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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1906)
-' L ' , .-'I P ICK9 of workmen digiritiit 1 i hundred feet beneath the -urfi ' of old Msrket si-reet in Phll1 1 phia, Just above the water frcn'. have unearthed what 1 In all pr ,p billty the clew to the foundation .. - . , . . . . . a Im. r; rarnous oio siepnen un- mfn fortune. Burrowing d urn heneth the oil Glrn.d mnW.n in North Water tret, one Mr-; d-rd paces from the Ielawar Blver hor. th- laborers have uncovered a series c.f ghastly underground dungeon, falling one tier below another. Three such tlen have Wn bared, nnd there la the possibility of still anotKer below them. ith Iron bound and barred window lilting out on a narrow three foot corri d r tffn three foot wall, with manarie irons still In the walla and In the corner of the cei.a a femur none me whose a: ,-. i uumiFtakeable. there la no 0ou. to the use to which these aunken cells were put. Thev formed prlsnna for slave. ue -blackbird" who :n the time of U.rard. were such profitable merchandise. j Historian, anc.ent deniiens of the neigh borhood, the Botrd of City Trusts, in whose hands are t!.e countless m.l! cms of the old "rr.sr.rier and merchant." huv had nl.solutely no trace of knowledge of th existence of this deep aunken pr.son. Tht- Hoard resists dutifully and strongly tht- rrpcrt that the rrejtor of the wealth ther held derived It from so terr:U a source. Nevertheless, experts, men who know tne RoiMh and the oid slave pens ti ere. r3y that there Is absolutely no doui.t as t i tl.e purpose of the den beneath Gir ard .M mansion. J..hn Y. Jordan, librarian of the !'er.n sylvina Historical Society, after insp-ct-lr.? tne j. lace. d that there wjs no douM st as to its use. He had visited re cent'y J jst such an underground struc ture In n?knn. Mil., and this duplicated, f ir ;-ne almost, the one Just f.njni. l'n'f r:'tirs for cha'ns and tnansc'H were ft11 in I's wills. In themselves the dun pfo's rhw clearly the r reason for being. FOFTVNE A MYSTEFY. S r-e of the fortune of Stephen Gtra-d, ,..rV- of the irreat Glrard Col'ege. In Ph!'H-1'phla. flm-iclal hacker of the I'i.-M States In the War of 111. hero .V t r-tf.c yel'w fever ap-deml? In hi - ' -. alw ays bp n veiled In rvyttry. T-i"r ha been a I er latent rtory that rpo-t "f It came from the rtgro uprising n p-n r.-Ti'nf: that at that time Glrard.i 'i i-nnund of a vessel, wss In th htr b -id that to him th- whites had H-tr-t--1 1 1 . -: r jewel and mrny. The i:p r.n; came be'ore they ro.ild ret t the .!. wh ') fami'.ie were slaughter.'.''., r.nd fl.rard sa wth the treasure. On the ot if-r htird. there have been persistent re torts tn?t he was actively engaged In the fla.e trde. "It Is no S"cret thst he lept (i'v in Phl sde'phla s his personal r- int. and that on h s gr-at ajgar m l'a ttion In Hoj slana he tmipoed h n-dr.-.l. H" sr-led In rh'ladelphla in 177S. Pio-i rnr hi.'S belonging to him set o it Ir tn 1 ie p :v His riches inrased J; was !.' wealth that rea'ly enah ed tlie I' i t J F:vm to win the IVir of Wll Ronie i.f ''l ard s sh pa had been ovrrhiu'id ly the Kn."!!h and h1 sailors Impressed T!ie stror, ecpentrle old man swore veng; an.