The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-17
A OANARD.
A Current FaIsehood Corrected.


A Current FalsehoOd Corrected.
In reference to the false reports concerning
and chemist. OF New York city, we copy with
pleasure the following denial from the N. Y,
"some of the papers recently gave currency
TO a report that Or. Belmbold, the famous
druggist OF this city, had been attacked by
sudden illness which had affected his brain
end incapacitated bim from business pursuits.
This rumor, we are glad TO say, had not the
slightest fou undatfOn In fact Dr. Helmbold has
recently been engaged in renovating, we may
almost say in REBUILDING, his handsome store in
the Metropolitan Hotel building, and with his
customary energy and enterprise has been de.
voting nearly his entire time In experimenting
The splendid Improvement, Inc scIive interest
alto 10 receive large number OF visitors in his
leisure hours, which were few, and TO attend
naDy important political consultations. The
reaction after his lRborious duties we're brought
TO close, and the excitement consequent upon
ON the opening OF his new establishment pros
trated him for q while, but he speedily re-
covered and Is ROW quite we'll and engaged az
usual In his business. DIR. Helmbold is a man
ofimmense business capacity, strong mind and
active habits, ana IL would not be an easy
matter To shake either his constitution or his
brain. He has carried on for years one of the
most extensive trades in the metropolis In
pacity and enterprise. and has built up a
princely fortune IN a comparatively briet space
but by liberal and shrewd use OF the means at
his commend. His career Is a pattern for young
DQhllehS men 10 hollow, anu We WISH every
merchant In the city was just about as crazy as
DIR. HelmbOl5."
The New York Democrat contains the follow
ing version OF the affair."
There NJ ust have been near twenty thousand
people in and out of DR.. II: I. Helm6old's
great drug palace In the Metropolitan Hotel
building on Wednesday evening. The recep-
tioH, which lasted until too late an hour for us
TO be able 10 do IL justice in our Issue of yester
terday, was a reception OF the public without
distinction of persons thoroughly democratic
in spirit and in the manner of Its arrangement,
and generally festive Time has rarelV
been experienced. The Doctor relied on the
| for the materials of bis entertainment, and the
accomplished cooks and caterers OF that
establishment, provided an tnexhsustible
sand wiches, tongues, hams, and such
other comestibles as go TO make up what
| who were convlvially inclined, there was no
! lack of sparkling vintage and exhilarating dis
O'Clock till nearly midnight, and, considering
the miscellaneous elements OF It's composition,
contingent of the Fourteenth precinct police,
under Captain Garland, attended, but their
services wCre only required TO occasionally or.
gsnze the stream OF ingress and egress, and
| subdue the demonstrations OF a few rather toe
juvenile members Of the company. The details
| of the reception were superintended by Dr.
| Helmbold in person. assisted by an efficient
| force OF courteous and gentlemanlike assistants
many OF whom rivalled the most exquisite Of
| Browns young men in the immaculRcy oi
their general getnp up ana nd asgGge gee ease n and
ID style osa sRd ee9SS and fssc
| mating woman, with her beautiful and accom-
| plished daughter, frightened the scene with
| their presence and warmly welcomed all who
| had the good fortune to be introduced to them
| Taken altogether the affair was one to be long
| remembered, and was probably season o
| greater enjoyment 10 greater number OF per
| sons than any thing of its kind that has oc.
| CURED for long time This reception of Dr.
| Helmbold was arranged to commemorate one
| of the most extraordinary efforts of business
energy and enterprise that was ever successfully
| precedented expansion and development OF DR.
| Helmbold's wholesale and retail dealings i'm
| peratively called for an increase of resources
and an enlargement of space. The Doctor re
solved that this increase and enlargement
should be made in so short time as to inter.
| tere as little as possible with the wants and con
| venience of the public. His object was to per-
form his Aladdin like feat within the limits o
| one week, and, by the exercise OF almost super
| human endeavOr, that object was accomplished
in five days. The premises were remodelled, 80
as to carry the former depth OF $50 feet
through 275 feet from Broadway into Crosby
street. On the former hard wood floor was laid
an inch and half of Roman cement, and on
| this slabs of white italian marble cut from the
solid block. These slabs are six feet by three
! and make magnificent pavement. Without
| considering the immense value of the new
stock LAID Inland this would have to be reck
oned in the hundreds of thoussnds-the Inn
| provements of the stone alone cost more than
| twenty thousand dollars. The Helmbold palace
is perhaps the most dazzlingly respondent
| place OF its kind on Broadway, and conse
quently in the world. 1t is a gem of exquisitely
blended color and soft radiance, and may bt
| regarded as the most notable monument extant
| of what courage and liberality combined, In
the direction of an ordinary pursuit, will even
tually create. 1t 1s with sincere regret we Learn
that DR.. Helmbold's arduous and prolonged
eXertions resulted in attack OF nervous prostra
| tioD, from which 1t will take:him O brief inter.
| val of repose to recover. We are equally glad
to know that the reports of the matter In the
evening papers were unintentionally exag
| Rerated."