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* "1* .0 ii 'Kj .^^^' aV. - ^^<<^ ^ ^O >^ ^ S "^ <■ 7- \, - -^ — ' V"" DOEBSBROS. UBBABY BINOINC %.%^ A"* .0^ ^ ST. AUGUSTINE ■^o""^-- . '^^ ."^ ^ " ■■ " * "^^ v^ \ - \ %,^^' c%^^ ALL ABOUT DETROIT ' AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, MAP AND HISTORICAL SOUVENIR WITH LOCAL STORIES. By SILAS FARMER, His(oriocrrap/ier of the City of Detroit, Member of American Historical Association, Fellow of American Geographical Society, Alt til or of History of Detroit and Micliiga)i, Cliampions of Clirisfianity, Etc., Etc. SILAS FARMER & CO., .^1.) Monroe Avenue, cor. of Farmer St. DETROIT. • SEOJND 'JOPY, .374 Pz^ -32391 Copyright, 1899, by SiLAS FARMEK. All rights reserved. A liberal reward will be paid for information of the reprinting by any person of material contained in our Books or Maps. Silas Farmer & Co. JUN-31899 a k-fft... Press of John F. Edv & C<>., 65 Congress St. West. J- TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. A BiRDSEYE View OF Detroit , 6 The Avenues and Belle Isle 9 River Rides and Trolley Trips 14 A Dictionary of Detroit — Indexed Information About Everything 18 Look it through. It tells what you want to know. Detroit City and Suburban Car Lines 93 Illustrations 113 Historical Calendar of Eventful Detroit Dates... 194 Look and see of what event to-day is the anniversary. Detroit Stories 253 Humorous, Historical and Religious. Railroad and Steamboat Ticket Offices and Depots. -271 INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. Page. Armory, Light Guard 169 Art Museum 156 Bank, Preston National 5 Baptist Church, Woodw'rd Ave, 166 Baths, Chiera's 1^"^ Bear Pit, Belle Isle 164 Belle Isle Scenes 134, 146, 164. 174, 175, 178. 179, 182, 188 Bird's-Eye View of P. O., etc... 152 Cadillac Square 187 Central M. E. Church 167 Chamber of Commerce 1:^0 Chiera's Bath House 126 Children's Free Hospital 177 Christian Church, Central 181 Christ Episcopal Church 147 City Electric Lighting- Plant.... 1:^4 City Hall 116 College, Gutchess Business 163 College of Law, Detroit 140 College of Medicine, Detroit.... 140 Congregational Church, First... 189 Connolly, Hugh, Jeweler and Optician 121 County Building. New 118 Dentist. J. M. Segur 119 Depot, Michigan Central 148 Depot, Union 192 Detroit Club 160 Detroit College of Law 137 Detroit College of Medicine 141 Detroit & Cleveland Nav. Co 151 Detroit River by Moonlight 150 Dry Goods, L. A. Smith & Co.. 165 Eby, J. F. & Co., Printers 145 Evacuation Day Tablet 168 Ferry Scene 186 Fire Dept. Headquarters 193 Fort Wayne 130 Grace Hospital 185 Grand Circus Park 131 Grand Trunk R. R 153 Grant's Old Home 155 Gutchess Business College 163 Harmonie Hall 138 Harper Hospital 142 Health Dept. Building 172 High School. Central 158 Hotel Oriental and Baths 127 Ice Cream Soda, Sanders 115 Insurance, Standard Life & Ac- cident 117 Insurance, Michigan Mutual Life Ins. Co 135 Jail. County 173 Jewelry, Optical Goods, Con- nolly 121 Page. Laundry. Parisian Steam 125 Lewis Phono-Metric Institute. . 176 (And face of map.) Light Guard Armory 1 Log Cabin. Palmer Park l7o Majestic Building 'Ji* Masonic Temple 161 Memorial Gate 19*^ Mettawas, The 272 Michigan Central R. R 149 Michigan Mutual Life Ins. Co.. 135 Monument, Soldiers' 113 Moonlight Scene, Detroit River. 150 Municipal Building 136 Oriental Hotel 126 Palmer Park Scenes 143,170 Parisian Steam Laundry H'o Park, Grand Circus 131 Park, Capitol 162 Pavilion, Wayne 157 Pianos, Vaughan & Tanner 123 Police Headquarters 180 Post Office 152 Presbyterian Church, First ]o8 Preston National Bank 5 Printers, J. F. Eby & Co 145 Protestant Orphan Asylum 191 Public Library 122 Railroad Ticket Offices 271 Real Estate and Loans, E. C. Van Husan face of map Sanders' Ice Cream Palace 115 School of Law, Sprague Corre- spondence 129 Segur, J. M., Dentist 119 Smith. L. A. & Co., Dry Goods. 165 Sprague' Correspondence School ,of Law 129 St. Clair Flats Scenes. . .139, l71, 183 St. Luke's Hospital 159 Stammerers, Lewis School for.. 176 (And face of map.) Standard Life & Accident Ins. Co... 117 Star Island 139 Summer Resort. Mettawas 2(2 Telephone Building 128 Ticket Offices and Depots 271 Union Trust Co 132, 13"^ Van Husan, E. C, Real Estate and Loans on face ,of mai Vaughan & Tanner, Pianos and Musical Instruments 123 Water Works 154 Wayne Pavilion 157 Wheelmen's Hall 144 Woodward Ave. Baptist Church. 166 Y. M. C. A. Building 124 ij pmttmUatioimliiank fTf CAPITAL, $700,000 SURPLUS, $100,000 DIRECTORS: W. H. Elliott, C. A. Black, James E. Davis, Jerome Croul, Jno. Canfield. T. D. Standish, H. K. White. A. E. F. White, F. W. Hayes, A. L. Stephens, J. B. Book, W. R. Burt. F. W. Hayes, President. A. E. F. White, Vice-President. I. B. Unger, Cashier. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE CITY. The best elevation from which to view the city and its sur- roundings is the top of the Majestic Building, which faces the public square known as the Campus Martins and is at the north- west corner of Woodward and Michigan avenues. Take the ele- vator on the Michigan avenue side to the fourteenth story. On getting off a charge of 10 cents is made for the privilege of the view. If you do not care to pay for this more extensive pros- pect you can get a very fine view from the tower of the City Hall. The elevator will carry you part way and easy stairs will take you to the tower. The top of the Chamber of Commerce, only a block away, at the corner of Griswold and State streets, also affords an excel- lent view. V' From either elevation, the whole city, river and islands, Ontario, and even Lake St. Clair, five miles away, lie before you like a panorama. Suppose we ascend to the top of the Majestic. One of the first things that will attract your attention is the unusual cleanliness of the streets and the great amount of foliage that appears in all parts of the city. You will note that opposite the city the river runs nearly in an easterly and westerly direction, thus placing Detroit on the north side of the river. Looking towards the SOUTHEAST, across the river on the right are the Canadian towns of Wind- sor and farther east Walkerville. The large island at the head of the river, connected by bridge with the mainland, is our beau- tiful Belle Isle, and we boast that no other city has a people's playground more charmingly located or more beautifully kept. To the left of Belle Isle the tall towers of the Water Works loom up and beyond are the blue waters of Lake St. Clair. (Be 6 sure to go and see both Belle Isle and Water Works parks, and on the way, via Jefferson avenue, stop at the Art Museum, on the corner of Hastings street, where you can spend an hour or more among rare paintings and curios.) Shortening our range to a few blocks we see we are in the midst of tall buildings and imposing piles, with here and there little parks and green patches giving the necessary color to the scene. Just beneath is the Soldiers' Monument. It was designed by Randolph Rogers and erected in 1872 at a cost of $70,000. The monument is designed as an offering to the memory of the brave men from Michigan who perished in the war with the South, and bears the following inscription: "Erected by the people of Michigan, in honor of the martyrs who fell and the heroes who fought in defense of liberty and union." The height of the monument is sixty feet, its body is of Westerly, Rhode Island, granite, and the statutes are of golden bronze, cast in y^nich, Bavaria. Beyond the monument is the plaza known as Cadillac Square — the former site of the original City Hall and Market buildings. At the further end, occupying an entire square, is the magnifi- cent County Building, which is slowly nearing completion. The corner-stone was laid October 20, 1897; the ground cost $550,000 and the completed building, with furnishings, will cogt not far from $2,000,000. To the right of the County Building and nearly in line with it on the river front are the long low buildings of the Grand Trunk or Brush Street Depot. From here and at other points along the river you will probably see the long railway-ferries crossing the river and carrying on double tracks from sixteen to twenty freight cars. On the left of the County Building there will readily be seen the several large warehouses of the Ferry Seed Company, the largest establishment of its kind in the world. At the left of the Soldiers' Monument mentioned above is the Detroit Opera House, erected in the summer and fall of 1898, on the site of the former one burned in October, 1897. Its interior is pronounced to be the finest of any theater in the West. Just around the corner is the new Wonderland building, comprising a theater and dime museum. Across Michigan avenue on the right is the City Hall with its clock tower; it was erected at a cost of $600,000. The city took formal possession of it on July 4th, 1871. The clock is the largest in the United States and there is but one larger in the world. Its dials are S^/^ feet in diameter. Turning to the west Lafayette avenue, long, straight, and running parallel with the river, is seen. This was once the fashionable avenue "where fine ladies in fine turnouts with fine horses came out for a day of pleasure." On the left of this street and but a short distance away is the Post-Oflfiice, built of stone and occupying the center of a square. Two blocks farther on you will see the Masonic Temple, a tall, square building of red brick, A little beyond, but nearer the river, the brick tower of the Union Depot, on t^Ce corner of Fort and Third streets, is seen, and still nearer the river the tower of the Michigan Central Depot, at the foot of Third street. Some ways beyond, on the river front, are the buildings of Fort Wayne, and just beyond these a portion of the old Exposi- tion buildings, now occupied by a soda-ash manufacturing plant. At Fort Wayne the river begins to bend south and the shore opposite is known as Sandwich Point. Following the bends of the river the city of Wyandotte will be distinguished some ways down by the smoke from its factories. Turning more to the right you see a long avenue lined with shops and stores and with a distinct bend Some distance out — this is Michigan avenue or the Chicago road, and terminates in Michi- gan avenue in that city. Still farther to the right we see Grand River avenue, run- ning at an angle with the former as far as the eye can reach. If we now go to the north side of the building there will be seen almost beneath, the tall, yellow building known as the Chamber of Commerce and, just 8 beyond, the tiirreted roof of the Y. M. C. A. Building, at the corner of Grand River avenue and Griswold street. You can not fail to pick out Woodward avenue, extending in nearly a north and south direction and far into the country. The nearest of the many churches along this avenue is the Cen- tral Methodist Episcopal, on Adams avenue; just this side of it is seen the green foliage of Grand Circus Parks. At the left of Woodward avenue, quite a distance out, you see. the large and imposing Central High School. To the EAST, about the same distance out, but far to the right, Kolasinski's Polish Church with its two white spires looms up. More to the right, at an angle with Woodward avenue, Gratiot avenue is prom- inent. THE AVENUES AND BELLE ISLE. WOODAVARD AVENUE. With its foot in a river. The pride of the land. With its head in field and wood. Wide spreading and grand, With wards on each side And lovely houses on view. Both well-named and beautiful Is our Woodward Avenue. This is the main artery of the city and divides the corpora- tion into two nearly equal portions. It is par excellence the avenue of the city, with one terminus at the river's edge, and the other reaching in a straight line for an indefinite distance into the country. Of an unusual width, and with an ever increasing number of the most elegant stores and residences along its route, it is 9 probably excelled by no other avenue on the continent. It stands as a type of progressive American ideas and is eminently modern and stylish. A short walk up this avenue brings us to the Grand Circus Parks, which are to Detroit what the Public Gardens are tc Boston. From this point as you go northward you pass in rapid succession on either side, but chiefly on the right, elegant churches of almost all denominations. Those on the right, named in order as you pass them, are the Central M. E. Church, St. John's Episcopal. Baptist, Unitarian, First Presbyterian, and at Forest avenue, the First Congregational. Those on the left are Woodward Avenue Congregational at Sibley street, and Westminster Presbyterian at Parsons street. The side streets show row after row of elegant residences and on the upper por- tion of the avenue itself large and costly mansions with attrac- tive and wide-spreading lawns enhance its beauty. At Canfield avenue, a little less than two miles out and just this side of the grounds of the Detroit Athletic Club, will be seen the most costly and durable private residence in the city. GRAND RIVER AVENUE. This avenue was the slowest to be built up of any of the main thoroughfares, but in the last few years has been improv- ing rapidly. MICHIGAN AVENUE. This avenue leads through the heart of the Celtic neighbor- hood and many Hebrew citizens are also found on the line of this thoroughfare. It forms part of the old territorial Chicago road and extends to the "Windy City," a distance of nearly 300 miles, making it what would perhaps be called the longest ave- nue in the world. GRATIOT AVENUE. This avenue leads through the more distinctly German and Polish portions of the city and is the route naturally taken to reach the House of Correction on Russell street, a few blocks north of the avenue. A trolley line on this avenue goes clear to the city of Mt. Clemens, a distance of 17 miles. About six miles from the city limits is the Grotto of the Virgin Mary, which is mentioned elsewhere. 10 JEFFERSON AVENUE. This is the oldest residence street in the city and upon it are a large number of residences of the older wealthy families and of late many new and elegant homes have been erected. It is the main carriage and bicycle way to and from Belle Isle Bridge, Water Works Park, and the aristocratic suburb of Grosse Pointe. At Hastings street is located the Art Museum, BELI.E ISLE. This beautiful island of about seven hundred acres was called by the Indians Mah-nah-be-zee, or the Swan. The French, from its location at the entrance of Lake St. Clair, named it Isle St. Clair, the Indian name for the lake being Otsiketa. In early days the island was infested with rattlesnakes, and partly to destroy them, and partly as a matter of convenience, the English commissary department placed a drove of hogs on the island, and they became so numerous that the French desig- nated the island as Isle au Cochon, or Hog Island, and it retained this name until July 4, 1845, when a picnic party christened it Belle Isle, in honor of the ladies of the party. Under both French and English rule it was treated as an appendage to the Fort at Detroit, and during the American Rev- olution, rebel prisoners were here employed in cutting wood. Portions of the island were cultivated prior to the Pontiac Con- spiracy, and during that conspiracy, on May 9, 1763, the Indians massacred the family of James Fisher then living on the island. The earliest individual title to the island dates from 1769. when Lieutenant McDougall bought it of the Chippewa and Ottawa Indians for eight barrels of rum, three rolls of tobacco, six pounds of vermilion and a belt of wampum, its value being estimated at $1,000. It was sold by the heirs of McDougall to Wm. McComb, and confirmed to him by the United States in 1809. In 1817 it was sold by the McComb heirs to B. Campau for $5,000, and in 1879, two hundred and ten years from the date j of its first sale, it was sold by the heirs of Campau to the City of Detroit for $200,000, two hundred times its first estimated value. The purchase of the island as a Park was first suggested, 11 and was successfully negotiated, by Levi L. Barbour, and he richly deserves the thanks of all who enjoy its beauties. For- tunately the city has had park commissioners, who by their thoughtfulness, have greatly increased the original attractions of the park. The first improvements were made under the direction of the noted landscape artist, Frederick Law Olmstead, and up to 1899 there has been spent upon the park, including original cost, improvements and maintenance, upwards of $1,849,000. The bridge to the main land was built in 1889 and cost $315,000. The island is indeed the priceless jewel in the crown of Detroit; woods of green and waters of blue — art and nature — moving waves and waving grass — stillness and activity — vistas and broad views — beautiful flowers and lofty trees — the white sails of numerous vessels, and the swift motions of great steam- ers, all alike are combined in the captivating beauties of this favored place. You can walk or drive in deep solitude, or amid the full flow of life and laughter; seats, swings, and grassy nooks and knolls invite you, cool winds and sparkling waves refresh you, and at almost every turn there are views and visions that would tempt and test the brain and brush of the greatest artist. The electric lights of the evening bring fancies of a fairy land, so weird and full of witchery do all things seem. There is water everywhere; you are surrounded by a sea of silver bordered with blue; there is water for drinking, bathing, rowing, sailing or wading, all free, pure, clean, rippling and beautiful. The bath houses contain scores of bath rooms with hundreds of bathing suits for both men and women, with lockers for clothing and plenty of clean towels. A charge of ten cents is made for a room, suit and towel. For suit with use of locker only, the charge is five cents. The use of public room without locker is free. The bathing hours are from 6 a. m. to 8 p. m., except that on Sundays the hours are from 5 to 9 a. m. and from 3 to 8 p. m. In the season there is a daily average of nearly seven hundred bathers. 13 Electric launches run around the outside of the island, touch- ing at various points. The water in the canals and lakes is only from one and one- half to two and one-half feet deep, so there is little danger. The two boat houses have an almost unlimited supply of various kinds of boats to let. For boats with cushions the charge is fifteen cents for first hour and ten cents for each additional hour. For boats without cushions the charge is ten cents per hour for one or two hours, and five cents for each additional hour. In the winter time Pavilion Lake is kept free from snow for the use of skaters and is used by thousands. The Park Wagons carry passengers at frequent intervals to or from the main land over the bridge for three cents. The fare for a trip around the island by these wagons is ten cents for adults or five cents for children. Pony carriages are rented at twenty-five cents per half hour. Among the attractive features are the deer, elk and fox enclosures, and the menagerie. There are a number of elk, sev- eral score of deer, and quite a variety of birds and animals. The bear-pit is especially interesting for there are several cubs and one Polar bear. Squirrels are numerous all over the island, they peer at you from almost every tree, run here and there before you, and in the summer time are almost as plentiful and playful as the picnickers, and get many a meal from their sup- plies. Ball games and lawn tennis find many devotees, and numbers of cyclers of both sexes are seen here and there on the smooth and shady roads. At the casino, or pavilion, various light refreshments are sold at reasonable prices. In case of sudden storms the covered ferry dock and various other buildings provide abundant shelter in various localities for both people and teams. The island is reached by ferry from foot of Woodward avenue and Third street or via Jefferson avenue to the Bridge. 13 1 RIVER AND TROLLEY RIDES, RESTFUL RIVER RIDES. The denizens of interior towns, the residents of other cities and visitors so unfortunate as not to live in Detroit, little real- ize the advantages of water communication such as we possess. Water of crystal pureness, gorgeous sunsets disappearing there- in, and an atmosphere that Italy cannot excel, are all here to give delight and pleasure. The brightness of the spring and summer, the clear and cooling air, blue waters and brilliant flags, silver waves and still swift motions, all combine to tonic and thrill fortunate pleasure-seekers who ride on the waters of the Detroit. The routes that may be taken are many and the rates reason- able. For an hour, or for hours if you choose, you may "bid dull care begone and dream the time away." ROUTE NO. 1.— The "to and and fro gaily go" ferry ride— from the foot of Woodward ave. to the Canadian town of Wind- sor, costs only a dime for all day long if you stay on board. Perhaps you will wish to get off and a block away at the top of the hill you can take electric car for a mile ride to the sleepy old town of Sandwich, farther down the river, and breathe air of the same kind that is supplied to Queen Victoria, and live for a time under her beneficent sway. ROUTE NO. 2. — From foot of Woodward ave. elegant ferries will take you to and from our largest park — Belle Isle. The fare for the round trip is ten cents, or you can stay on board the boat as long as you like. On the Island are flowers, foliage, fun, frolic and feasting, with picnics galore and boating, bathing and bicycling ad libitum. ROUTE NO. 3. — A ferry trip from the foot of Woodward ave. to Bois Blanc, an island about 16 miles down the river, where there are many facilities for pleasuring, will acquaint you with the river scenery. The boats run twice a day, 8:30 a. m. and 3 p. m. standard time. Round trip costs 35 cents in the morning, 25 cents in the afternoon, and takes five hours. 14 ROUTE NO. 4.— Take the boat leaving the foot of First st. at 9:30 a. m. and 4 p. m. daily (city time) for a trip down to the mouth of the river. Stops are made at the city of Wyandotte, Amherstbiirg (Canadian side), Grosse Isle, Sugar Island and Hickory Island. The 4 o'clock boat returns about 8:30 p. m., giving time for supper on the boat. Fare for round trip leaving in the morning is 35 cents; leaving in the afternoon, 25 cents. ROUTE NO. 5. — From the foot of Griswold st. boats leave for Port Huron, passing up the Detroit River, through Lake and River St. Clair, the Government Ship Canal, and stopping at the various club houses and pleasure resorts along shore, including Star Island, at the Flats, and the "Oakland," an elegant hotel just this side of the city of St. Clair. This is the choicest of all the river routes and takes you through what is known as "Lit- tle Venice," where scores of tasty cottages and attractive club houses seem to spring up out of the water and lend variety to the view. The sunsets seen advantageously at various points along this route are unrivalled elsewhere. There is a morning boat leaving at 8:30 a. m. (standard time), which returns at 8:30 p. m. The afternoon boat leaving at 2:30 p. m. (standard time), is the more popular and passengers can stop off at the Star Island House for supper, where one can spend an hour or more and take the returning boat, arriving in the city at 8:30 p. m. The afternoon boat returns at 11 a. m. next day. Fare for the round trip to any point on the Flats, 50 cents; to Port Huron, one way 75 cents, round trip $1.25. ROUTE NO. 6. — Boats on this route go from foot of Randolph street at 8:30 a. m. (city time), Fridays and Saturdays. They cross Lake St. Clair, going up the River Thames to Chatham, Ontario. The Thames is both narrow and crooked and there is such variety in the views that the trip is a pleasing one. The boat returns about 9 p. m. and the fare for the round trip is 50 cents. ROUTE NO. 7. — A ride to the islands in Lake Erie — the scene of Perry's Victory. The boat leaves the foot of First street daily at 8:30 a. m., city time, and arrives at Put-in-Bay in time for dinner and a stroll around the island. Be sure to see Perry's Cave and the immense Victoria Hotel and perhaps you will like to "shoot the shoots." The boat returns to the city about 8:30 p. m. Fare for round trip, $1.00, or if there is an excursion, 75 cents. 15 TROLLEY TRIPS TO NEAR-BY CITIES, For ready access to surrounding localities, villages and cities, no other city has better facilities. Some of the routes along lake and river, through old settlements and beside noble forests, afford many an attractive scene. Desirable trips are as follows: ROUTE NO. 1. — By Rapid Railway to Mt. Clemens, out Gra- tiot avenue, an almost continuous settlement for 17 miles. On the way out at a distance of seven miles on the north side of the road is the Grotto of The Virgin, an archway of stone, at the end of a beautiful avenue of trees. At Mt. Clemens there are a number of first-class hotels and extensive bath houses, the mineral water being highly beneficial for many ailments. The fare is 25 cents and cars pass the city hall every half hour. ROUTE NO. 2. — The "Shore Line" also runs to Mt. Clemens, via Jefferson avenue, and for most of the distance skirts Lake St. Clair and passes various attractive points, including Belle Isle bridge, Water Works Park, and the delightful suburb of Grosse Pointe. The fare is 25 cents and cars pass the city hall every 30 minutes. It is a good idea to take either of these routes out and return on the other. ROUTE NO. 3. — The Detroit & Pontiac line going out Wood- ward avenue gives you a view of many of our very best resi- dences. Six miles out a stop may be made at the Log Cabin and Palmer Park, a most delightful place to spend a few hours for those who like pure nature combined with quaint artificial im- provements. Passing through highly cultivated fields you reach Royal Oak, a neat little hamlet; next comes Birmingham, a large village with pleasant and well-shaded streets, and then the old, yet thriving city of Pontiac. One of the large state hospitals for the insane is here located. Connecting lines will take you to the nearby charming region of little lakes — notably Orchard Lake, where the Michigan Military Academy is located, and Syl- van Lake, a pleasant summer resort. Cars on this line pass the city hall every half hour. Fare to Pontiac, 25 cents. ROUTE NO. 4.— The Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor line runs out Michigan avenue 40 miles, passing at Dearborn the old U. S. Arsenal and St. Joseph's Retreat for the Insane, and, be- tween the villages of Inkster and Wayne, the large buildings of the County Poor House. At the pleasant city of Ypsilanti, on the Huron River is the State Normal School and at Ann Arbor, the 16 terminus of the line, is located the University of Michigan, with its Museum and other interesting buildings. The cars of this line pass the city hall every half hour, the fare to Ann Arbor being 50 cents. At Wayne connection is made with a trolley line to the cities of Plymouth and Northville. ROUTE NO. 5.— The Wyandotte and Detroit River line, which follows closely the line of the river, running within sight of it a large portion of the way, affords one of the most attractive trips. Cars go out Fort street west, passing the city hall, post- office. Union depot, and near the city limits Port Wayne on the left. Soon after you pass the Fort you begin to notice timber- towers, which indicate the location of the wells from which is obtained the brine used by large neighboring factories in making soda ash and other by-products. The large buildings on the left which appear to be exposition buildings were formerly such, but are now devoted to manufacturing this article. This region is the most famous in the world for saline products. After pass- ing through the village of Delray and crossing the River Rouge you go through country districts until you come to the thriving city of Wyandotte and at the end of the route is the quiet village of Trenton, near which from time immemorial there have been extensive limestone quarries. Cars of this line pass the Fort street side of the city hall every half hour. Round trip fare to Trenton is 35 cents, to Wyandotte, 25 cents. For further details see Suburban Lines, p. 108. SPECIAL TROLLEY FIDES. A special car can be chartered of the company, 12 Woodward avenue, at the rate of $3 for the first hour and $2 per each suc- ceeding hour for an ordinary car, or for an elegant car equipped with buffet, easy chairs, etc., $5 for first hour and $3 for each succeeding hour. These special cars accommodate 28 persons and will take you over any route desired in the city, or out to Grosse Pointe. 17 11 DICTIOfUeY OF DETROIT Copyright 1899, by Silas Farmer. Ad V an tag^es. Because of our location on the Detroit river, our advantag-es are many and ex- ceptional. Aft ri cultural luipleiiieuts. $1,500,000 worth are made here annually. Air and Atniospliere. The atmosphere is especially clear ow- ing- to the large use of smoke consum- ers and the burning- of natural g-as. Our skies are as fair as those of Italy. Aldermen. There are two for each of the seventeen wards; the salary is $600 per year. Alleys. The average width of alleys is twenty feet, and almost every lot has an alley in the rear. Ambulances. There are several always ready on call by phone for the carrying- of the sick or m.iured to home or hospital. Grace Hospital (homeopathic), both phones 61. Harper Hospital (alopathic), both phones 13. Emergency Hospital, both 'phones 790 Boyd's Ambulance, both 'phones 877. Amiiei-.stliurg-. This quaint old Canadian town is about 16 miles down the Detroit river, and is reached by boat from Detroit or rail from Windsor. 18 Ann Arbor. This pleasant, cleanly city, only an hour's ride by rail, or two hours by trolley, from Detroit, contains the Uni- versity of Michigan, and the museum, library and grounds offer many attrac- tions to visitors. Apartments. See Flats. Arcliitecture. A great variety exists and attractive buildings are very numerous. The pub- lic and government buildings are espe- ciallv imposing. Be sure to see the postofRce and new county building. Residences, both tasty and magniticent, beautify the principal avenues. Area of City Is nearly 281/0 square miles. Armories. The new Detroit Light Guard Armory is located at the northwest corner of Larned and Brush streets. The Detroit Light Infantry Armory is located at 46 Congress street East. Art Museum, On the corner of Jefferson avenue and Hastings street, is free to all visitors on Sundays and Mondays from 2 to 4 p. m., and on all other days from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. It has many rare and valuable paintings with other works of art and curios. Take Jefferson car line. Assessetl Valuation of City in '98. Real Estate $169,126,260 Personal^ Property 38,510,600 Total $207,636,860 Asylums. See Orphan Asylums. Athletic Clubs. The Detroit, on Woodward, near Can- field, has an extensive equipment. 19 Auditorinni. This is located on Larned street east, two blocks from Woodward avenue. Avenues. The principal avenues are Jefferson and Woodward, crossing each other at righc angles, with Gratiot, Grand River and Michigan, radiating from the center of the city, like spokes from the hub of a wheel. Bag-ley Bust. This is in front of the Detroit Opera House and was erected at a cost of $l,50;j by popular subscriptions. Barley FountaJii, At junction of Fort street and Woodward avenue, cost $5,000, and was a bequest to the city from ex-Governor John J. Bag- ley. Bands. We have 15 musical organizations. Banks and Bankers. There are 23 National and State Banks and Bankers as follows: American Exchange National, 112 Griswold street. Central Savings, 151 Griswold street. Citizens' Savings, corner Griswold and State streets. City Savings, 147 Griswold street. Commercial National, s. w. corner Griswold and Larned streets. Detroit National, s. w. corner Gris- wold and Congress streets. Detroit River Savings, 68 Griswold street. Detroit Savings, n. e. corner Griswold and Larned streets. Dime Savings, s. w. corner Griswold and Michigan. First National, 114 Griswold street. German-American, east side of Cam- pus Martins. Harper's Bank, J. L. Harper & Co., 82 Griswold street. Ives' Bank, A. Ives & Sons, n. w. corner Jefferson avenue and Griswold street. McLellan & Anderson Savings, 145 Griswold street. 20 Home Savings, n. e. corner Griswold street and Michig-an avenue. Mechanics', 84 Griswold street. Michigan Savings, s. w. corner Gris- wold and Lafayette avenue. Peninsular Savings, 40 Fort street W. Peoples' Savings, s. w. corner Gris- wold and Fort streets. Preston National, 117 Griswold street. State Savings, s. e. corner Griswold and Fort streets. Union National, 143 Griswold street. Wayne County Savings, 32 Congress street W. Bank: Capital. The total bank capital of the city is upwards of $10,000,000. Bank Clearings. Ours are larger than those of Cleve- land, St. Paul or Milwaukee. The figures are as follows: In 1890 $300,648,010 In 1891 317,956,365 In 1892 364,180,629 In 1894 288,833,222 In 1896 .,.....--.'.... 300,036,008 In 1897 .:.'.....: 302,927,474 In 1898 346,806,348 Bar Liibi'ary. Is located in the Hammond building. Base Ball. Lovers of this sport can see games on Belle Isle almost any day in summer, and also freciuently at the League grounds, Bennett Park, corner of Trumbull and Michigan avenues. Take Michigan or Trumbull cars. Batliing: at Belle Isle. Accommodations are plenty, and suits, soap and towels are provided free, with a nominal charge of Ave cents for use ot locker, or ten cents for use of dressing- room. Baths. Turkish Baths may be had at Chiera's, 60 Farrar street, known also as the Ori- ental Hotel. This is a fire-proof struc- ture and the accommodations for bath- ers are the best possible. There is no other establishment of the kind in the United States equal to it. 21 Belle Isle 3IaiK An elegant little map in three colors, with descriptive matter and 17 beautiful half-tone views, in cloth cover, can be had for ten cents. Ask to see it. Belle Isle Park. This beautiful park contains about 700 acres, and has cost, including- the bridge leading to it upwards of $1,849,000. It possesses many attractions, and in sev- eral particulars is unrivaled as a pleas- ure resort. Beautiful lawns and flowers, attractive walks and drives, facilities for boating-, bathing and picnicking-, charm- ing scenery, a herd of deer, a collection of birds and animals, and opportunities for rest and refreshment are among its attractions. For full history and partic- ulars see Belle Isle Illustrated. Price ten cents. Take Jefferson cars to Belle Isle Bridge or ferries from foot of Woodward avenue. Belt Line R. K. This steam railroad extends all around the city, with stations at various points. Bennett Park Is at the corner of Michigan and Trum- bull avenues, and here the Leag-ue base ball games are held. Take Michigan or Trumbull cars. Bicycle Riders. There are over 40,000 in Detroit. IMrniingliani. A small town about 17 miles out Woodward avenue on the line of the Detroit & Pontiac Railway. BisliopvS. Methodist Episcopal — Rev. W. X. Ninde, D. D.. 59 Ledyard street. Protestant Episcopal— Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, D. D., LL. D., 665 Jefferson avenue. Roman Catholic — Rt. Rev. John S. Foley, D. D., 31 Washington avenue. Bloody Run. This stream, scarcely visible now, ex- cept in Elmwood Cemetery, takes its name from the Pontiac massacre of 1763. 22 Hoard iiig- Houses. At the Y. M. C. A., corner of Grand River and Griswold, will be found a list of about 150 boarding- places that have been visited and approved by its com- mittee. Board of Etlncation. See Education. Hoard of Estimates. This board consists of two persons from each ward and five elected from the city at large. They decide on the amount of taxes that may be raised yearly. Board of Public Worlis Composed of three persons, has charge of all matters connected with cleaning and paving of streets and alleys and the building of works. Board of Trade. This is located in Chamber of Commerce Building on the corner of Griswold and State streets. Boat CInl}s. Several of these have tasty houses along the river and on Belle Isle, and the best of opportunities exist for boating. Bois Blanc Park Is on an island in the mouth of the De- troit River, about 14 miles south of De- troit. It has all the appointments of a summer resort and is reached by boats from the foot of Woodward avenue. Bonds, City, Command a premium of several per cent, although drawing only 4 per cent interest. Books, Stationery an»l Ne\^s Depots. Detroit News Co.. 86-90 Darned W. Eaton & Mains, 269 Woodward. Hudson's, corner Gratiot and Farmer. Macaulev Bros.. 172 Woodward. J. A. Roys Co., 17 Jefferson. Richmond & Backus Co., 111-11''. Wood- ward. J. V. Sheehan & Co.. 146 Woodward. G. J. Schwenck, 94 Gratiot. 23 Boots and Shoes. Their manufacture employs 1,500 per- sons, and over $50,000 is paid them month- ly. Boulevard. This is nearly twelve miles long, and from 150' to 200 feet wide, extending all around the city. Boxes and Cases Of wood and paper worth over $300,000 are produced annually. Brick: Glay. There is abundance of excellent clay in our immediate vicinity. Brick; Factories p]mploy 750 men and produce one hun- dred million brick annually. Bridge to Belle Isle. This is about one-half mile long, was built in 1889, and cost $315,000. Brush Street Depot. All trains on Grand Trunk R. R., D., G. H. & M. R. R., and L. S. & M. S. R. R. arrive and depart from this depot, at foot of Brush street. Reached by Third cars. Brusli Farm. This embraces certain territory tw(> blocks east of Woodward avenue. Tho upper end of it is deemed especially de- sirable for residences. Building' Inspectors Are authorized to order fire escapes and safety guards, and to take preventative measures. Building: Material Is cheaper than in almost any other city in the U. S. Buildings Erected. Value in 1898, .$3,915,565. Buildings, Nevr, Erected in 1898, 1,625. 