 203 have been admitted during the past year. The whole num- ber admitted since the organization of the school is 3663.


PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


Cohoes was one of the first villages in the state to de- mand an improvement on the old system of district schools, and a special law, passed in 1850, enabled it to enjoy the advantages of free schools before other places in the neighborhood. The interest thus manifested among the citizens in regard to educational matters has since con- tinued, and the public schools have always been among the most creditable institutions of the place.


The principal facts in the history of the system, and the erection of the earliest school houses in the village have been elsewhere mentioned. There are now in the city under the control of the Board of Education, 31 schools, thus arranged: primary 25, intermediate 4, grammar 1, high 1. Eight buildings are occupied, of which seven are the pro- perty of the city. They are as follows:


State Yard school .- On Saratoga street. Built about 1835. Is of wood, one story high, 32 by 20 feet.


Columbia Street school .- Corner of Main and Columbia streets. Built 1856. Is of brick, two stories high, 60 by 30 feet. It has been enlarged during the past year, and its capacity doubled at an expense of $5,000.


West Harmony school .- Mangham street. Built 1859- 1803. Is of brick, two stories high, 80 by 40 feet.


Egberts High school .- White street. Rented of the trustees of Egberts Institute in August, 1868. Is of brick, three stories high, 38 by 36 feet.


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HISTORY OF COHOES. 1876.


East Harmony school .- School street. Built 1869. Is of brick, two stories high, 43 by 28 feet.


White Street school .- Built 1871. Is of brick, three stories high, 66 by 40 feet.


Pleasure Ground school .- Corner Bowery and Elm streets. Built 1873. Is of brick, two stories high, 70 by 33 feet.


Lincoln Avenue school .- Lincoln avenue north of Spring street. Built 1875. Is of wood, two stories high, and 46 by 26 feet.


The seating capacity of these schools is 1950. The value of the buildings belonging to the city is estimated at $50,000 and that of the lots on which they are situated as $40,000. There are now employed 38 teachers, as follows:


State Yard .- Miss Alice Murray.


Columbia Street .- Miss Sarah Runkle, Miss Etta A. Hal- stead, Miss Mary A. Winney, Miss L. H. Bowman, Miss E. M'Connel, Miss Wright, Miss O'Reilly.


West Harmony .- Miss Agnes L. Bromley, Miss M. J. O'Reilly, Miss Jennie M. Chisholm, Miss Kitty MeMartin, Miss Minnie Stiles, Miss K. E. Hayden, Miss E. L. Murray, Miss Katy Doyle.


Egberts High school .- Mr. Oliver P. Steves, Miss Ella A. Page, Miss Anna E. Brewster, Miss Mary E. Robbins, Miss Clarke.


East Harmony .- Miss Mary E. Hall, Miss Nellie Valley, Miss Louisa Robinson.


White Street .- Miss E. L. Hastings, Miss Elizabeth Humphreys, Miss Belle Z. Van Der Werkar, Miss S. Ella Thomas, Miss Frank MeIntyre, Miss Sarah Lawrence, Miss Anna T. Hayden.


Pleasure Ground .- Miss Emma Monk, Miss Harriet J. Monk, Mrs. De Graff, pro tem., Miss Susie Flagler.


Lincoln Avenue .- Miss Ida Van Arnum, Miss Clara Brown. Music teacher, Mr. Otis R. Greene.


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The Egberts Institute building on White street was leased in 1868 by the Board of Education, from the trustees of the Institute at a nominal rent, on condition that an academic department, or high school be always taught therein. The Egberts High School was then organized, succeeding the academie department of Egberts Institute. The teachers of this department from its organization, have been as follows :


Rev. Alexander B. Bullions, principal from July, 1864, to Feb., 1865.


Mr. Charles P. Evans,


Feb., 1865, to July, 1866.


Rev. A. J. Bingham, 66 Sept., 1866, to July, 1868. Mr. W. H. Nellis, 66 Oct., 1868, to May, 1869.


Mr. Robert Hardie,


Aug., 1869, to July, 1870.


Mr. E. H. Torrey,


Aug., 1870, to Dec., 1870.


Mr. Oliver P. Steves,


Feb., 1871.


Miss Emma Osterhout,


Assistant Oct., 1872, to June, 1873.


