Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-31
The Crosby Opera House Drawing,


A Chicago special to the Boston Ad-
vertlser gives the following particulars
of the drawing:
The great event has come to pass. The
Opera House In Chicago has been drawn
in lottery, the price of the tickets be-
ing five dollars. At an early hour
the various entrances TO the opera
house were infested with a crowd i'm
patient to secure good seats to witness
the drawing. At IL a. m, the building
was thrown open TO the public, the
balcony being reserved for ladies. In u
short time the building was more than
comfortably filled, and at II o'clock the
members of the committee appeared up
on the stage, preceded by the wheels Of
fortune, and having with them the num-
bers, which had been carefully counted
several times.
The manner Of drawing was as fol-
lows; Two wheels about two and four
feet in diameter respectively octagonal
In shape into the larger the committee
placed, ia the presence of the audience
tickets numbering from to 100000; in
to the smaller wheel 800 tickets in
scrihed with the names of the premiums,
to wit the Opera House, the bust of
Lincoln, and three hundred paintings. A
number was to be drawn from the larger
wheel, and then prize from the smaller;
so that the principal prize, the opera
house, might not be drawn until most
of the other prizes were. AS it was, the
18th number took prize No. /, the OPP
era House. Mr.. David Pulsifer of Bos-
tor, was stationed by the committee at
one wheel, and Mr., J. C. Dore, of this
then conducted as above described, IN
til the whole number Of prizes were
drawn.
The following are the first nine prizes
with the corresponding tickets $500
drew prize No. |, the opera house valued
at 100000; 16l, 1872 drew prize No. .,
Bierstadts yosemite Valley" valued at
$4,000; 176, 1877 drew pIize No. 3, Crop
sey's American Autumn" valued at
$4,000; 1886 drew prize No. 4, Schus-
sele's Washington Irving and his
Friends" valued at $4,000; 81, 400 drew
prize No. 5, Harris "WoOds in Autumn"
valued at $4,000; q, 900 drew prize No
6, Mayors Recognition" valued at S.
600; 81 942 drew prize No. 7, sReard's
"Deer on the Prairies," Waived at $4,000;
IS $50 drew prize No. 8, Gignoux's cal
pine Scenery" valued at $4,000; 161 ,554
drew prize No, 9, bust of Mr.. Lincoln,
valued at $4,000.
The drawing occupied three hours. A
great many rumors filled the city as to
the holder Of the first prize, but as yet
nothing is known definitely except the
number. The books are still in the
hands Of the committee. Every one
seems satisfied in the manner in which
the drawing has been conducted.
The following named gentlemen were
on the committee of drawing, who had
the entire control of the affair:
WFCoolbaugh, President ofthe Union
National Bank; j. II Bowen, President
of the Third National Bank J C. DOre,
President Of the Board Of Trade; James
c. Fargo, manager of the American Ex-
press sly. Mum of Mum &; SCOTS
Elevator; J. A. Ellis, President of the
Secopd National Bank; Clinton Briggs,
of Ewing, Briggs & Co.; Z. G. Hall, OF
Hall, Kimbark g. Co.. Francis 4. Heff-
man, ex-Lieut.- Governor; Amos I. Hall,
Treasurer of the c. &. & Q. r. R.; B. L.
DemmOn; Mr.. Howard, President Ma
tiOnal Bank, Boston; David Pulsjter, Of
Pusttr & Payson, Boston Charles P.
StiCkney, Fall River Mass; Samuel
Cashier, coal merchant, Trinity Build
ing, New York; R. NJ. Hedden, late
cashier of the Croton National Bank New
York. Col. Wan. B. Thomas, -four mer-
chant Philadelphia; Caleb II. Needles,
druggist, Philadelphia; Richard Smith,
Of L. johnson & Co., type founders,
Philadelphia Walter Ingersoll cashier
of the National Insurance Bank of De-
troiC; L, s. Rowse, of CaveBder &
Rowse, broker St. Louis,
A Chicago telegram Of Monday eyen-
ing, says
Mr. Lee, who won the Crosby Opera
House, at the drawing yesterday, lives
about so miles south OF St. Louis. He
purchased his ticket Of a firm in the lat
ter city, who were notified Of the draw
ing by Mr. Crosby, and Immediately sent
q messenger to acquaint Mr.. Lee Of his
good fortune. He had only one ticket
in the enterprise.
1t is believed by persons who pro-
TESS to be well informed that Mr.. Crosby
holds tickets for the best prizes after the
first, and some believe he also has the
first; also the Opera House is to be
decided is not the whole building as
represented but only the audience room
which is located in the center of the
block.