24 Itiiildiiigs ami Material. Building material of all kinds is read- ily accessible, and therefore cheap. Over a hundred million brick are made an- nually, and building operations in the city amount to an average of $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 yearly, the number of new structures of various kinds annually reaching a total of nearly 2,000. For variety of style and general beauty and number of residences in proportion to the population, Detroit stands at the head of all the cities in the United States. The city is really remarkable in this respect, and its large, well- stocked and elegant stores are unex- celled. Its churches and charitable institu- tions afford notable examples of the wealth and philanthropy of the city, the hospitals and asylums alone represent- ing an expenditure of over $1,000,000. Building- Stone Is plentiful at places easily accessible. Burial Caskets Are produced in large quantities. Burials. The daily average of burials is 11, a very low rate for a city of its size. Busiiie.ss Buililin^'s. See Office Buildings. Bnsines.s Collej;e. See Gutehess College. Business Pointers. In all kinds of merchandise and luanu- factured articles Detroit affords the best of opportunities to buyers. It has abun- dance of capital, first-class transporta- tion facilities, and in the manufacture of many articles leads every other city in the United States, both in amount and quality. The value of our yearly output of manufactured articles approximates $100,000,000. We make immense quantities of boots and shoes, boxes, burial caskets, cars, cigars, clothing, capsules, drugs, electrical apparatus, furs, furniture, fer- tilizers, glass, harrows, matches, organs, 25 pins, pearl buttons, emery wheels, safes, salt, soda ash, soap and ships of all kinds. Not far from 40,000 persons are employed in factories. The banking capital of the twenty National and State Banks is up- wards of $10,000,000. We export about $5,000,000 worth of goods annually. Cab Fares. See Hack Fares. Cadillac ANTOINE LAUMET DE LA MOTHE, Founder of our fair city, was a soldier and a scholar, a student and a sage. In- terested in all colonial affairs, he left his mark on the continent from Maine to Mobile. At once both courageous and considerate, his life and writings show that he was the peer of Penn in ability and of any of the Puritans in daring. Equally at home on sea or land, he sailed along the eastern coasts and traversed the wildest regions of the continent, crossing the sea again and again in fur- therance of the several enterprises in which he was engaged. Sententious and sensible in his utterances, he often gave a paragraph in a sentence, and unfolded many a truth in the form of a proverb. Possessed of large plans and loftv pur- poses, all his words and doings exhibited a prescience far in advance of that dis- played by many of his contemporaries. All honor, then, to his name, all honor to the worthy founder of the Citv of the Straits. Cadillac Square Runs east from the Campus Martins to Randolph street. It was formerly oc- cupied by the old city hall and market. Cafes Are to be found in connection with the best hotels. Canada, Lying on the opposite side of Detroit River, offers an opportunity to visitors to tread on foreign soil. In the not dis- tant future reciprocity treaties will, it is hoped, greatly benefit this country and our own. 26 Canal (St. Clair Flats). This notable Government work is about two hours' ride north, at head of Lake St. Clair. Campus Martius. This is a public square in the center of the business portion of the city. It was so nam^d in 1806, after the Campus Mar- tius (military camp) in Rome, by Judge Woodward. ^ , Capitol. Prior to its removal to Lansing in 1847, Detroit was the State Capital. The Cap- itol building was subseciuently used as a High School until destroyed by hre. it was located on what is now Capitol Park at the junction of Griswold and State streets. Capsules Made of gelatine are produced in enor- mous quantities. Cars. The manufacture of, in Detroit, em- plovs fi.OOO men, and the product is worth nearlv $15,000,000 yearly. The pay roll is $200,000 per month, and 80 cars can be pro- duced daily. Cass Farm. The region thus designated is just west of Woodward avenue, and the upper por- tion has many fine residences. Cass Park. This is a pleasant park of Ave acres bounded by Second, Ledyard and Bagg streets. Take Fourteenth avenue car line. Cemeteries. There are seven large ones in Detroit and the immediate vicinity. See Wood- mere, Elmwood, Mt. Elliott, Mt. Olivet. Forest Lawn, Woodward Lawn, and Lutheran. Maps of the three first named with list of lot owners, can be had ot Silas Farmer & Co., in cloth cover, for one dollar each. Census of City. The per cent of increase in the popula- tion of Detroit in several decades was as follows: 1820-1830, 56 per cent; 1830-1840, 37 310 per cent; 1840-1850, 131 per cent; 1850- 1860, 117 per cent; 1860-1870, 74 per cent; 1870-1880. 46 per cent; 1880-1890, 77 per cent. In 1890 Detroit had 101,298 males and 104,578 females. Of these, 32,896 were between 5 and 20 years old; 44,796 were males of militia age, and 55,476 of voting age. See population and nativity of population. Cliairs. Of chairs, .$700,000 worth are produced yearly, and over 400 men are employed in their manufacture. Cliamber of Coinniei'ce. This has 340 members and meets in a magnificent building on the corner of Griswold and State streets. The Board of Trade is located in this building, but is distinct from the corporation owning the building. The building itself was formal- ly opened on May 2, 1895. It cost a little over half a million, and the ground on whicli it is located cost about $175,000. Cliappell's. A public resort on tlie Canadian side just below Windsor, noted for its ex- tremely palatable chicken and cream po- tatoes. It is reached by electric cars from Windsor. Cliaractei'istics of City. Detroit is especially noted for its broad and cleanly streets, its wide and well- kept walks, its numerous and thrifty shade trees, its extensive and beautiful lawns and gardens, the number and at- tractiveness of its parks and public squares, the varied and tasteful architect ture of its residences, the stability of its mercantile life, and the range and extent of its manufacturing interests. Cliarities. Over $1,000,000 is invested in charitable and philanthropic enterprises. Cliatliani. In the summer, steamboats leave foot of Randolph street regularly for Chat- ham by way of Lake St. Clair and the River Thames. The round trip, including : a brief stop, takes about twelve hours and affords several featiires of interest. 38 Children's Free Hospital. This is located on the N. E. corner of St. Antoine and Farnsworth streets. Oil iltlr en's Public Lil>i'ai*y. This is located on the g-round floor of the Public Library and is open to all children, who may select their books di- rectly from the shelves and either read them there or take them home. Clinrclies, Location of. There are about 160 in Detroit. The leading churches of various denomina- tions are as follows: BAPTIST. Woodward Avenue (seats 1,500)— Corner - Woodward avenue and "Winder street. Take Woodward cars. First (seats 700)— Corner Cass avenue and Bagg- street. Take Fourteenth avenue cars or Third line south. Grand River Avenue (seats 800)— Corner Grand River and Thirteenth. Take Jefferson cars west. „^ ■, North Baptist (seats 350)— Corner Wood- ward avenue and the Boulevard. Take Woodward cars. ^ ^ Eighteenth Street (seats 500) — Corner Eighteenth and Porter streets. Take Sherman cars west. Clinton Avenue (seats 500)— Corner Clin- ton and Jos. Campau avenues. Take Sherman or Fort cars east to Jos. Cam- pau. „^ , Warren Avenue— Corner Warren and Third. Take Third avenue line up Greenwood. CHRISTIAN. Central (seats 550) -Corner Ledyard street and Second avenue. Take Fourteenth cars or Third line south. Disciples of Christ (seats 300), corner Fourth and Plum. Take Grand River cars. CONGREGATIONAL. First (seats 1,000)— Corner Woodward and Forest avenues. Take Woodward cars or Belt Line up Hastings. Woodward Avenue (seats 1,000)— Corner Woodward and Sibley street. Take Woodward cars. 29 Brewster (seats 400)— Corner Warren and Trumbull. Take Trumbull cars or Belt Ijine up Fourteenth. Mount Hope (seats 800) — Twenty-fifth street, Just south of Michig-an avenue. Take Michigan cars west. People's Tabernacle (seats 2,000)— Corner Trumbull avenue and Baker street. Take Baker cars. Fort Street— Corner Fort street west and Summit. Take Fort street cars. EPISCOPAL. Christ Church (seats 900)— On the south side of Jefferson avenue between Hast- ing-s and Rivard streets. Take Jeffer- son cars. Grace Church (seats 1.200)— Corner Fort and Second streets. Take Fort cars. St. John's (seats 1,000)— Corner Woodward avenue and Hig-h street. Take Wood- ward cars. St. Paul's— Corner Woodward and Han- cock avenues. Take Woodward or Fourteenth avenue Belt Line cars. St. Peter's (seats 400)— Corner Trumbull avenue and Church street. Take Michi- g'an or Trumbull cars to corner Trum- bull and Michig'an avenues. Trinity Church (seats 400)— Corner Trvim- bull and Myrtle, near Grand River. Take Trumbull, Jefferson or Myrtle cars. GERMAN EVANGELICAL. Messiah (seats 300)— Vinewood avenue, just south of Michig-an avenue. Take Michigan cars. St. John's (seats 1,500)— Russell street, be- tween Antietam and Chestnut streets. Take Michig-an cars east to Russell st. St. Paul's (seats 700)— Corner Seventeenth and Rose streets. Take Michigan cars west to Seventeenth street. LUTHERAN GERMAN. Trinity Church (seats 700)— Corner Gratiot avenue and Rivard street. Take Michi- g-an cars east to Rivard street. METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Central (seats 1,200)— Corner Woodward and Adams avenues. Take Woodward or Fourteenth cars to Adams avenue. Simpson (seats 1,000)— Corner Grand River avenue and Bag^g street. Take Jeffer- son, Myrtle or Fourteenth cars. 30 Cass Avenue (seats 700)— Corner Cass and Selden avenues. Take Woodward ears to Selden avenue. Tabernacle (seats 500)— Corner Howard and Fourth streets. Take Baker or Sherman cars to Fourth street. Woodward Avenue (seats 300) — Corner Woodward and Harper avenues. Take Woodward cars. Tjincoln Avenue (seats 600)— Corner Lin- coln and Putnam avenues. Take Trum- bull cars to Putnam avenue. Haven (seats 400)— Corner Sixteenth and Bagg streets. Take Fourteenth avenue cars to corner Fourteenth and Bagg street. Mary Palmer Memorial (seats 400)— Cor- ner Champlain street and McDougall avenue. Take Fort or Baker cars east to McDougall avenue. Preston (seats 400)— Corner Twenty-third street and Lambie PI. Take Baker or Sherman cars west to Twenty-third st. First German (seats 500)— Corner Jos. Campau avenue and Heidelburg street. Take Michigan cars east to Jos. Cam- pau avenue. Baldwin Avenue— Corner Baldwin avenue and Champlain. Take Fort street or Jefferson avenue cars east. Bethel African M. E.— Corner Napoleon and Hastings. Take Belt Line up Hast- ings. PRESBYTERIAN. First (seats 1,100)— Corner Woodward ave- nue and Edmund PI. Take Woodward OM.rs. Westminster (seals 860)— Corner Wood- ward avenue and Parsons street. Take Woodward cars. Jefferson Avenue (seats 1,100)— Corner Jefferson avenue and Rivard street. Take Jefferson cars. Fort Street (seats 1,300)— Corner Fort and Third streets. Take Fort cars. Trumbull Avenue (seats 800) — Corner Trumbull avenue and Brainard street. Take Jefferson or Trumbull cars. Central (Scotch; seats 1,200)— Corner Far- mer and Bates streets, one block east of Campus Martins. Forest Avenue (seats 700)— Corner Forest and Second avenues. Take Belt Line up Hastings or Woodward cars to For- est avenue W. 31 Immanuel (seats 450)— Corner Porter street and Boulevard. Take Sherman cars west. United Presbyterian (seats 750)— Corner Grand River and Alexandrine avenues. Take Jefferson cars going north. Memorial (seats 500) — Corner Clinton street and Jos. Campau avenue. Take Sherman or Fort cars to Jos. Campau avenue. Calvary (seats 776) — Michigan avenue fac- ing Maybury avenue. Take Michigan avenue cars. Church of Covenant (seats 1,200)— Corner Russell and Napoleon. Take Belt Line up Hastings. Bethany— Corner Champlain and Seyburn. Take Fort street or Jefferson avenue cars east. Second Avenue — Corner Second avenue and Gillman. Take Grand River ave- nue cars. REFORMED. Grace— Finley, near Joseph Campau. Take Trumbull cars up Chene. ROMAN CATHOLIC. Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul (seats 1,200)— Corner Adelaide and John R. streets. Take Woodward or Brush cars to Adelaide street. Church of SS. Peter and Paul (seats 1,000)— Corner Jefferson and Antoine street. Take Jefferson cars. St. Aloysius (seats (728)— Washington avenue, between State street and Grand River avenue. A down-town church and within walking distance of all car lines. Most Holy Trinity (seats 1,100)— Corner Porter and Sixth streets. Take Baker or Sherman cars west. St. Albertus (Polish and Slavic, seats 2,400)— Corner Canfleld and St. Aubin avenues. Take Cross-Town or Trumbull cars up Chene to Canfleld avenue. St. Anne's (French; seats 1,400 — Corner Howard and Nineteenth. Take Sher- man cars to Nineteenth street. St. Joseph's (German; seats 1,500)— Corner Orleans and Jay streets. Take Michi- gan cars east to Orleans street. UNITARIAN. First Church (seats 800)— s. e. corner Woodward avenue and Edmund PI. Take Woodward cars. 32 UNIVERSALIST. Church of Our Father (seats 750)— Corner Bagley avenue and Park street, on Grand Circus Park. Take Jefferson cars to Bagley avenue or Woodward cars to Adams avenue. HEBREW SYNAGOGUE. Beth El Temple (seats 600) — Corner Washington avenue and Clifford street. Cliurcli Architecture. The finest examples of church architec- ture in the city are located on the east side of Woodward avenue, all the leading protestant denominations being there represented. Cliurcli Members. In 1890 the total was 83,397, divided as follows: Adventists, 20; Baptists, 3,078; Roman Catholics, 45,795; Congregational- ists, 1,268; Disciples, 750; Evangelical As- sociation, 109; German Evangelical, 2,550; Jewish, 2,700; Lutherans, 8,609; Metho- dists, 4,696; Colored Methodists, 855; Pres- byterians, 5,313; Protestant Episcopalians. 5.693; Reformed Episcopalians, 220; Uni- tarians, 600; Universalists, 255. Cliurcli Orgaiiixatious. In 1S90 Detroit had a total of 152, of which 1 was Adventist, 11 Baptist, 32 Roman Catholic, 6 Congregational, 2 Dis- ciple, 1 Evangelical Association, 4 German Evangelical, 4 Jewish, 16 Lutheran, 17 Methodist Episcopal, 4 Colored Metho- dist, 15 Presbyterian. 21 Protestant Epis- copal, 1 Reformed Episcopal, 1 Unitarian 1 Universalist. Cliurcli Property, Value Of In 1890. total value was $4,119,150, divid- ed as follows: Baptists. $344,200; Roman Catholic, $1,050,800; Congregational, $161,- 500; Disciples, $53,500; Evangelical Asso- ciation, $6,000; German Evangelical, $119,- 000; Jewish, $107,000; Lutheran, $181,250; Methodist Episcopal, $366,600; Colored Methodists, $30,600; Presbyterian. $875,000; Protestant Episcopal. $621,600; Reformed Episcopal, $13,000; Unitarian, $80,000; Uni- versalists, $75,000. 33 Clmrcli Slttingrs. Nearly 40 per cent of the population could be accommodated at one time in our churches. Cliildren Between 5 and 20 in city, 78,700. The product of Detroit is about 75,000,- 000 yearly; worth nearly three million dol- lars. Ciroulatiiis" Library. Andrews, now Chamberlain's, 339i/^ Woodward avenue, keeps all the latest books, which are loaned at ten cents each. City and County Officers Have their offices in the City Hall. As soon as the new county building is com- pleted the county officers will be found there. City Hall. The building cost $600,000, and was first occupied July 4, 1871. The canon in front were captured at Perry's victory. The clock is the largest in the United States, and there is but one larger in the world. The dials are 8^/^ feet in diameter. City Maps. The following are published by Silas Parmer & Co. : Pocket Map in four col- ors, size 28x30 inches, at 25 cents. Pocket Map, with house numbers, size 33x40 inches, 50 cents; same mounted, $1.00. Pocket Map, size 16x18 inches, 10 cents. City of tlie Straits Is our popular cognomen because located on the strait or river, the word Detroit being the French for strait. City Seal. The design of the city seal was adopted March 26, 1827. It commemorates the fire of 1805. The mottoes speramus meliora, "We hope for better things," and resur- get cineribus, "It has risen from the ashes." are very significant as well as truthful. 34 City Taxes. Are only a little over one and one-half cents on the dollar, and real estate is generally assessed at about half or two- thirds of its value. Taxes are payable July 1st, and if not paid by Aug. 1st in- terest is charged at one per cent per month. Circnit and District Courts of U. S. Meet in the new postofflce building. Circnit Court of Wayne Co. Meets in third story of City Hall. Claris Park. Is located between Scotten, Clark, How- ard and Dix avenues, and comprises 23 acres. Take Sherman or Baker cars. Clearing House. See Bank Clearings. Climate. Our climate is mild and usually favora- ble for all, and we are not subject tu sudden extremes of heat or cold. The records of the U. S. signal office for the last quarter of a century show that the normal temperature for the months of May, June, July, August and September has ranged from 57.5 to 71.6. Clock In the tower of City Hall Is largest in the United States. Clothing, The manufacture of. employs over 2,000 persons, and they produce $3,000,000 worth annually. Clubs. See Detroit Athletic, Detroit Boat, De- troit Driving, Country, Fellowcraft, Mich- igan and Detroit clubs. Coal Is within such easy reach that it is al- ways to be had at reasonable prices. Coast^vise Trade. During 1898, 2,792 vessels entered and 2,946 cleared. See Port of Detroit. 35 College, Midi., of 3Iecliciiie. Is located on corner Michigan avenue and Porter street. College, Business. See University and Gutchess College. Oollege. Detroit, of La^v, Is- located corner of St. Antoine and Mullett streets. College, Detroit, of Medicine, Is located corner St. Antoine and Mul- lett streets. College, Detroit, Is located on Jefferson avenue, near St. Antoine street. Common Council. The regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen, sitting as a Common Council, are held on Tuesday evenings. Concessions, Front and Rear. These names are respectively applied to the front and rear portions of the old French farms. Confectionery Is manufactured to the value of about $1,000,000 a year, and nearly 500 persons are employed. Conner's Creek. This is the first stream east of Detroit. It runs through the townships of Grosse Pointe, Gratiot and Hamtramck. Contracts, Land. Large numbers of lots sold on contracts are not recorded. Convention City. On account of its cleanliness, beauty, and situation, Detroit is sought by all national organizations as a meeting place, and hence has been given the above name. Country Club. This club house, with spacious grounds, is located at Grosse Pointe, near the shore of Lake St. Clair. Take Jefferson car line. 3G Correction, House Of. See House of Correction. Comity TJiiildins' Is located between Congress. Fort, Brush and Randolph streets and faces Cadillac Square. The corner-stone was laid Oct. 20, 1S97. The site cost $550,000; the build- ing- has already cost $800,000, and with furnishings will probably cost a million more. County Seat. Detroit being the County Seat of Wayne County, the several county offices are here located. Courts. U. S. Courts are held in the new post- office building; County Circuit Courts in the City Hall, and at the corner of State and Rowland streets; Police and Re- corder's Court in the Court building, cor- ner Clinton and Raynor streets; Justice Courts on State street, just west of Row- land street. Credit of City. This is not excelled by any other city. Creniatoi'y. This is located on north side of Fort street near Springwells avenue, just this side of Woodmere Cemetery. Cu.stonis, Collector Of. The chief ofl!ice is in the new postoffice building. Cycling'. During the season wheels galore are seen spinning along our well-paved ave- nues and boulevards. We have 21 miles of asphalt, 21 of brick, and 11 of maca- dam. Belle Isle is the wheelman's favorite resort, where the smooth dirt roadways wind along artificial lakes and canals and pass through cool and silent woods. The island is two miles long and half a mile wide, and is reached by bridge from Jefferson avenue or by ferry boat from foot of Woodward avisnue. If one only wishes to spend a few hours on his wheel let him ride out Jefferson 37 avenue to the bridge, or go up "Wood- ward avenue to the Boulevard and then east on the Boulevard, which terminates, after turning south, at the bridge. Once on Belle Isle he can choose his own road, but by all means be sure to visit the upper end and come back by the center road through the woods. Longer rides may be taken out Jeffer- son avenue to Grosse Pointe and Lake St. Clair, or out Gratiot avenue to the bath town of Mt. Clemens (a 20 mile ride), or out Woodward avenue to Pon- tiac (a 25 mile ride), or out Michigan avenue to Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor (a 40 mile ride), or one can cross the river to the Canadian side and spin along a de- lightful road down the river shore to the old Canadian town of Amherstburg (a 15 mile ride). Daily Noon Meeting-. See Noon Meeting. Deaconess Home, Under control of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, is located at 5.3 Elizabeth street west, and has 10 to 15 nurse and visiting deaconesses. Death Rate Is only about 16 to 1,000 yearly. Debt of City. On July 1. 1898, was $4,830,000; but the sinking fund of $1,483,145 made actual amount only $3,346,855. Deeds Recorded in 1890 10,449 Recorded in 1891 11,010 Recorded in 1892 12.584 Recorded in 1893 11,118 Recorded in 1896 8,696 Recorded in 1897 9.412 Recorded in 1898 8,938 Deeds, Amount of consideration — In 1890 $20,730,772 In 1891 20,648,885 In 1892 20,954,401 In 1893 24,410.296 In 1896 13,767,567 In 1897 14,516,220 In 1898 13,786,518 (38 Delray, A growing- village just west of the city, contains a factory for the manufacture of glass. Departiiieiiit Stores. Hudson's, on the corner of Gratiot and Farmer streets; and Shafer's, on the cor- ner of Woodward and Michigan, have everything- in stock. Depots. D., G. H. & M., L. S. & M. S., and G. T., foot of Brush street. Michig-an Central. D. & B. C, and C, H. & D., foot of Third street. Union depot, cor. Fort and Third. Canadian Pacific, cor. Fort and Third. Flint & Pere Marquette, Fort and Third. Wabash & St. Louis, Fort and Third. Detroit & Lima Northern, Fort and Third. D., G. R. & W., Fort and Third. Detroit. Romance and religion, ambition and animosity, the disciples of Mars and the devotees of merchandise, all alike had a part m the plans which led to the found- ing- of Detroit. Our earlier history is the earlier history of France and is duplica- ted in its old-time chronicles. Wit, wis- dom, wantonness and war were all prom- inent in the drama of our past. Founded July 24, 1701, the city is nearly two hun- dred years old. When it chooses Of the past it many A tale doth tell. Of the present In many ways it says In sturdy tones and strong- With manner proud And prosperous, 'Tis well And here beside the broad Blue river builded. I am Queen City of the Lakes. Detroit Athletic Club. This is located on Woodward avenue near Canfleld. Take Woodward avenue cars. Detroit Boat Club. This flourishing- society has an attract- ive house and complete outfit located on the north shore of Belle Isle. 39 Detroit CIuIj Is located on N. E. corner of Fort and Cass streets. Detroit Di-iviiig Club. The grounds of this club are located just east of Conner's Creek, between Jef- ferson avenue and the river. Reached by Jefferson cars. Detroit Opera House. This is new and the finest in the west. It was built in 1898 to take the place of the one burned in October, 1897. It faces the Campus Martins. Detroit Yaclit Club Has an elegant house on the north mar- gin of Belle Isle. Deposits In Detroit Banks average over a million dollars a day. District Telegi-apb Co. Is located on the S. E. corner Griswold and Larned streets. Drainag^e. The general elevation of the city above the river affords opportunity for superior drainage, and the opportunity is fully utilized. Drinking Fountains For both man and beast are located in different parts of the city. Di'ives. The pleasantest drives are up Jefferson avenue to Grosse Pointe; out Woodward avenue to Palmer Park, around the Bou- levard and over on Belle Isle. Drugs. We have the largest drug factory in the world, and our output is the largest in the U. S. Duck-Sliooting. The marsh at St. Clair Flats, about 20 miles north of Detroit, is noted for its fine duck shooting, as is also the marsh 40 at the mouth of the Detroit River. The open season is from Sept. 1st to Jan. 1st of the year following. Dust. The street sprinklers are always busy in the summer and our main thorough- fares are comparatively free from dust that ;_..inoys and destroys in other cities. Duties Paid at Detroit amount to nearly $1,009,- 000 yearly. E^dncation, Board Of Is composed of 12 inspectors elected on a general ticket. The offices are located on Miami avenue, between Gratiot ave- nue and Wilcox street. Elections. Both city and state elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Mon- day of November. State elections are held in those years ending with an even figure, and city elections in years ending with an odd figure. The so-called spring elections are held on the first Monday of April, at which time Judges of the Supreme Court of the State and Regents of the University are elected. Election Bootlis Made of sheet iron, octagonal in form, about 18 feet in diameter, were first used in the fall of 1893. They cost $211 each and are set up on vacant lots or places for each election. Electric liight Towers. As viewed from the river at night the electric light towers make an attractive display. There are 136 towers ranging from 100 to 175 feet high with from four to six lights each. Electrical Factories. Pay out over $30,000 monthly in wages, and produce nearly a million and a half dollars' worth of goods annually. Electric liigrhts For public and private lighting are com- mon in all parts of the city. There are 41 136 towers and 1,500 pole lights. The city- owns its own plant, which is located on Atwater near Bates street, and represents an expenditure of $790,000. Elevators, Passenger. These are common in all modern stores and business buildings. Elevators, Wheat. All the depots are provided with these facilities. Elmwood. This cemetery, established in 1846, Is located in the eastern part of the city and contains 78 acres. Take Fort or Jefferson avenue cars cast. E'lnery Wheels. These are made in greater numbers than anywhere else. Empire Theater Is on Lafayette avenue near Griswold street. Employees. There are about 40,000 persons employed in our factories. The number in several of the larger industries is as follows: Cars, 6,000; stoves, 6,000; tobacco and cigars, 4,000; boat building, 900; drugs, 1,600; boots and shoes, 1,500; clothing, 2,000; furniture and chairs, 1,000; lumber and house material, 2,000; paints and varnish- es, 500; electrical works, 600; organs and pianos. 500; capsules, 475; boxes, 500; con- fectionery, 500; steam radiators, 800. Emergency Hospital. This is located at corner of Michigan avenue and Porter street. Evacuation Day Tablet. This will be found at the Fort street entrance of the postofRce building. It bears the following inscription: "This tab- let designates the site of an English fort erected in 1778 by Major R. B. Lernoult as a defense against the Americans. It was subseuently called Fort Shelby, in honor of Gov. Isaac Shelby, of Ken- tucky, and was demolished in 1826, 43 "The evacuation of this fort by the British at 12 o'clock noon, July 11, 1796, was the closing- act of the war of inde- pendence. "On that day the American flag was for the first time raised over this soil, all of what was then known as the Western Territory becoming- at that time part of the Federal Union." I^xcnrs^ioiiists By the hundreds from the several sur- rounding- states are our guests almost every day during the summer season, and no other northern city has such attrac- tions as Detroit has in its river and parks. The report of the U. S. supervising in- spector for the eighth district shows that in 1895 more passengers arrived at and left Detroit than at all other lake ports combined. Excursions. See under names of Ann Arbor, Belle Isle, Bois Blanc, Chatham, Georgian Bay, Goderich, Grosse Isle, Mackinaw. Mai- den, Mt. Clemens. Orchard Lake, Palmer Park, Pontiac, Put-in-Bav, Sandwich. Sault Ste. Marie. St. Clair Plats. Trenton, Wyandotte, Ypsilanti, Mettawas. Exports. Value of, for 1898, was $12,794,953. Express Offices. The American, Great Northern, Adams and Wells, Fargo & Co. offices are at the corner of Campus Martins and Monroe. The U. S., Pacific and Dominion at 104 Woodward avenue. The National, North- ern Pacific, and Canadian at 34 Campus Martins. Factories, See Manufactures. Factory Sites, With water frontage and rail connec- tions are plentiful. Families, Number of, in the city in 1898, 55,315. Farms. Both sides of the Detroit River were once lined with narrow French farms. 43 Fellowcralt Club Is located at the corner of Wilcox street and Barclay Place. Ferries Leave and arrive every few minutes for Windsor from foot of Woodward avenue, and ferries for Belle Isle leave from and arrive at foot of 24th street, 12th street, Third street, Woodward avenue and Jos. Campau avenue. Fare to or from Windsor, five cents. Fare to Belle Isle and back, ten cents. See also Railroad Ferries. Fertilizers Are extensively produced by the Carbon Works. Fires Are of comparatively rare occurrence, and the yearly loss is relatively trifling. Fire Alarms Are given by means of nearly 400 signal boxes in different parts of the city. Fire Boat. The fire boat Detroiter cost $44,815, and was first used Nov. 23, 1893. It is manned by twelve men, and can throw fifteen streams, some of them four inches in diameter. It has thrown water 400 feet. The boat is stationed at foot of Fifth street. Fire Dei>artiiieiit. This is one of the best in the U. S. There are 24 steamers, 5 chemicals, 10 hook and ladder trucks, a fire boat and a force of about 420 men. The headquar- ters are at corner of Larned and Wayne streets. Fire Liimits Protect the most prominent streets and avenues from the erection of wooden buildings. Fire of 1805. The fire of June 11, 1805. which burned every house but one in Detroit, is com- memorated in the design of our city seal. The fire was very notable, in that out of 44 it grew an entire new plan of tlie town, with new streets and new names, a new form of local government and other chang-es that have affected every interest of the city. Fisli In great variety are always to be found in our markets. White fish, pickerel, bas;3 and perch, caug-ht in our own waters, are especially abundant. FisIi Hatcliery. This is located on corner of Champlain and Joseph Campau avenue, and in the hatching season is an interesting- place to visit. Take Fort cars east. Fishing:. The best bass fishing- in the country is to be enjoyed on St. Clair Flats. There is also good fishing- at the inland lakes near Pontiac. See St. Clair Flats. Flats. Within the last few years a number of dwellings known as apartments or flats have been constructed, and are appar- ently proving- desirable investments. Albemarle — 1477 Grand River, corner Ivy Place. Alberta— 37-39 Alexandrine W^. Alhambra — n. w. corner Bagg and Park streets. Avon — 331 Lafayette avenue. Avon — 214 Montcalm E. Balmoral— 895 Third avenue. Blodgett Terrace — s. e. corner Jefferson and Hastings. Burnstine— Corner Woodward and Sibley. Christa — 11 Seventeenth street. Clayton— Southwest corner High and Clif- ford streets. Columbia— 13-15 Columbia W. Clio— 618 Fourteenth avenue. Coronado— Corner Second and Selden ave- nues. Custer— 1559-1563 Beaubion street. Cynthia — 23 Parsons street. Dakota — 295-7 Cass avenue. Dudley— 554 Second avenue. Effingham— Palmer avenue bet. Wood- ward and John R. Elmore— 142 Alexandrine avenue W. Fontaine— 361-363 Lafayette avenue. Frontenac— 626 Trumbull avenue. 4.5 Grenada — Corner Second and Abbott streets. Hanley Apartments — Corner John R. and Columbia. Harvey Terrace— 1131-41 Third avenue. Jefferson — 1055 Jefferson ave. Kalamazoo— 92 Perry street. Lincoln — 163-165 Lincoln avenue. Lombard Terrace — Twelfth street, be- tween Lysander and Forest avenue. Lotus— 305-307 Merrick ave. Louise— Second avenue, bet. High and Henry. Lucania— 602-604 Fourteenth ave. Marlborough — 419-421 Second avenue. Medbury Terrace— 174-186 Medbury ave. Michigan— 578-586 Michigan avenue. Milburn— 1499 Woodward avenue. Natchez Terrace— 925-939 Antoine street. Northwood — Cass avenue, bet. Davenport and Parsons streets. Olandro— 295 Cass avenue. Oxford— 82-84 Adams avenue E. Rexleigh— 697-703 Third avenue. Savoy Apartments— 95-97 Joy street. Schantz— Corner Clifford and Park PI. Sevilla— 544 Second avenue. Utopia— Corner Bagley and Clifford. Varney — s. e. corner Park and Montcalm streets. Verona Apartments— Corner Cass and Ferry avenues. Winamac— 32-34 Winder. Windermere— 111-113 Selden avenue. Floral Gardening. The park at the water works affords the finest floral display in the city; many of the designs being very unique and at- tractive. Florence Crittenden Home. This is at 68 Miami avenue. Floods. We have none. Our river never over- flows nor dries up. Residents along the margins of other streams should make a note of this fact. Forest Lia'tvn Cemetery. This is located in the township of Ham- tramck about five miles from the city hall. Reached by Grand Trunk R. R. 46 Fort LernoTilt or Shelby Was located on a site now partially oc- cupied by the new postoffice, corner Fort and Shelby streets. It was demolished in 1826. Fort Maiden. An old Canadian fort near Amherst- burg. See Amherstburg. Fort Wayne Is on the river at the foot of Military avenue. It contains 65 acres, cost $500,000 and is v/orth seeing. Take Fort cars west. Frencli Farms. Outside of the old fort and city and along the river all the land was laid out into narrow farms. Freights, Lalce. Rates are advantageous from Detroit. Freights, Rail. Are as low as from other places. Frontage on River. The city has a frontage of eight miles on the Detroit river. Fruits. Both home-grown and from other places, are abundant and reasonable in price. Fur Manufacturing Is a leading industry, and not more than one or two cities in the U. S. make as many furs. Furniture Of the value of $1,500,000 is produced yearly. Garbage Is collected daily by teams with iron boxes, by a corporation under contract with the city. Gas. Coal gas for illuminating purposes Is supplied at $1.00 per 1,000 feet. Natural gas is supplied at 30c. per 1,000 feet. 47 Geographical Position. The position of Detroit is favorable for constant growth. Georgian Bay. Steamboats leave Windsor, opposite De- troit, regularly for Goderich Canada Georgian Bay and Sault Ste. Marie, a most delightful trip. Glass In immense quantities is now produced here, and indications point to a large in- crease in factories .and output. Godericli. In the sumnier, excursions are given twice a week from Windsor to Goderich, Canada. Golf. There are fine golf links in connection with the Country Club. See Country Club. Gosi»el Carriage. This is maintained by voluntary gifts from those of various denominations who are interested in evangelistic work. It is manned with speakers and singers, and with the wagon as a pulpit, services are conducted almost daily in various parts of the city, and especially on the Campus Martins. It has undoubtedly been a means of helping many. The carriage, which is drawn by two horses, is a foui wheeled vehicle with a canopy, and it is lettered with scriptural mottoes. Governor and Judges' Plan. The plan of the city as laid out by them after the fire of 1805 is so called. Grace Hospital, Is located on the corner of Willis avenue and John R street. Take Woodward cars to Willis avenue. Grand Circus. This consists of two semi-circular pnrks each side of Woodward avenue, just south of Adams avenue. 48 Grand Trunk Depot. The depot at foot of Brush street is so designated. Grant's Old Home. The house occupied by General, then T^ieutenant. Grant from 1849 to 1851 is still standing-, and is known as No. 253 Fort street east. Greenfield. This township adjoins Detroit on the northwest. GrisTToId Street. This is the Wall street of Detroit, and almost all of the banks, insurance and lawyers' offices are here concentrated. No better description of the street could be given than this verse, written for a street in another city more than sixty years ago : At the top of the street the attorneys abound, And down at the bottom the barges are found. Fly, Honesty, fly, to some safer retreat, For there's craft in the river and craft in the street. Grosse Isle. This, the largest island in the river, is quite largely settled, and in summer time is a favorite resort. It is reached either is a favorite resort. Reached by boat from foot of First street or M. C. H. R. Grosse Pointe Farms Village. This is the most aristocratic suburb of Detroit. It is on the border of Lake St. Clair and is accessible by boats and Jef- ferson cars. Grotto of the Virgin. This curious structure is located near the Roman Catholic Church of the As- sumption, about seven miles from Detroit on the Gratiot road. Its location is in- dicated by the two streets named Grotto and Loretto. The Grotto itself at the end of a beautiful avenue of trees, is a mas- sive archway with recess of stone, erected at a cost of about $6,000. "in memory of the aparition of Lourdes." It is an inter- esting and suggestive structure. Take Rapid Railway cars. 49 Gntciliess College of Bnsiness. This is located on s. w. corner of Grand River and Griswold. Hack Fares. The regular rates are 50 cents per pas- senger within the city limits, with no charge for one or two children under 10 j^ears of age. Halls, Pnlilie. MANAGERS, CAPACITIES and RENTALS. Albrechfs— 602-606 Chene street; Wm. F. Albrecht; seats 600; $20. Arbeiter— Corner Russell and Catherine; Henrv Mevfarth; seats 1,600; $50. A. O. t^. W.— 213 AVoodward avenue. Auditorium— Larned E. between Ran- dolph and Brush; D. J. Briggs, 438 Fourteenth; seats 3,500; $100. Bamlet— s. w. corner Grand River and Rowland; Bamlet & Miller; seats 500; $20. Beecher's— 242 Jefferson avenue. Brown's— 1484 AVoodward avenue; R. M. Lamoreoux. 1468 Woodward avenue; seats 600; $10. Chamber of Commerce— Corner State and Griswold; E. H. Doyle, secretary; seats 1,200. Chaffee Hall— Corner Woodward and Wil- lis; J. B. VVoolfenden; seats 400; $20. ;U0SAVT310 ■ \\ \i -JQ IlUIBIH 96— S.UOSM-BIO seats 500; .$12 to $20. Concordia— 4 Catherine; Concordia Sing- ing Society; seats 250. Colombo— 235 Gratiot; Rudolph Grodde; seats 300; $15. Darbe's Grand— 726 Chene; Darbe & Co.; seats 500; $20. Detroit Opera House— Facing Campus Martins; C. J. Whitney; seats 2,200. Dickinson's— 416 Grand River; H. H. Dickinson seats 600; $15. Elks'— 213-217 Woodward avenue. Empire Theater— Lafayette, near Gris- wold: E. D. Stair; seats 1,600. Fafeyta's— 996 Michigan avenue; B. J. Fafeyta, 946 Michigan avenue; seats 600; $15. Fellowcraft— Corner AA^ilcox and Barclay Place; Fellowcraft Club; seats 750; $15. German Salesmen's— 87 Monroe. 