-e and financed the government to an' en irmtiai extent. Afterward, when the yilow fever spi'irg-d Phlfadelphla, ard when men wr n-i'- g 'rorr) It, o d Giriifl and n ght i r.on the eufe - regrd!e of persor al peril . Al r.-. e'c-pt f- hs t nf r Unate mar r a-f 'ie lived and a.on he died. J 'Vt.en his will sit opened it waa found; that he har! created the tremendous Jn-1 f .fjt -in ttt nyw, oppupylrg ten squares cf the mis- valuable land in the city, bear.' h; name. Every ? ny of his immense ' r:-he he had left f r an orphins' college. T'.e ol I mt h1 orke 1 out all the dp tat Is No !! t:lter or pr t wi ever to r-.-as it? t!.:sh .Ti Relig otis n.trurtkn was to he c J iel nire'y to r--j.1!n. of th B h e 1 " efhl.-! train. The urricu.um e i'e k ;.t al r f.f the T..:i.ts. '.' ro.ijh tue years im ct.Hre has grown ii- 1 . a -h year it tutns out hundreds of .! "ij.iited men. to lu.-n In a y r.' jl.i t.Ju'a:uifi have come The --!j il t-state lef in the hand o the H arj :s now In t ie hun.J-eJ of ni 11 . rs. il tiki's in mtns. railroad and u-h. Ie to n-: a liii-.f-r. r fe dur r.g Glrard a life as to tne way in r. v h he gi.nel his fortune, began ti Ue any after his death. Until th w .rVel er. utterly fcatjBT wair J tstm Boa 3 fjt 'Vha'." tV .yjy A . 1 '"f -if i. i t e. -j. . ' . LS-' 1CZ i I'-.'..' Vxi I. M II t . e I .flit - VI 1' it ' . STEPKT1M fTfeA-RTjtJI l.i -A II i-'J , t. H'f I . i i ' wIi -3Ear ac' KsyLar turn mmmMuabm jm 'Srt J11 V"'- - . 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L 4- . - - r - r$ RH ."l ' 11 THE IROU TiA3i.12.lir WIMTDOW OF QrJF OF THE CULL 3 nn to attack what was s; pa-tr. :ly the. foundation of the building Tney per.e-: trat.J tnrough the cellar rl.r and found' that th.a was only th roof of uia-2.ee' no other excivat on beneath. Entering tola t.-.ey found the first tier of c!l There were six stone rooms on thi t.er 1 wlnJos heavily barred with iron and e.ach oompartmen: capaMit of holding a x pr sons. Aljng the front of them ran a J-f..-t con-idor between walls three feet thltk Peniirittng the dungeons the workmen found at regular lntervala in the tilj d.scovery of these slave pens it rested ODly' support that were aftsrwixd declared to in histor.cal documents and old lettara. intented for manacle. Jn the course of It operation In bttild-t Toilosrlcg the corrldjr th tr.veat' gator ing l ie un.ierg to :ret -h under Marked trt. th Hblla-1 another tier of cell irallar to thoet delphla F.apid Tra.-iatt Compsnr found It bov. Still another dip and th third tier r.oi-i.ry to buy Glrard old kou, at on hundred feet below th urfao of th No. a North Water trt, to rr.aka way street, wa discovered. There ar ron.- r the huikliUon of its rlTer front ter- to auppose ttat ther 1 a ourtk tiar and m.nai. The aacieat dwlltim, 1a which tost gbs bought froml there. i . i t ee'. the miu&i aupporu .