New York in fiction . N Street, and over the swinging woodengate is the number—58^. Until avery few years ago this quaint bit of localcolour existed in its entirety. Most of it,however, was destroyed when Mr. Mait-land Armstrong, the owner of the fronthouse, No. 58 West Tenth Street, remod-elled his own residence. The entranceand the eastern half of the white framestructure in the rear, where the Colonelhad his home, remain intact. Theswinging wooden gate whence Chad swooped down upon the complacentshopkeepers of the quarter was for yearsa familiar landmark of the neighbour-hood. It opened int
New York in fiction . N Street, and over the swinging woodengate is the number—58^. Until avery few years ago this quaint bit of localcolour existed in its entirety. Most of it,however, was destroyed when Mr. Mait-land Armstrong, the owner of the fronthouse, No. 58 West Tenth Street, remod-elled his own residence. The entranceand the eastern half of the white framestructure in the rear, where the Colonelhad his home, remain intact. Theswinging wooden gate whence Chad swooped down upon the complacentshopkeepers of the quarter was for yearsa familiar landmark of the neighbour-hood. It opened into the tunnel directlyunder the stoop of No. 58 as it exists to-day. To the west of the gate the stepscurved up to the door of the front through the iron gate in front,one may see part of the dark, un-canny tunnel where the Colonel in-dulged in pistol practice preparatory tohis expected meeting with the broker10 145 NEW YOBK IN FICTION Klutcliem. The garden where Fitz andthe Major took refuge while Chad. COLONEL carters GATE, PRESENT DAY.— F. HDIKINSONsmiths colonel CARTER OF CARTERSVILLE. held the lighted candle as a mark forCarters skill was then between the two 146
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