50 Germania— Corner Russell and Mullett; Montgomery Rifles; seats 1,000; $20. Griesinger's— Russell, between Mullett and Catherine; I. Goldia; seats 150; $10. Plarmonia— Corner Leland and Russell; Zynda Bros.; seats 500; $18. Harmonie— Corner Wilcox and Center; Morse Rohnert, McGraw building; seats 1,200. Howlett's— 1302-1304 Grand River; A. E. Howlett, 753 Maybury; seats 300; $8. Light Guard Armory— Corner Larned and Brush; Dr. W. M. Harvey, 6 High W. ; main hall seats 5,000; $100; assembly seats 1,000; $40. Light Infantry Armory— 42 Congress E. ; Geo. L. Winkler, Union Trust Bldg. ; seats 1,600; $50. Lyceum Theater — Corner Randolph and Monroe; E. D. Stair; seats 2,000. Masonic Temple— Corner Lafayette and First; seats, drill hall, 1,300; auditorium, 750. Mavbury— 902 Michigan avenue; Charles Turner, 185 Warren E. ; seats 350; $10. Merrill— n. e. corner Jefferson and Wood- ward. Milburn— 1493 Woodward; C. S. Vaughn, 22 Buhl block; seats 500. Moreton's — 331 Michigan ave; R. Den- man, 333 Michigan avenue; seats 400; $10. Museum of Art — Corner Jefferson and Russell; A. H. Grifl^ith; seats 550. Oasis— 170-176 Myrtle street; G. W. Clark, 170 Myrtle; seats 350; $10. Oddfellows' Temple— 214 Randolph; Jos. Giefil, Warden, 110 Antoine; seats, up- per hall, 500, lower hall, 400. Perkins'— 759 Grand River avenue; Wm. Perkins; seats 500; $15. Philharmonic— n. w. corner Lafayette and Shelby; C. F. Hammond, 1015 Hammond Bldg.; seats 600. Phoenix— Corner Woodward and Duffield; J. W. Ehrman, Secretary; seats 350. Prismatic— 140 First street; Mrs. E. C. Skinner, 1.50 Bagg; seats 350. Sampson's— 1354 Woodward; Dr. H. W. Cory; seats 125; $5. Schwankovsky's— n. e. corner Woodward and John R; seats 500. Star and Crescent— 193-195 Cass street; G. W. Briggs,.139 Bates; seats 500; $3. Strassburg's— 56-58 Adams avenue E. ; seats 1,100; $6a 51 Turner— Sherman between Russell and Riopelle; Social Turners' Society; seats 1,000. Wheelmans' — 53 Adams avenue E.; seats 600. Whitney Opera House— 1G4 Griswold; E. D. Stair; seats 1,800. Y. M. C. A.— Corner Grand River and Griswold; seats 750; $25. Ha,inniou(l BuildiugT' A 10-story office building on the corner of Fort and Griswold streets, south of City Hall. Hanitrauick. This township adjoins Detroit on the north. Hanitrainck: House. The house of Col. Hamtramck, the first American commandant of Detroit, until recently stood on the river near the foot of Van Dyke avenue. Harbor. Our harbor is always safe and practi- cally unlimited in capacity. Harbor Line. A harbor line, beyond which wharves must not be extended, was defined and located by the government in 1892. Hariiioiiie Society. This flourishing German organization has a fine new building and hall on the corner of Centre and Wilcox streets. Harper Hospital Is located on John R street facing Martin place. Take Woodward cars to Martin Place. Healtb Regalations. These are few and sensible, and our mortality reports show that they are well enforced. The office is at Health build- ing on St. Antoine near Clinton. 'Phone 2791. Hickory Island. Is in the Detroit River, 16 miles below the city. Many camp here and others have cottages. Reached by boat from foot of First street. 52 office "sky scrapers." We have several buildings 10, 12, and 14 stories high and there are more to follow. Higli Scliool. The Central High school, said to be the larg-est in the United States, is located between Hancock, Warren, Cass and Second avenues. The Western Hig'h school is on Scotten avenue, opposite Clark park. Hig^Iilaiicl Park Village. This adjoins Detroit on the north, and lies on both sides of Woodward avenue. Take Woodward cars. Historic Buildings. See under head of Grant's Old Home, and John Brown House. SS. Peter and Paul R. C. church is the oldest church building' now standing. It was built in 1848. The oldest business building is that on the s. w. corner of Jefferson and Griswold streets. It was built in 1836 of shell lime-stone. History of Detroit. This, the most complete local history issued in the United States, contains over (lUU illustrtitions and nearly 1,1U0 pages. To know all about Detroit you must con- sult this work. Published by Silas Far- mer & Co., at $10, or two volumes, Tur- key morocco, gilt edge, at $15. Ask to see it, or send for circular. Homes, Attractive Are very numerous in all parts of De- troit, and of greatly varied architecture. Detroit is especially notable for the num- ber of its dwellings in proportion to the population. The census returns show that 42 out of every 100 persons own their own homes in Detroit. Home for Aged I'oor. This Catholic institution, in charge of the Little Sisters of the Poor, is located at the corner of Dequindre and Scott streets. 58 Home of Industry. This institution for discharged crim- inals gives them a home and employ- ment. It is located at 259 Willis avenue E. Home of the Friendless. This is located near the corner of Cass and Warren avenues. Hospitals. See Children's, Emergency, Grace, Har- per, Marine. St. Luke's, St. Mary's Wo- man's, House of Providence (Lying-in Hospital). Hotels. NAMES, LOCATION, CAPACITIES AND RATES. Cadillac— Corner Michigan and Washing- ton avenues; capacity 800; $3.00-$5.00. Russell House— Campus Martins, opposite City Hall; capacity 800; $3.00-$5.00. Ste. Claire— Randolph and Monroe ave- nue, capacity 350; $2.50-$3.50. Wayne— Foot of Third street, opp. M. C. depot; capacity 500; $2.50-$3.50. Oriental (European)— Farrar street, opp. Public Library; capacity 100; $1.00-$1.50. Normandie— 11-23 Congress street E. ; ca- pacity 300; $2.00-33.00. Griswold House— Corner Griswold and Grand River; capacity 400; $2.00-$3.00. Barclay— 22 Barclay PI.; capacity 150; $2.00. Metropole (European)— 126-130 Woodward avenue; capacity 150; $1.00. Library Park (European)— Farrar street, opp. Public Library; capacity 150; 50c and $1.00. Perkins House— 100 Grand River avenue; capacity 150; $1.50-$2.00. Detroit Hotel— 14-18 Elizabeth street W. ; capacity 125; $1.25-$1.50. Franklin House— Corner Larned and Bates streets; capacity 150; $1.50. House of Correction Is between Rusell and Riopelle on Alfred street. It is open to visitors Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. It usually contains about 600 inmates who are chiefly employed in chair making. It IS well worthy of a visit. Take Four- teenth line of cars up Hastings to Alfred street. 54 House Numbers. The regulations provide one number for every 20 feet, the numbers alternating from one side of the street to the other. On all streets running nearly north the numbers begin at the end nearest the river. On all streets running nearly east and west the numbers start from the end nearest Woodward avenue. House of Provicleuee. This is on the corner of Antoine and Elizabeth streets. Hurlbut Meuiorial Gate. This imposing gate-way to Water Works park was erected by the" AVater Commission in memory of Chauncey Hurlbut. a former water commissioner, who left about $250,000 to be expended in maintaining a library and improving the grounds. See Water Works. Ice Of the best quality is readily obtained and is reasonable in price. Illumination. See Electric Light Towers. Imports. There are many firms in Detroit who import goods direct from the old world. Total value of imports in 1898 was $2,046,- 923. Improvements. Detroit is noted for the attention given to improving public and private property. Improvements are always under way. Incorporation of Detroit. Detroit was first incorporated as a town or village on January 18, 1802. It was first named and given powers as the City of Detroit by act of October 24, 1815. Industrial School. This is located on the corner of Wash- ington and Grand River avenues. 55 Insnrance. Our wide streets, excellent fire depart- ment, facilities for water, etc., ought to and do give us reasonable insurance rates. Internal Revenue. Tlie government taxes on tobacco man- ufactured in Detroit, amounts to over one and one-half million dollars yearly. Islands in River. There are seventeen islands in the river named as follows: Peche. Belle. Grass, Grassy, Turkey. Stoney. Grosse, Slocum's, Elliott, Calf, Horse, Celeron. Hickory, Sugar, Elba. Pox and Bois Blanc. They range in size from a few acres to several thousand. Italians. Judging by the frequency with which we hear their street cries, our Italian friends are not at all an insignificant portion of our population. Their cry of "Banan, nicey banan" is heard in every part of the city and their two-wheeled, flat-topped carts laden with the fruit are pushed energetically into the way of probable purchasers. Many with baskets of lemons and oranges call from door to door and the fruit trade and street corner stands are almost monopolized by this class of our citizens. Jolin Brown House. Prior to the Harper's Ferry raid, the noted John Brown was in Detroit, and a conference of leaders was held in the house now known as 185 Congress street east. Jail. This is on the corner of Clinton and Beaubien streets. Jefferson Avenue. The greater part of this fine avenue is lined by costly residences. A ride or drive of eight miles east will bring you to Grosse Pointe, the summer home of many of Detroit's wealthy citizens. 56 Junctions. There are two well-known railroad junctions within the city limits. The one in the northeast portion is known as the Milwaukee Junction, and designates the junction of the Grand Trunk Railroad "with the Detroit, Grand Haven & Mil- waukee Railroad. The other is known both as West Detroit and as Grand Trunk Junction. It designates the junction of the G. T. R. R., L. S. & M. S. R. R. and M. C. R. R. See also Lake Shore Junc- tion. Justice Courts. These are located on State street near Rowland. Lialtor Finds favorable conditions at Detroit. Lake Freights. Advantageous rates are given from De- troit. Lake Shore Junction. The junction of the D., G. H. & M. R. R. with the L. S. & M. S. R. R. is so designated. Lalvos. These are numerous about 25 miles out Woodward avenue, in the vicinity of Pontiac. Many summer cottages have been built in this region. See Orchard Lake and Sylvan Lake. Lake Steamers All stop here. Lamhila iSigina. This well-known high school fraternity was here founded. Land Board. Under act of congress of 1842, the com- mon council, as successor of the gov- ernor and judges, has power to perfect titles to lots originally controlled by the governor and judges. Latitude From flag staff on city hall, the city lies in latitude 42°, I'J' 50.28 " north. r Letter Boxes. There are about 850 in rhe ctiy. Letter Carriers. We have 159. Leivis School for Stamiiiei'ers. is located at 41 Adelaide street. This is one of the largest and most successful schools of its kind in the world and those attending- it come from all parts of the Union and Canada. Library — Oirculatingr. See Circulating Library. Lig-Iit Houses. There are five orv tho river. The ncyr- est to Detroit is the <:>r\Q on 13elle Isle. Liglitini^- City. See Electric Lighting. Lions of Detroit. See Sights. Little Venice. This term is applied to the cottage set- tlement just above the ship-canal at the mouth of St. Clair river. The name is exceedingly appropriate, for there are numerous waterways and all communica- tion in this locality is by water. Living;, Is cheaper and life more desirable than in any other western city. Log Cabin. See Palmer Park. Longritude. Of Detroit. The flag staff on city hall is 83°, 2', 46.63" west of Greenwich, England. Lost Parcels. Enquire for them at Central police sta- tion, or if lost on street cars, at the office of the company, 12 Woodward avenue. 58 Lots. The usual size of a city lot is 30x100, but there are many which are 50x150, and even larger. Liumljer. Both hardwood and pine, from our na- tive forests is always plentiful and cor- respondingly cheap. Liutlieran Cemetery. This is located in the city .iust east of Mt. Elliott avenue, between Farnsworth street and the Boulevard. Take Four- teenth cars and transfer to Crosstown line. Liyceuni Theater. This is on Randolph street, between Monroe and Champlain streets. Mackinac Island. Steamboats for this celebrated resort at the north end of Lake Huron, leave sev- eral times a week during the summer sea- son. Docks at foot of Wayne and First streets. Mails. Over 50 mails arrive and are sent daily. Main Streets. See Griswold street and avenues. Majestic Building'. This 14-story office building faces the Campus Martins— from its roof one sees the city and surrounding country spread out before him. At night the scene is especially novel. Manufacturing^ Capital. In 1880 $15,594,000 In 1895 45,000,000 Manufacturing Center. These are quite evenly distributed in all parts of the city. The most noted locali- ties are the River Rouge region. East Fort street, along Atwater, Guoin, and Wight streets, and east and west of Woodward avenue along the railroads to the junctions on either side and also along and near the River road. 59 IVIaniifacturjiig Employees. In 1880 15,110 In 1890 78,178 Manafactures. Leading articles are boots and shoes, boxes, burial caskets, cars, cigars, cloth- ing, capsules, drugs, electrical apparatus, furs, furniture, fertilizers, glass, harrows, matches, organs, pins, pearl buttons, safes, salt, soda ash, soap and vessels. Maiiufacturiiis Output. Value in 1880 $30,000,000 in 1894 70,000,000 Marine Hospital. This government institution for sick sailors is located on corner of Jefferson and Mt. Elliott avenues. Ma.vli.ets. Our markets are supplied with every- thing in season and out of season, at prices that all say are reasonable. The eastern city market is located on Russell street, between High and Winder, and the western on Michigan avenue, between Eighteenth and Humboldt. Take Mich- igan cars east to eastern market. Marriage Licenses. Are required to be obtained from county clerk (fee one dollar) before the cere- mony is performed. Males and females must be 18 before they can marry, except that with the written consent of parents or guardians girls may marry earlier. The applicant for a license must give under oath the following facts: Full name of groom and bride, age of each at last birthday, whether white, black, mu- latto, or Indian, residence, birthplace, oc- cupation, father's name, mother's maiden name, number of times previously mar- ried, and maiden name of bride, if a widow. 3Iasonic Temple. This is located on corner of Lafayette avenue and First street. Matclies Are a leading article of manufacture, and $300,000 worth are produced yearly. 60 McGregor or Helpinii^ Hand Mis- sion. This is located on the northeast side of Cadillac square, near Randolph street. Its expenses are $14,000 per year. It cares for 7,000 men per annum. It holds nightly meetings with an average of 200 in at- tendance. It provides 100.000 meals yearly. 14,000 barrels of kindling wood are cut and sold yearly. MciSTveeney's. A popular hotel and resort on Lake St. Clair. It is on the line of the Detroit, Lake Shore and Mt. Clemens Electric Railway. Medical Colleges. See Colleges. Meats. Are plentiful, and those offered (for sale are subject to Inspection, and quality is thus assured. Messenger Service. Of American District Telegraph Co. is located on corner of Griswold and Larned streets. The rates are: For one mile, 10c. ; with answer, 15c. ; two miles, 15c. ; with answer, 20c., or 30c. per hour. Metliodist Boolt Store. A branch of the Methodist Book Con- cern is located at 269 Woodward avenue and carries a full line of its publications. Mettawas, Tlie One of the most beautifvil summer re- sorts in America, situated on north shore of Lake Erie, thirty miles from Detroit. No more delightful place to visit can be found. Reached by ferry from foot of Jos. Campau Ave. and D. & L. E. R. R. See card on last page. Micliigan Cliil*. This well known republican organization has quarters in the Chamber of Com- merce building. 61 MilTvankee Junction. See Junctions. Milk Is inspected to insure its purity. Mt. Clemens The county seat of Macomb county, is about 16 miles from Detroit, and is wide- ly known because of its mineral springs and baths, which are largely patronized. The hotels are new and elegant. It is reached by Grand Trunk trains, Rapid Railway and Detroit, Lake Shore and Mt. Clemens R. R., both trolley lines, whose cars pass city hall every half hour. Mt. Elliott Cemetery. Belonging to the Roman catholics, ex- tends along west side of Mt. Elliott ave- nue, north of Monroe avenue. Take Fort or Sherman cars east. Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Also used by the Roman catholics, lies in the township of Hamtramck, on G. T. R. R. Morals. Of Detroit will compare very favorably with any city of its size. Monuments. See Soldiers' Monument. Moving- Vans Are to be found on Grand River avenue, near Second street. The legal rate is $2.50 per mile per load from the first story, and 50 cents for each additional mile or story above the first. The rate by the hour is $1.50. Municipal Matters. In almost all that pertains to city af- fairs progress is manifest. The city owns all the property it uses, and keeps its buildings in good condition. The stranger will find no shabby schools or oourt buildings, no ill-kept engine houses and police stations. The total value of the city property is upwards of twenty million dollars. For purposes of taxation 63 the real estate in the city Is valued at about $170,000,000, and the personal prop- erty at about $40,000,000. The rate of tax- ation is about $16 per $1,000. The total bonded city debt is $4,830,000, and the sinking fund amounts to nearly $1,500,000. We have over 500 policemen, 420 fire- men, nearly 40 engine and hook and lad- der companies, an electric lighting plant running nearly 6,000 lights, and four im- mense engines at the water works which pump nearly 40,000,000 gallons daily, and they could pump several times that amount if necessary. What an amount of care and ceaseless activity these facts and figures represent! Surely we are dependent on city officials for much of the care and comfort that we enjoy. The House of Correction, owned by the city, is well worth a visit. Instead of being an expense, it brings an average revenue of $20,000 a year to the city. Of public school buildings we have 65, with nearly 800 teachers. Besides these are numerous medical and business col- leges; also parochial and private schools, and taken in connection with our superb high schools and public library, they af- ford educational advantages which are unexcelled. Museum of Art. See Art Museum. Musical Advantases. There are several musical conserva- tories and academies of the highest grade, with hundreds of students. Nativity of Population. In 1890 total foreign born was 81,709, of whom 18,791 were born in Canada ana New Foundland, 9 in Mexico, 1 in Cen- tral America. 16 in South America, 51 in Cuba and West Indies, 7,168 in England. 2,459 in Scotland, 84 in Wales, 7,447 in Ireland, 35,481 in Germany, 658 in Austria. 327 in Holland, 411 in Belgium. 402 in Switzerland, 77 in Norway, 196 in Sweden, 162 in Denmark. 669 in Russia, 112 in Hungary, 513 in Bohemia, 5,351 in Poland. 804 in France. 338 in Italy. 13 in Spain, 5 in Portugal, 12 in Greece, 30 in Asia, 38 in China. 4 in Japan, 8 in India, 4 in Africa. 2 in Atlantic islands, 39 in Australia, 4 in Pacific islands, 25 in Turkey, and 20 at sea. 63 Natural Gas. This was first introduced and used here in 1S90. It was then piped from Ohio, but is now brought from wells in Canada. OVaval Reserves. The ranks of this organization are filled by Detroit's first young men. Nevrsljoy's Association. This benevolent organization, through its superintendent, looks after about 900 newsboys who pay dues of five cents per week. This gives them the privileges of the reading room, the night schools, and insures them if sick or hurt of doctors and medicine, or if they are without a home the association takes care of them. It is supported by private individuals and at their Sunday night meetings, where they are entertained by lectures, music, etc.. a charge of 10 cents is made to the public. The rooms are at 110 Jeffer- son avenue. Ne-wspapers. The leading English papers are the Tribune. Free Press, Journal and News. The principal German papers are the Abend Post and the Volksblatt. Noon Meetings. At the Y. M. C. A., corner of Grand River and Griswold streets, there is held daily, from 12 to 12:30, a prayer, praise and testimony service for men. It is always helpful, lively and interesting and strangers are very welcome. North Detroit. A little village formerly called Norris, lies about three miles northeast of De- troit. The Lutherans have an orphan asylum here. Take Grand Trunk trains from foot of Brush street. "Iforth^vest and Xorthlaiid." These two passenger steamships, built on ocean steamship lines, stop here twice a week on the trip between Buf- falo and Duluth. The swells from these boats are enormous and it is great sport to "take them" in a rowboat. 64 Nurses. These may be engaged from the hos- pitals and a complete list of those in the city will be found in the back of the City Directory. Oakland, Tlie. A large and attractive summer hotel on the banks of the St. Clair river, easily reached from Detroit. Take boat from foot of Griswold street. Oak-vrood. This village, west of and almost adjoin- ing the city, is in the center of a rapidly developing manufactviring region. Oddfellows' Hall. This is located on Randolph street fac- ing Monroe avenue. Otiiee Building's. Atkinson— 5S-60 Congress W. Bagley— s. e. corner Congress and Bates streets. Bamlet— s. w. corner Grand River and Rowland. Bank Chamber— 80 Griswold street. Barbour Bldg— Corner Campus Martins and Monroe. Bennett— s. e. corner Grand River and Griswold. Bressler— 20-34 Lafayette avenue. Brush— s. e. corner Monroe and Randolph streets. Buhl— 9l' Griswold. Burns— 88-90 Griswold. Butler— 82-84 Griswold. Butterfield— 40-44 Larned W. Campau— s. w. corner Griswold and Larned. Caskey Block— 80-88 Michigan avenue. Chamber of Commerce— Corner State and Griswold streets. Cleland— 29-31 State street. Cowie— s. w. corner Gratiot and Farrar. Coyl Block— n. e. corner Woodward and Campus Martins. Cullen Brown Building— Corner Wood- ward and Witherell. "Free Press"— 11 Lafayette avenue. Ferguson— 228-232 Woodward avenue. Fisher Block— Corner Michigan avenue and Lafayette. 65 Fyfe— n. w. corner Woodward and Adams avenues. , -, . 4. Hall Block— 163 Griswold street. Hammond— s. e. corner Griswold and Fort streets Hilsendegen Block— Monroe avenue, be- tween Farrar and Randolph streets^. Heineman Block— Corner Bates and Cad- illac Square. a + o + ^ Hodges— s. e. corner Griswold and btate. Home Bank— Corner Michigan and Gris- wold. Jones— 242 Griswold street. "Journal"— Corner Fort and Wayne streets Kanter— Corner Cadillac Square and Campus Martins. Leonard— IS John R. Lewis Block-92-94 Griswokh McGraw— s. w. corner Griswold and T ni^ivette Majestic— Corner Woodward and Michi- mShII Block— n. e. corner Woodward and Jefferson. Miner— Cadillac Square and Congress. Moffat— s. w. corner Griswold and i^ ort streets Municipal Court Building-Corner Clinton and Raynor streets. Newberry and McMillan— s. e. corner ot Griswold and Larned. "News-Tribune"— n. w. corner Larned and Shelby streets. Opera House Block— Campus Martius. Peninsular Bank-36-40 Fort street W Postofhce— Fort street, between Shelby and Wayne. , Schwankovsky— Corner Woodwaid and John R. Scripps Block— 25-33 Lafayette avenue. Seitz Block-33-37 Congress street W. Shurley— 32 Adams avenue W. Telegraph Block— s. e. corner Griswold and Congress streets. _ ^ 4. 4. Telephone Building— Corner Clifford street and Washington avenue. Tolsma— s. w. corner State and Rowland streets Union Trust— n. e. corner Griswold and Congress streets. University Building-11-21 Wilcox street. Utopia— 38-44 Bagley avenue. Valpey Building— 213-217 Woodward ave- Valpey Block— Corner Monroe and Far- mer streets. 66 Van Husan Block— 106 Miami avenue. Walker Block— n. w. corner Fort and Griswold. Waterman Block— s. e. corner Woodward and Larned street. AVayne County Savings Bank— 32-34 Con- gress street W. Whitney Block— s. w. corner of Wood- ward and Park street. Whitney Opera House Block— 164-172 Griswold street. Old Book Stores. Charles Menot, 54 Grand River avenue. The Wanless, 57 Grand River avenue. Opera Houses. See Detroit and Whitney's. Oreliard Lake. A beautiful place of resort, with a num- ber of summer cottages, is but a five mile drive from Pontiac. Take Detroit & Pon- tiac trolley line. Organs and Pianos Are produced by hundreds annually. Orphan Asylums. The Protestant is located on Jefferson avenue, facing Elmwood avenue, St. Vin- cent's catholic asylum for girls, is on Mc- Dougall, between Larned and Congress. The Lutherans have an asylum at North Detroit. The German Protestant Homo for Orphans and Old People is at 248 Har- vey avenue. Paints and Varnisli. The annual product of our factories is worth over $5,000,000. Palmer Park. This delightful suburban retreat of 120 acres, is located on Woodward avenue, about seven miles from the city hall. One of its most attractive features is the log cabin with its old-fashioned furniture, an artificial lake is near by. and five min- utes' walk, by winding paths, through a delightful native forest, will bring you into solitude and silence that is restful in the highest degree. Take Woodward avenue cars marked Log Cabin. 67 Pai'acles. No city in the country affords better facilities for parades. Wide avenues with room for a front of twenty on either side of Se car tracks, smooth asphalt road- wnv? imon which to march and man- Tuver w th h^re and there shady places tS shield from the sun, and exceptionally b?oad and smooth sidewalks and other nlares of vantage from which to view a parade leave nSthing to be desired for purposes of this kind. Parks. Works and Clark parks. Park Lots. These were laid out in 1809, and original- ly coSisTed of 88 lots of from 5 to 10 acres each lying on each side of Wooa waid l?enue, north of Adams avenue. Pavilion. See Wayne Pavilion. Paving. The streets are generally paved with wood brick, stone and asphalt and are iTbetter condition than is usual m cities o? the size. Jan. 1st, 1899 there was a ?otal of' 270 miles of Pfved street o which 21 miles were asphalt, 21 bricK, ii Sa(?adarn 208 cedar and the remainder stone. Pearl Bnttons Are produced here in immense quantities. Peddler's Licenses. The annual license fee for Peddling on foot is $5; from hand-cart|, $25 and <5tnnds in public streets, $5. For peaanng Irom a vehicle drawn by one horse $25 draw bv two or more horses, $50. :^rac ?Sii^ of a year in proportion. Vehicles iinst be kept in motion except when SSing sails, and horns and bells are not allowed. People and Cliaracteristics. Although founded July 24, 1701, by the TT^Pnch the city was largely colonized ^Iv\7^n the century by eastern families, 68 and they have given tone to its social and municipal life. The passing- years have brought numbers of Germans, Poles ancf Italians, but they are being gradually Americanized, and the so-called foreign element does not dominate as in other cities of the same size. Philharnioiiie Hall. This hall, in which high-class concerts are often held, is located on the corner of Lafayette avenue and Shelby street Many social events also take place there. 'Phones. See Telephones. Picnic Places. Belle Isle, the Water Works park. Su- gar island down the river, and Tashmoo Park, in the St. Clair River, all afford the best facilities for picnic parties. Piety Hill. This is the name given to the upper portion of the section bounded by Wood- ward and Third avenues. Pingree Potato Patches. During the recent hard times when Gov Pingree was mayor of Detroit, he insti- tuted a means of giving relief to the worthy poor. Various patches of land m the city were loaned by individuals and are plowed by the city and then turned over to those out of work to cul- tivate and raise food for themselves One-quarter of an acre of plowed land IS turned over to each approved family who must furnish their own implements and seed, except in special cases, where .onf fS^^ ^^ furnished by the city. In 1898 there were 244 acres planted bv 958 families; 11,773 bushels of potatoes were raised at an expense to the city of $892.92 ihe mayor appoints a special committee or commission, but the work is looked alter by employees of the poor commis- sion. Pins Are produced in great quantities in one of the largest of factories. 09 Plan of City. The original plan of the city as made in 1806, was copied from the plan of Wash- ington, the national capital. Poles. The people of this nationality, because of their peculiar traits and their num- bers, have of late years been much in evidence in this city. Their difficulties with one of their pastors, and his diffi- culties with the bishop of the diocese, have been the occasion of many disturb- ances. Now, happily, peace seems to prevail. In connection with their habits of life one can but notice the vigor and energy with which scores of women and children will attack the debris of a dis- mantled building and carry away the wood for fuel. Sometimes scores of hand-carts in procession are pushed through the main avenues by these ener- getic toilers. Police Court. This is located on Clinton near St. An- toine street. Police Department. This has one central building, corner of Farmer and Bates streets, and 10 sta- tions, and a total force of nearly 500 men. Poor House. The county poor farm, with its various buildings, including an insane asylum, is located about 12 miles from Detroit on the M. C. R. R. Take Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor trolley line. Population of City. 1810 ,2? 1820 1.442 1830 2,222 1840 9.192 1850 21,019 1860 45,619 1870 '^9.577 1880 116,342 1890 205,876 1894 237,837 See nativity of population. 70 Pontiac. An hour's ride on the electric line out Woodward avenue or the D., G. H. & M. Railway will bring- you to this, the county seat of Oakland county. The Eastern Michigan Asylum for the Insane is near the city, and a drive of five miles will bring you to Orchard lake and the Michi- gan Military academy. Fontiac's Gate. The gate through which Chief Pontiac entered Detroit in the conspiracy of 1763, was located near the southwest corner of Jefferson avenue and Griswold street. Pontiac Tree. This is said to have been standing- at the time of the Pontiac conspiracy In 1763; only the stump remains. It is near the present site of the Michigan Stove Works on Jefferson avenue, just above Adair street. Port of Detroit. This is the third in the whole country in number of arrivals and clearances of vessels. 33,290 vessels with a gross ton- nage of 35,000.000 passed through Detroit River during- 1896. Postoffice. This is located on Fort street west, be- tween Shelby and Wayne streets. The building- cost about $1,000,000. There are also Ave sub-stations. A at s. e. corner of Woodward and Willis avenues. B at 834 Michigan avenue. C at 1212 Jefferson avenue. D at 681 Gratiot avenue. E, marine station, at foot of Bates street. Postoffice Receipts. For 1898 were $664,612.81, or about $1,800 per day. Potato Patclies. See Pingree Potato Patches. Prayer Meetings. The regular weekly prayer meetings in all the evangelical churches are held on Wednesday evening. 71 Private Claims. The old French farms are so designated. Public liibrary. This building, erected in 1876, contains over 148,000 volumes, and is located on the corner of Gratiot and Farmer streets. There is a free reading room for adults, one for boys and girls and an exception- ally convenient reference reading room. The library is free to anyone for consul- tation and any resident over 15 years of age may draw books by getting some real estate owner to sign as surety. There is in connection also a library for the blind, embracing a varied assortment of books of standard literary merit. Public Lii^litiii^ Plant. This is located on the river front, just east of Bates street. Put-in-Bay. Is about five hours' ride from Detroit, in the western portion of Lake Erie. Here are a number of picturesque islands, with abundant opportunities for fishing and boating. On Put-in-Bay and other islands there are good hotels and a vari- ety of amusements are provided. In sea- son grapes are especially abundant and cheap. Perry's Cave, a natural curiosity, is well worth a visit and is easily reached. Take boat from foot of First street. Railroads. See Depots. Railroad Ferries. There being no railroad bridge over the Detroit river, all through passenger or freight cars are transferred over the river on enormous ferry boats, carrying from 16 to 20 cars each. During 1898 the aver- age number of cars crossing the river daily was 1,547. Railroad Junctions. See Junctions. Railroad Freigrlit Charges. Are favorable to and from Detroit. 73 Rapid Railiray. The cars of this electric line to Mt. Clemens and Marine City via Gratiot road, pass the city hall every half hour. Rapid Transit. This is practically complete to all parts, of the city and its suburbs, and is greatly equalizing- values. Reading Rooms, Public. Everybody is welcome at the public library, on Gratiot avenue, near Farmer street and at the reading room of the Y. M. C. A. on Grand River, near Wood- ward avenue. Real Estate. Increases in value faster than the popu- lation increases, and property on the out- skirts of the city for several years past has increased in value faster than inter- ior property. Reciprocity. Or commercial union with Canada, is sure to come and will immensely increase our prosperity. Recorder's Court. This holds its sessions in the court building-, on Clinton, near St. Antoine street. Recreation. Opportunities for pleasure in the way of boating, fishing-, hunting, athletic sports and excursions here and there are exceptional. Regattas. These and races on the river are of fre- quent occurrence. Religious Paipers. There are five denominational religious papers published in Detroit: The Chris- tian Herald (Baptist), at 22 Witherell street; Michigan Presbyterian, at same address; the Michigan Christian Advo- cate, at 269 Woodward avenue; the De- troit Churchman, at 178 Henry street; the Michigan Catholic, at 64 State street. 73 Rents Are more reasonable than in any other city of the size of Detroit. Residence. As a place of residence, Detroit pos- sesses an unusual number of advantages. This is evidenced by the fact that many persons who have made their fortunes elsewhere have selected this city as the place above all others wherein to live and enjoy their wealth. Names can be given in support of this assertion. Restaursmts and Lnncli Rooni.s. These are quite numerous and can easily be found. Revenue Taxes. On tobacco, liquors and beer in 1891 fo) Detroit amounted to $1,511,103. Revolution, War of. Detroit was a focal point in this strug- gle. The British government distributed millions of dollars worth of goods to the Indians who were gathered here from all over the west and south, and from De- troit Indian expeditions were sent out against colonists all through the west. Rides- Carriage. See Drives. River, Tlie Detroit, admittedly the most attractive city on the American continent, lies on the north side of the river of the same name, on which it has a frontage of 10 miles. Such is the capacity of its har- bor that many of the warships of the world might ride at anchor in our beau- tiful stream, and more white-winged and steam craft pass our shores than enter the ports of Liverpool, London or tra- verse the Suez Canal. Over it pass greater quantities of grain and mineral than pass over any other sheet of water in all the world. The river is 27 miles long, from one-half to three miles wide, with an average width of one mile. It is from 20 to 60 feet deep, with smooth yet rapid current, and with beautiful u islands decorating- almost its entire length. As it never overflows, it is never a menace, but always a joy and blessing. Yachts, sail boats, barges, ferries, and great steamers ply and tly over its silver and blue, and in the season it is a pan- orama of beauty, gay with music streamers and happy voyageurs. River Rouge Region. This is one of the newest and most rap- idly developing manufacturing centers in or near the city. The River Roug-e front- age, special railroad connections and the numerous large establishments' already there located give it grreat prominence. Reached by Fort cars west. Roads. The roads in and about Detroit, and on the Canadian side are, many of them - cle7s."se'e"DHves""^ "^"'^ "^^^ ^^ ^^^y- Royal Oak:. A small town about 12 miles out Wood- ward avenue, on the line of the Detroit & Pontiac railway. Safes Are produced here in one of the largest factories m the world. Over $300,000 worth are manufactured yearly. Safe-Dei»o.sit Vaiilt.s. These conveniences are to be found at the Union Trust Co., corner of Griswold and Congress streets; at the Wayne County Savings Bank, 32 Congress street west, and at the Preston National Bank 11 < Griswold street. Saloons. Under law of 1895, all liquor saloons now pay a uniform tax of $500 per year. Salt. Recent tests by boring show that there is a strata of rock salt, many feet in thickness, about 600 feet below the sur- face along the river and the manufacture of salt is already a leading industry. 75 Salvation Army. For may years officers of this religious organization have had quarters in De- troit. At present they are at 21-23 Cad- illac Square, with posts at two other points in the city. Evening after even- ing, even in severe weather, the com- rades, both men and women, beat the drum and tambourine, speak and testify near the Soldiers' Monument or else- where on the Campus Martins. There can be no doubt that the cause of mor- als and religion are both served by their efforts. Sander's Ice Cream Parlors. This is the largest and most elaborate place of the kind in the city. A specialty is made of ice cream soda at five cents a glass. Probably no city in the country has a roomier or better conducted estab- lishment. The fact that it is closed on Sunday still further recommends it. It is located at 141-143 Woodward avenue, just north of the Campus Martins. Sandwicli. An old Canadian town opposite Detroit, once famous for its quaint and sleepy character but now being rapidly modern- ized. It is reached by electric car from Windsor, Sanitarium. This is located on Fort street, between Fourth and Fifth streets. Sanitary Inspection. Under police control is conducted all the year round. Sanlt Ste. Marie. Steamboats run regularly in the season to this place, and the scenery on the route is deemed very fine. Seliools. There are 55 private and parochial schools and 67 public schools. See Edu- cation. See also Sprague Correspondence School of Law and Lewis School for Stammerers. 