-e found It wws m the second tie: uat the baue a picked ! :ate. Northern and Souther Niter a have been protectorates. Recently it ha been decided to unite Lagos and Sou'h-rn Nigeria. Uh colonial headquarters et LdigOS. west Africa, Bltuated In the oo.jat .rial belt, ha much against it on account .f cli matic conditions, says Mr. Douphfrty. t.u: even thl inhospitable part has not teen neglected. Energetic rieamahlp compa-1. traverse the whole coast. Railroads are pushing into the interior. The trlegra h follows the Bteam engine and ocean al i form cimmerrfal and political links sttn the great nation of th world. The mla sionarv with hi chool and church- n stll higher view of U.'e. All theke in fluences and agencies contribute largely t. the oi'iai. cjnimerclal and pollUia! i.plirt of the vele- uch an adviuicen.ent thoisrh it hJt touched only the fringe of the Dark Continent. Carrie with it a great im re-ise in don--.ic and foreign trade, and tn.s w ill receive a till groater lmpe.ui a civilisation penetrate kiland. j i..m West Africa were broupht u.e an c.jiti.rs of tae miJlioTi of blaoa men r,uw il.in m th Utiitd ate. Tlisj Intelligent uopu.ai.on of t.rra loae and Jai-ria ia large y roi1 u of Ui deeceuoxnu of feed slave. Tli9 enligmened m-m:rs of the negro rap tail active pert in ail tht flair" ot their commonweaj .a i ard are developing- ta counuy Ju.i .ru..v and ooniroerrlaUy- Some of the promo:, rs t-jjje aSricuJtura, and ottier ii.djstr.es ver formerly Inhabitant of tr.e biutk it in AmriC cr lmoloJ the Amn.-an . rl W udy tr"VL Tukegee l i!. is tak.r.g iw'd vn In tiiw rem . e Itea is -,.,r.d. Xitlvs tribe aj - also pari w i hor Young men are be.ng .. trades ana proiev:t,as. th dvance In ekl'.ed are t e ng uaineu ; 4 -SiT.Z 'v.;i.'. C-JC.- e'.-- ' ll"l,. includes 61era lslatiJ of Slier ro. tirp'.rh'rg far evil, conimercal and of tne Th colony and tlie proteo- hae aa area of M.mri The colony contairis TT.iw '. ,.r,v of sllerra L-..i.e ,T -,.r, mula at tne nvoutn of t ifw ... don th coat. .... from the a 11 tarv p.nties 1 the va.t territory prou?c!orai;. lurnte toS"--'er. i.hablttnt nd the protectorate arwu: 1. ,,, jui. The development of the pi.,:e torn fa' tor in the aa ar.ee r has tt-nrt.ra:ed GENERAL OF E1XCAVAT 1 Oi-Z S P.CVCAT.TrJG TIERS OT COl EFJTEATM JTZIPHEIM GJRARDS HOUSE str tront and then queLly marched up first ecsSety ay thy ear.njt tee Theypont sombre tier of unmistakable J111000"- OPPORTUNITIES IN LEONE. Glrard tjouse wa right them away vesse It ...tn.4 .,Mav l.'(iil);iA A wen nnt I tr lOilB t alk'rir atrtr.r! . ' ' J i.vn.j . t J . . , " " . .... , , . . . , . . . . ... .. .... , . . j . uuarr GO ua... s iv u.iiu uuuk:, lj uir lan mil i ii i uujt l.imc was a. ..in lue . r o : K iuu.m. .c u j.im uu i nly a few ttr& aaay. Thr thsy itu.a th preluulce uganst slavery ttiat Dow ex- prutun currldora. ataxlng Philadelphia in I have been kept until th tlm cam to h;p lata ard that o.d Stephen G:rard oou.d me face. And in or. of th el mrcharil .eg t.n siely have engaged in the tiaca on tup of them l nAaa'SW rhal incihor ' he hs cjlmI auch mvstenr arOUhd It 1 AleO t.'i.'e are the tlra-1 r.Mltia the 1U river front ter- to uppos ttt ther. I a ourt. tlx anC Mln. ,.',; ruol .aUini th only thing that they y they aw -'., ur, of hhh ta never teen known. r....- " tkpi My hav, thrown abl. a understand. dark hole ui.der the Water street house Jnm masnber haa aireaay prparka wiisu toey tetu too unruly on a:i!p- u.urujgraph on it for the dtesctauun A the 0.rd. Hkftor.caJ Socisty at It text n,mt:rvg On The Pennsylvania H.stor;a4 Socity an 1 th oi&er hai.d tupe.