Miss Ella A. Page,


Aug., 1873, to March, 1875.


Miss Mary L. D. Wilson,


April, 1875, to July, 1876. Aug., 1876.


Evening schools are taught during part of each year in the buildings on the East and West Harmony, Columbia and White streets, with an average attendance of 500. During the year ending Feb., 1876, 2,443 pupils attended the day and evening schools some portion of the year, as follows :


In school building No. 1 First Ward, 233


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" 3 Third Ward, 66 337


459


" 5 Fourth Ward, 489


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8 Fifth Ward, 147


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Concerning the expense to the tax payers of maintain- ing the schools, the following extracts from the last annual report of Mr. Hubbard, president of the Board of Education, will be of interest :


"I think there is not another instance where a city has grown so rapidly as Cohoes, and greatly increased school accommodations have been required, that the cost of the construction of its school buildings has been paid solely from the taxes raised annually. For the erection of new


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Miss Ella A. Page,


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1876.


school houses, in other growing cities, money has been raised by the creation of a bonded debt. . . .


In 1875, the per capita expense on the number of children enrolled during the year was $9.35; on the average attend- ance $24.79. I have not the reports of the following cities for 1875, but by reference to their reports for the year prior (and it is, I think, fairly presumable that their expenses have not since been diminished much), I find the expenses of maintaining their schools as follows :


On No. Enrolled.


On Ave. Attendance.


Albany,.


$14.93,


$27.14 per capita.


Kingston,


20.28,


29.92


Saratoga Springs,


13.46,


26.04


Syracuse,


18.05,


25.74


Troy,


14.35,


26.39


Utica,


16.14,


25.96


¥


Cohoes in 1874,


9.41,


24.50


The following table shows the number of children of school age resident in Cohoes, in different years, according to the census:


Years.


Years.


1855


.1110.


1872, 9200.


1860,


1605.


1873


9504.


1865,


4055.


1874,


9547.


1870,


7679.


1875, 9607.


1871,


.8259.


1876,


.8879.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Cohoes has suffered from few disastrous fires. Those which have occurred have been at rare intervals, and in nearly every case have been confined to the buildings in which they originated. For the good fortune of the place in the latter respect it is indebted to a fire department, which from its earliest days, has been well organized and efficient, and to the existence in later years of a valuable system of water works. The first organization of the fire department and the substitution of steam for hand engines, have been related elsewhere, as being the most important facts in its history. The department is at present constituted as fol- lows : Martin Redmond, chief engineer ; John G. French, 1st ass't ; Patrick Hogan, 2d ass't ; Elbert E. Richmond, 3d ass't.


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1876.


Alden Hose Co. No. 1 .- James Barter, foreman. Or- ganized June 22d, 1860. First foreman, Daniel Simpson.


Geo. H. Wager Hook and Ladder Co .- Wm. Maby foreman. Organized Oct., 1865. First foreman, Bernard Galligan.


Chas. H. Adams Steamer Co .- Jas. A. Stimson, cap- tain. Organized June 17, 1867. First captain, L. Vreden- berg.


Daniel E. McIntosh Hose Co .-- M. Platz, foreman. Organized Oct. 10, 1867. First foreman, Chas. N. Green.


Robert Johnston Steamer Co .- Organized Feb. 25th, 1868. First foreman, Daniel Simpson.


Edwin Hitchcock Hose Co .- Michael Larkin, foreman. Organized 1869.


Geo. Campbell Hose Co .- Wm. Dewar, foreman. Re- organized in July, 1870, from the old Cataract Engine Co. No, 1.


Two companies, the Howarth Engine Co., M. Thornton capt., and the Nolan Steamer Co., Jas. Wilson capt., are not in active service. The former was organized in 1870, and for some time took charge of the Old Mohawk engine, their quarters being in the engine house on Johnston avenue. It was relieved from duty by the common council in Nov., 1873, until suitable accommodations could be provided. For the latter company no apparatus has yet been obtained. The buildings occupied by the different companies were erected as follows :


Campbell Hose House,


Cataract alley, 1848


Adams Steamer,


Wager Hook & L. Co. S Hitchcock Hose House,


Alden


Johnston ave. cor. Garner st, . 1869


M'Intosh


House, Oneida st. cor. Canvass, 1867


Main st. near Columbia, 1869


Oneida st. near Canvass. . . 1873


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HISTORY OF COHOES.