76 Schools, Public. There are 67, as follows: Alger— Mott, near Woodward. Amos— Corner Military and Regular ave. Bagley— Corner Fourteenth cind Pine. Barstow— Larned near Riopelle. Bellefontaine— Morrell near Fort street W Bellevue— Bellevue near Champlain. Berry — Corner Concord and Charlevoix. Bishop— Winder near Rivard. Brownson — Maple near Chene. Campau — Forest near Jos. Campau. Campbell— Corner St. Aubin and Alex- andrine. Cass — Corner Grand River and Second. Chaney— Sullivan near Linden. Clay — Pitcher near Cass. Clinton — Clinton near Rivard. Columbian — Corner Twenty-seventh and Merrick. Craft— Corner Ash and VinewoocT. Custer — Hammond near Ranspach. Dickinson— Corner Twelfth and Calumet. DufReld— Clinton near Chene. Estabrook— Corner Eighteenth and Mc- Graw. Everett— Fort street near Rivard. Fairbanks— Corner Seward and Hamilton. Farrand— Corner Harper and John R. Ferry— Corner Ferry and Jos. Campau. Field— Corner Field and Agnes. Firnane— Fort near McDougall. Franklin— Corner Seventh and Pine. Garfield— Corner Rivard and Frederick. Gratiot— Corner Gratiot and Butler. Hancock— Corner Hancock and Four- teenth. Harris— Corner Pulford and Ellery. Hibbard— Hibbard near Jefferson. * Hickey— Corner Thirtieth and Herbert. High, Central— Cass, bet. Hancock and Warren. High, Western— Scotten near Baker. Houghton— Corner Abbott and Sixth. Hubbard— Twenty-fifth near Baker. Irving— Willis near Woodward. Jackson— Fort near Chene. Jefferson— Corner Selden and Greenwood. Johnson— Waterloo near Dubois. Lincoln— Corner Brady and Antoine. Lyster— Livernois near Michigan. McKinstry— Corner McKinstry and Mc- Millan. Newberry— Twenty-ninth near Visgar. Nichols— Elm near Seventh. Norvell— Arndt near McDougall. Oakland— Corner Holbrook and Oakland. Owen— Corner Myrtle and Thirteenth. Palmer— Horton near Antoine. Pitcher— Sullivan near Butlernut. Poe— Lysander near Sixth. Potter— Tillman near Myrtle. Preston— Seventeenth near Howard. Roberts— Adelaide near Beaubien. Rose— Van Dyke near Ferry. Russell — Russell, corner Eliot. Scripps— Belvidere near Kercheval. Tappan — Corner Thirteenth and Maran- tette. Tilden— Corner Kirby and Brooklyn. Trowbridge— Forest near Hastings. Van Dyke — Van Dyke near Kercheval. Washing-ton Normal— Beaubien near Bea- con. Webster— Twenty-first near Howard. Wilkins— Porter near Second. Williams— Canfield near Mt. Elliott. School I'ropcrty. That used for public schools Is worth over $2,500,000. Scliolars. In public schools, 35,894. ^eeontl-Hand Book Stores. See Old Bookstores. Seeds. The Ferry seed establishment is the larg-est in the world, and employs hun- dreds of persons. Corner Monroe avenue and Brush street. Seworage. Our opportunities for sewerage are ex- ceptional and p.r? ell improved in all parts of the city. We have about 40) miles of sewers. Slia«ie Trees. These are unusually numerous and beautiful. Shady Streets. We have an unusual number. Slieriir. The sheriff of Wayne county has It's residence in connection with the county jail. See Jail. 78 Sliips and. Steamers. Worth over $2,000,000 are built here yearly. Sliipiiieuts Are actually made from Detroit to var- ious places in Alaska, Africa. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil. Chili, Constan- tinople, China, England, France, Ger- many. Greece, Honolulu, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Holland, India, and to every state and territory of the United States. Sliippiii^ Facilities By rail and water are such as guarantee reasonable rates. Fifteen railroads have terminals in Detroit and access to all is obtained by a belt line around the city. Slioppin^. Visitors will find no more attractive .show windows or stocks of goods than are to be found in Detroit. Sidewall^s. These are wide and well kept, and are largely of stone. Sij^Iits. By all means visit the art museum. Belle Isle park, and the water works. Go and see Grant's old home, the public library, the Chamber of Commerce and view the city from the roof of the Majes- tic building. See also Palmer park, Fort Wayne and the House of Correction. Sig^nal Service. See V/eather. Sites for Factories With railroad or water fronts, are espec- ially abundant and cheap. Size of City. The city has a river frontage of over eight miles and extends back an average of three and one-half miles. Skating-. This is to be had during a large part of the winter season on the artificial 79 lakes of Belle Isle, and also at several in-door rinks scattered over the town. The river is now seldom frozen over as it is constantly plied by the ferries. Smoke. Natural gas is largely used for fuel and comparatively little soft coal is burned, and, aided by the smoke consuming ap- pliances, we are almost entirely delivered from the soot and smoke that are such annoyances in other cities. Soap To the value of $500,000 is produced yearly. Societies Of all kinds are numerous, and man's gregarious wants in this direction are abundantly provided for. Soda Asli. The manufacture of soda ash is one of the newest industries in this region but bids fair to be one of the most exten- sive. Immense deposits of the constituent materials are found in brine obtained from wells bored at various places along the northeast shore of the Detroit river, and a number of factories are located between Detroit and Trenton. Soldiers' Monument. This is located on the Campvis Martius. was fully completed in 1881 and the total cost was $70,000. The body of the monu- ment is of Westerly, Rhode Island, gran- ite, and the statues are of golden bronze, cast in Munich, Bavaria. Its height is 60 feet. Solvay Proce.ss Co. This immense concern manufactures soda ash and a score of other bi-products and occupies the former exposition build- ings at the mouth of River Rouge. Take Fort cars west. Somerville Springs. A health and pleasure hotel on the banks of the St. Clair and near the city of St. Clair. 80 Sprae'uo Coi'resiioHileiice Scliool of Law Has hundreds of pupils all over the coun- try. It is located in the Telephone Bldg.. corner Clifford street and Washington avenue. Springwells. This township adjoins Detroit on the west. Stainlarcl and Local Time. In this region the Detroit River has been made the dividing line between Eastern and Central Standard time, consequently all trains arrive at and Depart from Detroit on Central Standard time. Across the river Eastern Standard time is used, which is one hour later than Central Standard time. In all ordinary matters in Detroit Standard time is ignored and local or sun time is used. Star Island. This small island at the St. Clair Flats contains a first-class summer hotel. Take boats from foot of Griswold street. Statuary. Manv originals and copies from orig- inals are to be seen at the Art Museum, corner of Jefferson avenue and Hast- ings street. St. Clair Flats. This name designates the shoal water at the upper end of Lake St. Clair. The region is one of the greatest fishing and duck hunting regions in the country. It has also become notable because of the club houses and cottages erected on piles and on islands of made land; in summer time these are thronged with occupants from various parts of the country. It has received the cognomen of the "Venice of America." Reached by boat from foot of Griswold street. Fare 50 cents. Steamers on Lakes. All stop at Detroit. Steam Power Is cheaper than elsewhere, because of low water rates. 81 steam Radiators. In their manufacture 800 persons are em- ployed, and their monthly pay amounts to nearly $25,000. Steel Castings. About 5,500 tons are made here yearly and the different works have facilities for making- everything from a needle to a steel, steamer. St. liUlte's Hospital A protestant episcopal institution, is lo- cated on Fort street near Clark avenue. St. Mary's Hospital Is located on St. Antoine street near Gra- tiot avenue. It is under Roman catholic control. Stone B'or building is near at hand and reason- able in price. Stoves. Our stove factories pay out $100,000 a month in wages, employ 3,000 men and produce over 500 stoves a day, amounting to $4,000,000 yearly. Strangers. See Excursionists. Streets and Car Lines. The city's area of 29 square miles is traversed by broad, generous and cleanly highways, unkempt streets being un- known in Detroit. The usual width is 60 feet and several of the .avenues are 100 and a few 200 feet wide. The side- walks are smooth and ample, and alleys bisect almost every block. Our .300 miles of paved streets and alleys, if in line, would reach across the state, and could be flanked with the best of sewers, our drainage facilities being especially good and well utilized. Every quarter of the city is reached by electric cars, and tickets can be had at the rate of six for a quarter, and on some lines eight for a quarter, with lib- eral transfer privileges. There are 167 miles of street railways in the city. A trolley ride in almost any direction will 82 reveal beautiful residences with spacious lawns and many delightful breathing places in the shape of charming little parks, of which the city has no less than 18. These and our beautiful and extensive Belle Isle, with its woods and water witchery, all combine to make a stay in Detroit a continual delight. Rows of low brown carts of old, Ready stood at every door. Lined with robes and clean new straw, Stylish rigs in days of yore. Now the crowded car invites Passengers to pay and stand, One foot on their neighbor's corns. And a strap in either hand. Street Cleaning. Our reputation as a cleanly city is quite exceptional, and a small army of men are almost constantly engaged in sweeping and cleaning the streets. Street Sprinkling. See Dust. Streets, Names of. The streets of Detroit were for the most part named after men and women prom- inent in the history of the city. Sulsurb-s. Grosse Pointe, east of the city, out Jefferson avenue, is our finest subvirb. Pontiac, Mt. Clemens, Wyandotte, North Detroit and Springwells are among the more thickly settled suburban towns. They are all reached by electric cars. Sug-ar Island Is in the Detroit river, 16 miles below the city. It is a favorite picnic place, being- provided with swings, tables, shelter, etc. Reached by boat from foot of First street. Sulpliite Fibre Is produced in large quantities. Summer Resorts. Detroit is connected by boat or rail with all the summer resorts on the Great Lakes, and because of its beauty and proximity to fresh water and river rides the city is itself most pleasant in summer. 83 Supervisors. As one of the townships of Wayne county. Detroit is entitled to have its two aldermen from each ward sit as super- visors on the board of supervisors. Snr rendered. The fort of Detroit was surrendered by the French to the English on Nov. 29, 1760. By the English to the United States July 11. 1796. By Gen. Hull to the English Aug. 16. 1812. and reoccupied by the Amer- ican troops Sept. 29, 1813. Sylvan Lake. A small lake, 25 miles out Woodward avenue, where many residents spend the summer. Reached by Detroit and Pon- tiac Railway. Tashnioo Parle. Grounds fitted up for picnics and ex- cursionists, on Harsen's island, in the St. Clair river. Taxes, When Payable. City taxes are paj^able July 1st, and state and county taxes December 1st. Taxes, City. The rate in 1898 was $15.99 per $1,000 of valuation. The total levy was for $3,346,- 855. Taxes, County. About five-sixths of the state and county taxes for Wayne county are paid by Detroit. The rate is only about one- fourth of one per cent on a dollar. Teacliers. In public schools, about 750. Telepliones. There are two systems, one operated by the Michigan Bell Telephone Co., cor. C'lifford and Washington, and the newer one operated by the Detroit Telephone Co., 242 Griswold street. There are about 15,000 telephones in use in the city. Pub- lic telephones are to be found in all the leading hotels and at the company's of- fices. 84 Telephone Rates Per Year. Business Resi- Offices. dences Michigan Telephone Co $36 $24 Or if on same line with another party 24 IS Detroit Telephone Co 36 24 How to Telephone — First: Look up the number of the party you want to talk to, in the book attached to the phone. Second: Take hold of the small handle on the right side of the box and turn it away from you at the same time push- ing towards the left until the bell rings. This calls the central office. Third: Take down the receiver at the left and hold to the ear. Central office will ask you what number you want. Give it. Then you will be connected with the party you wish to talk to. Tell what you want. Fourth: Hang up receiver. Fifth: Ring the bell again as at first. This notifies central that you are through. In olden days both sight and sound Drew young hearts and heads together 'Neath the shade of pear trees tall, They whispered 'bout the weather. Now, with "phone" glued to their ear, With lips so far and yet so near, They suffer martyrdom for fear That the "old gent" himself will hear. Tclegrapli Offices. Are located on corner of Griswold and Lafayette avenue, Griswold and Congress, and Griswold near Jefferson. Ten TIiouMand Acre Tract. This is a tract occupied in part by the northern portion of the city. It was orig- inally laid out under act of congress of 1806, in order to aid the territory and town of Detroit after the fire of 1805. Theaters. See Detroit Opera house, Whitney opera house, Lyceum theater, and Empire the- ater. Tliircl Street Depots. There are two on this street only one block apart. At the Union depot, corner of Fort street, all trains on Canadian Pa- 85 cific, Wabash, F. & P. M., Detroit & Lima Northern, and D., G. R. & W. R. R. arrive and depart. At the Michigan Central Depot, next to the river, all trains on the M. C. R. R., C, H. & D. and D. & B. C. R. R., ar- rive and depart. TIioiupsoiL Home for Old Ladies Is located on corner of Cass and Hancock avenues. Time. See Standard and Local Time. Titles to Laud Are more easily traced and more secure than in many other cities. Tobacco. About 17,000,000 pounds are manufac- tured here yearly. Transportation Rates Are favorable to and from Detroit. Trees and La^vns. The city is noted for the number and beauty of these ornaments. Trenton. A pleasant little village on the river, 12 miles from Detroit, affords exceptional op- portunities for a quiet, healthful, sum- mer home. It is reached by L. S. & M. S. R. R.. or Wyandotte and Detroit river electric line. Ti'olley Lines. All of the street car lines are electric lines of the trolley type. There are seven trolley lines connecting Detroit with svirrounding towns. See Streets and Car Lines. Trolley Rides. A special car can be chartered of the company at 12 Woodward, at the rate of $3 for the first hour and $2 for each suc- ceeding hour for an ordinary car, or for an elegant car equipped with buffet, easy chairs, etc., $5 for first hour and $3 for each succeeding hour. These special cars accommodate 28 persons and will take you over any route desired in the city or out to Grosse Pointe. 86 Tnrkisli Baths. See Baths. Union Denot. This is on the corner of Fort and Third streets, and is used by the Canadian Pa- cific, Flint & Pere Marquette, Detroit & Lima, Northern, Wabasli and Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western Railroads. I'nion Tru.st Bld^. The handsomest office building- in the city, located on the corner of Griswold and Congress streets. The Weather Bu- reau has its office at the top story. University, Business Is located corner of Wilcox street and Barclay place. University of Micliigan. This is located at Ann Arbor, and is leg^itimately named in connection with De- troit, as it had its beg^innings here, and is an integ^ral part of the general educa- tional system of the city and state. It is well worthy of a v'sit. Reached by M. C. R.R. or Detroit. Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor electric line. Upper Lakes. Boats run regularly from Detroit to all points on south shore of Lake Superior. Venice, Little. See Little "Venice. Vernor's Ginger Ale. This is the drink par excellence of De- troit. It is strictly a temperance drink, pleasant and healthftil, and may be said to be one of the institutions of the city. Vessel Building: Is a large industry in Detroit. Vessels and Steamers Valued at over $2,000,000 are built hero yearly. Vessel Tonnag:e. More passes through the Detroit river annually than enters and clears the ports of London and Liverpool in the same time; nearly 400 vessels pass daily. 87 Valuation By decades of real and personal prop- erty: 1860 $ 16,213,823 1870 23.603,327 1880 85.363,790 1890 184,927,130 1897 206,825,870 Visitors. See Excursionists. Voters, Qualifications, Number. In order to vote, persons of foreign birth must have declared their intention to become TTnited States citizens two years and six months prior to an elec- tion and have lived in Michigan the three months before- an election, and in all cases voters must be 21 years of age, and have been residents of the state for the six months preceding an election, and of the ward in which they propose to vote for the 20 days preceding an election. The greatest number of votes cast in several vears was as follows: 1820. 66: 1840. 671; 1850, 1.443; 1860. 8,339; 1870, 11,323: 1880. 21,676; 1890, 30,041; 1894, 39,546. In 1899 the num- ber registered was 62,970. Wages Are as fair as in any other city, and liv- ing much cheaper than in many other large cities. IValkerville. On the Canadian side opposite Detroit, is notable for its extensive distillery and whisky warehouses. It is also the north- ern terminus of the I^alre Erie. Essex & Detroit River R. R. by means of which you can reach The Mettawas. an elearant summer hotel on the shore of Lake Erie. Walpole Island. An i^lanri near the mnuth of the St. Clair river belonging to Canada to which picnic excursions are often made. Wards. We have 17 war^^s which run north from the river in ribbon form. "Water, Purity of. The water supply is not only absolutelv inexhaustible, coming from the largest bodies of fresh water in the world, but of exceptional purity, and the conditions afe ISch that Detroit can always have a plentiful supply of the very best. Water Rates Are lower than in many other cities, and average only $4 per year for an or<|inar> family. Meter rates are about half the ratesof other cities. Water W^orks. These are on the river in the extreme eastern portion of the city. The grounds embrace 70 acres. The property is worth nearly $5,000,000. There are not far from 526 miles of mains and about 40 milliou gallons of water are pumped dady. Reached by electric cars out Jefferson avenue. Water Works Park. These grounds form part of the Water Works property, embrace about seventy acres and exhibit the finest floral dis- plays and ornamental gardening to be seen in or near the city. The artificial lakes together with the reservoirs, the canal and the river itself, make it unex- celled as a beautiful, Quiet and restful pleasure ground. Take Jefferson cars going east. Wayne County, In which Detroit is located, was organ- ized Aug. 15, 1796. and then included the present sites of Cleveland. Chicago and Milwaukee as well as Detroit. Its present limits were defined by law of Nov. zO, 1S26. The population of the county, in- cluding Detroit, in several decades, has been as follows: 1820 3,574 1830 6,781 1840 24,173 1850 42.756 1860 70.547 1870 119,068 1880 166,444 1890 256,838 In 1890 Wayne county had 47,397 dwell- ings; 52,927 families with an average of 5 42 persons to a dwelling, and 4.86 per- sons to a family. Of these. Detroit had 36,992 dwellings; 42,209 families, with an average of 5.57 persons to a dwelling, and 4.8S persons to a family. 89 POPULATION OF MINOR CIVIL DIVISIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY. 1890. ISSO. Brownstown township 2,321 2,567 Flat Rock village 377 373 Detroit city 205,876 116,340 Ecorse township 3,567 2,64S Greenfield township 2.465 2,216 Grosse Pointe township... 3,145 2,458 Grosse Pointe village 298 189 Hamtramck township 4,025 4,440 Huron township 1,960 2,019 New Boston village 218 284 Livonia township 1,460 1,638 Monguagon township 1,855 2,301 Trenton village 789 1,103 Nankin township 3,288 3,231 Wayne village 1,226 919 Plymouth township 3,950 3,339 Northville village 1,573 934 Plvmouth village 1,172 1,025 Bedford township 1,866 1,947 Romulus township 1,748 1,741 Springwells township 7,790 7,960 Sumpter township 1,523 1,445 Taylor township 1,216 1,161 Van Buren township 1,712 1,918 Belleville village 367 314 Wyandotte city 3,817 3,631 Wayne County 3Iai>s. Silas Farmer «& Co. publish a map of Wayne county, size 15x15 inches in cover, at 35 cents, and a large map of Wayne county with part of Oakland and Macomb counties, size 60x70 inches mounted, at $7.00. "Wayne Pavilion. This is a pleasant place on summer evenings. It is on the river front at the foot of Third street and although a part of the Wayne Hotel is open to the public, and refreshments are served. Weatlier. Strangers are particularly requested to notice that we have this article also, and it is usually first class the year around. The principal office of the bureau is the top story of the Union Trust building, corner of Congress and Griswold streets, and is an interesting place to visit. 90 West Detroit. This locality, in the western part of the city was formerly known as Grand T^runK Junction. It has a postofRce known as West Detroit. Western Hij^li Seliool. This is located on Scotten avenue, op- posite Clark Park. AV^lieeling. See Cycling and Bicycle Riders. Wheelman's Hall. This is the home of the Detroit L. A. W and is located on Adams avenue K., between Witherell and John R. streets. AVhitney's Opera House Is on Griswold near State street. "Wliite Wings." This is the popular name given the men who keep our streets .in such fine condition. They wear white unitorms. AVoortward Lawn Cemetery. This is situated on the west side of Woodward avenue, just beyond Palmei park and about four miles beyond the city limits. Office is at 604 Union Trust buildings. Take Detroit & Pontiac trolley W^liolesale Trade. The mercantile trade amounts to about $35,000,000 annually. Wiudsox'. A live and bustling Canadian city op- posite Detroit. \%^onien. Visitors cannot fail to notice the beau- tiful complexions, cultured grace and general elegance which climate and otaer conditions have given the women of De- troit to an extent that is doubtless dupli- cated in few other cities. AVonian's Hospital. This Iving-in institution is located at corner of B'orest avenue and Beaubien street. Wonderland. This museum and theater has its new building on Monroe avenue, near the Cami)us Martins. Wonderland, Old. A theater and museum. located on Woodward near Jefferson. 91 "Woort^varrt Avenue. This is the main thoroughfare of the city, the lower portion being given up to business blocks, while for the greater length it is lined by fine residences. W-'orliing" People. There are an unusual number among our real estate owners. Wooiliiiere Cemetery Is located in township of Springwells. about 4 and one-half miles from the city hall. It contains 200 acres, and is reached by Fort street cars marked Woodmere. Wyandotte Is about eight miles from Detroit on the river. Formerly there were extensive iron works in operation here, now iron ship building and the manufacture of soda ash, and fur rugs are the chief indus- tries. Reached by Wyandotte & Detroit River electric cars, or boat from foot of First street. Yaelit Clults. See Michigan Yacht Club. Yantic. This is the name of the drill-ship of the Detroit Naval Reserves, and is gen- erally to be seen at the foot of Bates street. Yonrtotega Cluli Has its hoine at 302 Jefferson avenue. Yonng- Men'.s Christian Assoeia- tion Is located on corner of Griswold and Grand River, and is worthy of a visit. It is recognized as one of the best equipped, most active, progressive and useful of these institutions. Yonng- AVonien's Cl»ri.stian A.sso. tion This is located in the University build- ing, on the corner of Wilcox street and Barclay place. Young- Woman's Home Is located on the corner of Adams ave- nue and Clifford street. Yiisilanti Is a pleasant inland city and contains the State Normal school. It is reached by M. C. R. R. or Detroit. Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor electric line. 92 CITY AND SUBURBAN ELECTRIC LINES, GENERAL INFORMATION. The cars of all city lines are of the same color. The particular locality reached by any car is shown by signs on front and sides of the car. Transfers are not given from the lines of one company to the lines of another company. In the following information about the various lines, the points where persons may transfer are given and the different lines are referred to by their numbers in the list. CITIZENS' STREET RAILWAY LINES. The fare on all lines of the Citizens' Company is five (5) cents, or six tickets for 25 cents. Workingmen's tickets, eight for 25 cents, are good between the hours of 5.30 and 7 a. m., and 5.15 and 6.15 p. m. Transfers are given on either cash or ticket fare to connecting lines of this company, and persons must transfer at the first intersection with the line for which they obtain the transfer. Transfers must be applied for when the fare is paid. I . Woodward Avenue Line. From the M. C. R. R. depot, corner of Jefferson and Third, east on Jeffer- son to Woodward, north on Wood- ward to R. R. Crossing, City Limits, Highland Park, and Palmer Park. Cars return same route. 93 Persons from the depot may trans- fer to 2, 5, 6 and 8 at the corner of Jefferson and Woodward; to 4 at cor- ner of Woodward and Congress; to 3 and 7 at corner of Woodward and Michigan; persons going south on Woodward may transfer to 2, 6 and 8 at corner of Woodward and Grand River; to 3, 4, 7 and 9 at corner of Woodward and Michigan. Day Service: First car leaves the intersection of Woodward and R. R. Crossing for down town at 5:35 a. m. First car leaves M. C. R. R. depot at 6 a. m. First car leaves Highland Park for down town at 6 a. m. Cars for Highland Park and Palmer Park run from M. C. R. R. depot every 12 min. from 6:12 a. m. to 8:30 p. m. and then every 15 min. to 12 midnight. Cars run every 3 min. between M. C. depot and city limits. Night Service: Commencing at 12:40 a. m., cars pass the City Hall every 40 min. till 6 a. m. Cars for Palmer Park are marked "Log Cabin." The run from M. C. R. R. depot to R. R. Crossing is 20 min.; to High- land Park, 32 min.; to Palmer Park, 41 min. 2, Jefferson (and Grand River) Line. From the Water Works, corner of Jefferson and Cadillac, west on Jeffer- son to Woodward, north on Wood- ward to Grand River, northwest on Grand River to Boulevard (City Lim- its). Cars return same route. Persons going west may transfer to 1, 5, 6 and 8 at corner of Jefferson and Woodward; going east, at corner of Grand River and Woodward to 1; 94 going east or west, at corner of Wood- ward and Michigan to 3, 4 and 7; at corner of Grand River and Third to 10; at corner of Grand River and Greenwood to 6; at corner of Grand River and Trumbull to 7. Day Service: First car leaves the Water Works at 5:30 a. m. Last car at 12 midnight. First car leaves Grand River and City Limits at 5:50 a. m. Last car at 12:40 a. m. Cars run every 5 min. Night Service: Commencing at 12:40 a. m., cars pass the City Hall every 40 min. till 4:20 a. m. Every fourth car runs to Grosse Pointe and is marked "Through" or "Grosse Pointe." The fare east of the Water Works to Grosse Pointe Farms is 5 cents extra. 3^ Michigan (and Gratiot) Line. From the corner of Michigan and Livernois (City Limits), east on Mich- igan to Woodward, across Woodward to Monroe, east on Monroe to Ran- dolph, north on Randolph to Gratiot, north on Gratiot to Sheridan Ave. Cars return same route. Persons may transfer to 7 at corner of Michigan and Trumbull; to 4 west at corner of Michigan and Porter; to 10 at corner of Michigan and Third; to 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 at corner of Mich- igan and Woodward; to 5 at corner of Gratiot and Brush; to 7 at corner of Gratiot and Chene; to 9 at corner of Gratiot and Mack. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner of Michigan and Livernois at 5:42 a. m. Last car at 12:00 p. m. First car leaves corner of Gratiot and Sher- idan at 5:42 a. m. Last car at 12:00 p. m. Cars run every 6 min. 95 Night Service: Commencing at 12:40 a. m., cars pass the City Hall every 40 min. till 4:20 a. m. Cars on this line marked "Mack" on the front end connect with Mack Ave. cars. Those marked "Through" do not. From Sheridan Ave. cars run back and forth on Gratiot to Leesville (City Limits). Transfers are given to and from the main line. 4 Baker Line (Congress East). From corner of Dix and Livernois (City Limits), east on Dix to Twenty- fourth, south on Twenty-fourth to Baker, east on Baker to Trumbull, south on Trumbull to Abbott, east on Abbott to Michigan, east on Michigan to Woodward, south on Woodward to Congress, east on Congress to Mt. Elliott, south on Mt. Elliott to Jeffer- son, east on Jefferson to Belle Isle bridge. Cars return same route to Fort street east, west on Fort to Brush, south on Brush to Congress, west on Congress to Woodward, north on Woodward to Michigan, west on Michi- gan to Porter, west on Porter to Sev- enth, north on Seventh to Baker, west on Baker to Twenty-third, north on Twenty-third to Dix, west on Dix to Livernois. Persons going east may transfer to 10 at corner of Abbott and Third; to 3 and 7 at corner of Abbott and Michigan; to 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 at corner of Michigan and Woodward; to 7a at corner of Congress and Chene. Day Service: First car leaves Dix and Livernois at 5:42 a. m. Last car at 11:36 p. m. First car leaves Mt. 96 Elliott at 5:41 a. m. Last car at 11:45 p. m. Cars run every 6 min. No Night Service. 5. Brush (and Russell) Line. From the corner of Piquette and Russell, south on Russell to Farns- worth, west on Farnsworth to Antoine, south on Antoine to Rowena, west on Rowena to Brush, south on Brush to Gratiot, west on Gratiot to Randolph, south on Randolph to Monroe, west on Monroe to Woodward, south on Woodward to Jefferson, west on Jef- ferson to Griswold, south on Griswold to Atwater, east on Atwater to foot of Woodward Ave. Cars return north on Woodward to Monroe and thence by same route to starting point. Persons may transfer at corner of Brush and Gratiot to 3 and 7; at corner of Monroe and Woodward to 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner of Russell and Piquette at 5:50 a. m. Last car at 11:36 p. m. First car leaves foot of Woodward Ave. at 6:16 a. m. Last car at 12 midnight. Cars run every 8 min. No Night Service. g. Third Ave. Line (up-Greenwood). From corner of Greenwood and Holden, southeast on Holden to Third, south on Third to Ledyard, east on Ledyard to Cass, south on Cass to Grand River, southeast on Grand River to Woodward, south on Wood- ward to Jefferson, east on Jefferson to Brush, south on Brush to Atwater and Grand Trunk Depot. Cars return east on Atwater to Woodward, north on 97 Woodward to Grand River, northwest on Grand River to Greenwood, north on Greenwood to Holden. On Saturday afternoons and Sundays, cars run to Belle Isle bridge and Water Works Park. Persons going south may transfer to 2 and 8 at corner of Cass and Grand River; to 1 at corner of Grand River and Woodward; to 3, 4, 5 and 7 at corner of Woodward and Michigan. Persons from the Depot to 1, 2, 5 and 8 at corner of Woodward and Jeffer- son; to 4 at corner of Woodward and Congress; to 3 and 7 at corner of Woodward and Michigan. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner Greenwood and Holden at 5:47 a. m. Last car at 12:30 a. m. First car leaves Grand Trunk Depot at 6:10 a. m. Last car at 1 a. m. Cars run every 5 min. No Night Service. 7. Trumbull (and Chene) Line. From corner of Stanley and Trum- bull, south on Trumbull to Michigan, southeast on Michigan to Woodward, across Woodward to Monroe, east on Monroe to Randolph, north on Ran- dolph to Gratiot, north on Gratiot to Chene, north on Chene to M. C. R. R. Belt Line. Cars return same route. Persons may transfer to 2 at corner of Trumbull and Grand River; to 8 at corner of Trumbull and Myrtle; to 3 at corner of Trumbull and Michi- igan; to 4 west at corner of Michigan and Porter; to 4 east at corner of Michigan and Abbott; to 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 at corner of Michigan and Woodward; to 5 at corner of Gratiot and Brush; to 3 and 7a at corner of Gratiot and Chene. 98 Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner of Trumbull and Stanley at 5-45 a. m ; last car at 11:45 p. m First lLT^^ '°.T^.°^ ^^^^^ ^^d Belt n4^n*T?- n ^-^^ ^- ^- Last car at No Night Service. 7a. Chene Street Line (South of Gratiot). and'r"?!.!^^ intersection of Gratiot f^ Af ? ®' ^^^^ ^"^ south on Chene of ^ZT''rf^'^ ^^ ^twater to foot o? Ferrv P.?^'"^'' ^^^ Walkerville i^erry. Cars return same route Persons may transfer at corner of Chene and Gratiot to 3 and 7- at corner of Chene and Fort to 4 West at corner of Chene and Congress to i east, at corner of Chene and Jeffer- son to 2. Cars run every 9 min No cars after 12 midnight. 8. Myrtle Street Line. From the corner of Twentv-siYfb and Myrtle, east on Myrtirto VranS River, southeast on Grand River Jo St'aTe ?oT.-"^ ?r' ^^ S^^^^' ^^'t on to itJ«."^?^^' ^^"^^ °^ Griswold wa^d rf ' '^'J °^ ^^^^^^'' to Wood- ward. Cars return north on Wood- Gr'and m ""'T^.^'^''' northwest on Persons may transfer at corner of Myrtle and Trumbull to 7; at corner of Myrtle and Grand River to 2 a wJodW^.r' ^'^'^ andVr^en- Tud^'^Cass 'to fi-'^/r" °^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ o 7 V?.^ . ° ^' ^*^ corner of Griswold and Michigan to 3, 4 and 7 at To ner of Griswold and lefferson to l" Persons going north, at corner of 99 Woodward and Jefferson to 1 and 2; at corner of Woodward and Congress to 4; at corner of Woodward and Michigan to 3 and 7. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner of Myrtle and Vinewood at 5:45 a. m. Last car at 12:15 a. m. First car leaves foot of Woodward Ave. at 6:10 a. m. Last car at 12:45 a. m. Cars run every 9 mins. No Night Service. 9^ Mack Avenue Line. To reach this line take Michigan cars marked "Mack." From the cor- ner of Gratiot and Mack Aves., east on Mack to Hamilton Ave. (St. Clair Heights.) Cars return same route. Persons may transfer to and from 3 at corner of Mack and Gratiot. Day Service: First car leaves St. Clair Heights at 5:55 a. m. Last car at 12:25 a. m. First car going east leaves the corner of Gratiot and Mack at 5:42 a. m. Last car at 12 midnight. Cars run every 12 mins. No Night Service. I 0. Third Street Depot Line. From the corner of Grand River and Third, south on Third to Union Depot, and Michigan Central Depot, then east on Larned to Griswold street. Cars return same route. Transfers are received from and are given to 1, at corner of Jefferson and Third; to 4 east at corner of Third and Abbott; to 4 west at corner of Third and Porter; to 3 and 7 at corner of Third and Michigan; to 2, 6 and 8 at corner of Third and Grand River. Day Services: Cars run every 8 minutes from 6 a. m. to 12 midnight. 100 THE DETROIT RAILWAY LINES. The fare on all lines of the Detroit Railway Co. is five cents; day tickets, good between 5:15 a. m. and 8 p. m., are sold eight for 25 cents. Tickets good at all hours are six for 25 cents. Transfers are given on either cash or ticket fare to connecting lines of this company, but must be applied for when fare is paid. Fourteenth Avenue Lines. The cars of the Belt Lines are dis- tinguished from those of the Four- teenth and Hastings line by the sign "Belt" on the front ends of the cars. I 2. ^^'^ ^i°^ "P Hastings. From the corner of Forest and Fourteenth, south on Fourteenth to Locust, east on Locust to Grand River, across Grand River to Henry, east on Henry to Clifford, south on Clifford to Griswold, south on Gris- wold to State, east on State to Wood- ward, across Woodward to Gratiot, east on Gratiot to Miami, north on Miami to Witherell, northeast on Witherell to Adams, east on Adams to Hastings, north on Hastings to Forest, west on Forest to starting point. Persons may transfer to 13 and H going north at corner of Henry and Clifford; to 14 (for Ferries) and 16 west at corner of Griswold and State; to 16 east at corner of Gratiot and Farmer; to 15 at the corner of Hast- ings and Forest; to 13 and 14 at corner of Forest and Beaubien; to 14 at cor- ner of ForCiSt and Fourteenth. Day Service: First car leaves cor- 101 ner Forest and Fourteenth at 6:04 a. m. Last car at 12:18 a. m. Cars run every 8 mins. Night Service: Commencing at 12 midnight, cars leave corner of Gratiot and Farmer every 40 min. I 3. ^^'* L'°^ "P Pourteenth. From corner of Warren and Four- teenth, east on Warren to Beaubien, south on Beaubien to Adams, west on Adams to Witherell, south on Witherell to Miami, north on Miami to Gratiot, west on Gratiot to Wood- ward, across Woodward to State, west on State to Rowland, north on Rowland to Griswold, north on Gris- wold to Clifford, north on Clifford to Cass, north on Cass to Bagg, west on Bagg to Fourteenth, north on Four- teenth to Warren and starting point. Persons may transfer to 12 and 15 at corner of Beaubien and Forest; to 12 and 14 at corner of Beaubien .md Adams; to 16 at corner of Miami and Gratiot; to 14 (for Ferries) and 16 at corner of State and Griswold; to 12 and 14 at corner of Bagg and Four- teenth; to 15 and 14 north at corner of Fourteenth and Warren. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner of Fourteenth and Warren at 6:05 a. m. Last car at 11:46 p. m. Cars run every 8 mins. Night Service: Commencing at 12 midnight, cars leave corner of Gratiot and Farmer every 40 mins. I 4b Fourteenth and Hastings Line (to the Ferries). From the corner of Fourteenth and the Boulevard, south on Fourteenth to Locust, east on Locust to Grand 103 River, across Grand River to Henry, east on Henry to Clifford, south on Clifford to Griswold, south on Gris- wold to State, west on State to Row- land, south on Rowland to Michigan, across Michigan to Shelby, south on Shelby to Jefferson, east on Jefferson to Griswold, south on Griswold to Woodbridge, east on Woodbridge to Bates, north on Bates to Farmer, north on Farmer to Gratiot, east on Gratiot to Miami, north on Miami to Witherell, northeast on Witherell to Adams, east on Adams to Hastings, north on Hastings to Piquette, west on Piquette to Beaubien, north on Beaubien to Bethune. From this point every other car runs east on Bethune to Oakland, north on Oakland to Woodland and the City Limits, re- turning same route. All cars return south on Beaubien to Adams, west en Adams to Witherell, south on With- erell to Miami, south on Miami to Gratiot, west on Gratiot to Woodward, across Woodward to State, west on State to Rowland, north on Rowland to Griswold, north on Griswold to Clifford, north on Clifford to Cass, north on Cass to Bagg, west on Bagg to Fourteenth, north on Fourteenth to Boulevard and starting point. Cars on this line marked "Limits" are those which go north on Oakland to the City Limits. Persons may transfer at corner of Fourteenth and Warren to 15; at cor- ner of Henry and Clifford to 13 north; at corner of Griswold and State to 12 and 16 west; at corner of Rowland and Michigan to 16 east; at corner of Farmer and Gratiot to 13 and 16 east; at corner of Hastings and Forest to 15. On the return route persons may 103 transfer at corner of Miami and Gra- tiot to 16; at corner of State and Gris- wold to 14 for the Ferries; at corner of Fourteenth and Warren to 15. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner Fourteenth and Boulevard at 5:30 a. m. Last car at 11:40 p. m. First car leaves corner Oakland Ave. and City Limits at 5:30 a. m. Last car at 11:05 p. m. Cars run every 4 mins. Night service given by lines 12 and 13. 15. Crosstown and Belle Isle Line. From corner of Thirty-first and Warren, east on Warren to Beaubien, south on Beaubien to Forest, east on Forest to Mt. Elliott, south on Mt. Elliott to Kercheval, east on Kerche- val to Concord, south on Concord to Champlain, east on Champlain to Field, south on Field to Jefferson, west on Jefferson to Belle Isle Bridge. Cars return west on Jefferson to Con- cord, north on Concord to Kercheval, west on Kercheval to Mt. Elliott, north on Mt. Elliott to Forest, west on Forest to Fourteenth, north on Fourteenth to Warren, west on War- ren to Thirty-first. Persons may transfer at corner of Beaubien and Forest to 12, 13 and 14; at corner of Forest and Hastings to 14 north; at corner of Mt. Elliott and Hendricks to 16 west; at corner of Forest and Fourteenth to 12 and 14. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner Thirty-first and Warren at 6:05 a. m. Last car at 11:05 p. m. First car leaves Belle Isle Bridge at 6:05 a. m. Last car at 12:05 a. m. Cars run every 10 minutes. No Night Service. 104 1 6. Sherman Street Line (Spring- wells and Belle Isle.) From Belle Isle Bridge, corner of Jefferson and Boulevard, west on Jef- ferson to Concord, north on Concord to Kercheval, west on Kercheval to Mt. Elliott, north on Mt. Elliott to Hendricks, west on Hendricks to Jos. Campau, south on Jos. Campau to Sherman, west on Sherman to Hast- ings, south on Hastings to Clinton, west on Clinton to Brush, south on Brush to Macomb, west on Macomb to Randolph, across Randolph to Gra- tiot, west on Gratiot to Woodward, across Woodward to State, west on State to Rowland, south on Rowland to Michigan, west on Michigan to Porter, west on Porter to Scotten, north on Scotten to Toledo, west on Toledo to Livernois, south on Liver- nois to Dix. Cars return same route to Twenty-fourth St., south on Twen- ty-fourth to Howard, east on Howard to Twelfth, north on Twelfth to Ab- bott, east on Abbott to Michigan, east on Michigan to Woodward, across Woodward to Monroe, northeast on Monroe to Parmer, north on Farmer to Gratiot, west on Gratiot to Ran- dolph, across Randolph to Macomb, east on Macomb to Russell, north on Russell to Catherine, east on Cather- ine to Jos. Campau, north on Jos. Campau to Waterloo, east on Water- loo to Mt. Elliott, south on Mt. Elliott to Kercheval, east on Kercheval to Concord, south on Concord to Cham- plain, east on Champlain to Field, south on Field to Jefferson, west on Jefferson to Belle Isle Bridge (start- ing point). 105 From the corner of Livernois and Dix cars run every 24 min. to Wood- mere Cemetery, via. opringwells. Persons may transfer at corner of Mt. Elliott and Hendricks to 15; at corner of Gratiot and Miami to 12 and 14 north; at corner of State and Griswold to 14 (Ferry line), 13 and 14; at corner of Porter and Twenty- fourth to 16 east; at corner of Farm- er and Gratiot to 12, 13 and 14; at corner of Waterloo and Mt. Elliott to 15 north. Day Service: First car leaves Belle Isle Bridge at 5:09 a. m. Last car at 11:38 p. m. First car leaves Dix and Livernois at 5:48 a. m. Last car at 11:50 p. m. Cars run every 6 mins. till 8 p. m., then every 8 mins. till 11:38 p. m. Ni^ht Service: Commencing at 12 midnight, cars leave corner Gratiot and Farmer every 40 mins. 17. Harper Avenue Line. From corner of Mt. Elliott and For- est, north on Mt. Elliott to Harper, east on Harper to Field and City Lim- its. Cars return same route. Persons are transferred to and from line 15. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner Harper and Field at 5:38 a. m. Last car at 12:55 a. m. Cars run every 12 mins. No Night Service. DETROIT, FORT WAYNE & BELLE ISLE RAILWAY. The fare on the lines of the Detroit, Fort Wayne & Belle Isle Railway Co. is 5 cents, or six tickets for 25 cents. Transfers are only given to connect^ 106 Ing lines of this company. Lines 18 and 19 together give a 6 minute ser- vice. I 8- Woodmere Line. Prom corner Champlain and Bald- win, west on Champlain to Elmwood, north on Elmwood to Monroe, west on Monroe to Randolph, south on Randolph to Cadillac Square, west on Cadillac Square to Woodward, across Woodward to Fort, west on Fort to Woodmere Cemetery and River Rouge. Cars return same route to Cadillac Square, east on Cadillac Square to Bates, north on Bates to Randolph, across Randolph to Cham- plain, east on Champlain to Baldwin and starting point. Persons may transfer at corner of Fort and Clark to 19; at corner of Fort and Dearborn Ave. to 20 south. Day Service: First car leaves cor- ner Baldwin and Champlain at 5:48 a. m. Last car at 11:28 p. m. First car leaves Woodmere Cemetery at 6:12 a. m. Last car at 12 midnight. Cars run every 12 minutes. Night Service: Commencing at 12 midnight, cars run east and west be- tween the City Hall and Woodmere Cemetery every hour. No cars on this line east of Woodward after 12 midnight. I 9. Delray and Belle Isle Line. From Belle Isle Bridge, corner of Jefferson and the Boulevard, cars go west on Jefferson to Helen, north on Helen to Champlain, and thence over the route of line 18 to Clark Ave., south on Clark to River Road, west on River Road to Delray and River 107 Rouge. Cars return same route to Fort St. West and thence over the return route of line 18 to Field Ave., south on Field to Jefferson Ave. and Belle Isle Bridge. Day Service: First car leaves Belle Isle Bridge at 5:42 a. m. Last car at 12:24 a. m. First car leaves River Rouge at 6:05 a. m. Last car at 12 midnight. Cars run every 12 mins. Night Service: Cars run east and west between City Hall and Delray every hour. No cars on this line east of Woodward after 12 midnight. 20- Dearborn Avenue Line. From corner of River Road and Dearborn Ave., northwest on Dear- born Ave. to Fort St. and Woodmere Cemetery. Cars return same route. Transfers are given to and received from lines 18 and 19. Day Service: First car leaves the River Road at 6:30 a. m. Last car at 11 p. m. No Night Service. SUBURBAN LINES. The Rapid Railway — Mt. Clemens. Cars start from the Michigan Cen- tral Depot, corner of Jefferson and Third, and run east on Jefferson to Woodward, north on Woodward to Monroe, east on Monroe to Randolph, north on Randolph to Gratiot, north on Gratiot to Greiner, Roseville, Mid- way Park, Halfway and Mt. Clemens. Length of line is 17 miles. Summer Time Table: The first car leaves M. C. R. R. Depot at 7 a. m. Cars leave every 30 mins. thereafter till last 108 car at 11 p. m. First car leaves Mt. Clemens at 6:32 a. m. Cars leave every 30 mins. thereafter till last car at 11:32 p. m. The run from city hall, Detroit, to Mt. Clemens is 1 hour. The fare from Detroit to Greiner is 10 cents; to Roseville, Midway Park and Halfway, 15 cents; to Mt. Clemens, 25 cents. Baggage and express are taken on certain trains. During the summer of 1899 the line is to be extended from Mt. Clemens to Marine City and Port Huron, along St. Clair river. Wyandotte & Detroit River Railway. Cars start from the City Hall, De- troit, and run west on Fort and south on the River Road to River Rouge, Ecorce, Wyandotte, Sibley's and Tren- ton. Return same route. Time Table: On every day except- ing Saturday and Sunday, commencing at 6 a. m., cars leave the City Hall every 30 mins., until last car at 11:30 p. m. Cars leave Trenton for De- troit, commencing at 6:15 a. m., every 30 mins., until last car at 11:15 p. m. The first car leaving Wyandotte for Detroit starts from there at 6 a. m. On Saturday and Sunday cars rui every 20 mins. and first car leave3 Trenton 6 a. m. On Sunday the first car for Trento:! leaves City Hall at 7:40 a. m. The run from City Hall to Wyar- dotte is 1 hour; to Trenton 1 hour and 10 minutes. The fare to Trenton and return is 35 cents; to Wyandotte and return, 25 cents. 109 Detroit & Pontiac Railway. Cars start from foot of Woodward Ave., Detroit, run north on Woodward to Highland Park, Palmer Park, Royal Oak, Birmingham and Pontiac. Cars return same route. The distance from City Hall to Royal Oak is 12 miles, to Birmingham 17 miles, to Pontiac 25 miles. Time Table: The first car leaves foot of Woodward Ave. at 6 a. m, next car at 7 a. m.; and cars leave that point every half-hour thereafter until the last cars at 10 and 11 p. m. The run to Highland Park is 30 mins.; to Palmer Park, 35 mins.; to Royal Oak, 50 mins.; to Birmingham, 1 hr. 5 mins.; to Pontiac, ] hr, 26 mins. The first car for Detroit starts from Birmingham at 5:55 a. m., leaves Royal Oak at 6:10 a. m., and arrives at foot of Woodward Ave. at 7 a. m. The first car leaving Pontiac for De- troit starts at 6:30 a. m., the next at 7:30 a. m., and cars leave every 30 mins thereafter until the last cars at 9:30 and 10:30 p. m. Cars start one hour later on Sunday mornings. The Detroit Citizens' Street Rail- way Company operates the cars and collects the fares between Detroit and Palmer Park. The fare for this distance is five (5) cents in cash, pro- vided the passenger pays this amount on one of the Detroit and Pontiac Ry. Co.'s cars. Should the passenger pay ticket fare, or ride in another car and transfer, an additional fare is col- lected. The fares on this Company's line are as follows: From Palmer Park to Eight-Mile Road, 5 cents; to Royal 110 Oak, 5 cents; to Birmingham, 10 cents; to Circle, 15 cents; to Pontiac, 20 cents. From Detroit to Pontiac, 25 cents. Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor Railway. Cars start from the waiting room, 111 Griswold street, and run down Griswold to Atwater, to Woodward, to Michigan avenue, and out Michigan avenue to West Detroit, Dearborn, Wayne, Denton, Sheldon's, Ypsilanti , and Ann Arbor — a distance of 39 miles traversed in about two hours. Com- mencing at 6:30 a. m. the cars run every half-hour until 7 p. m. and then every hour until last car leaving De- troit at 11 p. m. and last car leaving Ann Arbor at 11:15 p. m. The fare to Ann Arbor is 50 cents, one way, $1 round trip; to Ypsilanti 40 cents one way, 80 cents round trip; to Wayne 25 cents one way, 40 cents round trip; to Dearborn, 15 cents one way, 25 cents round trip. Thousand-mile tickets are sold for $10, thus making the rate to Ann Arbor 40 cents. The cars of this line connect at Wayne with the Detroit, Plymouth & Northville Ry. Cars run from Wayne to Plymouth every hour and a half, connecting with the D., Y. & A. A. Ry. cars to and from Detroit. During the summer (1899) the line will be extended to Northville. The fare, Detroit to Plymouth, is 30 cents each way; Wayne to Plymouth, 15 cents. Ill Detroit, Lake Shore & Mt. Clemens R. R. "SHORE LINE." Cars start from corner of Griswold and Fort streets and run south to Jef- ferson avenue and out Jefferson to Cottage Grove, Grosse Pointe, Clair- view, Lakeside (McSweeney's), and Mt. Clemens. At Lakeside a boat leaving at 9 a, m. and 2 p. m. runs to St. Clair Flats. Cars run every 30 minutes. The trip one way is 25^/4 miles and takes 1 hr. 20 min. The fare to Cottage Grove and Grosse Pointe is 10 cents; to Clairview 15 cents; to New Liverpool, Lakeside and Mt. Clemens, 25 cents The fare from Lakeside to St. Clair Flats and return via boat is 25 cents. Detroit & Northwestern Railway. The cars of this line at present run out Grand River avenue to Greenfield and Sand Hill and it is expected that during the summer of 1899 the line will be extended to Farmington, with a branch to Northville, and one to Orchard Lake and Pontiac. The run to Farmington is 17 miles and the fares as follows: To Sand Hill, 15 cents; to Farmington, Orchard Lake and Pontiac, 25 cents; to North- ville, 80 cents. 112 Soldiers'. Monumeint, CAMPUS MARTIUS. 113 I# ^BJj |i.nii.B.ii Majestic Building. 114 STRANGERS ^ m m SHOULD VISIT Sanders' Palace of Sweets and take home a box of our celebrated Candies for their loved ones at home. ICE CREAM, i Ai i A'X ICE CREAM SODA, IZ|I'I4«^ HOT COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, 1*7 i i A BEEF TEA, SANDWICHES, Etc. Woodward AVC. FINE CHOCOLATES, FINE CANDIES. DETROIT. 115 Mfi it- T^t ^v- €IH R i •* ^m HB^ ^ »Hi ^1 11 iP" % .jV"??! 116 The Standar d » ^1 i^^j Life and Accident Incorporated ^^^^ InsuFdnce Company 1884. ^*"^'' OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. OFFICERS. D. M. FERRY, President. C. C. BOWEN, Vice-President. E. A LEONARD, Secretary. GEO. H. HOPKINS, 2nd Vice-Pres. M. W. O'BRIEN, Treasurer. WM. C. MAYBURY, Managing Director. ISS^CT^S Personal, Accident and Sickness Insurance COVERING INDIVIDUALS IN ALL VOCATIONS OF LIFE. AND Liability Insurance FOR EMPLOYERS OF LABOR, . . . MERCHANTS, . . . CONTRACTORS, MANUFACTURERS, OWNERS OF TEAMS AND ELEVATORS, Which protects the Insured from Suits for Damages for injuries to persons. RATES GRADED ACCORDING TO THE HAZARD. J. T. PATTON. State A^ent, - - 51 Home Bank Building. Detroit. 117 CQ O u 118 J. M. SEGUR, Dentist. 3r ^ ^ j2JD ^?s£^ ^Rs2J9 ^^\2LS ^RsSJD ^'^^sSLS ^N9L '"JSiCo "vSCo °'jS,^ 'vSCo ^y^tCo v^Co 'v^'C*^ o IN FILLING, The Horton Electric Obtundin^ Process is used for excavating cavities, by which the PAIN and UNPLEASANTNESS in the OPERATION are avoided. The current is so faint the PATIENT DOES NOT FEEL IT in the SLIGHTEST DEGREE, and yet it is so applied as to prevent ALL PAIN. **}2iCo ®JS^ V2iC^ ^J^C^ ^J^Oi ''J^i'Co ^JSOi oXD (40*0 (5 o 235 Woodward A venues corner of Clifford Street, All kinds of PLATE, CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK DONE. References if desired, Appointments made by 'Phone, Old 'Phone 3098 New " 1692 119 Chamber of Commerce, CORNER GRISWOLD AND STATE STREETS. 120 IVI THE AVEINIU When you want to buy anything in the Jewelry or Novelty lines. You may save from 10 to 15 per cent by doing so. Our Store is on State, right across from the Chamber of Commerce. *. •. *. Trading Stamps given. HUGH CONNOLLY, cor, State and Gr is wold. F=>£RHAF>S YOU HAV tried a dozen or more Eye Glasses and not one would hold. •. •. *. NOTE THE LADY. She has JOHNSTON FAN GUARD Eye Glass and one of the Unbreak- able Cords. For Comfort, Ease and Satisfaction this Guard takes the lead, if you have trouble with your eyes, consult CONNOL Consultation free. Cor, State and Griswold, Detroit, Editorial Note. I recommend my friends to try Mr. Connolly and be convinced of his courtesy and reliability. 121 Public Library, GKATIOT AVENUF, JUST EAST OF WOODWARD AVENUE. 100 J^' i p 3 I: "^ T\ \ ' t .»*. \ o o Dsi PJ D CO z z < I— I w OQ z < o D < > z o H O oa O o < J -I &H Ol, Q a m '^. H ° O 128 '^^•^^;%»«- Y. M. C. A. Building, COKNF.R GRAND RIVER AVENUE AND GRISWOLD STREET. 124 PARISIAN STEAM LAUNDRY CO. 4I™49 GRAND RIVER AVENUE Cor. Washington Avenue. •• CAREFULNESS and PROMPTNESS" has been our motto for over 20 years. A trial will insure a steady customer. The largest establishment of the kind in Detroit. Both 'Phones 321 Editorial Note. The extensive and costly apparatus used in this estabhshment, and the cleanliness and care that a personal inspection makes mani- fest are such as to leave nothing to be desired. 135 Oriental Hotel and Turkish Bath Room, FARRAR STREFT. 126 oihie:f^A'3 I Blricntalfilotel ABSOLUTELY FIRE^PROOF, EUROPEAN PLAN. FOR MEN ON LY. 00 Rooms. Rates, $1.00 and $1.50 per day, Including privilege of Shower, Needle and Plunge Baths. Bath Robes Furnished Free. First=Class Cafe. IN CONNECTION, The Finest Turkish and [Russian Baths in the World. LADIES' BATHS OPEN DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Public Library Square, DETROIT, Mich. 127 G. CHIERA. Propr. Telephone Building, CORNER CLIFFORD STREET AND WASHINGTON AVENUE, The Home of the Sprague Correspondence School of Law. 128 STUDY LAW AT HOME. A PLAIN, COMPREHENSIVE, SUCCESSFUL A\ETHOD OF STUDYING LAW OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR LAW SCHOOLS, IS OFFERED BY The Spraguc Correspondency School of Law, DETROIT, MICH. D HIS School is the oldest School in its line in the world j now in its 9th year- It has educated men for the bar in every State in the U, S., and has scores of students in foreign countries. It stands to-'day as the most successful Correspondence School in any one line in the world. Any one can profitably pursue its courses, of which there are three ; A regular College course ; a Business Law course j and a Preparatory Law course. The School has recently offered widely throughout the country a prize of $50 to the first one reporting a case of one of its graduates failing to pass an examination for admission to the bar and as yet no one has been able to bring a case, You will be interested in seeing the Catalogue of this School, Write for it ! it costs nothing. If in Detroit, call and look us over. Address SPRAGUE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL OF LAW. One block from Y. M. C. A. Bldg. One block from Woodward Ave. One block from Grand Circus Park. 3d Floor Telephone Bldg., Head of Griswold Street, DETROIT, MICH. 129 Scenes at Fort Wayme, THREE MILES DOWN THE RIVER. 130 u (J a Union Trust Building, NORTHEAST CORNER GRISWOLD AND CONGRESS STREETS. 132 The effort to maintain and provide for the family extends beyond a man's death. Men who have devoted their lives to acquiring a competence for their families, are beginning to realize that it is quite as important to preserve the results of their labor to their wives and children, as it is to acquire that competence in the first place. Large estates are sometimes frittered away and wholly lost by reason of incompC'' tent or unfaithful management on the part of administrators and executors. Too often administrators are appointed whose service proves to be, not as Lord Bacon's maxim expresses it, " for the relief of man's estate," but rather for relieving man of his estate. The Court records afford many melancholy examples of the fact that a large proportion of the estates administered by individuals suffer either from mismanagement, dishonesty, incompetency or extravagance, Che ^IlnionCrust Company, l-^-::;-!:^^^^^^^ the transaction of all kinds of trust business at as favorable rates as similar companies or individuals. Information as to the descent and distribution of real and personal estate under the laws of Mich^ igan, as to the making and care of wills, and as to the transaction of trust business, either general or specific, may be had upon appli'' cation in person, or by letter, at the general offices of the Company in the Union Trust Building, Detroit, Michigan. 133 UJ O -^ » < a; =■ pa u 134 135 Municipal Building, CORNER CLINTON AND RAYNOR STREETS. 136 DiEmRomrfi wmmaa^mm^ FACULTY: Hon. Charles D. Long, .... President. (Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan.) Philip T. Van Zile, LL. D., Dean. William L. Carpenter, LL. B. Alfred Russell, LL. D. Fred A. Baker. George S. Hosmer. R. A. Parker, LL. B. Willard M. Lillibridge, a. M. Jasper C. Gates, A. M., LL. B. Ellsha a. Fraser, a. M. Frank E. Robson, B. S., LL. B. John W. Beaumont, B. S., LL. B. John G. Hawley, A. B. Edgar O. Durfee. John C. Shaw, LL. B. H. H. Hatch, LL. B. William H. Wetherbee, LL. B. Three Years Course, leading to the degree of LL. B. DIPLOMA ADMITS TO THE BAR Next Session commences September 18. 1899. The city furnishes opportunities for obtaining employment to defray expenses while attending college. For further information, address MALCOLM McGregor, Secretary, 66 Home Bank Building. 137 DETROIT. MICH. Harmonie Hall and Club House, CO:^NER WILCOX AND CENTRE STREETS. 188 Q ^ < f- 139 a u h- 5 o 1^ O o O u 5 Q 140 Detroit College of Medicine Board of Trustees. Hun. SIDNEY D. MILLER Pkesident. ERNEST L. SHURLY, M. D., .... Vice-President. H. O. WALKEK, M. I) SECRETARY. Gen'I, LUTHER S.TROWBRIDGE, . TREASURER AND PURVEYOR. R H. FYFE. CHARLES DOUGLAS, M D. 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ApproximateCostfrom Cleveland, $19.50 from Toledo, $16.25; itrom Detroit, $13 75 Every Day and Night Between Cleveland, PvLt^in-Bay and. Toledo. ^'^^'i^^i^^'^t^.^^^ft'ii.oa^moH. oeiroi! onii cieveionfl Nouigoiion conDony. 151 a o o _1 u o H o 0- — > > 5 152 ^^^HHB^^^iRl ifef^-*!^-- ^-. .--„-«..:, _,-i- ':^.-^^'":'^':^'--^=- -. - ^i^^:-L. ••■■^ —"--"- "-■■-'■'*"■ ...j^iBfcitejteii, „ --■■'::.::'. Water Works. FOUR MILES OUT JEFFERSON AVENUE. 154 General Grant's Old Detroit Home, 2^3 FORT STREET EAST. 155 5s < H > di < < r. o 1/1 156 Q f- O Z >- <: o o u CO H Z u 158 a. O x; o < U4 o 160 Masonic Temple, CORNER LAFAYETTE AVENUE AND FIRST STREET. 161 \Ji J Di J < Q, u (/I _J If) O u H t/i O. J < B3 u V) H O O CD o 162 Nothing Like EXPERIENCE "Experience is a good teacher," and the excellent busi- ness education acquired by the students of the Gutchess College is but another proof of this adage. This is prop- erly a school of business experience, for here the pupil's time is occupied not so much with theory and text books as with actual transaction of business as it is carried on to-day in foremost mercantile concerns of the country. Every com- mercial school has its own methods, and the Gutchess Cob lege has the best — best because the most practical — the most reliable — the most mod- ern — the one that gives students the most thorough knowledge of business; qualifies them to ac- ceptably fill positions immedi- ately upon graduation. No other school is so well equipped for the education, com- fort, welfare, convenience and contentment of its pupils. Day and evening sessions — same teachers and studies at both. If you can't favor us with a visit, please write for full particulars , FACULTY. Stephen D. Gutchess. Randolph B. Seymour, A. M. Edwin M. Williams. w. s. osborn. Sara A. Gutchess. Henry C. Walters, LL. B. William Elsey. Templeton p. Twiggs, LL. B. Anna Williams. Dora MacLauchlin. Barr Flemming. Criswold and Grand River, DETROIT, MICH. 163 "At Home" in Bear Pit, Belle Isle Park. 164 Where TO Trade : Silks. Wool Dress Goods. Washable Fabrics. Table Linens. Gloves. Hosiery. Laces. Men's Furnishings. Ladies' Furnishings. Millinery. I Dry Goods Exclusively I L. A. Smith & Go. I68-I7O Woodward and 5 Gratiot Aves. ^WORD to tourists, excursionists and the temporary sojourner; the permanent resident knows — TRADES WITH US. Ladies' Tailors, Dress and Cloak Makers, And the Condiments Thereto. LA CHyilTH X* r*f\ Agents for the celebrated Dr. JAEGER . M. .3iyil M I ■ O < Q a: < 169 i4 < 0- oa < U o o 170 5 171 o 3 1 '*'0 ^ o o s 173 North'East Side Belle Isle. Detroit Boat Club View of Belle Isle from Detroit, d < u 175 The Lewis Phono-Metric Institute and School for Stammerers, 37 TO 41 ADfLAIDE STREET. 176 •X) ^ U i/i nr UJ < UJ Oi Q lu Z < t/5 u JT /i UJ Q z o 111 Loup Canal, Belle Isle. Police Station, Belle Isle. Detroit Yacht Club. Pavilion on Belle Isle, Looking North. Belle Isle Bridge to Detroit, Looking Northerly. Light House on Belle Isle. H t/i a u o 180 Central Christian Church, CORNEH SECOND AVENUE AND LEDVARD STKEET. 181 River Drive Looking Westward, Belle Isle. Belle Isle Bath Houses. Looking Down Central Ave. from Casino. St. Clair Flats Canal. Deer Park, Belle Isle. Fountain, Grand Circus Park, City Electric Lighting PLA^T, 24 ATWATER STREET EAST. 184 o < 185 ScEiNE AT Foot of Woodward Avenue Where the Ferries Land. 186 Cadillac Square, SHOWING CITY HALL AND MAJESTIC BUILDING. 18" First Presbyterian Church, CORNER WOODWARD AVENUE AND EDIVIUND PLACE. 188 First Congregational Church, CORNER WOODWARD AND FOREST AVENUES. 189 '(11! H < < — o Ci:: -J < o 1- < H i- 3 Hj ca U -J 7. 0£ < 3 x; H Z 190 Protestant Orphan Asylum, 988 JEFFERSON AVENUE. 191 192 Fire Department Headquarters, CORNER LAUNED AND WAYNE STREETS. 193 AN HISTORICAL CALENDAR EVENTFUL DETROIT DATES- Copyright, 1899, by Silas Farmer. A SUGGESTION TO CITIZENS AND TISITORS. Notice what anniversaries of local events occur on dates of personal interest. Mark them, and in after years the individual value of each souvenir will be greatly increased: January 1, 1803. PostofRce established at Detroit. 1842. The entire block between Woodward Ave- nue and Griswold Street, Jefferson Ave- nue and Woodbridge Street, was burned. 184(). Wales Hotel opened. 1851. State Constitution of 1850 becomes opera- tive. 1853. "Advertiser" first printed on steam cyl- inder press. 1867. Laying of third rail on G. W. R. R. com- pleted. Freight cars first transported by boats across the river. 1876. Ushering in of centennial year by general ringing of bells at midnight; all public and many private buildings illuminated. 1882. The first through train arrived at Mar- quette from Mackinaw. 1886. Great fire burns Ferry's Seed Warehouse. White's Theatre and other buildings. Loss, $2,000,000. 1890. Exhibition of Natural Gas burning in West Grand Circus Park. 1893. Trinity Episcopal Church consecrated. January 2, 1819. Bank of Michigan began business. 1862. Ordinance requiring fees from all market- wagons passed. 194 1882. January 3, 1814. 1894. January 4, 1837. 1867. 1880. January 5. 1838. 1892. January 6, 1839. January 7, 1834. 1877. January 8, 1831. 1861. 1883. January 9, 1831. 1853. January 10, 1854. 1870. January 11, 1805. 1835, 1867. First sitting of three judges instead of one in Circuit Court. Gov. Hull's trial at Albany, began. Hinchman's drug establishment burned. Loss, $250,000. The Free Press office and several other buildings on northeast corner of Jeffer- son Avenue and Shelby Street were burned. Fire alarm telegraph first tested. Rev. George F. Pentecost's revival meet- ings began. Two hundred stands of arms seized at the jail by those in sympathy with Canadian Patriots. Chamber of Commerce organized. Schooner "Ann" seized by the so-called Canadian Patriots. Bishop Frederick Rese, first Roman Cath- olic Bishop of the diocese of Detroit, ar- rived. Memorial service, in memory of P. P. Bliss, at Whitney Opera House. The Governor and Judges forward their plan of city to Congress. Salute of 100 guns in honor of Major An- derson. Burning of the Telegraph Block and nar- row escape of Western Union Telegraph operators. Daily mails from the East began. First brick Lutheran Church on Monroe Avenue dedicated. B^'irst Presbyterian Church burned and half the block between Larned Street and Jefferson Avenue up to the Boston Store. Citizens vote $300,000 in aid of Detroit, Lansing & Northern Railroad. Michigan Territory created. Detroit, by Act of Congress, declared the seat of the territorial government. First brick Baptist Church dedicated. Ristori performs in Detroit. 195 January 12, 1852. 1881. January 13, 1861. 1882. January 14, 1799. 1818. January 15, 1842. 1843. January 16, 1881. 1891. January 17, 1859. January, 18, 1802, 1833, 1854, 1876. 1883, 1893, January 19, 1860, 1877, An immense meeting asks for release of O'Brien, Mitchell, and Meagher, the Irish Patriots. The boiler at Union Mills exploded, and three persons were killed. Westminster Church, on Washington Ave- nue, dedicated. The jury in the libel suit of Hugh S. Peo- ples against the Evening News, for in- timating that he was accessory to the murder of Martha Whitla, bring in a ver- dict for the defense. Peoples was sub- sequently tried for the murder and ac- quitted. Election of members of Northwest Assem- bly at Detroit. Lyceum of the city of Detroit organized. The ordinance prescribing the price of bread was repealed. Funeral service in honor of ex-Governor Stevens T. Mason at Episcopal Church. Large procession of military and civil officers. He died in New York on Jan- uary 4. Clinton Avenue Memorial Presbyterian Church dedicated. Citizens' Street Railway announced that it would no longer sell six tickets for a quarter. Grand celebration on the occasion of the opening of the G. W. R. R.; immense procession; dinner at M. C. R. R. Depot. Town of Detroit incorporated. Young Men's Society organized. Daily Enquirer first issued. The Supreme Court decides the liquor tax law constitutional. Day Nursery and Kindergarten Associa- tion building opened. Citizens' Street Railway demands five-cent fares. Midnight procession of the Sons of Malta. Woman's Christian Temperance Restau- rant opened in Y. M. C. A. Building. 196 January 20, 1837. 187G. January 21, 1887. 1893. January 22, 1812. 1854. 1877. 1881. January 23, 1825. 1847. 1852. 1884. January 24, 1838. January 25, 1859. 1860. 1865. January 26. 1837. January 27. 1875, 1893 January 28, 1838, The first locomotive in Michigan arrived at Toledo. Woman's Hospital on Thirteenth Street dedicated. Governor Alger distributes flour and food to 500 poor families. New Union Depot opened for inspection. Several earthquake shocks were felt in this city, — the severest of which was on the 24th, at about seven o'clock in the evening. M. C. R. R. passenger office burned. Public Library building dedicated. The State Telephone System went into operation. First Protestant Society reorganized and becomes a Presbyterian Church. Rev. Prof. Finney was here for the week ending January 23; he preached in the Congregational Church every evening. Michigan Central car manufacturing shops burned. Annual meeting of Grand Army of the Re- public. The Michigan Insurance Company Bank began business. Centennial celebration of Burns' birthday. Dinner at the Exchange, and a supper and toasts at the Biddle House. Michigan State Retreat for the Insane opened. State convention of colored men assembled at Second Baptist Church to petition Legislature to grant the right of suf- frage. The State was fully and formally admitted by Congress. Woman's State Christian Temperance meeting. Old Capitol, occupied by the High School, burned. Steamboat Robert Fulton arrived from Buffalo with three companies of soldiers to preserve peace in connection with so- called Patriot war. 197 1861. January 29, 1796. 1827. 1835. 1863. 1869. January 30, 1860. January 31, 1876. 1885. February 1, 1813. 1851. 18G6. February 2, 1883. 1704. February 3, 1838, 1869. 1838. 1859 February 4, 1799. February 5, 1825. 1857, 1894 February 6, 1870, Great. Union meeting at City Hall. English Court of General Quarter Sessions held its last session in Detroit. Inhabitants of Territory authorized to elect members of the Legislative Coun- cil. Oflice of County Register created. Meat market licenses reduced from $50 to $5.00. Meeting of citizens vote to raise $100,000 in aid of Detroit, Hillsdale & Southwest- ern R. R. New PostofRce building, corner of Gris- wold and Larned Streets, formally opened. Union Fair in Mechanics' Building. Capitol grounds (now Capitol Park) ceded to Board of Education by United States. Colonel Proctor orders prominent Ameri- cans to leave Detroit. Fine Art Exhibition at Firemen's Hall. Detroit Fire and Marine Insurance Com- panj^ organized. Clearing House established. Baptism of first white child, a daughter of Cadillac. M. C. R. R. opened to Kalamazoo. Detroit Medical College opened. M .C. R. R. opened to Ypsilanti. Large ex- cursion party from Detroit dined at Ypsilanti, etc. Walter Harper provides for establishment of Harper Hospital. First session of General Assembly of Northwest Territory began at Cincin- nati. Legislative council increased from nine to thirteen members. New city charter obtained; city much en- larged. Recorder's Court created. Vegetable market on what is now Cadillac Square torn down. Hamtramck Presbyterian Mission dedi- cated. 198 1877. February 7, 1812. 1866. 1894. February 8, 1881. 1895. February 9, 1802. 1837. 1877. February 10, 1855. 1882. February 11, 1850. 1862. February 12. 1885. February 13, 1855. 188G. February 14, 1840. 1853. 1876. February 15, 1802. Charity Ball for Relief and Aid Society. An earthquake shock startled the citizens of Detroit. General W. T. Sherman arrived; received by a large number of citizens. The Fellowcraft Club occupies the build- ing corner Wilcox and Barclay Place, formerly used by Catholic Club. The Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance Company was incorporated. Second annual Newsboys' Banquet. First session of Board of Trustees of De- troit. James Henry made chairman. Celebration in honor of admission of State. Parade and illuminations. Henry Ward Beecher lectured at Detroit Opera House in the evening, and Dr. Henry A. Reynolds, the Red Ribbon tem- perance reformer, in St. Andrew's Hall. River frozen over; a shanty erected at middle of river for the sale of liquor. Carlotta Patti sings in Detroit. Pontiac R. R. on Gratiot Avenue for sec- ond time torn up by citizens. First French Baptist Church dedicated. "Detroit" and "Michigan" Colleges of Med- icine unite. Legislature prohibits use of county jails for the detention of fugitive slaves. Public Library hereafter opened on Sun- day. The Fire Department Society was incor- porated. Board of Water Commissioners estab- lished. Y. M. C. A. Building on Farmer Street dedicated. A public meeting of freeholders and house- keepers (a notice of which, written in English and French, had previously been posted on the engine house, and served by reading on every housekeeper), was held at Court House to make known the Act of Incorporation. The Act was read in English and then in French. 199 1828. 1843. 1876. February 16, 1819. 1857. 1873. 1894. February 17, 1842. 1862. 1865. 1869. February 18, 1891. February 19, 1893. 1830. 1879, February 20, 1849. February 21, 1825. February 22, 1849, 1895. 1832, 1839. Meeting at Detroit to protest against or- ganizing Lake Superior region into Ter- ritory of Huron. Arrival of General Cass from Europe. He was escorted to the Exchange by mili- tary and citizens and welcomed with an address by the mayor. Y. M. C. A. noon meetings began. Congress provided for election of a con- gressional delegate from Michigan. General banking law passed by Legisla- ture. St. Paul's German Lutheran Church, cor- ner Seventeenth and Rose Streets, dedi- cated. Farrand, Williams & Clark's store on Woodward Avenue burned. Loss, $175,- 000. The Board of Education was created. Receipt of news of the victory at Fort Donelson; procession in evening, illum- inations, etc. Paid hand fire engine companies disbanded. Brick building for Brockway Mission dedi- cated. Sunday School convention for Eastern Michigan, Long distance telephone inaugurated. First city temperance society organized. Reception by Light Guard to Governor Croswell at Opera House. Board of Trade began to occupy building corner Jefferson Avenue and Giswold Street. City Limits extended to east line of Wood- bridge Farm (near Trumbull avenue). First ordinance establishing hydraulic company passed. Election of City Physicians provided for. McKinley speaks at Michigan Club banquet. The Common Council ordered a national salute fired in honor of the centennial of Washington's birthday. The County Poor Farm in Nankin Town- ship was purchased. 200 1865. February 23, 1802. 1892. February 24, 1893. 1809. 1863. 1881. 1885. February 25, 1838. 1847. February 26, 1863. 1838. 1850. 1865. 187S. 1882. 1887. February 27, 1820. 1854. Board of Trade Building dedicated; ad- dress by G. V. N. Lothrop; ball in the evening. Concordia Society organized. First regulations made for prevention of fires. Gov. McKinley (Ohio) speaks at Michigan Club banquet. Ex-President Cleveland stopped in the city on his way east after speaking at Ann Arbor. Y. W. C. A. organized. The Act incorporating the City of Detroit was repealed. Michigan divided into two judicial dis- tricts. Reception to Governor Jerome at Music Hall, under auspices of the Detroit Light Guard. Rev. Geo. Worthington consecrated bishop of Nebraska. The Canadian government cannonade the Patriots on Fighting Island. Meeting in City Hall to devise means for sending relief to the starving poor of Ireland. National bank system created. General Scott arrived. For several successive days the curiosity of citizens was exercised in regard to a man who paraded the principal streets wearing a lady's long shawl, and there was constant inquiry concerning the "man with the shawl." Sunday. Rev. E. P. Hammond began his revival labors. Merchants and Manufacturers' Exchange organized. Thirty-second Street German M. E. Church dedicated. Cyclorama of Battle of Atlanta opened. First Protestant church within limits of city dedicated. The Transit, the first railroad ferry-boat, made her trial trip. 301 1884. 1896. February 28, 1865. 1894. February 29. March 1, 184S. March 2, 1799. 1846. 1892. March 3, 1801. 1803. 1807. 1823. 1841. 1845. 1851. 1862. M. S. Smith & Co.'s Automatic Clock un- veiled. Detroit White Lead and Color Works on Jones Street burned. Loss, $50,000. Freedman's Fair opened at Merrill Hall. Board of Metropolitan Police Commis- sioners created. Student Volunteer Missionary convention at Central M. E. Church. It seems that nothing has happened on this date except the improving of the usual leap year opportunities. First telegraph dispatch received from New York. Horace Greeley here the same day. Great snow-storm, blocking trains, etc. Detroit constituted a port of entry. Local option law.- — Citizens vote against licensing saloons. Wm. Reid's glass establishment burned. Loss, $170,000. First post-road in Michigan established. Present State of Michigan became part of Indiana Territory. In this year troops went from here to build first fort at what is now Chicago, going overland under command of Lieutenant J. S. Swearingen. Captain .John Whistler, his wife, and their son. G. W. Whistler, the subsequent distinguished Russian engineer, went by water on the schooner Tracey. Congress disapproved of the chartering of the Detroit Bank. Congress limited term of Territorial .Judges then in office to four years from February 1, 1824. The first appropriation for a survey of the lakes was made by Congress. Five-cent letter postage was provided for. Three-cent letter postage provided for. Explosion of J. H. Harmon & Co.'s Oil Re- finery. Four men killed; loss $15,000. 203 March 4, 1831. 1857. March 5, 1658. 1779. 1829. 1849. March 6, 1809. 1835. 1855. 1863. 1877. March 7, 1847. 1877. March 8, 1782. March 9, 1847. 1869. March 10, 1707. Law for the hiring out or whipping of disorderly persons, drunkards, etc., re- pealed. First union morning prayer-meeting held. Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac born. Colonel George Rogers Clark captures Gov- ernor Hamilton and his forces at Vin- cennes. John P. Sheldon, editor of Detroit Gazette, imprisoned for contempt of court. Detroit Savings Bank incorporated. Forty-one of the Park Lots were sold at auction. Public meeting of citizens to protest against the claim of Ohio to the dis- puted territory. Notice in daily papers that the Messrs. Sutton had photographed by Turner's process with great success. Riot against negroes; Faulkner, a mulatto, arrested for alleged outrage on a little girl; tried, convicted, and sentenced for life; military called out; 400 men of Twenty-seventh Regiment called in from Ypsilanti; city fired in twenty places; thirty-five buildings destroyed. Telephone first explained and illustrated at Detroit. Sunday. A farewell missionary meeting for Rev. Judson D. Collins, of Michigan, was held at the Congress Street M. E. Church; he was the first M. E. mission- ary to China. Meeting held to organize Workingwoman's Home. Colonel Williamson and his forces mas- sacre the Moravian Indians on the Mus- kingum. Bill passed locating State Capital at Lan- sing. Funeral obsequies of Bishop Lefevere; an archbishop, two bishops, and seventy- nine priests in attendance. First known grant of land by Cadillac. 