. History of the city of New York . competent engineer, Kryn Fredrick,who was to superintend the construction of a fort, that being wiselydeemed the first business to be dispatched. It did not take long to dis-cover a triangular spot of earth hemmed in by ledges of rock, as ifmodelled by Nature herself for a fortress. It had a commanding view ofthe Bay and Narrows, and was but a short distance from the waters was chosen; but when the work was accomplished it reflected no TlIK FIRST UIILIJIMJS. 55 rcmarkiible credit upon its piojcLlDrs, cx(;ei)t so iar as it icspoiKhMl totheir imniedi
. History of the city of New York . competent engineer, Kryn Fredrick,who was to superintend the construction of a fort, that being wiselydeemed the first business to be dispatched. It did not take long to dis-cover a triangular spot of earth hemmed in by ledges of rock, as ifmodelled by Nature herself for a fortress. It had a commanding view ofthe Bay and Narrows, and was but a short distance from the waters was chosen; but when the work was accomplished it reflected no TlIK FIRST UIILIJIMJS. 55 rcmarkiible credit upon its piojcLlDrs, cx(;ei)t so iar as it icspoiKhMl totheir imniediute uecessities, Ior it was simply a with red-cedar palisades. About tlie same liiiu was erectcMl a warehouse of Manhattan stone,having a roof thatcheil with reeds. It was primitive even to ugliness,without one redeeming touch oi architeetiual hnish, hut we hon(jr it asthe pioneer of all the present long miles of business edifices. Onecorner of it was set apart as tlie village store, and was the depot of sup-. The First Warehouse. plies for the colony. It grew erelong to l)e much haunted liy the Indians,who came to sell their furs and drink the white mans hre-water. In the course of a few weeks several vessels arrived from Holland,each laden mth passengers. The population of the island was thusincreased to nearly two hundred; thirty or more cheap dwellings werebuilt around the fort, and the prospect was animated and Minuet, Secretary De Easiers, and Sheriff Lampo occupieda habitation together for nearly three years. NegTo servants performedthe labor of the household. The most notable building, as well as one of the most useful,which was speedily erected, was a horse-mill. It was located onwhat is now South William Street, near Pearl. The loft was furnishedwith a few rough seats and appropriated to the purposes of religiousworship. Thus we may observe that, while the settlement of the prov-ince had been undertaken with no higher aim tha
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