1876.


SOCIETIES, ETC. MASONIC.


Cohoes Lodge, No. 116 .- Symbolic Masonry. Organ- ized Oct. 21, 1846, and chartered Feb. 5th, 1847, the mem- bers at the time being as follows: Ebenezer Wadsworth, W. M .; Geo. Abbott, Sr. W .; John B. Harrison, Jr. W .; Wm. Orelup, Jr. sec'y; Reuben White, treas .; Geo. C., Griffin, Sr. D .; Elbridge G. Mussey, Jr. D .; Stephen Doty, Tyler ;- David Wilkinson, Orson Parkhurst, Lewis Valley Darius Parkhurst, Jas. Murray, John Sanderson, Isaac F. Fletcher, Sylvanus Twist. The rooms of the fraternity were first located in the second story of the building on the north- east corner of Oneida and Mohawk streets, then owned by John McDougal, and were afterwards moved to Lansing's building, corner of Factory and Mohawk streets, and still later to Silliman's building, Remsen street. The Masonic Hall in Johnston's Block has been occupied since August, 1871. Present officers: Albert Ten Eyck, W. M .; Charles S. Travis, S. W .; Richard D. Christle, J. W .; Rodney Wil- cox, treas .; Paul Game, sec'y; Alfred Gould, S. D .; James Aitkin, J. D .; James Barrie, Sr .; and Anson Tabor, Jr. M. of C .; William Warner, Charles Nealy, stewards; Rev. W. II. Meeker, chaplain; A. S. Targett, organist; Daniel Mc- Intosh, marshal; Kendall Hodgson, tyler; Wm. Clough, Geo. T. Carter, Benjamin Smith, trustees.


Cohoes Chapter, No. 168 .- Capitular Masonry, instituted in 1858. Present officers: David Gould, high priest: James Aitkin, E. K .; Richard D. Christle, E. S .; William Clough, treasurer; M. Van Benthuysen, sec'y; John McNiven, C. of H .; G. II. Billings, P. S .; Henry Mills, R. A. C .; Joseph Eccles, M. 3d V .; Kendall Hodson, M. 2d V .; Martin Gil- more, M. Ist V .; George II. Howarth, tiler: Rev. W. H. Mecker, chaplain; Benjamin Coveney, organist.


Mohawk Council No. 29 .- Cryptic Masonry. Organ-


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1876.


ized 1867. Present officers: L. D. Sanborn, T. I. M .; W. H. Aiken, R. I. D. M .; Benjamin Coveney, I. P. C. W .; George Neil, recorder; H. Levison, treasurer; Joseph Chadwick, Capt. G .; Geo. Waterman, Jr., Cond. C .; Rev. Geo. C. Thomas, chaplain; Thomas Hatcher, steward; James Du- rant, sentinel.


Union Board of Relief (Masonic), of Lansingburg, Waterford and Cohoes. Regular meetings, third Friday at Waterford, Lansingburg and Cohoes, consecutively. A. Ten Eyck, president; Geo. E. Shumway, vice president; R. D. Christle, treasurer; John E. Gage, secretary.


ODD FELLOWS.


Spartan Lodge No. 210, I. O. of O. F .- Organized in 1843, surrendered its charter in 1867, and was reorganized March 11, 1869. Present officers: James W. Clark, N. G .; G. G. Black, V. G .; Chas. E. Simons, R. S .; Chas. S. Sault, per. sec .; J. Hiller, treasurer.


Cohoes Encampment, No. 71, I. O. of O. F .- Organ- ized July, 1872. Present officers: Albert Porter, C. P .; George Dean, H. P .; Chas. E. Simons, S. W .; G. G. Black, J. W .; James W. Clark, scribe; Nathan Shaver, treasurer.


TEMPERANCE.


D. J. Johnston Lodge, I. O. of G. T .- Organized April 28, 1868. Present membership, 105. Officers: Deputy G. W. C. Templar, T. C. Collins; W. C. T., Geo. Mather; L. H. S., Ella Rowe; R. H. S., Mrs. Wm. Fletcher; W. V. T., Mary Ferris; W. R. S., H. M. Connelly; W. A. S., Ada Rhodamere; W. F. S., Jas. H. Crossingham; W. treas., Mrs. Margaret Leah; W. chap., T. C. Collins; W. marshal, Wm. Efnor; W. dep. marshal, Eva Frisbie; W. B. G., Lydia Crossingham; W. O. G., Chas. Welles; P. W. C. T., Chas. Skinkle.


