The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-18

palace nike hoeeh Thsy Ae Ao<ut - veil ksosn
On both SHES Of The .assr a. - soeees - i.susa,
pstncss We Co hardly estimate 80 ~ boxssm
AID growth Of cur city have Uen proDcscd BY NJ
sx0serdiIasy csntsrss and iuxsrysA - oar hceels-
Though there he's essn les noiss nsas aSsai them
Than about railroads. YET we caEs0 pro~per - Q
business ccmmusity vftbost thso, cay un<s thAs
We can without The msans q rspId trSyslliog. rss
yisiter % oar city beeds hone whca he srrivs
here, as much a. The public csnwysscs 70 roach
+ The nrt tavern Of Bo.tsn vss opsssa sy zoe
Samuel Cole, March 4, iSA, on va. n DOE Sac
stret. beer the wates. he seems " hsvc bcsa
: sISs sn Si o. Rs.:ossss fss The sss q M
ierior person IN the early days o. Nee Esglssd AZ
shat early ia, four yrsn sfs<r sss sest<asst q
the town. and when 4 nd bat twenty hnsrs. NJ.
@ Ps ssS S ss.s s:s = s ~ &
there Was. T~o }tsn altar - epesse his bs4sss
we read that he dined several aeh tdanes Il msnsa-
toDimo, IN INDIAN SAcbem Of the Nsrngsnses tdbe,
Who made Governor ysDe visis for the SHE q
entering into treaty with Tie whites. 70 sseuas
that the. bicfs Of the Indians dinsd 9Th sns Gov
cSnor, while only the attendant. went 10 the ord
paIy, . name By which he Inn Of tat Ieaod VS.
known.
Says John Joetelyn. ~ qaotsd by prsks 10 his
history Df this city -" In 1881 NE were Dot many
houses In Boston. Among tbem were two h0sincs
Of entertainment, called ordinares, into wuich. ns
stianeer went he ~as presently followed sy one sp-
bis company unlimited, and II he called for more
drink than the officer thought, 10 his Judgment hs
could soberly bear away, lie would presently ooan-
teImand it. and appoint the prop o-.,oa Deyoad
whf he could not pet one Drop" PeIhs 3 our
friends who groan under the Maize Law, may feel,
after reading the above, that they haze not fallen
upon the WORT Of timca.
In our revolutionary times, and later, We rad OF
number Ell Boston tayerns. There was the G. con
Dragon tavern, near DR.. Nealr's church on Hanover
street. This was famous 40 the rendezvous VI poh.
teal caucue and club met tings. Another house on
Hanover street was that Of the Golden Ball, near
the spot where Benjamin FrsDkl,n worked in tho
shop Of a falow chandler. State street, (the King
stree Of tnat peliod,) bad several taserns, among
whieh was the British Coffee House. Another was
kelt by Mrs. Uepham on the present ate Of the
Merchants Bank. The Royal Exchange WA promi-
nent on the same street On School STREET was
B,ackett's tavern, and opposite Hayward place was
that Of the White Horse, kept by the father Of
Perez Morton, who died in 1898. Several Of toese
Orators.
Esi)y in this century, in tie year lSOS was an era
10 y bo:el business, Tor at that da was erected
the Exchange Coffee House on Dcvonshire street.
1t was built on the circulation Of the FArners' Ex-
change Bank, which had no actual capital, at a no
miDal cost of $685. 600. At this date 1t WAS toe
most extensive establishment In the United States.
The house took fire in 1918, and there being en-
was burned to the ground. There were those Who
yejoiced In the dest ton Of this house, In sous
der alton of the mode Of it's erection. BENJAMIN
Austin said Of tt" Il was conceived in sin,
s brought forth in n'qai'y but 1t Is now puzzled By
It was the preceding year that NJ. Hezek!ah
Earl. VINO for so many years conducted the Earl
Hotel, in Hanover street, commenced the basness.
Mr.. Es' Is one of the oldest men living who has
retired from the business in Boston. Mr. Patio ~on,
who began stDl earlier to keep the Patterson Hotel
on RIM street, Is still living as the advanced az. Of
more than four score years. He 10 tho oldest man
living who has been IN the business In this city.
His successor, Mr.. Solomon Wildes, still lives Ia
CITY to enjoy the frtnnc that this business gave
him.
Il Is within the hast qua,t Of century ths. the
greatest improvements In the hetel business have
occurred, to which the erection OF the fremont
Hopse In 1899 gave such an impetus. This build
ing COZ aimed about one hundre aud eighty rooms,
wss every way palace Of house, ana 50; DO
came n own throughout the country and the world.
Just previous to the opening Of tue rrcnoot, the
old Exchange Coifte House, which haa juss ceased
TO be hotel, was the most fashionable house Ia
Boston. Others that ranked next 70 ID were Earl's
and Wides hotels, the old Eastern the Commercial
., Lamb, (near the present site Of the Adams
he use) and the Lafayette, opposite She Boyktcn
market.
The business Of keeping public house, even no
longer ago than q half or quarter Of century was
very unlike what 1t Dos Is. Toen the houses were
generally much smaller, the amolns Of capital in.
vested comparatively small, the hands en- Logged
n ii lntsfICr RrfAnQHO13uf0
The Sonses inclndino lie tab!es far nfarr 10 thse
of Ire present day.
The nDmher of hotels in Boston at the present
time, accorc ing to the h son AImanack for tbs
YEAR ia SIEVE pty two. as fulIows:-
Adams House, 37l Washington street, Daniel
ChsDberlain; Albany Hotel, Albany, orner Of
Kneeland, kaao Hail, Jr.; Alden, Fremont, corner
Beacon, j. w. Barton; Amer, an, AZ Hanoyer.
Lewis Rice; Bromfieh, Bomfe a stree, !. Crocke 4
Brow ne Lowell street: Bufalo SO Lincoao. J. Mcr.
rift; Cen,ls, 8 Brntte square, Wheel ok Cooper
CITY, BrattIe street, Gage & Tucker; CITY Point.
FoSrth street, King: Congress. Pearl corner High.
VIM Hastings; Columbian ,i76 Harrison avenue, Ste.
phep George; CornhllI Coffee Oornbil Court Geo.
Young; Cunard, Webster street. (E, By A. P.umer
Eagle. cor, er Fulton. q, rerho-st: Eagle Hotel.
2lNWtb, "A. NacKeppy: Eastern Exchange. E. r,
R,vbarf. J. b. Garter. Eastern r. r. House ali
Commercial. George Mssson. T.s.arn S,sarahoat
hohte ri commercial. p D. Trino: Film street
Hosai q Eiu, " i prr.,tw.r. E,nian,rc u,u.n q,
annsh M, pcntai, En,a,r no tTsrrSs,, , ~
nna " M cLvooa. fon,tb Ward a W,Ison lane
IN, W.asa. rrnnL,,' i.Tna.sa;al 80 y.aanj
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