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Show LAST OF HAMILTON TREES. All That Is Left of Them In Upper Manhattan. It is safo to say Unit thero Isn't a city In nil tho world where sentiment counts for so little ns It does In Now York, when It comes to tho preservation preserva-tion of historical objects. This is no better illustrated than Convent avo-nuo, avo-nuo, between 112d and 113d streets. At ono tlmo a I'onco surioundcd tho llttlo group of trees to protect them lrom nudnllsm, nnd an Inscription told tho Htrangor that they wero planted by Alexander Hamilton In commemoration of tho thirteen original orig-inal states. Hut eight of the trees aro now standing, only thrco of which show any sign of llfo by putting forth tholr scant foliiigo of fresh green. This spring's follngo will probably bo tho last spring garb tho historical old gums will ovor don, as building has crept up closo, only n fow vacant ' lots remnin In which they are tho renter. Tho building stones of tho l.ady of Lourdes Church aro scattered scatter-ed all around, nnd oven tho trees themselves which Hamilton sot out with such beautiful, patriotic sentiment, senti-ment, aro covered, high as tho sign hanger could reach, with real cstato advertisements of "For Sale." An Ignoble death for these relics of tho colonial days of tho new republic! Now York correspondent Kochestor Democrat and Chronicle. |