St. Bernard's Teetotal Abstinence Benevolent Society .-


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HISTORY OF COHOES.


1876.


Organized May 10, 1868. Present officers : Edward Welch, president ; Wm. Healey, treasurer ; James Caffrey, record- ing secretary.


Temperance Brethren .-- Organized 1870.


D. J. Johnston Temple of Honor.


MILITARY.


C. H. Adams Zouaves .- Organized Sept., 1870. Pre- sent officers : captain, J. A. Stimson ; lieutenants: 1st, E. J. Clute ; 2d, E. McCready ; sergeants : orderly, E. J. Fos- ter ; 2d, John Egan ; 3d, P. J. Cannon ; 4th, Thomas Hig- gins ; 5th, W. H. Nolan ; corporals: first, John Grey ; 2d, H. Tanner ; 3d, James Neary ; 4th, Frank Egan ; 5th, H. McMurray. Membership of company 50, of staff 12.


Third Separate Co. Infantry National Guard S. N. Y. 10th Brig. 3d Dir .- Captain, P. R. Chadwick ; Ist lieu- tenant, J. W. Brooks ; 2d lieutenant, Samuel Sault ; num- ber of enlisted men 115.


MISCELLANEOUS.


St. Vincent De Paul Society .- Organized 1865 ; William Acheson, president ; Wm. Healey, treasurer ; Patrick Healey, vice president ; Edward Flanigan, secretary ; num- ber of members 40.


N. G. Lyon Post 43, G. A. R .- Organized Oct. 14, 1867, with thirty members and the following officers : com- mander, A. T. Calkins ; senior vice com., Silas Owens ; junior, Malachi Weidman ; adjutant, Le Roy Vermilyen ; quartermaster, Geo. Van Der Cook. Present officers : com- mander, John Nolan ; senior vice, Chas. Mc Collough ; junior vice, George Norton ; chaplain, M. Redmond ; quartermaster, P. G. Tymerson ; officer of the day, J. Helmerick ; delegate, M. Redmond ; alternate, Charles Travis.


The Friendly Society of the Sons of Scotia .- Organized


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HISTORY OF COHOES.


1876.


February 12th, 1869. First officers : William Whitehill, president ; John Mc Ewan, secretary. Present member- ship 80. Present officers : John Campbell, president ; John Buchanan, Ist vice president ; Robert Taylor, 2d vice presi- dent ; Malcolm Mc Niven, chaplain; James Hay, treasurer ; Andrew M. Browne, financial secretary ; James D. Scott, recording secretary ; trustees : James Lamb, John Holmes, John Mc Ewan, Andrew M. Browne and James Aitken.


Egberts' Lodge, Knights of' Pythias, No. 56 .- Instituted June 3d, 1871. Officers: P. C., Geo. Greason; C. C., Chas. I'. Craig; V. C., Malcolm McPhail; R. C., A. Hoben; F. C., Jas. Delve; B. K., E. A. Mills. Present officers: P. C., Malcolm McPhail ; C. C., Thomas Page ; V. C., John Groves; P., Anthony Fairchild; K. of R., D. J. Sollinger; M. F., David Williams; M. E., Adam T. Stebbins; M. A., John Hilton; J. G., John M. Geer; O. G., Henry Roberts. Trustees: Thos. Page, Jno. N. Geer, Edward Buckley.


St. Jean Baptiste Society .- Organized Aug. 10, 1871, L. St. Charles, treas.


The Cohoes Medical Society .- Organized August, 1874, with the following officers : president, Dr. J. W. Moore; vice pres't., Dr. L. Boudrias; secretary, Dr. J. D. Feather- stonhaugh; treasurer, Dr. C. E. Witbeck. Present officers: pres't., L. Boudrias; vice pres't, Jas. D. Featherstonhaugh; sec'y, O. HI. E. Clarke; treas., John U. Haynes; censors, Joseph W. Moore, Thos. S. Parker, Chas. E. Witbeck. Present membership, 13.


