The New York herald., 1872-09-21
OUR UNC1v1L SERVANTS.

Discourtcsy and Insult to the English
Crtckctcrs-Thoy arc Refused Admit
tancc to the TOmbs, Though Provided
With Regular Office Pass.
The readers Of the HERALD are well aware that
number Of English gentlemen cricketers are at
present here making tour OF the States for
their own pleasure as well as to give
exhibitions OF their skill in the game 30
peculiar to Englishmen. 1t is also known, prob
ably, that they have received uniform kindness and
countries from Americans since their arrival here.
1t was left to New York municipal servants to play
the braggart and the bully and to disgrace the
American name and belle the wOnted courtesy Of
Americans to foreign visitors. These English gen.
tlemen having but short time to stay In the city,
were anxious to see as many OF our public institu
tions they could before they left for Philadelphia.
Armed with pass nom Mr.. George w. Kellogg, the
superintendent OF outdoor poor they sought admis
sion to the City Prison. The pass was an ordinary
caro-, couple Of inches long and little more than an
inch wide, on which was printed, In good readable
letters the following :-'.Department OF Public
Charities and Correcdon-George w. Kellogg, Sn-
perintendent of Outdoor Poor No. 60 Third avenue,
corner OF Eleventh street, New York." On the
back of this card was written by Mr.. Kellogg, In
ink, request as follows :-"Mr. Mark Finley, Acting
Warden City Prlson-Dear Sir-Please allow Mr.
Prince and his friends to visit the Tombs, and
much oblige G. w, Kellogg, Superintendent
o. d. p" This might seem to a New Yorker
authority SUFFICIENT to ensure
ADMITTANCE TO THIS FAMOUS BRIDEwELL.
But 1t didn't. Mr.. Finley read 1t. but for some
cause or other his natural amiability had deserted
him. and he refused to recognize the card. The
Englishmen told him who they were, and on their
clothing they wore emblems Of their sporting tour
and their nationality could not well be- mistaken.
They pleaded that they were gong away from the
city in few hours, and would probably never again
have an opportunity to visit our institutions II
denied admittance now. They urged International
courtesy, and every American visitor to London
knows that the utmost cvility is shown
to him, and every facility granted him to see the
places of interest in that metropolis But inter-
national courtesy availed nothing with our public
flnctiOnaries. 1t was past two O'Clock. Mr. Mark
Finley however, as 1t would appear from the
sequel desiring to get rid OF his visitors and throw
the 0dium OF refusal upon some one else, recon-
mended Mr.. Prince and his companions to visit the
pass endorsed on its face and then ut would be all
right" The English-ninc OF them-tOok carriages
and drove up to Eleventh street and Third avenue,
wnere they saw the genial Superintendent. who
again endorsed the pass on its face as fOllOws:-
MI Finley: Dear sirwwiIl sir. % you please @ oblige
Thus armed again our visitors sought the classic
shades OF Centre street, and In their simplicity be-
lieved that now they should gain an entrrnce to
this famons abode OF the wicked. But Mr.. Finley
had gone away for the day. and had left no in
structiOns to his subOrdnates, and those persons,
with more brass than brains, were more inclined,
in the absence OF their CHIEF, to play "boss and to
show their brief authority. One OF these gentry,
whose name of course the Englishmen could not
learn In the peculiar slang of the Sixth ward,
ORDERED THE CRICKETERS OUTSIDE
OF the gate, at the same time giving them sun
dry intmat0ns OF what he would do did they not
hasten their departure. They Of course readily
saw the character of man they had to deal with,
lhca-
quently called at the HERALD Office and reported
their grievances This Insult to visitors is the
of the Commissioners were in the City Prison St
the time the English gentlemen called, and had
their application been brought to their notice 1t Is
hardly presumable that 1t would not have been
granted.