-.ntendent Jam G rard bad Hved ajd died the e:'.e' trustee. anJ early iu October li t aork of raalng u sl. began. SECHET OF THE DUNGEONS. lxn to Its foundations the hous had uree of hhh ta never It as poMih.e that oep it. fourth In; 1 dug Into the at.ssrer alii mi ..neqiiivacal and ;i.a- ::.u i o'. the ius:iy of th tit. 'it u.sui Lfe a 1.1 b c.ear.a uj. M! Kver,tnlh 1 ths vitas' ruction of the' dj;.,-ons givr Jfp rt to the contenttiB' been t..r.i hen th o smen can a.'ro u,at thty the Fk.rd of City Ttui'i ar taking tr,t. Kilpitra, of the hjrj of City Trasria. I matter up In e-.rntt -the rt to find out defend, (iirard's nie iKiry by t"i rgjrrieut iwtiaj. um dei real y wer tf or. ti e . uud trial "ne wou.d not have pui a toil cow pa.igeway ieaa:ng iron in cwar. iirMntwnt r mwu, os tm. ii wou.o M . Glrard a nam. if oaeaitl of th. or hora those ho.. mu;r. tea. a had been blocked and filled, but th. .n-bav bea the aa.et matter la lb wtui.d ia elav, trsudliifc-. aithontf. ir.v.y they , bck." U-.OCS wss soli v slo. and n Isbwttsl'sr aho tiSack t ha be landed at thelrtMraM try to o th sh. m err bees of th' m rV.. mean tlm. ther. ar th three were ud for a pis or toncc of aljvrs of Ira- It would a veolintst. re ng ail thXougt. "Look hre," remarkej nttui.y, "jou aei 1UV o.u " "On. dun t worry o '-i l it'" nep; d th nan addreaeed. "1 a'i:r you I wasn't aayua a:. yvctng that y'-i would parOcu r!y wai.t to hear ' ULtiiKN a.toVti and deveiopment. uav maae Africa a country worthy .11. Con. derm. un or tuLtieu m.n A.iiji ti.e word report. Vic r.ui are Leai Reju..i.d Y. jour.ertT from b.erra Iaon. Vx.e mp of Africa 1 no value longer a bar. outline tuaratt witn a f. river and mo ui.lair.a. '1 he secret, of ii.. he.rt of th continent havt beeu laid bar. . i. nigtity ::erle if lis toturtton.iue.rc tracwa and its fa: pi en-ling .tvi.re. and .T.dtrfjl tujii.eria:.a Lrjugi.t u.-iler U.e tr.fi tei.c. of a r.et-: of piva-re.e WU(. U es ii V est Africa l-r.f'nd ha tne f ng tsn-iii" .. .j... ...... Birrra Lon Ooid Coast. 1 !.. 'ul Northern Nierla orie of s'ai.il-.g i"u.0Ot. " he ' I ,miKi-il ' .,w The railroad 'almost to the Ubanan boundary foun trv roads nave been Improved, while t.em- !controt4 ta certain part. w,.ra !of bottertog t" thtsrooghfare of trud cti.l icont'nuea. and tner is ito m the stage of formation a government project to facl.i- SIFRRA'tat to navigation of the laree river Oicrvrvrt eh'flov, lnlo th, harbor at J-'-rtoan. : export of raw produ'-ts from bierra Leone is increasng. Among au-.-.i proa uet vs ben til load, a valuable oil producer, which 1 eipor.ad 10 a mia: n....i. . In avaax ot-ntnn in n irinsrii Afru-an pjoiwitrtea, nd r tkporUa lo th. of 3j isiuvr ia cjkiiin Leo ii. ...t jino ern.x;y vo in. va.u. wj .... a n Pln kernel la tb. main c:m ierx:ial prodiKA. and i a staple article of raie i'. tropical Afrloa ali exported. t iku T Palm oil. obtatnad from ti p'.lm keruel hull, al -Dorted to th vlu 17 K- h Ob tndus-ry Is recelvlr g r-eater atwiitloo, and many vetatt.e i nwtii re furnlatsnf eTtcei ent f'-ni. m... . . -. iff raw oommotitle. makt. It nt ieone mit 1 N.gerla and cult appareu that Sierra Loc U rich In Th hrst fojr ar col wlrh ! ijcent pro'ec- ruril ir"6 ir-T and th. resourc' ar o.i.y yartlslly drrelopl.