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The Tiger Tale
Perhaps the earliest European artifacts found on Manhattan Island are the flame-charred timbers of The Tiger, a Dutch ship that burned in 1613. Deborah D. Waters, curator of decorative arts and manuscripts at the Museum of the City of New York, says there are a few experts who believe the remains date back to a little later in the 17th century and future tests may determine 1613 as slightly inaccurate. The pieces of the ship were discovered by workmen in 1916 who were digging under the intersection of Dey and Greenwich streets. During the period when the ship burned, that intersection was part of the west Manhattan shoreline. Plans to dig up the rest of the ship were never finalized, and now archaeologists believe The Tiger's remains sit some 20 feet beneath the World Trade Center. |
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