The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-10

The on~risy" Doll At the Crystal faiace-
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The glowing accounts of the Crystal Palace
Ball which appeared in the papers of yesterday
were probably made up at about midnight. and,
therefore. they do not give correct descrip-
ton Of the whole affair. The reporters vary
also in their accounts of the number of persons
present One journal sets the attendance at
twenty thousand and the profits at nine thou
sand dollars. Another account puts the atten-
| dance at eight thousand persons. Still another
states that $4,000 were collected for the
poor and that ten thousand tickets were
sold up to ten o'clock. A Wall street
journal says the receipts were not less
than twelve thousand" and that is probably
about the figure The ball was disgracefully
msmanaged from beginning to end. There
were no attendants, no visible managers no
facilities for the safe keeping and prompt de
livery of mems and women's outer garments;
and after midnight the whole affair was one
grand sea Of disorder, rufianism and de-
bauchery. 1t was Bedlam let loose. Charity
never covered such multitude of sins as at
this ball. There were police, who made up for
their neglect of duty, us far as the ''roughs"
were concerned, by snubbing respectable per.
sons who asked civil questions There was some
thing which they called a ladies' cloak room,
where two thick headed Germans, with limited
knowledge of the English language, had the
custody of twelve hundred packages of wo-
mems apparel Hundreds Of ladies were
obliged to wait in the Palace until six or seven
o'clock in the morning-three hours after the
ball was over-for their cloaks and shawls
There was nothing fit to eat, and no one to do
anything. The only business that was properly
attended to was the sale of liquor. There was
rum in abundance in every corner Of the Palace,
and the bars were constantly thronged. There
was grog enough to float frigate or to get up
a new rebellion in Kansas, or to satisfy the
members of Congress during an all night
session This flow Of liquor produced its natu-
raj effects, and as the small hours wore on Dor
der ruffanism was rampant. There was fighting
bowling and screaming for lost garments. The
policemen who endeavored to assist the distribu-
ton did ii in such q stupid way that they made
matters worse. Disorder reigned supreme
Pickpockets and clothing thieves darted here
and there like Mexican guerillas, plundering as
they went All sense of courtesy and politeness
| was lost. People were knocked down. kicked
and trampled upon. The Palace resounded
with the din of shouting, bowling, roaring,
cursing, swearing and screaming, in all the Ian
guages under heaven. Babel was nothing
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the city. People in the wilds of Oregon
or the borders of Texas would have con-
Quoted themselves with more propriety. A
wild Camanche is q gentleman compared to
some Of the barbarisns Of this city. The chief
blame must fall, however, upon the managers of
the ball. 1t was their duty to see that the seve-
raj departments were properly organized, with
full and efficient corps Of assistants to each
People will never be orderly unless there is
proper example set to them, and if these balls
cannot be better managed they may Us well be
suppressed altogether.
There is still another and a graver question
which recurs in relation to all these charity
affairs. When the first or Calico Ball was
projected, we exerted our best endeavors
us to say how far We contributed to its great
success, but we gave our columns TO il without
stint. We knew that the suffering poor needed
aid, and we we're glad to help in getting it for
them. We think that we have now right to
demand, in the name of the public, full and
circumstantiai account Of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the ball, together with statement
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that the names of Peter Cooper, Mayor Tiemann
and other respectable persons have been used by
the managers of these balls, but some of
them arc good natured people, somewhat
too fond Of figuring before the pub
lie, and perhaps not too particular about
their associations. At any rate, we make no
charges, but we ask for the accounts properly
picions attached to many Of the socalled chart
ty enterprises Of the dsy-there are a great
many people who steal the livery Of heaven to
serve the devil in-and therefore the public is
naturally anxious for all the particulars about
this money which il raised for 1.-The poor" The
term il rather too general We are not quite
satisfied about these balls, and again demand
the facts ard figures forthwith. Charity, per Sc,
l. good thing, but plundering the public I'M
der such disgaceful circumstances as at the
Crystal Palace OF Thursday, is a nuisance which
cannot be too quickly abated, and its orignators
held up TO the obloquy Of the community.
AT any rate, give us the accounts of both the
balls. Where did all the money 70 TOT
THF BusTEED AND CARR INDiCTNrST.-We have
received long letter from Mr. Thomas n. Carr,
addressed to MI. Busted, the Corporation Coun-
sci, detailing at length number Of incidents
and movements Of the Corporation Counsel as
public officer. Of vast interest to the taxpayers
Of this unhappy city. II will be recollected that