203 1874. 1880. 1890. March 11, 1764. 1822. 1881. March 12, 1838. 1859. 1861. March 13, 1798. 1819. 1829. 1857. 1874. March 14, 1895. Amusement meetings in Young Men's Hall began; use of Hall given by Luther Beecher. Epiphany Reformed Episcopal Church was incorporated. Gray & Baffy's furniture establishment on Congress Street West burned out. Heavy loss. An attempt was made by some traitor to fire the magazine, but the brand fortun- ately went out. Meeting at Detroit petitions Congress to separate the judicial from the legislative power. Office of ward school inspector abolished; inspectors to be elected on general ticket. Great meeting of citizens at City Hall to protest against the statement made in Canadian Parliament that Detroit sym- pathized with and aided the Patriot War rebels. John Brown arrives in Detroit and holds conference with colored men concerning proposed Harper's Ferry raid. First Police Commissioners provided. First notice of a fire engine at Detroit. The cititzens vote against the tax for a fire engine. Woodworth's new hotel opened. Public meeting of citizens to raise funds to pay fine imposed upon John P. Sheldon. Committee appointed to wait on Sheldon at the jail and take him to his residence in a carriage. Train on G. W. R. R. breaks through bridge over canal near Hamilton; over eighty lives lost; travel suspended for two weeks. Temperance meeting to consider the Cru- sade movement. Committee of five ladies appointed to report plan of action. Council ordered by Supreme Court to pro- vide $50,000 for Health Board. 304 March 15, 1837, March 16, 1755. 1861. March 17, 1808. 1847. 1862. 1866. 1875. March 18, 1830. 1836. 1883. March 19, 1889. March 20, 1864. 1871. March 21, 1822. 1865 1898 March 22, 1827. 1831. March 23, 1874. March 24, March 25, 1865. Wildcat banking law passed by Michigan Legislature. Bishop Henri Diibreuil de Pontbriand vis- its Detroit. St. Luke's Hospital incorporated. St. Patrick's Day first celebrated in Detroit. Close of last session of Legislature held in Detroit. St. Patrick's Catholic Church consecrated. Grand Fenian demonstration; 1,000 Irish- men in procession; meetings on Campus Martins and in City Hall. Relief meeting at Opera House, in aid of Grasshopper Sufferers in Nebraska. Female Seminary Association incorpor- ated. Public meeting held at City Hall to pro- test against change of State boundary. The Wabash Railroad enters city using grounds and depot of the Union Railroad Station and Depot Co. Land at the mouth of the River Rouge selected as site of Exposition. Brockway Mission Chapel first used. Police wagon or "Black Maria" first used. First Methodist Episcopal Society of De- troit incorporated. Second draft for filling quota of Detroit. Y. M. C. A. day. One hundred business men give all day to canvassing for money to raise the debt of that institution. They are successful. City Cemetery on Beaubien Farm pur- chased. Michigan Sunday School Union organized. City Tract Society organized. Ladies' meeting at Central M. E. Church to consider the "Crusade" phase of the temperance question. It is very curious that not a single fact worthy of passing note, connected with Detroit's history, has been found to place opposite this date. Public Library opened in old Capitol. 205 1876. March 26, 1777. 1804. 1835. 1836. 1867. March 27, 1823. 1839. 1866. 1870. March 28, 1807. 1873. March 29, 1853. 1869. March 30. 1815. 1820. 1838. 1883. March 31, 1818. Fort Street Presbyterian Church burned. John Coutincinau and Ann Wyley hanged for larceny. First United States land office established at Detroit and provision made for set- tlement of land claims in Michigan. Michigan State Bank incorporated. Supreme Court of State created. Board of Fire Commissioners provided for. Great rejoicing by citizens over passage by Congress of a bill making provisions for Legislative Council for the Territory; salute fired, houses illuminated, supper served at the Sagina Hotel. The city was divided into wards, and pro- vision made for ward aldermen. En- velopes were first used in this year. Detroit Daily Post first issued. Memorial services in honor of Bishop Ed- ward Thompson, of the M. E. Church. The Governor and Judges order wells dug on the commons, now the Campus Mar- tins. The first brick house was erected this year. Superior Court established. Board of Es- timates created. Permission first given to sell meat else- where than at market. License, $50 a year. Detroit Opera House first used. Pacification Ball at Woodworth's Hotel in honor of peace between Great Britain and United States. City limits narrowed and Cass Farm left outside. The first brick store was erect- ed this year. The Whigs distribute bread and pork to in- fluence votes. Detroit Light Guard Levee to Gov. J. W. Begole, at Music Hall. First church for white inhabitants in Michigan erected by the Methodists on the Rouge. 206 1827. Fire Company No. 2 organized. April 1, . Did you expect to And that anything had happened on this date? April 2, 1850. Police Court created. 1860. Meeting of firemen at Firemen's Hall to protest against Common Council creat- ing office of fire marshall and curtailing powers of chief engineer. 1862. M. C. R. R. engine-house and nine locomo- tives burned. April 3, 1853. Daily Free Democrat first issued. 1865. Reception of news of fall of Richmond; impromptu celebration, salute of 100 guns, illuminations, etc. 1891. McGregor Mission opened. April 4. 1827. Legislative Council exempts firemen from military and jury duty. Council author- ized to change plan of city. 1835. Election of delegates to first State Consti- tutional Convention. 1861. Forty-two Wisconsin banks suspend. April 5, 1888. $10,000 diamond robbery at Burt & Hurl- but's jewelry store. April 6, 1886. Remarkable snow-storm, the snow being 17 inches on a level. All travel and traffic stopped. 1898. Wm. J. Bryan speaks at the banquet of the Mohawk Club. April 7, 1850. Second Presbyterian Church, corner La- fayette Avenue and Wayne Street, dedi- cated. 1870. Celebration by colored people of the Rati- fication of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 1874. State meeting of citizens of Michigan to consider the Bridge question. Resolution passed favoring a bridge. April 8, 1884. Michigan Yacht Club organized. 1891. Eight-hour ordinance adopted by the Coun- mon Council. April 9, 1821. Citizens vote a tax of $400 for a fire engine. 1835. Much excitement occasioned by a mad dog which bit a number of children and sev- eral dogs. 207 1863. Christ P. E. Church dedicated; second building. 1872. Soldiers' Monument on Campus Martins unveiled. April 10, 1827. The council order shinplasters printed. 1841. A meeting of citizens was held to express sorrow at the death, on April 4, of Presi- dent Harrison. 1849. The steamboat Mayflower made her trial trip. 1865. News of surrender of rebel army. Salute on Campus Martins, bonfires, fireworks, etc. 1875. Thompson Home for Old Ladies incorpor- ated. April 11, 1803. Colonel .John Frederick Hamtramck, col- onel of First United States Regiment and first American commander of Detroit, died, aged forty-five years. April 12, 1780- Captain Bird's force left for a foray on Kentucky. 1821. First Protestant Society of Detroit incor- porated. April 13, 1861. News arrives of the attack of April 12 on Fort Sumter. Meeting of lawyers at Bar Library in favor of Union. 1862. National Thanksgiving by proclamation of President. 1872. Great gale of wind breaking trees, blowing off chimneys, etc. 1873. Tribune Building burned; loss $112,000; in- sured for $55,000. 1876. Fortieth anniversary of organization of Brady Guards celebrated by twenty-six survivors at the Russell House. April 14, 1874. Burning of Burial Case Factory; loss $75,000. 1876. Quarterly and Ninth Annual Meeting of the N. W. Branch of Women's Foreign Missionary Society in Central M. E. Church. April 15, 1839. Ward elections first held. 1840. A log cabin was raised on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Randolph Street. 208 1861. Immense Union Meeting at Firemen's Hall. 1865. Reception of news of murder of President Lincoln; the city in mourning; intense feeling of the people. 1871. Park Act passed by Legislature; it pro- vided for and appointed commissioners. 1874. Convention of vessel-owners at Young Men's Hall declare in favor of a tunnel. April 16, 1865. Public meeting on Campus Martins to take action concerning the death of President Lincoln. 1874. Detroit Scientific Society organized. April 17, 1802. First town-tax voted. This same month the trustees prescribed the size and price of loaves of bread. 1861. Flag raised on Board of Trade building; speeches in favor of Union. General Cass present. Detroit Light Guards organize for the war. April 18, 1816. Indian Council of 110 Indians at Council House. "The Prophet," a brother of Tecumseh, among them. They conclude a treaty of peace. 1851. Funeral of General Hugh Brady, — very large procession; services at Presby- terian Church. 1861. Flag raised on Custom House and Post Office. 1894. Riot among Polish laborers at Connor's Creek. Sheriff Collins injured. April 19, 1820. The flag-staff on which Hull displayed his flag of surrender fell in a storm; no flag had waved on it since 1812. 1851. Saturday, 33 persons, known as the R. R. conspirators, arrived. 1865. Sermons on the death of President Lin- coln. 1866. Observance of day of fasting and prayer appointed by the governor. 1875. Lady Washington Tea Party at Opera House. A fine affair. 1898. First troops leave Fort Wayne, en route for Cuba. April 20, 1782. Moravians are again brought to Detroit. 209 1834. Bishop Mcllvaine present, attending the first annual convention of Protestant Episcopal Church in Michigan. 1841. Funeral procession, bells tolled, etc., to honor memory of the late President Har- rison. Oration by Hon. Ross Wilkins at Presbyterian Church, This year the bells began to ring instead of tolling for a fire. 1861. Oath of allegiance administered to all Gov- ernment. State, City, and County officers, in front of Postoffice. Sherlock, Scott, and Brady Guards organize for the war. April 21, ISO'i. Governor and Judges authorized to lay out new town of Detroit. 1881. Board of Estimates abolished. Board of Councilmen provided for 1891. Street-car men strike and there is some rioting on the following day. April 22. 1833. First city tax on all real and personal prop- erty authorized. 1873. Sessions of the Supreme Court after this date were held only at Lansing. 1880. The Detroit Association of Charities was organized. April 23, 1833. Office of City Director of the Poor created. 1849. M. C. R. R. completed to New Buffalo. 1861. Flag raised on Firemen's Hall. 1868. Observance of Fast Day appointed by the Governor. April 24, 1837. Meeting of the Agricultural Society at the City Hall. The organization of a State Agricultural and Horticultural Society was proposed. 1847. First troops leave for Mexico; premature national salute fired by order of Mayor and Common Council, in honor of vic- tories not then won; also a general il- lumination; firemen out in torchlight procession. 1855. M. S. & N. I. R. R. in operation between Toledo and Buffalo. Council forbids the the running of fire engines on sidewalks of paved streets. 210 180 1. Shakespeare Ter-Centennary celebration; tableaux and grand musical entertain- ment at Young Men's Hall. 1870. Rev. C. H. Borgess consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Detroit. April 25, 1859. Fire on corner of Gratiot and Brush Streets. An old warehouse and eight buildings burned. 1861. News received of secession of Virginia. 1861. Flag raised on City Hall; Union speech by General Cass; "Star-Spangled Banner" sung by 3,000 school-children. 1865. Funeral obsequies in honor of President Lincoln; oration by Jacob M. Howard on Campus Martins; procession two miles long. 1875. Cass Avenue Baptist Church dedicated. 1883. New system of city Justice Courts provided for. April 26, 1830. Detroit Gazette office burned, also several dwellings. 1835. Shots exchanged between Michigan troops and Ohio boundary commissioners. 1837. The Detroit Anti-Slavery Society was or- ganized. 1866. D. & M, freight and passenger depots burned, with the ferry Windsor and a passenger train; 18 lives lost. 1867. Odd Fellows' Celebration, commemorative of the forty-eighth anniversary of the founding of the order in America. April 27, 1763. Pontiac completes plans for his conspiracy. 1833. Steamboat Michigan launched at Detroit. 1837. A large fire between Woodward Avenue and Randolph Street burned most of the buildings south of Woodbridge Street. 1864. Presentation of flags to old Twenty-fourth Infantry on Campus Martins. April 28, 1786. The Moravians are compelled to leave their settlement on the Clinton River. 1835. First brick Presbyterian Church dedicated. 1851. Great railroad conspiracy case commenced; continued most of the time for four months. 211 April 29, 1830. 1873. 1875. 1883. April 30, 1802. May 1, 1853. 1871. 1859. Reception to Wm. Smith O'Brien, the Irish patriot. First firemen's review. Board of Public Works created. Weber's factory burned; loss from $200,000 to $300,000. St. Cassimer's Catholic Church consecrated. Under Act of this date all of Michigan was included in Indiana Territory. Michigan Volksblatt first issued. Peace Festival, commemorating peace be- tween France and Germany, celebrated with procession, concert, and ball. 1872. A citizens' meeting considers question of issue of $200,000 worth of bonds for use of Park Commissioners. Great confusion and no decision. 1897. Detroit Telephone Co. fully inaugurated. May 2, 1803. Second election of corporation of Detroit. Freedom of corporation voted to Jona- than Scheifflin, one of the representa- tives in Northwest Legislature. 1855. Fire Companies 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 dis- band. 1877. General Joe Hooker arrived. 1895. Chamber of Commerce dedicated. May 3, 1802. First town election. Freedom of corpora- tion voted to Solomon Sibley for getting the Act of Incorporation passed and for other eminent services rendered. 1827. Mansion House first opened after enlarge- ment. In this month Fort Shelby was demolished. 1832. First underground reservoirs ordered. 1855. Employees of M. C. R. R. and of Jackson & Wiley organize a fire company. 1859. Daily meetings of the Board of Trade began. 1875. Prohibitory law repealed and liquor tax law passed. 1893. Light Guard Armory (new) opened. May 4, 1861. Legislature makes provision for relief of families of volunteers. 212 May 5, 1710. First recorded marriage between white people at Detroit. 1828. Court house or capitol first occupied. 1831. Democratic Free Press and Michigan Intel- ligencer first issued. 1876. Centennial tree-planting by pupils of the public schools. 1881. Entirely new ward divisions created. May 6, 1763. Pontiac's conspiracy revealed to Gladwin. 1856. Meeting of American Medical Society. 1884. Extensive fire at Frost's Wooden Ware Works. May 7, 1763. Gladwin exposes Pontiac's treachery. 1800. Northwest Territory divided. Indiana Ter- ritory created. 1829. Complimentary dinner to J. P. Sheldon while in jail. 1876. Preliminary meeting held to promote or- ganization of Y. M. C. A. Railroad Branch. Detroit Soap Works burned. Loss, $100,000. First German Baptist Church dedicated. Extensive fire between Bates and Beaubien Streets, Jefferson Avenue and the river. Pontiac begins his attack. The grand jury presents cut money as a nuisance. Governor Harrison visits Detroit. The church on the Melcher Farm was con- secrated. Third Avenue Mission building dedicated. Westminster Presbyterian Church on Par- sons Street dedicated. Recreation Park first opened. Ringing of fire alarms from engine houses ordered stopped. State Constitutional Convention assembled. American Hotel opened. 1861. Presentation of banner and cockades to First Regiment on Campus Martins. 1873. Eleventh annual meeting of American Social Science Association. May 12, 1763. The Indians surround the fort, firing from morning till evening. 313 May May 8, 9, 1898. 1870. 1848. May 10, 1763. 1798. 1803. 1809. 1868. 1874. 1879. 1887. May 11, 1835. 1889 Belle Isle Bridge opened to the public. May 13, 1712. M. de Vincennes, from the Miami country, with seven other Frenchmen, arrives. The Indians attack Fort Pontchartrain and are defeated by Du Buisson. Church of St. Anne burned. 184G. Congress declares war against Mexico. 1861. The First Regiment left for Washington. 1869. Merchants & Manufacturers' National Bank organized. 1883. St. Matthews' P. E. Church consecrated. 1895. Corner stone of new High School laid. May 14, 1812. Parade of militia in the evening. 184G. Body of Dr. Houghton, State Geologist, brought to Detroit. May 15, 1846. Funeral of Dr. Houghton. 1855. New fire companies organized for Engines 5, 6, and 8. The prohibitory liquor law went into effect; nearly all the driking places were closed. In this year the St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal was opened, and interments in Beaubien Farm Cemetery ceased. 1857. Relief meeting held to aid citizens in Gra- tiot and adjoining counties in need of food; $1,000 subscribed. 1873. Postal cards first received for sale. 1882. Belle Isle Lighthouse first used. May 16, 1827. First sale of lots on Military Reserve. In this month the first steam ferry-boat was operated, and the first fiour exported from Detroit. 1837. News was received at Detroit of the re- fusal of New York banks to redeem in specie, and on May 17 the Detroit banks took the same action. 1850. Presbyterian General Assembley convened in Detroit. 1872. Presbyterian General Assembly convenes in Detroit. May 17, 1866. City Mission Board organized. 1891. First Presbyterian Church, corner of Woodward Avenue and Edmund Place, dedicated. 214 May 18, 1836. Works of Hydraulic Company purchased by the city. Ladies' Protestant Orphan Asylum organized. 1858. Corner-stone of the new Postoffice and Cus- tom House laid. 1860. Rev. H. Grattan Guiness preached in First Presbyterian Church. May 19, 1687. M. de Tonty visits the site of Detroit. 1859. Annual Session of the Congregational Gen- eral Association commenced at First Congregational Church. 1879. Berry Brothers' Varnish Factory blew up and killed several persons. May 20, 1876. The Military Reserve given to the city by Congress. May 21, 1763. Schooner Gladwin dispatched to hasten sup- plies from Niagara. 1852. M. C. R. R. trains run into Chicago for first time. 1864. The propeller Nile blew up at Buckley & Co.'s dock; six persons killed eleven injured. 1883. Explosion at the Wolverine Paper Mill; sev- eral killed and injured. 1884. National Baptist Anniversaries began. 1891. Session of the Third General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church held at Detroit. May 22, 1798. Governor St. Clair and two judges of the Supreme Court arrived at 9 a. m. 1852. M. S. ^ N. I. R. R. completed between Toledo and Chicago. In this year Pontiac cars begin to use Brush Street Depot. May 23, 1822. John Roberts, Jr., notified persons liable to military duty to appear at Military Square on June 3, armed and equipped as the law directs. 1877. Office of Fire Marshal created. 1883. Senator Palmer gave a reception to the Leg- islature and State officials. 1891. J. E. Davis drug house on Larned Street West burned. Loss, $350,000. 1894. Steamship "Northwest" of Northern Steam- ship Co. line arrives at Detroit. 215 May 24, 1820. The Cass Schoolcraft excursion left for the upper lakes. 1825. Commissioners commenced locating Chicago Road. Erie Canal completed to Buffalo this year; also first street paving con- tracted for. 1832. Detachment of Detroit militia leave for Chicago on account of the Black Hawk War. Griswold Street was opened this year from Larned Street to Jefferson Ave- nue. May 25, 1822. The Steamboat Superior, the second on the lakes, arrived from Buffalo on her trial trip with ninety-four passengers. 1856. First St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Gratiot Avenue, consecrated. 1876. Seventh Annual Reunion of the Soldiers and Sailors' Association. May 26, 1867. St. Anthony's Male Orphan Asylum opened. 1881. First systematic provision made for Board of Health. May 27, 1826. Two companies of infantry depart for Green Bay; city for the first time left without troops. 1879. Council authorized to purchase Belle Isle and erect a bridge. 1888. Belle Isle Park opened to the public. May 28, 1849. M. C. R. R. line of boats to Buffalo began. In this year the strap-rail on M. C. R. R. was replaced with T rail, street paving with cobblestone began to be general, and union public schools were first provided. 1867. Annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars for North America. May 29, 1869. Memorial Day first observed. Soldiers' graves decorated; a large procession; oration by E. B. Fairfield. 1875. Corner-stone of Public Library laid. 1886. Trumbull Avenue street-car line opened. May 30, 1844. Four Sisters of Charity arrive,— the first in the city. 1848. M. C. R. R. begin using Third Street depot. 216 1865. National Fast. General suspension of busi- ness; more thoroughly and generally observed than any previous occasion of similar character. 1870. Memorial Day observed; decoration of sol- diers' graves; large procession; oration by Duane Doty. May 31, 1834. City cemetery on Guoin Farm purchased. 1846. First building of Christ P. E. Church dedi- cated. In this year the first power press in Michigan was set up in office of Free Press. 1871. Last meeting in old Wayne County Court Room. Commemorative meeting and supper of the Bar. 1879. Board of Poor Commissioners provided for. 1883. The National Free Trade Conference opened; it was the first held in America. June 1, 1818. Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget visits De- troit. 1849. Harmonic Society organized. 1873. Eighteenth annual convention of German Roman Catholic Benevolent Union at St. Mary's Hall. June 2, 1818. Bank of Michigan organized. 1850. First M. B. Church, corner Woodward Ave- nue and State Street, dedicated. 1861. The Second Regiment left the city. 1874. Twenty-fifth meeting of American Medical Association. 1878. A Bullock press and the papier-mache pro- cess was made use of by Free Press,— the first time in Michigan. 1886. Old Pontiac Tree cut down. June 3, 1763. Receipt of news of the treaty of peace be- tween France and England and of the cession of Detroit. 1850. Second Constitutional Convention began at Lansing. 1851. The trial of James J. Strang, otherwise known as King Strang, the Mormon, began. 1877. Eighteenth Street Baptist Church dedicated. 1878. The twenty-sixth annual session of the In- ternational Typographical Union began. 1880. June 4, 1764. 1800. 1821. 1825. 1877. 1879. June 5, 1874. 1883. 1883. June 6, 1706. 1721. 1883. 1891. June 7, 1824. 1830. 1851. 1865. 1873. Princess Louise and Prince Leopold passed through Detroit. The birthday of His Majesty King George III. was celebrated by three volleys from the troops and three discharges of can- non, and by the drinking his Majesty's health on parade, by the officers and sev- eral Frenchmen who were invited guests. At night almost the entire town was illuminated. Judges, court officers, lawyers, and leading citizens go to Sandwich to celebrate birthday of King George III. Presentation of silver plate to Major-Gen- eral Macomb by citizens on his leaving the Territory. Minute fire ordinance passed. The forty-seventh annual convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Michigan began. First exhibition of electric light. Heavy rain, flooding cellars in various parts of the city. State Band tournament at Recreation Park. New city charter enacted. Board of As- sessors created. The Ottawas attack the French and Miamis. Cadillac given entire control of Detroit. Father Charlevoix arrived. He left June 18. Annual conference of P. E. Churches of Eastern Michigan. Great meeting at Detroit Rink to protest against extension of street-railway fran- chises. First Legislative Council of Michigan con- vened in Detroit. Farmers and Mechanics' Bank organized. Biddle House first opened. Michigan troops begin to return from the war. Steamboat Meteor and Buckley's warehouse burned, loss $100,000. 218 June 8, 1848. 1897. June 9, 1775. 1818. 1845. 1870. June 10, 1840. 1844, 1851, June 11. 1805. 1836. 1898. June 12, 1825. 1881. 1897. June 13, 1836, 1877, 1878, 1886, June 14, 1870. 1875. Mass meeting at Opera House in the inter- est of Sabbath observance, and against allowing saloons to be opened on Sun- day. Authors' carnival opened at Young Men's Hall. The tearing down of old jail on Gratiot Street was begun. Parade of Mystic Shriners in the evening. Martial law proclaimed by Sir Guy Carlton. Corner-stone of St. Anne's Church laid. St. Vincent's (now St. Mary's) Hospital was opened on Larned Street. Knights Templar procession of nearly one thousand. The Whigs leave on five steamboats for the great Whig meeting at Fort Meigs. A free school for boys and girls was opened by the Sisters of Charity. Michigan State Musical Convention, under direction of Professor Charles Hess, at First M. E. Church. 1877. The rebuilt Fort Street Presbyterian Church was dedicated. Detroit burned. Only one building saved. Detroit Daily Advertiser first issued. New Case Power Building, also Seitz Block on Congress Street West burned. Loss, • $200,000 and several persons injured. City marshal arrests several soldiers for fishing on Sunday. The Post and Tribune first printed on Scott rotary press. New Jail first used. Harriet Martineau arrived. National Stove-makers' convention held. Republican State Convention at Opera House. St. .Joachim Catholic Church consecrated. State Sunday School convention in Fort Street Congregational Church. 1882. Reunion of Army of the Potomac; General Grant and other notables present. 319 June 15, 1836. 1856. 1863. June 16, 1^33. 1857. 1877. 1878. 1884, June 17, 1845. June 18, 1812. 1856, 1898. June 19, 1845, 1850, 1862. 1892. June 20, 1838. 1866 1877. 1894. June 21, 1871. First act passed by Congress for admission of Michigan. The first underground sewer was built this year, and there were enor- mous sales of public lands in Michigan. Walnut Street M. E. Church dedicated. Michigan branch of U. S. Christian Com- mission organized. The colored . people rescue and release Blackburn, a slave. The first four-story brick building was erected this year. Industrial School Society organized. The National Turnfest began. First exhibition of phonograph in Detroit. The Thomas Festival was held. Christine Nilsson, Frau Materna, and other noted singers present. A public meeting of citizens was held to express regret for the death of General Andrew Jackson. War declared against Great Britain. The trial of White, King and Ayer, for great express robbery, began; $50,000 was stolen. Woodward Lawn Cemetery dedicated. Lyman Beecher was here at a convention of Presbyterian and Congregational min- isters. John B. Gough lectured in Presbyterian Church on Temperance. Tenth annual conference of Western Uni- tarian Churches began. Forest Avenue Presbyterian Church dedi- cated. The Detroit branch of the University first opened. Funeral of General Cass, who died on June 17. Large procession. Pullman sleepers began running on the M. C. R. R. The National Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance convened. Central Market building torn down. Celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the pontificate of Pope Pius IX.; large procession. 230 1876. June 22, 1774. 1818. 1894. June 23, 1851. June 24, 1835. 1857. 1868. 1884. 1897. June 25, 1844. 1861. June 26, 1860. June 27, 1835. 1843. 1875. Formal opening of Y. M. C. A. Railroad Branch Reading Room on Woodbridge Street. Quebec Act passed. First civil government provided by English for territory includ- ing Detroit. Meeting of citizens at Council House to take measures to collect remains of American officers and soldiers massacred at the bat- tle of the Raisin. Municipal Parade and ball games in aid of the Pingree potato patch funds. Great meeting at City Hall to promote building the G. W. R. R. In this year Ives' Dry Dock was built and the first wheat elevator erected. State Constitutional Convention adjourned. State Sunday School convention at Dr. Duf- field's church. Masonic Hall dedicated. Meeting of North American Sangerbund began. Thirteenth International Y. M. C. A. Con- vention at Central M. E. Church. Ad- journed June 28. The annual convention of Knights of St. John began. Masonic Temple dedicated. About 9 o'clock a. m the steamboat General Vance, owned by Samuel Woodworth of Detroit, blew up while lying in the dock at Windsor. Mr. Woodworth was killed and Major Traux with two or three others seriously injured. Paid fire engine companies provided for. The city contracts for its first steam fire engine. Michigan Exchange Hotel first opened. The Recorder was authorized to transfer all the fire engines, etc., to the Fire Department Society. Shortly after 6 o'clock p. m. a tornado began near corner of Williams Avenue and Ash Street, and continued across Grand River Avenue, making a track 150 feet wide; 221 two persons were killed, ten injured, thirty-three buildings entirely destroyed and twenty-eight damaged. 1876. Joint exhibition of Michigan State Pomo- logical and Wayne County Horticultural Societies at Young Men's Hall. 1886. Last Sunday service in old St. Anne's Church. June 28, 1703. Thirty Huron Indians arrive from Mack- inaw to settle at Detroit. 1898. International Convention of the Catholic Knights of St. John held here. June 29, 1805. Town meeting; great number of citizens present. Ordinance of April 20, 1802, re- specting public commons, repealed. 1832. The council was authorized to compel con- victs to work on the streets. 1843. St. Mary's Catholic Church, corner St. An- toine and Crogan Streets, was consecrated. 1848 SS. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church con- secrated. June 30, 1763. Schooner Gladwin returned with 60 troops, and a supply of ammunition and provis- ions. 1816. Rev. John Monteith, missionary of the American Board, preached his first ser- mon in Detroit. 1832. General Scott and staff arrived en route for Chicago, in connection with the Black Hawk War. 1836. The City Council appointed a committee to inspect springs in township of Southfield and at Northville, with a view of getting water therefrom. 1873. K. C. Barker's Tobacco Factory burned; loss, $80,000. Evangelical Alliance organ- ized. 1876. Detroit Cadets leave for the Centennial Exhibition. 1877. Captain John Horn, Jr., was presented by citizens with a very elegant gold watch for having at various times saved 131 per- sons from death by drowning. July 1, 1860. Adelina Patti visits Detroit. 222 1890. National Convention of Music Teachers at Detroit Opera House. 1895. First car runs over new Detroit Railway. Fare, 3 cents. July 2. 1805. Oath of office administered to the Governor and Judges and the territorial government commenced. 1845. Funeral obsequies in honor of General Jackson; procession, and an address by Hon. Theodore Romeyn. 1847. Exhibition at the capitol of the celebrated painting, Peale's "Court of Death;" also of the mode of telegraphing. 1849. Rev. E. Leahey, D. D., a monk of LaTrappe, attempted to lecture at City Hall in oppo- sition to Catholicism, but was not allowed to proceed. 1870. Second Annual Regatta of Northwestern Amateur Boating Association, 1874. Dr. John Hall spoke on the American S. S. Union and its work, at Fort Street Pres- byterian Church. July 3, 1717. M. Tonty, commander of the post, returns from a visit to Montreal. 1763. Inhabitants collected to hear the Articles of Peace between France and England. 1820. A tax of five hundred days' labor was voted to be expended on the river front. 1828. Historical Society organized at Mansion House. 183Q Law creating State of Wisconsin out of Michigan Territory took effect. The power of Governor and Judges as a Land Board terminated. 1881. Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church dedi- cated. 1894. Great railroad strike. Detroit men join in. July 4, 1805. First session of the Governor and Judges as a Legislature. 1816. Celebration. Dinner at Whipple's Tavern. 1818. The day was celebrated in a field in the rear of the residence of Governor Cass by a large collection of gentlemen and officers of the army. 228 1832. The steamboat Henry Clay arrived with sev- eral companies of troops for the Black Hawk War. 1833. Black Hawk arrives at Detroit. 1838. Union S. S. celebration in Presbyterian Church. 1842. Large Sunday School celebration. Proces- sion about one-half mile in length, num- bering not far from 1,000 children. 1843. The railroad was completed to Pontiac. 1845. Formal naming of Belle Isle. 1847. Most extensive celebration, participated in by military and firemen, including several companies from abroad; torchlight pro- cession in the evening. 1850. Corner-stone of Firemen's Hall laid. 1852. S. S celebration, 2,000 children at Pres- byterian Church. 1858. First through train arrived from Grand Rapids. 1866. Great celebration, participated in by sol- diers of the late war; speeches by Gov- ernor Crapo and General Willcox. During the day President Roberts addressed a large assembly of Fenians. 1867. Laying of corner-stone of Soldiers' Monu- ment in East Grand Circus Park. Masonic ceremonies and immense procession. 1871. Celebration and formal opening of new City Hall. 1876. Centennial celebration; imposing procession and street decorations; boat races, illum- inations, etc. 1880. Very quiet; no firing of fireworks allowed. July 5, 1812. General Hull with army from Ohio arrived. 1832. A soldier on the Henry Clay died of cholera and the vessel was ordered to Hog Island. July 6, 1818. First auction sale of public lands in Mich- igan. 1860. Boiler of steam tug A. S. Field exploded at foot of Bates Street; five persons were killed and six wounded. 1861. House of Correction completed. 224 1881. Excursion to Butler, Indiana, of subscribers to bonus of $200,000 given the Detroit, Butler & St. Louis R. R. July 7, 1834. Governor Porter died; funeral same day. The Common Council attend in a body and resolve to wear crape thirty days. 1852. State Temperance meeting of Secret Tem- perance Societies, procession, etc. Tem- perance mass meeting in Woodbridge Grove. Addresses by Neal Dow and Father Taylor, the sailor preacher of Bos- ton. 1883. The Continental Guards of New Orleans vis- ited the city. July 8, 1763. Many of the principal inhabitants bring their goods inside of the fort for safe keep- ing. 1837. Mrs. Anna Jameson, the authoress, arrived. Daniel Webster and family arrived late in the evening, and put up at the National. 1842. Ex-President M. Van Buren visited Detroit. 1848. The first troops returned from the war in Mexico. 1858. Firemen's Hall reopened. The walls had been raised and a new roof put on. 1862. The Advertiser and Tribune were consoli- dated. 1867. Woodmere Cemetery Association organized. 1871. Boiler explosion in Ingersoll's sash and blind factory; much damage done. 1877. Francis Murphy, the Blue Ribbon temper- ance reformer, lectured in Detroit. The first sewer built by tunneling under ground was constructed this year. July 9, 1805. First law passed by Governor and Judges. 1873. Plumer & Leavitt's sale of 150 lots at Grand Trunk Junction. 1892. Woman's Hospital and Foundling's Home dedicated. July 10, 1763. The Indians sought to set fire to the vessels in the river by means of a raft filled with fagots, birchbark and tar. No damage was done. 225 1845. The Baker Farm, between Chicago and Grand River Roads, divided into pastur- age lots and sold at auction. In this year a portion of Jefferson Avenue was paved with wood, and public hacks were first introduced, 1867. Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company organized. 1895. Case's livery on Congress Street west burned. Eight lives lost. July 11, 1796. Detroit first occupied by American troops. 1836. President Jackson directs public officers to receive and pay out coin only. 1837. Upwards of 300 sat down to a collation served in a grove on Cass Farm in honor of Daniel Webster, after which 1,500 or 2,000 ladies and gentlemen gathered to lis- ten to an address from their guest. 1865. International Commercial Convention at Board of Trade Building. 1882. National Amateur Press convention. 1896. Celebration of Evacuation Day. Tablet placed on south entrance of new Post- office. Great parade and addresses in new Postofllce building. July 12, 1812. General Hull crossed to Sandwich and issued a proclamation to the people inviting them to join his standard. 1825. Public dinner given to General Sol. Van Rensselaer at Woodworth's Hotel. 1869. Voters of the city decide against issuing bonds to aid railroads. July 13, 1787. Ordinance for government of Northwest Ter- ritory passed. 1834. First M. E. Church on corner of Woodward Avenue and Congress Street dedicated. 1852. Funeral obsequies in honor of Henry Clay; large procession; address by Rev. Dr. Duf- field at Presbyterian Church. 1897. National Convention of League of Republi- can Clubs held here. July 14, 1869. Woodmere Cemetery dedicated. 1872. First St. Albert's Catholic Church conse- crated. 226 July 15, 1856. 1862. July 16, 1781. 1792„ 1819. July 17, 1857. 1885. 1826. July 18, 1863. ]871. 1877. 1898. July 19, 1876. July 20, 1881. 1883. 1782. 1818. 1861. July 21, 1833. Board of Trade organized. Large war meeting; speeches by Wm. A. Howard, Theo. Romeyn and H. A. Morrow. Father Potier killed by a fall. County of Kent created. It included all of Michigan, besides other territory. Michigan Territory was authorized to elect a delegate to Congress. First telegraph cable laid across river. Brush Street car line opened. Special session of Common Council to take action on the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; it was "Recommended that the citizens of Detroit wear crape on the left arm for thirty days." 1839. Centenary celebration of founding of Meth- odism in England. 1850. Wednesday. Funeral obsequies in honor of President Zachary Taylor. 1888. Munkacsy's "Christ Before Pilate" exhib- ited in Whitney's Opera House, corner Fort and Shelby Streets. Congress Street M. E. Church burned. Common Council formally vacated old and took possession of new City Hall. Western Associated Press meeting., Wayne Hotel Pavilion first opened to the public. St. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum, Mc- Dougall Avenue, dedicated. Soldiers' Monument completed. Strike of telegraph operators began. The Moravians leave for a new settlement in what is now Macomb County. Detroit Mechanics' Society organized. A war meeting resolves to erect a Soldiers' Monument. The Pontiac R. R. was opened to Royal Oak. In this year the M. C. R. R. track was extended down Woodward Avenue to At- water Street. The first public free schools were opened in Detroit. The first iron water-pipes were laid, and old round- house for reservoir completed. 237 1853. Bar Library Association organized. July 22, 1857. Barlt C. J. Kershaw sails for Liverpool direct. 1862. Great war rally; speeches by H, A. Morrow, General Lewis Cass, Major Flanigan, Dun- can Stewart, C. L Walker, H. H. Emmons, Lieutenant-Colonel Ruehle, and James F. Joy. 1870. Simpson M. E. Church dedicated. 1880. Steam yacht Mamie run into by steamer Garland, and sixteen persons drowned, of whom eleven were acolytes of Trinity Church. July 23, 1831. A public meeting was held this day to ex- press the sentiments of the people of Michigan on the appointment of S. T. Mason as Secretary of the Territory, he being under twenty-one years of age, and, by the resignation of Governor Cass, act- ing governor. 1877, This day, and for a week following, great excitment about railroad strike. Canada Southern R. R. trains stopped. The State troops were called out for their annual inspection; the Third Regiment went into camp on the Reeder Farm on July 25. July 24, 1701. Cadillac and his company arrive to estab- lish a permanent fort and settlement at Detroit. 1788. Judicial District of Hesse including Detroit, created by Canadian authority. 1858. Celebration of the 157th anniversary of the founding of Detroit, under the auspices of the Michigan State Historical Society. 1862. City bounties first pledged. July 25, 1817. The Detroit Gazette, a weekly, first issued. 1855. Over one hundred Indian chiefs hold a council to settle difficulties in regard to treaty of 1836. 1872. Board of Trade and Common Council excur- sion to Indianapolis on opening of Detroit & Eel River R. R. July 26, 1701. Foundations laid for first chapel in Detroit. 228 1831. Tuesday. A public dinner was given to Governor Cass at the Mansion House on his leaving for Washington as Secretary of War. 1875. M. W. Field's sale of lots in Hamtramck took place. 1882. Roadway of Woodward Avenue widened be- tween Columbia Street and Willis Avenue. July 27, 1798. A large number of armed men came in the night time to the Grand Marais, and under pretext of searching for British deserters, forced open and searched the houses of several inhabitants. 181S. A law was passed providing for the whip- ping or hiring out of disorderly persons, drunkards, and others. 1836. Lord Selkirk, son of the one famous for his settlement in the wilds of Canada, visits Detroit. 1777. Governor Hamilton reported that he had already sent out fifteen scalping parties. July 28, 1820. Rev. Eleazar Williams (the reputed Dau- phin) arrived at Detroit with a number of Oneida Indians. 1858. The draymen hold an indignation meeting because the railroads began to use their own drays. 1862. War meeting in front of Biddle House; 5,000 present; great enthusiasm. 1872. Sixteenth Street M. E. Church dedicated. 1896. State Supreme Court decides that original street car company did not have exclusive rights to use streets in Detroit. July 29, 1763. Several sloops and schooners arrived with 300 soldiers commanded by Captain Dal- yell. 1805. Supreme Court of Michigan Territory or- ganized. 1812. Lieutenant Hanks and officers paroled from Fort Mackinaw arrived. July 30, 1790. Sir John Johnson was in Detroit treating with the Indians. July 31, 1763. Battle of Bloody Run or Bloody Bridge. Defeat and death of Captain Dalyell. 229 1820. 1830. 1873. August 1, 1823. 1834. 1856. 1864. August 2, 1861. 1875. 1884. August 3, 1863. August 4, 1780. 1840. 1841. 1851. 1891. August 5, 1824. August 6, 1707. 1763. 1775. Major-General Scott, with eight military gentlemen, arrived to hold a court- martial. Pontiac & Detroit Railroad chartered. Detroit & Bay City R. R. completed to Bay City. In this year all stage lines from Detroit ceased, and fences were removed from most of the parks. The Governor and Judges completed a con- tract for the erection of a court-house and capitol. The cholera appeared, A large number of deaths occurred during the month. R. G. Dun & Co.'s agency established in Detroit. Detroit Y. M. C. A. organized. Reception of First Regiment on their return from Washington; procession, dinner, etc. Formal opening of Young Men's Library in Merrill Block. Hunton, Miles & Week's lumber yard on Franklin Street burned. Jefferson Avenue and Woodward Avenue street-cars commenced running. Captain Bird and party return with several hundred prisoners. The boiler of the Erie exploded near Mai- den. Five persons were scalded and one killed. $50,000 was appropriated by Congress for the construction of Fort Wayne. Charlotte Cushman performs in city. Great parade of National G. A. R. New city charter; Common Council created; city boundary extended; office of alder- men and mayor's court provided for. Great council of chiefs at Fort Pontchar- train. Schooner arrived with 80 barrels of pro- visions, a large quantity of naval stores, and some merchandise. A boy named George Forsyth was lost in the woods, his two companions running off and leaving him, and on October 2, 230 1861. 1868. 1875. 1898. August 7, 1812. 1869. August 8, 1818. 1895. August 9, 1807. 1815. 1862. August 10, 1679. 1776. 1788. 1818. 1872. 1875. August 11, 1865. 1875. August 12, 1825. 1776, the remains were found by an Indian near the upper end of the Woodbridge Farm. Sessions of the Police Court held under poplar trees on present site of City Hall. Corner-stone of City Hall laid with impos- ing ceremonies. In this year the wards were first divided into election districts. Common Council decided that saloons may be open from 1 to 10 p. m. on Sundays. National Convention of Society of Elks. General Hull returned to Detroit. Hamtramck street-cars commenced running. Interment in Protestant burying ground of remains of soldiers massacred at River Raisin. Funeral services in honor of General Grant. The erection of new stockade was begun. Major Wm. H. Puthuff, of Second United States Rifle Regiment, in command at De- troit, retires from the army, and is pre- sented by citizens with a complimentary address. Passes to Canada required to prevent citi- zens fleeing from military service. The Griffon, with La Salle, passes through the Detroit. The first sail vessel on the lakes. All vessels on the lakes were required to be enrolled at Detroit and placed under con- trol of the Crown. Visit of Brant, the noted chief of the Six Nations. First school in University Building opened. Gymnasium Building on Congress Street, near Randolph, burned. Mayor Moffat vetoes council action of Aug- ust 6 concerning saloons. Michigan Soldiers' Monument Association organized. Meeting of American Association for Ad- vancement of Science. Horse-boat ferry first operated. 231 1873. August 13, 1763. 1770. 1817. 1867. August 14, 1817. 1877. 1881. August 15, 1796. 1817. August 16, 1812. 1839. 1858. 1885. August 17, 1765. 1856. Tuesday. Sixth annual meeting of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Education begun. 1865. General Grant arrived on a two days' visit; received by an immense concourse of people. H. Weber's great sale of lots in Greenfield. Schooners Beaver and Gladwin left for pro- visions. Chaplain Turring solemnized a marriage. He was the first Protestant minister known to have been in Detroit. President Monroe arrives. Great base ball tournament begun; lasted six days. City authorities present President Monroe with an address. Opening of Northwestern Regatta; it ended on the following Saturday. First through train from St. Louis arrived in Detroit. Wayne County first established. Ball at Woodworth's Hotel in honor- of President Monroe. Postage stamps first received in Detroit. During this year the city was first divided into fire districts. Telephones first supplied to citizens. Four school inspectors arrested on the charge of bribery. General Hull surrenders to the English. A locomotive was first used on the Pontiac R. R. Receipt of Queen's message by telegraph cable. Buildings illuminated, 100 guns fired, torchlight procession, etc., on the following day. St. Mary's Catholic Church consecrated. Colonel George Crogan arrived; he was sent by the English Government to conciliate the Indian nation who had acted with the French. 1895. United Presbyterian Church on Grand River Avenue partly destroyed by wind storm; several persons injured. 232 1847. 1878. 1894. 1897. August 18, 1873. 1882. August 19, 1805. 1837. 1874. 1883. August 20, 1852. 1874. August 21, 1858. 1872. 1898. August 22, 1866. August 23, 1866. 1873. 1880. August 24, 1797. 1828. American Bankers' Association convention held here. Anti-park meeting held to protest against Common Council providing money to pay for lands contracted for by Park Commis- sioners. The Fourteenth Regiment Ohio National Guard encamp on Belle Isle. First session of District Court of Territory held under a green bower on the grand square. The Bank of Homer established — the first wildcat bank in Michigan. Reception of Lord Dufferin, Governor-Gen- eral of Canada. St. Boniface Catholic Church building con- secrated. Steamer Atlantic, while on her way to De- troit, collided with propellor Ogdensburgh off Long Point, Lake Erie, and was sunk. 131 persons were lost, many of them resi- dents, or friends of citizens of Detroit. Corner-stone of New Odd Fellows' Hall laid; procession, etc. Firemen's Library and Reading Room opened. Board of Trade excursion from Indianapolis arrived by way of new Eel River R. R. Sunday. The Naval Reserves return from Cuban waters and are given a great pa- rade and hearty welcome. General Hooker arrived to supersede Gen- eral Ord in command of this Department. Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the American Pharmaceutic Association. The Evening News first issued. Central Market building completed and accepted by city. Thomas Powers arrives at Detroit in order to interest General Wilkinson in the French and Spanish intrigue for the pos- session of Detroit and the West. First building of St. Paul's Protestant Epis- copal Church consecrated. 233 1857. 1873. August 25, 1796. 1872. 1891 August 26, 1764. 1817. 1850. 1860. 1862. 1890. August 27, 1816. 1862. 1865. 1SS4, 1885 August 28, , 1763 August 29, 1842. 1881. August 30, 1764. 1794. 1845 1858 The Ohio Life and Trust Company failed. St Aloysius Catholic Church dedicated. Rev David Jones, Baptist minister, chap- lain of General Wayne's army, arrives. Street-cars stopped running on account of horse disease; the express companies de- livered and collected goods in hand-carts for several days. Detroit Exposition (third year) opened. Colonel Bradstreet with 1,200 troops arrived. City Library incorporated. Detroit and Saline plank-road first opened. New Jerusalem Church on Macomb Avenue dedicated. Tabernacle Baptist Church, Washington Avenue, dedicated. Presentation of colors to Twenty-fourth Regiment of Michigan Infantry on Cam- pus Martins. Detroit Exposition (second year) opened. Steamboat Walk-in-the-Water arrived at Detroit— first trip. .^ , General O. B. Willcox returns to Detroit and receives a public welcome. Police Commissioners enforce the Sunday ordinance for the first time. The quadrennial meeting of the bishops of the African M. B. Church convened at Bethel M. E. Church, Lafayette Street. Russell Street car-line opened. ^ The Beaver with guns and cargo lost at Cat Fish Creek. The corporation of Detroit was made the successor of the Governor and Judges as a Land Board. Board of Park Commissioners created. All inhabitants over 15 years of age ap- peared, by order, to renew their oath of alleffiance General Wayne defeats the English and Indians. , ^ _ First Congregational Church, Jefferson Avenue, dedicated. D. & M. R. R. completed to Grand Haven. First session of High School. 334 1860. 1867. August 31, 1764. 1809. 1822. 1841. 1880. September 1, 1815. 183.9. 1859. 1865. 1883. 1884. 1888. September 2, 1819. 1836. 1858. September 3, 1761. 1763. 1783. 1864. 1883. September 4, 1823. 1855. French Methodist Church dedicated as a Jewish Synagogue. Former Tabernacle Baptist Church dedi- cated as Beth El Temple. Gladwin relieved of command of Detroit by Colonel Bradstreet. The Michigan Essay or Impartial Observer was first issued. It was the first paper printed in Detroit. A meeting of citizens resolves to discour- age the further circulation of individual bills of less than one dollar. Mt. Elliott Cemetery was established. Music Hall opened. Major-Generals Brown and Smith left in the brig Niagara for Buffalo. The steamboat Great Western was burned at Detroit. First through train arrived from Milwaukee. Central M. E. Chapel on Adams Avenue dedicated. The Art Loan opened. The Evening Jour- nal first issued. General B. F. Butler addressed a political meeting in west Grand Circus Park. Art Museum opened. First election in Detroit for delegate to Con- gress. Meeting in Detroit to oppose yielding terri- tory to Ohio. First trial of a steam fire engine. Sir William Johnson, superintendent of Indian tribes, and his party arrive. The Indians burned a windmill about 300 yards from the fort. Second treaty between England and the United States. News of victory at Atlanta; impromptu cele- bration held. Postal notes first issued in Detroit. First members of Legislative Council elected. Old Cass warehouse, corner of Front and First Streets, burned; loss $30,000. 235 1860. 1866. 1898. September 5, 1763. September 1871. 1883. 6, 1687. 1835. 1836. 1837. 1844. 1865. September 7, 1858. September 8, 1815. 1853. 1873. 1881. September 9, 1896. 1885. September 10, 1813 1867, September 11, 1800. Tuesday. Immense Republican gathering. — Wideawakes out in multitudes; 3,500 torchlights in procession; speech by Gov- ernor Seward. President Johnson visits Detroit. Sunday. Thirty-fourth Michigan Regiment returns from Cuba. Many sick taken to hospitals. Schooner Gladwin arrived with 47 barrels of flour and 160 barrels of pork. Ebenezer African M. E. Church dedicated. Zoological Garden opened. Baron de la Hontan visits this locality. Governor Mason and General Brown, with about 1,000 militia, enter Toledo to pre- vent the holding of a session of the Lucas County Court. Street names first ordered at street corners. First session of Michigan Conference at De- troit. The Scotch Presbyterian Church was first used. Port Street Railroad opened from Wood- ward Avenue west to the river. Tuesday. Commencement of forty-ninth meeting of the American Board of Com- missioners for Foreign Missions. General Harrison concluded a treaty with Indians. Unitarian Church, Lafayette Avenue, dedi- cated. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Jos. Campau Avenue, dedicated. Meeting held to raise money for sufferers by Michigan fires. New Central High School building first used. Chauncey Hurlbut died. He left about $250,000 to the city for Water Works Park and for a library. Perry defeats the English on Lake Erie. Nineteenth Annual State Fair; held on Race Course in Hamtramck. Rev. David Bacon, missionary to the Indi- ans, arrives on his first visit. 236 1850. 1862. September 12, 1830. 1862. 1863. 1869. 1871. 1898. September 13, 1806. 1832. 1855. 1874. 1875. 1884. September 14, 1845. September 15, 1817. 1853. 1869. 1877. Frederika Beamer arrived. Meeting of the Bar to consider the propriety of adjourning the Wayne Circuit Court on account of the condition of the coun- try; union of action of all parties recom- mended. Election of delegates to State Convention on accepting admission on terms proposed by Congress. Arrival of Twenty-first Regiment; reception and supper at the depot. Gratiot Avenue street-cars commenced run- ning. The United Presbyterian Society dedicated their building on corner of Lafayette Ave- nue and Wayne Street. D., L. & N. R. R. formally opened to Green- ville, with excursion from Detroit. New Detroit Opera House opened. City of Detroit incorporated. Death and burial of Father Richard. Bishop Edward Fenwick in Detroit on a visit. New Odd Fellows' Hall, facing Campus Mar- tins, dedicated. Tabernacle M. E. Church dedicated. Whitney's Opera House opened. In the evening General John A. Logan ad- dressed a Republican meeting at the Roller Skating Rink, on Larned Street East. Congress Street M. E. Church dedicated. First Evangelistic Society of Detroit organ- ized. Great Union S. S. celebration; procession and excursion on steamboats May Queen and Keystone State. Twentieth Annual State Fair held at Race Course in Hamtramck. Return of Bishop Borgess from Europe by way of C. S. R. R. The train traveled 111 miles in 109 minutes from St. Thomas to Detroit. 237 September 16, 16^4. 1799. 1878. September 17, 1778. 1792. 1831. 1877. 1879. 1883. 1884. 1889. September 18, 1865, 1878. 1879. September 19, 1803, 1806. 1849. 1864. 1866. September 20, 1849. 1860 18/4. September 21, 1825. Cadillac appointed commandant at Mack- inaw. Second session of General Assembly of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the Ohio River held at Cincinnati. The State Fair opened on Cass Avenue, near Holden Road; it lasted five days. Governor Hamilton indicted for allowing the execution of Coutincinau. First Canadian legislature convenes at Newark. George B. Porter, the new governor, arrived. He stopped at the Mansion House. Vail & Crane's cracker factory burned. Rev. Dr. S, S. Harris consecrated Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Michigan. Opening of the State Fair. A fire broke out about 2:30 p. m., on High Street, between Third and Fourth Streets; it extended to Grand River Avenue, and destroyed two planing mills, several small stores, and six or seven houses; the loss reaching probably $50,000. Detroit Exposition first opened. M. C. R. R. freight depot burned. Loss $1,500,000. Liggett's Home and Day School first opened. President Hayes and wife visited the city and the State Fair on the Cass Farm. First fire company organized. Detroit Bank incorporated. Introduction of large imported French plate glass show-windows (the largest west of New York City) by Geo. Doty, jeweler. Steamer Philo Parsons seized by rebel sym- pathizers in the Detroit River. East end of Fort Street and Blmwood Rail- road opened. Millard Fillmore visits the city as guest of Mayor Howard. Arrival of the Prince of Wales. St. John's Lutheran Church, Russell Street, dedicated. Fire Engine No. 1 purchased. 238 1835. 1844. 1854. 1880. September 22, 1747. 1823. 1845. 1852. 1862. September 23, 1846. September 24, 1817. 1830. 1851. September 25, 1851. 1849 1851, 1861. September 26, 1879. 1765, 1854, September 27, 1860. John S. Horner, Secretary of the Territory, arrives in Detroit. The Allgemeine Zeitung, a German paper, was first issued. Fort Street Congregational Church dedi- cated. The Evening News was first printed on a Scott press, using the papier-mache pro- cess. A large number of boats with 150 soldiers arrived from Montreal. Corner-stone of capitol laid. Electric Telegraph first explained and illus- trated in Detroit. Fourth State Fair; held on Third Street, between Michigan and Grand River Ave- nues. Fourteenth Annual State Fair; held at De- troit Riding Park; Parson Brownlow, the editorial hero of East Tennessee, gave an address. M. C. R. R. transferred to a corporation. Corner-stone of University Building laid. Man named Simmons hanged for murder of his wife. Third State Fair; held on Third Street, be- tween Michigan and Grand River Ave- nues. Streets first lighted with gas. First Annual Fair Michigan State Agricul- tural Society; held on Woodward Ave- nue, south of Duflaeld Street. Verdict of guilty against twelve of the per- sons indicted as railroad conspirators. Thirteenth Annual State Fair; held on De- troit Riding Park, Woodward Avenue, north of Davenport Street. The city purchased Belle Isle for a park. Colonel Crogan left for Niagara. Sixth State Fair; held on Third Street, be- tween Michigan and Grand River Avenues. Lady Jane Franklin visits the city on her way West; she stopped at the Russell House. 239 1864. 1867. September 28, 1813. 1825. 1835. 1840. 1853. 1857. 1858. 1860. 1887. September 29, 1806. 1813. 1841. 1857. September 30, 1840. 1859. October 1, 1836. 1856. 1876. 1883. 1886. First draft in city to fill required quota. New gas works commenced operations. Fort Detroit evacuated by the English. Hook and ladder company provided for. The Daily Free Press was first issued. Vice-President Richard M. Johnson, who killed Tecumseh, visited Detroit to attend a Democratic barbecue on Cass Farm. Fifth State Fair; held on Third Street, be- tween Michigan and Grand River Ave- nues. Russell House first opened. Tenth Annual State Fair; held on the Ladies' Riding Park, on west side of Woodward Avenue, north of Davenport Street. Miss Dix, the philanthropist, visited the city, and inspected the jail, hospitals and the poorhouse at Wayne. First marriage license issued in Detroit. First election for members of TTpper House of Common Council of City of Detroit. General Duncan McArthur takes possession of Detroit; Perry's fleet arrives; General Harrison issues proclamation restoring citizens and military officers to the civil and military status they possessed before Hull's surrender. A volunteer night-watch was organized. Ninth Annual State Fair; held on Race Course in Hamtramck. Great Whig meeting at Detroit. Citizens' meeting authorizing a loan of $250,000 for the erection of a new City Hall and $50,000 for a Workhouse. Cars first run from Toledo to Adrian. Eighth Annual State Fair; held on the Race Course in Hamtramck. Little Sisters Home for the Aged Poor, be- tween Orleans and Dequindre Streets, opened. Two-cent letter postage began. Electric railway to Highland Park first opened. 240 October 2, 1813, 1856, 1860 1883, October 3, 1763. 1855. October 4, 1818. 1843, 1859. October 5, 1813 1835. 1894. October 6, 1813. 1874, October 7, 1778. 1813. 1845. General Harrison, with 3,500 men, leaves in pursuit of Proctor. Great Republican meeting on vacant lot corner Woodward and Adams Avenues. Twelfth Annual State Fair; held on west side of Woodward Avenue, north of Dav- enport Street. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions assembled. A schooner arrived with 185 barrels of pro- visions. Seventh Annual State Fair; held on Third Street, between Michigan and Grand River Avenues. First session of a Protestant Sunday school in the city. First state gathering of uniformed militia consisting of two regiments. They went into camp on the Cass Farm for eight weeks. Eleventh Annual State Fair; held on west side of Woodward Avenue, north of Dav- enport Street. Battle of the Thames; Proctor defeated; Tecumseh killed. First State election and first Constitution of Michigan adopted by vote of the people. Fire at Keenan & Jahn's Furniture Store, 215 Woodward Avenue. Six persons killed. General Harrison arrives after battle of the Thames. The Whittle and Bliss revival meetings began. Governor Hamilton and his forces leave for Vincennes. Commodore O. H. Perry returns to Detroit. In the fall of this year there was great distress among the citizens of Detroit and vicinity from want of provisions. During the following winter 700 of General Har- rison's soldiers died of disease. First fire-limits ordinance passed. 241 October 10, 1823. 1884. John P. St. John, the Prohibition candidate for President, delivered an address at the Detroit Opera House. 1884. Ninth annual meeting of the Church Con- gress of the Protestant Episcopal Church held at Whitney's Opera House. 1897. Great fire burns Detroit Opera House, the building just east, the Schmidt block on Monroe Avenue, and the Leonard and other buildings on Gratiot Avenue, Loss $700,000. October 8, 1811. Five selectmen or councillors for district of Detroit were elected. 1846. Elmwood Cemetery opened. October 9, 1814. General McArthur and 700 mounted riflemen arrive for the defense of Detroit. 1843. A grand review of troops was held. 1871. Great fire in Chicago; $25,000 raised at citi- zens' meeting in one hour to aid those who were in need. Friday. Rev. Cutler Dallas arrived with Major Long, Professors Say and Keating, and Messrs. Calhoun and Seymour, of the Northwest Exploring Expedition; they left on the 14th. October 11, 1830. First water supplied by steam power. 1843. The celebrated Copper Rock from Ontona- gon, Lake Superior, arrived— length four feet six inches; width four feet; thickness 18 inches. Brought by Mr. J. Eldred. This same rock was seen by Alexander Henry in 1776, and he cut a 100 pound piece from it with an axe. 1863. Second brick Baptist Church erected, cor- ner of Fort and Griswold Streets. 1869. Colored children first admitted to all public schools. 1873. Great fire — J. F, Weber's mill, a brewery, bottling works, and eight dwellings burned. 1894. Gov. McKinley speaks at a political meet- ing in the Auditorium. October 12, 1836. Meeting in Detroit to oppose yielding ter- ritory to Ohio. 242 October October 1864. 1871. 13, 1804. 1853. 14, 1849. 1877. 1884. 1893 October 15, 1860. 1871. 1873. October 16, 1792. October 17, 1839, October October 1844. 1870. 18, 1834. 1836. 1876. 1881. 19, 1882. Harper Hospital first opened. Free mail delivery by carriers began this month. Citizens' meeting for relief of distress by fires on Lake Huron and at Manistee. A town meeting of citizens at Court House considered a memorial to be forwarded to Congress, asking for a separate territorial government. Mrs. Amelia Bloomer, originator of the Bloomer costume, lectured in Firemen's Hall on "Woman's Rights." Lafayette Street M, B. Church dedicated. The first number of the Post and Tribune was issued. James G. Blaine and John C. Fremont pres- ent at a Republican gathering. Parade of five hundred horsemen and many torch- bearers in the evening. Harmonie Hall burned. Monday. Immense Democratic meeting; speech by Stephen A. Douglas. Fort Street M. E. Church dedicated. Zion African M. E. Church dedicated. Cass Avenue and Third Street Railroad opened. Name of District of Hesse changed to West- ern District. The M. C. R. R was opened to Ann Arbor. An excursion train with the Brady Guards and 800 citizens visited that city. An immense Clay and Frelinghuysen mass meeting of citizens of Wayne and St. Clair Counties was held. The principal streets were decorated with flags, banners, patri- otic inscriptions, etc. Triennial Council of Congregational Churches convenes. First hose company organized. First sale of lots on Cass Farm. Thirteenth annual meeting of National Association of Locomotive Engineers. Universalist Church dedicated. Mt. Hope Congregational Mission building dedicated. 243 October 20, 1764. October 21, 1827. 1847. 1860. October 22, 1874. 1849. 1897. October 23, 1828. 1837. 1851. 1866. 1866. 1868. October 24, 1893. 1815. 1866. October 25, 1882. 1817. 1866. October 26, 1822. 1852. 1861. October 27, 1891 October 28, 1831 The sloop Charlotte sailed for Fort Erie with 121 packs of peltries, the last of 1,464 packs sent since April. First Baptist Society organized. First Board of Trade organized. Anniversary of M. E. S. S. Union and Tract Society. Home of Friendless dedicated. Peninsular Bank began business. Boiler of Detroit Cabinet Co. exploded. Seven persons injured. Fire in woods about Detroit; dense smoke each morning. First meeting of synod of Michigan. Firemen's Hall No, 2 first opened. Theresa Parodi and Amalie Patti sing in Detroit. Funeral of ex-Governor Wm. Woodbridge. State S. S. Convention, D. L. Moody and Ralph Wells in attendance. Schuyler Colfax visits the city. Grand River Avenue cars commenced running. Lord and Lady Aberdeen visit Detroit. New city charter granted. City limits ex- tended to include Cass Farm. Trinity Lutheran Church, Gratiot Avenue, dedicated. Street-sweeping machines first used. Arrival of mail indicated by the blowing of a horn. M. E. Centenary Jubilee; sermon by Dr. E. O. Haven; Union love-feast, etc. Committe appointed to draw up a petition to Congress, asking for a better form of government. Meeting of citizens held on call of mayor to express regret at death of Hon. Daniel Webster. A Union political convention agrees to put only one ticket in the field. U. S. Cruiser "Detroit" launched at Balti- more, Md. A public meeting was held at the council room to consider the subject of internal improvements, and petition Congress in relation thereto. 244 1866. 1892 October 29, 1798, 1866, 1876. October 30, 1862, 1877, October 81, 1834. 1883. November 1, 1859 1864, 1866. 1871. 1875. 1879. November 2, 1826. 1835. 1875. November 3, 1781. Political speech by General Butler at D. & M. R. R. Gov. McKinley speaks at political meeting in the Detroit Rink. Election ordered for members of General Assembly of Northwest Territory. Trinity Catholic Church, corner of Porter and Sixth Streets, consecrated. Sunday. The Larned Street extension of the Cass Avenue Railroad was laid on this day. Postal currency first received at Detroit. Second Biennial Conference of U. S. Evan- gelical Alliance at First Presbyterian Church. First real estate tax voted for by citizens. The tenth annual convention of the National W. C. T. U. began. Merrill Hall first opened. P. 0. money orders first issued in Detroit. , Flint & Pere Marquette cars arrive at De- troit, using track of D. & M. R. R. from Holly. Great Union and Republican dem- onstration; speeches by Salmon P. Chase and others; illuminations, torchlight pro- cession, etc. Political speech by Schuyler Colfax at Young Men's Hall. Signal service reports commenced at De- troit. Immense Law and Order meeting at Opera House to promote election of a mayor opposed to saloons being opened on Sun- day. Senator Chandler died in his room at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago. First session of Second Legislative Council. First session of the Legislature under the State Constitution. Alexander Lewis elected mayor on the Law and Order ticket. Arrival of the Moravian brethren arrested at Sandusky by order of Colonel A. S. De Peyster on charge of aiding the Ameri- cans. 245 November November 1800. 1830. 1845. 1870. 1872. 1891. 4, 1791. 1863. 5, 1782. 1850. 1859. 1871. 1898. November 6, 1850. 1861. 1877. 1887. 1895. November 7, 1811. 1862. 1893. November 8, 1836. 1862. 1876. 1870. November 9, 1775. General Assembly of Northwest Territory convenes at Chillicothe. Wayne County Bible Society organized. Last two-day election held. Gamewell fire-alarm telegraph first tested. New Jerusalem Church, corner of Cass Ave- nue and High Street, dedicated. Australian ballot system first used. Governor St. Clair and his army defeated by the English and Indians. Second National Bank opened for business. The Moravians consecrate their church on the Clinton River. Second Constitution of Michigan adopted by vote of the people. Prosecuting Attorney first elected. Second trial of steam fire engine. Scotch Presbyterian church, brick building, dedicated. Wonderland building, in course of construc- tion, falls in and twelve workmen are killed. St. Mary's Hospital, Clinton Street, opened. Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society organized. Saloons first closed on Election Day. Y. M. C. A. building dedicated. Boiler explosion in building southeast cor- ner of Larned and Shelby Streets, occu- pied by Detroit Journal. Thirty-six per- sons killed. General Harrison defeated the Indians at Tippecanoe. Trumbull Avenue Congregational Mission dedicated, in original location. Chapman Revival Meetings began. First presidential election participated in by citizens of Michigan. Major-General Richardson's remains ar- rived; escorted to depot by military and citizens. Great excitement over Presidential election returns. Colored people first voted. Lieutenant-Governor Hamilton arrived in Detroit. 246 1841. November 10, 1858. November 11, 1872. 1875. 1896. November 12, 1895. November 13, 1873. November 14, 1836. 1888. November 15, 1872. 1897. November 16, 1863. 1873. 1895. November 17, 1807. 1819. 1867. The city marshal, by direction of the Com- mon Council, tears down and demolishes a disreputable house. Old University Building torn down. Meeting of citizens to express sympathy and proffer aid to Boston on account of fire of November 10. Harmonie Society building dedicated. General Missionary Society of M. E. Church began its sessions at Central Church. United States Supreme Court refuses to hear suit to forfeit the charter of the Citizens' Street Railway Co. Canada Southern Railroad opened to Toledo. Democratic County Convention recomiiiend the holding of another convention and the accepting of the State boundary proposed by Congress. Women's National Congress convenes here. Wood-working room of M. C. R. R. burned; loss $100,000 Nansen, the Polar explorer, arrives and lec- tures. First National Bank opened for business. St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Orleans Street, consecrated. Rev. Newman Hall, of Lon- don, visited the city. Match factory, corner Gratiot and Bellevue Avenues, burned; loss $50,000 and three lives. A council was held with the Ottawas, Chip- pewas, Wyandottes and Potowatamies, and they ceded a large tract of land in the eastern part of the State. Edward Tanner found his brother, John Tanner, near Detroit. He had been a cap- tive 28 years. John subsequently married a chambermaid at Ben. Woodworth's Hotel, but he treated her so unkindly that she left him and the legislature gave her a divorce. Central M. E. Church, corner Woodward and Adams Avenues, dedicated. 247 1879. 1894. November 18, 1835. 1855. November 19, 1794. 1849. 1850. 1859. 1873. November 20, 1853. 1860. November 21, 1859. 1861. 1874. 1876. 1879. November 22, 1824. 1872. November 23, 1875. 1888. 1893. November 24, 1830. 1851. November 25, 1819. 1824. Michigan College of Medicine opened. Gov- ernor Croswell appointed ex-Governor Henry P. Baldwin U. S. Senator. Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army in De- troit. Old City Hall first occupied. Fort Street Presbyterian Church dedicated. The Jay Treaty between England and the United States concluded. Daily Tribune first issued. M. C. R. R. freight depot burned; loss $150,- 000. Amin Bey, commissioner of Turkey, visits the city. St. John's P. E. Church dedicated. Detroit Transit Railroad first used. French M. E. Church dedicated. Second steam fire engine ordered. Grand Trunk R. R. opened from Detroit to Port Huron. New Young Men's Hall opened. Address by Jacob M. Howard. Second Congregational Church dedicated. Opening of Railroad Reading Rooms at Grand Trunk Junction. St. Mary's Hospital, on St. Antoine Street, opened. St. Paul's P. E. Church organized. Old City Hall torn down. Phoenix Club House opened. Bishop J. S. Foley received public welcome as Bishop of Detroit. Edson, Moore & Co.'s wholesale dry goods store on Jefferson Avenue, corner Bates Street, burned. Seven persons killed. Detroit Journal and Michigan Advertiser first issued. Monday. Reception of Dr. Kinkel, the dis- tinguished German patriot, poet, and scholar. Thousands of citizens congre- gated before the Biddle House to bid him welcome. Elephant exhibited for first time in Detroit. Under proclamation from Governor Cass, Thanksgiving Day was observed for the first time. 248 1872. 1880. November 26, 1827. 1877. November 27, , 1850. 1875. 1897. November 28, 1861. 1894. November 29, 1760. 1847. 1881. November 30, 1782. 1857. December 1, 1836. December 2, 1866. 1883. December 3, 1838. December 4, 1838. 1873. 1898. December 5, 1842. 1857. Anniversary of M. E. Tract Society. Jubilee thanksgiving services held at Cen- tral Church to celebrate payment of debts on all Methodist Episcopal Churches in the city. First sidewalk ordinance passed. First provision made for licensing news- boys. First Young Men's Hall completed. District Telegraph Company went into oper- ation. New PostofRce first opened. Reception to Colonel Mulligan, the hero of Lexington, Mo. Procession, dinner, etc. Franchise granted to new Detroit Railway Co. Port Pontchartrain surrendered by the French to the English. First telegraph dispatch from Detroit sent to Ypsilanti. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wood- ward Avenue, dedicated. Preliminary treaty between England and America concluded. Marine Hospital opened. National Hotel first opened. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church conse- crated. Cass Avenue M. E. Church dedicated. Five hundred so-called Canadian Patriots on the Fcrsyth Farm were dispersed by General Brady. The Patriots attack Windsor, and are com- pelled to retreat, losing many men. Great wind storm — doing much damage to shipping, buildings, etc. Large quantities of heavy wet snow fall, do- ing much damage to telephone, telegraph and trolley wires by causing them to fall. Henry Barnard lectured in Detroit on schools and education. Citizens' meeting at City Hall; expenditure of $50,000 for workhouse voted down. 249 December 6, 1866. 1873. December 7, 1890. 1897. December 8, 1867. December 9, 1791. 1800. 1838. 1855. December 10, 1879. 1852. December December 11, 12, 1887. 1894. 1849. December 13, 1878. 1819. 1869. 1871. 1891. December 14, 1808. 1836. December 15, 1851. 1877. December 16, 1879. 1889. Rev. Wm. E. Armitage consecrated Bishop of Wisconsin, Congress and Baker street-cars commenced running. National Convention of Federation of Labor at Detroit. Tiie "Yantic," the drill ship given the Naval Reserves by the United States, arrives. Our Lady of Help, Catholic Church, conse- crated. The Montreal merchants protest against tne delivering up the western posts. Circuit Court for Wayne County created, Major-General Scott and suite arrived for the purpose of maintaining neutrality. Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church dedi- cated. New Industrial School building dedicated, 0. M. Hyde's immense Floating Dock launched. First Cremation in Detroit. Detroit Railway incorporated. Pontiac R, R, on Gratiot Avenue torn up by citizens. Modjeska performs in Detroit. The Commissioners report the Pontiac Road as laid out. Calvary Presbyterian Church dedicated. National Commercial Convention of Board of Trade at Board of Trade building. First Congregational Church, corner of Woodward and Forest Avenues, dedi- cated. The Park Lots were ordered surveyed. A convention was held at Ann Arbor, and the terms proposed by Congress accepted. (Admission as State.) Meeting of lawyers to consider establishing a Law Library. Reservoir in Hamtramck first used. Second German Baptist Church dedicated. Fire at Tilden School, while children were rehearsing for a Christmas entertainment among lighted candles, etc. Fifteen burned; six of them fatally. 250 December 17, 1798. 1860. 1878. 1882. 1892. 1896. Deeemoer 18, 1896. December 19, 1852. 