(li THE BOTANISTS OF I'll 1 1. A I > I!!. I'll I A. 



fire engines could roach the <p<>t the flames had spread over 

 a considerable portion of the roof. The fire originated at 

 the north-west corner of the building, and practically the 

 whole of the third stow was destroyed. The firemen 



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succeeded in keeping the llames out of the tower on the 

 south-east corner, hut it was undermined to such an extent 

 that it may have to be torn down. The lower floors were 







saved, but the ceilings and walls of the spacious rooms were 

 badly damaged by water. 



"Although the property lias now been secured by the 

 city for a public park, to the satisfaction of everyone 

 interested in the early history of the city, it will be seen 



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from the above account that the preservation of this historic 

 and beautiful garden is really owing to the earnest desire 

 of Mr. Eastwick to have it preserved for all time. 



"It will be noted that the burned building is on that 

 portion of the property which Select Council decided to 

 purchase as an addition to the part before taken for a public 

 park. The present owners entered heartily into the desire 

 of their father for the preservation of everything connected 

 with Bartram, and had been anxious for the city to own 

 this addition. They generously proposed in the negotia- 

 tions to leave completely out of consideration the house, 

 looking only to the absolute value of the ground. 



"It had been the thought of Mr. Eisenhower, Chief 

 Commissioner of City Property, to use the Eastwick building 

 for free library purposes. In this sense the destruction of 

 the building may lie considered a loss." : 



Tin.- building bus since been torn down. Tbe Bartram Association has 

 -taried i is'.i'.n a botanical library which occupies one of the rooms of the old house. 

 A r,,n-iderable number of books presented by the courtesy of friends repose on the 

 book shelves, and a number of interestiiiL; relics recently collected also add much to 

 the intercM of the place. Meetings or.nani/injr the memorial library were held at the 

 1'iiiversity of Pennsylvania on March ir.rd, and at the Pennsylvania Historical 

 Society on April in. 