St. George's Cohoes Benevolent Society .- Organized June, 1875, with the following trustees: Wm. Clough, Wm. Warner, Thos. Higgins, Lees Wrigley, Wm. H. Gwynn.


St. John's Brotherhood .- Organized Feb. 22, 1876, with the following officers: Pres't, Robert Weir; 1st vice pres., John Horrocks; 2d vice pres't, James Tubbs; 3d vice pres't, Michael Andre; recording see'y, M. Van Benthuysen; financial sed'y, Daniel M. Adams; treas., Reuben Lee; pre-


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HISTORY OF COHOES. 1876.


centor, Samuel Horrocks; organist, Harry J. P. Green. Pre- sent membership, 50.


The Cohoes Boat Club .- Organized July, 1876, with the following officers: president, Wm R. Benedict; seere- tary, Geo. H. House; treasurer, Geo. II. McDowell; captain, F. Hastings; lieutenant, Wesley Miller. There are at pre- sent 16 members. A boat house, 15 by 50, has been erected by the club on Adams's Island, near Mr. Adams's house.


St. Joseph's Union .- Julian Thibadeau, treas.


Assessed Valuation of Property in Cohoes.


Years.


1848


$421,452.00


1872


3.010.030.00


1858


1,501,346.00


1873


3.098.630.00


1868


3,249,701.00


1874


3.462,608.00


1870


2,894.335.00


1875


3,606,419.00


1871


3,027,750.00


Census Table.


Years.


Inhabitants. Years.


Inhabitants.


1830


150


1855.


6,106


1835.


550


1800


8,800


1840


1850


1865


8,795'


1845


2029


1870


15,373


1850


4229


1875


17,482


The last census in detail is as follows :


Total Pop.


Voters.


Natives.


Naturalized.


Total.


1st Ward,


6,415


274


629


903


2d


..


3,233


359


280


639


3d


5,041


459


559


1,018


4th "


2,793


310


267


577


17,482


1,402


1,735


3,137


No. of dwellings 1,761, No. of families 3,246.


1 Private census showed 9,705.


APPENDIX.


NECROLOGICAL RECORD.


THE following record of deaths -except those occurring prior to 1847- has been taken from the columns of the Cohoes Advertiser, Cataract, Daily News, and the Troy Times.


In the limits of the present work it is of course impossible to give little more than simple announcements of deaths, except in the case of individuals who have been prominently connected with the history of Cohoes. In almost every instance where an extended notice is given it consists of an abridgement of the obituary article published in one of the above papers at the time.


1834.


Dec. 18, Canvass White, agel 44. Canvass White was born in Whitestown, N. Y., Sept. 8th, 1790. His health, from his infancy, was always delicate, and being unable to share with his brothers the severe labor of farm life, his earlier years were passed as clerk in a country store at Whitestown. His mechanical ingenuity and inventive genius were apparent at an early age, and were turned to practical ac- count in the improvement ot many utensils in use on the farm. In 1811, he was compelled on account of poor health to take a sea voyage from which he returned the following year. Soon after, he entered the army with the rank of lieutenant, and saw some months of active service. At the close of the war he returned to his duties as clerk, but his strong taste for mathematical and scientific pursuits rendered this life an irksome one, and he soon left it, to pursue his studies in Fairfield, and afterwards in ( linton. In the latter place he was en- gaged for a short time in chemical manufacturing, but this proving unsuccessful, he returned home, and assisted in the management of the farm. In the spring of 1816 he joined the corps of engineers for the Erie Canal under Benj. Wright, whose confidential friend and as- sociate he soon became. Mr. White had a most kindly and winning disposition, which won for him the esteem and friendship of all with whom he came in contact, and when in 1817, he made the acquaint- ance of Gov. De Witt Clinton, it was but a short time before that gen- tleman entertained the highest regard for his personal qualities and the utmost confidence in his professional abilities. Little was then known in this country of the actual details of canal navigation and as the information given in English books was vague and unsatisfactory, Mr. White went to England in the autumn of 1817, at the solicitation of the governor, to examine in person the English canal system. During his stay of several months abroad he traveled over 2000 miles on foot, studying closely the construction of every canal, gate, lock and culvert. On his return he brought with him drawings of the




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