1861. 1893. December 20, 1898. December 21, 1821. 1870. December 22, 1896. December 23, 1849. 1866. 1871. 1890. December 24, 1897. December 25, 1828. 1855. 1878. December 26, 1791. 1837. 1863. 1895. First election in Detroit of delegates to Gen- eral Assembly of Northwest Territory. First U. S. Treasury Notes authorized. For the first time in years gold, greenbacks, and National Bank notes were of equal purchasing power. Clinton Avenue Memorial Presbyterian Church dedicated. New Detroit Club House opened. Detroit College of Medicine burned. Supervisors agree to use red stone for new County Building. St. Paul's P. E. Church dedicated — second building. St. John's P. E. Church consecrated. Adelina Patti sings in the Auditorium. Severely cold. Thickest ice for many years. Many vessels frozen in, in Lake Erie near Pelee Island. Detroit Lodge of Free Masons instituted. Grace P. E. Church dedicated. Use of red stone for new County Building enjoined by Mayor Pingree. Mariners' P. E. Church dedicated. Jefferson Avenue M, E. Chapel dedicated. Great gale of wind, blowing down wooden steeple of Mariners' Church and large chimney on Biddle House. New Eastern Market Building blown down. Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor R. R. opened to Dearborn. St. Anne's Church completed and first used. Railroad completed between Detroit and Monroe. The Steam Supply Company began to fur- nish steam. Detroit and Michigan become part of Upper Canada. The Detroit City Bank, a wildcat, went into operation. Jail on Clinton Street completed. New Harmonic Hall on Wilcox street dedi- cated. 251 December 27, 1811. 1821. 1881. 1883. December 28, 1865. 1871. December 29, 1841. 1882. December 30, 1871. December 31, 1830. 1832. 1858. An Indian war being imminent, a memorial was sent by citizens to Congress, praying for aid. Two Indians, Kewaubis and Ketaukak, hav- ing been tried for murder, were hanged. Commercial National Bank organized. Reception at Detroit Club House to Chief- Justice B. F. Graves, on his retirement from the Michigan Supreme Court. Lafayette Avenue Baptist Church dedicated. Arrival of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. The M. C. R. R. was opened to Jackson. Complimentary banquet to C. C. Trowbridge on his eighty-third birthday by over one hundred citizens. F. Stearns' store burned; four lives lost. Celebration in honor of triumph of liberal principles in France. Major Whiting de- livered a discourse on the French Revolu- tion, and there was a ball at the Mansion House. First county poorhouse completed and paid for. Tribune Building, northeast corner of Wood- ward Avenue and Woodbridge Street, burned. 252 DETROIT STORIES. Humorous, Historical and Religious. Copyright, 1899, by Silas Farmer. In the early days in the old town of Detroit there was con- tinual trouble in enforcing the fire ordinance, the inspectors reporting some persons witHosat buckets, others without ladders; the barrel of water frozen in some places, and the barrel empty in others, the shop bags filled with goods instead of being ready for use, the ears off the barrels and the poles missing. In a word, then as now, ordinances were not obeyed. On one of their rounds a quick-witted widow saw the inspectors coming, and knowing that her barrel was empty and that her excuses for previous neglect would not avail, she jumped into the water- cask herself, saying, "You see, gentlemen, the cask is full." Of course there was a hearty laugh, and the gallant inspectors could do no less than to obtain water and fill the widow's cask them- selves. When John Norvell came here from Pennsylvania with his commission as postmaster in his pocket, he called on Postmaster Abbott, announced his name, and asked Mr. Abbott if he knew that he was his successor. The incumbent of many years looked at him, and then said: "Yes, I have heard of you, and I wish you were on the Grampian Hills feeding your father's flock." Soon after the surrender of 1812, British officers were sent round to disarm the citizens. One of them came to the door of Mrs. Dodemead, who had in her care a little, old, dried-up, bed- ridden woman from Canada, whom she had kindly provided with a home. "Madam," said the officer, as Mrs. Dodemead opened the door, "I am ordered by Colonel Proctor to disarm the citizens, and take all guns to the fort. Have you any in your house?" 353 Mrs. Dodemead replied that she had "one British piece." "Fol- low me," she said, and leading the officer up stairs, she threw open a bedroom door, and, pointing to the old lady, said, "There, sir, is a British piece, all that I have. Seize her!" The officer turned on his heel, made a spring, hit the top, the middle, and the lower stair in his flight, and never called on Mrs. Dodemead again. Of the many brilliant and witty retorts that have relieved the tedium of court cases in Detroit, the following will serve as a specimen: A case was on trial in the Circuit Court, and each side was present with a formidable array of attorneys and counsel. The late A. D. Fraser was to make the closing argu- ment for the defence. He commenced by saying that he had listened with care to all the evidence, ha-d examined all the points of law, and digested the facts in the case; and having done so, he felt fully acquainted with its merits, — so fully, indeed, that he was willing to represent it, and in fact he stood as the right bower of the defence. Turning to the then young attorney on the opposing side (the late Judge James V. Campbell) he said, "Perhaps my young Sunday School friend does not know what the right bower is?" "Oh yes," said the late judge of the Supreme Court, "we know what it is; it's the biggest knave in the pack." A number of years ago a lady teacher in our public schools by the name of Blodgett had among her pupils a mischievous boy who was also continually perpetrating rhymes for which he had been often reproved. On one occasion when he had been detected in some wrong-doing, the teacher, wishing to expose him to ridicule, called him up and said she would punish him, but that she would first require him to make a rhyme. Almost immediately the incorrigible broke forth thus: "Here I stand before Miss Blodgett, She's going to strike And I'm going to dodge it." One of the oldest physicians of the olden time had a lovely daughter whom we will call Nell. She was courted by a rising young business man, but for some reason the "old folks" opposed the match and the couple resolved to elope. The young lady began her preparations, but the mother was 254 on guard. Suspecting something, she went out on the porch in the dusk of the evening to take an observation. While she was there, the young man came rapidly up the walk and, seeing a female form in the dark, assumed that it was his chosen fair one. He hastily embraced her, saying as he did so, "O, dear Nell, are you ready?" Alas, she was not ready. When the first telegraph office was opened in Detroit there was no manager, as such, but there were plenty of instruments and batteries, and a number of young operators from the East, who had obtained a knowledge of telegraphy on the Albany and Buffalo Line, or its branches, were congregated at Detroit in expectation of obtaining an office when the line was fully opened. These lads had things pretty much their own way, and seemed to use all their ingenuity in hatching mischief. Among their implements there was an electrical machine with two brass balls, one to be held in each hand, and so arranged that when the current was turned on, it was impossible to let go of the balls. One morning a burly Irishman came in, and said he wanted to look at the "telegroff" and see her "wurk." The boys were quick to see their opportunity. They put the brass balls into his hands, turned on a light current, and asked if he could see it. "Yis," he replied, "she's wurkin'." A little more elec- tricity was then applied, when the man cried out "Holdther, boys, holdther! She's wurkin' hard. Och! holdther, I say. Be jabers! she's got me hard." A stiff volume was then applied, and the man began to jump and yell, "Why don't ye holdther? Oh! by the Holy Vargin! ye'll kill me ded." Just at this moment one of the officials appeared at the door. The boys dropped the connecting wires and ran for the battery-room, and the delegate from the "ould sod" hurried down stairs, mutter- ing to himself that he had "seen enough of the domed telogroff." Sometimes high prices for transportation tempted the owners of boats to start them on their trips earlier than prudence jus- tified. On one occasion in the spring of 1851, as the ice had gone out of the Detroit River, and the upper end of Lake Erie was reported clear, the owner of a steamboat gave notice that she would sail the next day. As the lower part of the lake was covered with floating ice, there was much discussion with regard to the safety of the proceeding; and the boat started out from a 255 dock which was thronged with spectators who expressed much anxiety concerning her safety. The next day, towards evening, the well-known Joseph Campau met the manager of the Tele- graph Company, near the Campau residence, and said, "Does ye hear anything from de boat, — de boat went out yesterday mor'n?" "Oh, yes; she has just reached Erie. She got into the ice and floundered about, tearing her paddle-wheels to pieces, but she is in Erie harbor all safe." "Well," said Mr. Campau, "I t'ot so. Now, when de Inglishmon he want to go anywhere, he set down and t'ink how he get dar, and de Prench- mon he want to go, and he stop and t'ink how he get dar; but de American, de Yankee, he want to go, and, be-gar, he go. He go Heaven, he go Hell, he go anyhow!" Our old fellow-citizen, ex-city marshal, and legislator, the late Patrick McGinnis, went to work on a paper as "devil" in 1837. One day the proprietor, who was always ready for a practical joke, sent him over to a brother editor with a tin measure to borrow "a gill of editorial." As the verdant mes- senger entered the composing room, he met the editor and made known his errand. He immediately stepped to the wall, and taking down a picture of a jackass, handed it to McGinnis, saying, "Take that over." Instantly taking in the situation, Pat blurted out, "Arrah, now, give over wid your tricks on a poor Irish boy. Sure it's an editorial my master wants, and not the editor." No systematic and continuous effort for the moral and reli- gious benefit of the inmates of the jail was made until 1866, since which time almost continuously religious services have been held in the wards every Sabbath, and reading matter sup- plied weekly. These services are always appreciated, and upon one occasion as the writer was handing about little hymn-books preparatory to a service of song, a great, burly desperado, with a twinkle in his eye, exclaimed, "I can't sing much, but I will say over the words, and you can get the air outside." One of the former assistant secretaries of that excellent insti- tution, the Y. M. C. A., on receiving his monthly stipend of fifty dollars, started out to make a few purchases, and in some way in a moment of aberration either lost or mislaid his pocket- 256 book. He was greatly exercised over the fact and went hither and thither searching and inquiring for it. Finally, to his great joy, he received word that it had been found by a clerk where he had left it in a store on Woodward avenue. He repaired thither, received his money from the clerk and was profuse in his thanks. "I'm so glad to get it," said he, "I didn't know what to do without it. I'd like to do something for you — come up to the Association — come up and take a bath!" Soon after the war with the South a local politician while haranguing a crowd at a wigwam on Larned street, near Shelby street, in referring to McClellan thus expressed himself: "He has been abused and demoralized and treated worse than the thief on the cross." We might all well pray, "May heaven save us from such a defense by any of our friends." All who know the Rev. Dr. Potts, editor of the Michigan Christian Advocate, know him as a capable and entertaining writer and speaker. I once heard him at a session of the Detroit Conference setting forth the merits of his paper and soliciting the further favor of the brethren. He expressed a desire to serve them in any reasonable manner, but indicated that there were some things that he could not do, and he then told the following incident: He said that on one occasion he received a letter from a clerical brother who described himself as a widower with five children and suggested that as Bro. Potts was visiting here and there over the state he might learn of some lady who would make a desirable helpmate, and if so he would be glad of and would duly appreciate any service ren- dered in this regard. Bro. Potts then went on to state further that he had also received from a lady a letter enclosing a sam- ple of wall paper with the explanation that their minister had carelessly leaned his head against the wall and so soiled the paper that she wished to repaper that portion of the room; so she wished the editor, with the aid of the sample she furnished, to hunt up and send her a roll of paper of the same kind. "Now," said Dr. Potts, "I wish to serve you and all of my con- stituents in all reasonable ways, but I will have to draw the line on matching either widowers or wall paper!" One of the largest drug-manufacturing firms in the world, here located, on a certain occasion found, on applying the usual 2o7 test to a certain preparation before sending it out, that it was deficient in the amount of wine required to make it effective. Suspecting that the girls employed in the laboratory had used the wine for their own delectation, they ordered made a new supply of the preparation in question and placed a quantity of ipecac in the wine to be used. This detective agency was abun- dantly effective — a number of the girls were taken with a sick- ness at the stomach, were obliged to go home, and their services were thereafter dispensed with. More than a score of years ago the two brothers Seitz were recognized as among the most entc^rprising of our fellow citizens. They secured a lot on Griswold street, adjacent to the then new Post Office, with the purpose of erecting, and they did eventually erect, an office building which for a long time was one of the best patronized and best paying pieces of property in the city. For some reason it was a long time after the excavation was made before the building was erected and the public, who were somewhat incommoded by the unsightly hole, were amused with the suggestion of a wag that "Seats (Seitz) be put into it and that it be fitted up as a summer resort." In the long ago a reverend gentleman, quite aged, residing in Detroit, after having lost his third wife, was attracted to a middle-aged lady in an adjoining village. After he had made one or two calls, the lady made up her mind as to the object of his visits and, being entirely unwilling to consider a proposal from him, determined to give him a gentle hint. Accordingly on his next visit he was offered a cup of tea and as he tasted the beverage that "cheers but does not inebriate," he said: "Is not the tea very strong?" "Excuse me," she said, I thought very old gentlemen liked strong tea." One of our well-known city pastors tells this story of a recent occurrence. A middle-aged couple came into his study to get married. The minister naturally asked certain questions and in the course of the conversation it came out that both the gentleman and lady had been lovers in their younger days, but for some reason each had married some other person. In the lanse of years one of them lost her husband and the other his wife, and being drawn towards each other they renewed their 258 earlier loves and determined to marry. The pastor gladly per- formed the ceremony and then sat down to his desk to make out the marriage certificate. While he was thus engaged, the gentleman turned to the lady and said, "Well, Hattie, if George and Mary had lived we couldn't have done this." HISTORICAL. It is an interesting historical coincidence that the name of the last English commandant of Detroit was England. This gentleman was remarkable for his immense height and enormous quantity of flesh. After his return from America, the waggish Prince of Wales, who was himself no pigmy, became desirous of seeing him. Colonel England was one day pointed out to him, by Sheridan, as he was in the act of dismounting from his horse. The prince regarded him with marked attention for several min- utes, and then, turning to Sheridan, said, with a laugh, "Colonel England, hey? You should have said Great Britain. The christian name of Judge Meigs, one of the earliest Ameri- can judges of the Northwest Territory and exercising jurisdic- tion over this region, was Return Jonathan; the origin of this singular name was as follows: During their courtship his father and mother had a quarrel and his father, who was then at the home of his sweetheart, left the house; she soon repented, and running to the door called out, "Return, Jonathan, return!" The obedient and fully pacified lover did return. They were happily married, and in memory of the incident, their first child was named Return Jonathan Meigs. Detroit remembers with pride that General Grant was for some two years one of its residents, and on many occasions has shown a lively interest in the welfare of his old home. His remembrance of old acquaintances in Detroit has always been hearty and appreciative. Even those not personally acquainted have noticed his glad recognition of former citizenship. The writer well remembers the morning of December 16, 1864. Hav- ing called at the White House to see Mr. Nicolay, the President's secretary, I was directed by the porter to go up stairs. Reaching the landing, I found the doors leading from the hall all closed, with no indication as to which might give admittance to Mr. 259 Nicolay. Retracing my steps, I said to the porter, "The doors are all closed, and I did not find him." A cheerful, bright-faced boy near by said, "I think I can find him. Come up stairs again." And up we went, he with a sort of flying leap, as though he felt at home, and surely he had a right, for he was none other than "little Tad." I have always been glad for this brief knowledge of one so dear to "our Lincoln." Opening the door of one of the room.s, Tad called out, "Is Nick here?" The reply was, "He is at the War Department." To the War Department I went, and there learned that Grant had come from the army, then before Richmond, and was in consultation with Lincoln and Stanton in an adjoining room. Possibly a dozen persons were waiting in the corridor. Very soon Mr. Stanton came out, and imme- diately after followed the tall, thin form of Lincoln— thinner and homelier than any representation I have ever seen; his eyes were sad, and manner burdened. Stanton made some remark, which did not reach my ear. Instantly Mr. Lincoln responded, in a tone vibrant with anxiety and care, and almost harsh in its imperiousness, "What's that, Mr. Secretary?" A moment more, and he was gone. Immediately after, General Grant appeared, and there was at once a rush to greet him. One gentleman stepped up, saying, "I am from New Hampshire, we occasionally hear of you up there." "Ah," said Grant, "I hope you'll hear of me in Richmond soon." I then gave my residence, "From Detroit?" said he. "Why, I used to live there once. Have you seen Charley Trowbridge lately?" The name of Detroit proved a passport to his attention, and he evinced great willingness to hear of his old home. It so happened that a detailed account of General Sherman's advance on Savannah had appeared that morning for the first time; the papers were also full of General Thomas' victory over Hood. To an allusion to the good news from Sherman he replied, "Yes, and General Thomas is doing splendidly, splendidly." In 1861, soon after Lewis Cass, ex-Governor and Secretary of State under President Buchanan, returned to Detroit the writer called on the General to pay his respects. As a long-time friend of my father he gave me a cordial welcome and at the end of a brief interview followed me to the door and with tears in his eyes said, "Sixty years ago I crossed the Ohio River with all that I had in the world tied up in a red bandana. I have seen this country grow to its present greatness and extent, and now to think that there are those that would seek to destroy it, fills my soul with sorrow and regret." 260 Mr. Charles B. Gray, who was once a resident of Springfield, 111., tells this story of Lincoln: One morning before his nom- ination for the Presidency, Mr. Lincoln came in to Ridgley's Bank, where Mr. Gray was employed, and said to Mr. Ridgley: "There was a funny thing happened just now. I was just about to cross from Logan to Carpenter's Corner where the street, as you know, is very muddy. I noticed a little girl who seemed afraid to venture into such a sea of mud. I came up behind her and putting my arms underneath her own, I lifted her clear across the street and put her safely on the walk. She turned around to thank me and I then saw that she was a little nigger girl." Mr. Gray recalled the incident later after Lincoln had issued his Emancipation Proclamation and his former kindness to the little black girl seemed a prophecy of what he had since accom- plished. He really lifted the entire colored race in America out of the mire of slavery and placed them on the solid rock of freedom and prosperity. Mr. Gray also recalls the fact that on the day that the National Republican Convention met in the Wigwam at Chicago, he with S. M. Cutcheon, also now of Detroit, and several others, including. Mr. Lincoln, were engaged in a game of barn-ball. During the- progress of the play a telegram was handed to Mr. Lincoln which indicated that the next ballot would probably make him the choice of the convention. He immediately turned to his, companions and said, "Well, boys, I guess I'll have to get out. of here." He then went into the office of the Illinois State- Journal and from there started for home and had hardly arrived there when news reached him of his selection as the Presidential candidate, and within half an hour his ball-playing friends and other citizens were at the house with a brass band to extend their congratulations. When on the morning of April 15, 1865, Detroit was startled with the news that President Lincoln had been assassinated, the whole city was at once in mourning; men wept like little chil- dren, and intense feeling pervaded all classes. At this time there existed in the city an organization known as the Union League. Its general design was to bring loyal men together and unite them in their efforts for the good of the nation. At a meeting of this body, on the evening of the day the news of Lincoln's death was received, John J. Bagley, with; other leading citizens, was present. In expressing his feelings.^ 261 he said, "I closed my store and went home. I sat down in the parlor, and the tears would come. My little daughter came to me and said, 'Papa, what's the matter?' I said 'Mr. Lincoln is dead.' 'What, papa? Our Lincoln? Is our Lincoln dead?' 'Yes,' I said, 'our Lincoln is dead.' My friends, he was our Lincoln. It's our Lincoln that's dead! Not the Lincoln of five years ago, whom comparatively few people knew; nor the Lincoln of two years ago, whose ability some doubted; but the Lincoln of to-day, of yesterday, whom as a nation we loved, and whom as a nation we mourn. Our Lincoln is dead! But he liveth still, and the spirits of the Brave Boys in Blue, from a hundred battle- fields, give him greeting in the mystic land." The Government surveyors were often very liberal in their allowances in surveying the old private claims in Michigan. The surveyor would run the lines, establish points, and then for a quid pro quo in the shape of one or more bottles of brandy, the Jacob staff would be laid down, and its length added to the line from one to several times according to the amount of stimulus received. Often preceding and always immediately after the surveyor, the speculator appeared. In the dim regions of the past he sometimes found the place of register of the land office filled by a person who also had "speculation in his eyes." In some localities it was a favorite plan with certain regis- ters to have applications filled out and signed for every desirable piece of land, and whenever a stranger called, and it was thought safe to do so, he was told that the piece he wanted was already entered, but that it could probably be obtained at a small advance. This was usually agreed to, but, of course, the Government obtained none of the advance. That was an indi- vidual benefit. It is said that on one occasion a register who had thus com- pelled a man to pay an extra price for a tract of land was him- self soon the victim of a similar strategy. He received a letter giving a detailed description of several pieces of land and asking that they be entered and held for the correspondent, who would soon arrive with the purchase price. As a matter of fact, the lands asked for were absolutely worthless, being dear even at the government price, nor were they really wanted, the request simply being a trap for the reg- ister, who immediately entered up the lands to himself and for- warded his report to Washington. 263 He then wrote to the party that the lands had been sold, but that they could be had for an additional specified sum above the government price. He soon learned that there was another party as sharp as himself and was compelled to hold and pay for a large amount of worthless land, which swallowed up most of his previous ill- gotten gains. The writer has had but little experience as a juryman, but as illustrating some of the testimony and proceedings in the Recorder's Court, he offers the following personal reminiscences: While sitting in the court room as one of the panel, a saloon- keeper was put on trial for selling whiskey under a license which permitted the sale of beer only. A policeman was put on the stand and he swore that he entered the saloon and heard a man call for whiskey, the bar-keeper handed over a bottle, and the man turned into a glass something that had the color of. and looked like, whiskey. As he was turning it out, he heard the entrance of the policeman and turning towards and recognizing him he set down his glass in a careless sort of a way and in doing so spilled some of the liquor on his hand, which he offered to the officer. The officer testified that he shook hands with him and naturally got some of the liquor on his fingers and he then perceived from the odor that the liquor was whiskey. This was the evidence offered for the prosecution. In rebuttal the bar-keeper was put on the stand and he swore that the man called for beef-tea and that that was what he gave him. The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. On another occasion during this same term of Court a saloon-keeper was on trial for selling spirituous liquor under a beer license. The defendant being put on the stand acknowl- edged that he did sell a certain kind of wine. No other evi- dence was offered on either side and the jury retired. The most of the jury insisted that wine was not a spirituous liquor and that therefore the man was not guilty. It was insisted on the contrary that wine was spirituous liquor. Finally it was agreed to go out and ask instructions from the judge then presiding. On hearing the question presented he replied in the following singular words: "For the purposes of this case we will consider that the wine is not in it." 263 RELIGIOUS. The daily paper usually gives us a fair resume of much of the wrong and unneighborly doings connected with human life, but for the credit of humanity it must be acknowledged that comparatively few stories of kindly and virtuous actions ever get into public print. The story of one of these kindly actions having to do with a Detroit family is as follows: A gentleman of this city employed for several years as a traveling salesman for an eastern establishment, while on a business trip to a large city farther west was taken sick and died at the hotel at which he had many times been a guest. Such was the favorable impression that he had made upon the proprietor of the hotel that his wife would not leave ordin- ary help to watch over the body, but herself performed this service. Telegrams announcing the death were sent to the eastern house and to the family here, and friends arrived and spent a day or two in making preparations to return to Detroit. The hotel bill was called for and the response was, "There is no bill. This man was a friend of ours. He had made our home his home for a long time." Here certainly was a hotel-keeper with- out a cold and selfish heart. The remains were brought to Detroit. The writer attended the funeral as a personal friend of the family and learned after- wards that when the services were concluded, the representa- tive of the eastern firm, who had come to attend the funeral, paid all the expenses and said to the widow, "Of course your husband's salary will go on for this year as usual and at the end of the year we will consider the matter further." Verily, "Good hearts throb between in many human bosoms." During the year 1864 a matter of business required me to obtain the signature of a colored clothes cleaner who had a little place on Bates street near Congress street. He wrote his name as requested and I was astonished at the facility with which he wrote and the good quality of his penmanship. "Why," said I, "there are not many white men who can write as good as that." "Oh yes!" he said, "I can write very well and Christ was my teacher." "What do you mean?" I asked. "Well," he said. "I used to be a slave in New Orleans, and 264 could neither read nor write, but one night I went to hear a sermon by a lawyer who was a local preacher. He took for his text the words, "If any man lack wisdom let him ask of God who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him." I made up my mind that what I wanted was wis- dom and that I would ask God for it and try to get it. "I bought a Bible and a spelling-book and every time a per- son came into my shop I would ask them what that letter or word was and I carried my Bible from my shop to my house and from my house to my shop again and studied it until it got to be as black as I was." And he was very black, I assure you. He again repeated the words, "Christ was my teacher" and said, "One day I told my wife that I could read. 'O, go away,' she said, 'you can't read.' 'Yes I can,' said I, and read verse- after verse to her great joy and amazement." I subsequently learned that he had quite a library of valuable books and knew much of their contents. In the year 1865, while the Rev. E. P. Hammond was conduct- ing a very successful series of revival meetings in Detroit, I paid my usual morning visit to the market, located on what is now Cadillac Square. While there a German woman who kept vegetables for sale and who had evidently seen me at some of the meetings accosted me as follows: "You know my boy Sharlie, he's died two weeks ago. He died so happy. The day before he died he say all day 'Jesus is mine.' My heart is broke all the time, but I only think how I'll come to him by and by. I found Jesus two years ago, but since these meetings I found Him twice as much now." For a long time there hung in the office of a leading estab- lishment in Detroit a framed telegram which, besides the address and signature, contained only the single word, "Saved." The story of this message is connected with the loss in 1873 of the steamship "Atlantic" off the coast of Nova Scotia. One of the partners of this firm was on board of this ship and was at first believed to be among the lost. Several friends had met together in the evening at the residence of a relative to consult about going to recover, if possible, the body. While they were thus in consultation the door bell rang and a boy handed over the tele- gram. Grief was at once turned to joy and praise took the place of prayer. 265 is I was sitting in my office in the month of August, 1896, a ^ciatly dressed elderly man whom I recognized as a former mem- ber of the Central M. E. Church, who had removed to the East, came in and handing me a newspaper clipping said, "That tells of something like what my wife and I wish to do." The clip- ping told of a person who had given a sum of money for some benevolence, the party receiving during their lifetime, as an annuity, the sum of four per cent on their money. My visitor then said, "My wife and I wish to give a thousand dollars to the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Central Church, and we would like to get four per cent interest while we live." I saw that we would have to create a trust in order to carry out his wishes and asked him if our Board of Trustees would be satisfactory. He said, "certainly," and I then asked his age and learned that he was 76 years old and that his wife was of the same age. I said, "How did you earn this money?" "Oh," he said, "I worked in a coal yard in Brooklyn for thirty years and here I sawed wood. I used to know Bro. Studley (a former pastor) quite well and Bro. Buckley always remembers me." I was jotting down these facts with the idea of putting them in shape for publication when evidently discerning the object of my inquiries he said, "Oh you needn't say anything about it* It's nobody's business but our own. We have no children and I'm so glad we are independent; we have an income of $250 per year." This statement was a stunner. I turned to him in amaze- ment and said, "What did you say!" He repeated again, "I'm so glad we are independent; we have an income of $250 per year." "Why," I said, "how do you live on that?" "Why," he said, "I pay $91 a year for rent and water tax and the balance we have to live on." I remarked that he must live very economically. "Oh, yes," said he, "but if we hadn't lived economically we wouldn't have had this money to give." This rare couple I now frequently see, for they have returned to Detroit, and they are always cheerfulness itself and if sun- shine exists in any human hearts it does in theirs. I need only add that the thousand dollars was at once paid over and that by an arrangement of our Trustees, the Missionary Society *He has only lately consented to my writing the facts for publi- cation providing- his name was omitted. 266 began at once to receive a small dividend on this surprisingly generous donation. The verbal telling of this story has in several instances pro- duced generous offerings and it is now for the first time put in print. Among those who were drawn into one of the Sabbath after- noon meetings of the Young Men's Christian Association, was a man about forty years old, with his son of probably ten. During the progress of the meeting the father raised his hand in request for prayer. To one of the workers who conversed with him at the close of the meeting he said: "I have known I ought to be a Christian, but someway I never took a stand until to-day. When the request was made for seekers to raise their hands, my boy said, and kept saying, 'Pa, hold up your hand; Pa, hold up your hand,' and I couldn't resist, and now I am going to be a Christian." The opportunity was afforded, and a little child led him. One lady whose husband has given a large subscription yearly for several years to the Young Men's Christian Association, on being asked by a friend if she believed in the association, replied: "Believe in it, I should think I did. Our three sons were all converted in its building." An echo from the parsonage of the Central M. E. Church: To little Olive, who is three they say. While mamma was absent the other day, A gift came hopping over the way Long-eared, but of tail no bragger. When mamma returned, "just look," said she, "See what Mr. Archbold gave to me, A rabbit as nice as ever can be, With two big wings, and a wagger." General Hugh Brady was one of the earlier commanding ofticers at Detroit. Just before his death. Rev. Dr. Duffield vis- ited him to inquire into his spiritual condition. General Brady listened to him respectfully, and then, in words worthy of a true soldier, he said, "Sir, that is all right; my knapsack has been packed, and I am ready to march at the tap of the drum." 267 Ex-Governor John J. Bagley, an excellent executive who in business made Mayflower Tobacco notable the world over, had a keen sense of humor and once classed himself with the clergy, emphasizing the feeling of some persons with regard to tobacco by saying to the Rev. D. C. Jacokes, "You and I thrive on the sins of the people." As evidence that culture, literary felicity, and lack of common sense, are not exclusively confined to Boston; we quote the fol- lowing evidence from a prayer heard at a mission school in Detroit: "We know, O Lord, that we are in the autumnal equinox of thy grace and we pray Thee to lead us out into the vernal springtime of Thy love." It has been told that the little daughter of Rev. Dr. at one time pastor of a leading church on Woodward avenue, was guilty of a childish misdemeanor for which she was duly reproved. During family worship on the following day she was asked if she had "told the Lord" of the fault of the previous day "Why, no," said she, "I didn't think it would do to have it go out of the family." Everybody familiar with the events connected with the "late unpleasantness" between the North and the South knows that Senator Zachariah Chandler, chairman of the committee on the conduct of the war, was fond of a joke and able to manufacture one. Upon one occasion a friend told him that the plans for the Fort Street Church, with which he was connected, called for a spire five feet higher than that possessed by any other church in the city. "Lord," said Mr. Chandler, "how the devil will tremble." Many of the older residents of the city remember the Rev. Dr. J. M. Arnold, who after serving as pastor of one of our city churches established a bookstore in a portion of the premises now occupied by Wright, Kay & Co., He was full of good stories himself and abounded in quaint and original expressions. He used to tell of a colored brother who evidently wanted a com- mentary on the Bible. He came into the store one day and said, "I want to get a kind of a sort of a Bible with the big reading at the top and the sensation at the bottom." 268 political question of ^;e^f^ years has ,ess as the slavery question did m ante •hie. «ubiect was in some form continually r^a'nVSl in syno. a„c> ^'^^^ question ^^O"'^ not down .^^^^ tUe ■^"^ fcler'S a Wa Wngtonby oL ot the Sr^After the"wa? entirely cured of his sym- • , • , r „ v,o vi.^ited New Or eans and on tiis ve-holders, he ^'siteci n« morning he entered following story; On Sunday mm nis ^^^ ,ook a seat near the door. 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