, 1876-10-09
A GENERATION AGO.
"reminiscences Of Chicago Forty
Years Ago.
The Lake House and the Rialto...Dr
Stuart and Dr.. Dyer.
Presiding. glider Mitchell and Religions Re.iral."
The "Republltau's" +" rra]er

The "Republitaus rra]er
For 7He Tribune.
Offcnt during the past summer, have revert
cd to the good old days Of yorc; to tho acqualnt.
anccs OF tI.use golden happy days Of 1833-'40,
when residence Of one winter III Chicago was
sufficient To make one acquainted with nearly
everybody Ut my account. In Tie first year
abovc alluded TO, had been sailing topsall
schooner Of $50 tons burden; quite large vcs-
sci 1T those days, though sho would pass for
nothing but smnfl lumbcr-drogcr now. ! laid
my vessel up in Chicago late III the fall; and
there was nothing 10 do hut to enjoy myself,
and spend the hnrtl.carned wages Of tho sunl-
mcr III the wtntcr-tEsstpations which were enter
ell into by nearly all Of the "lnkcre," as veil rs
by the more refined Inhabitants Of the city III
llosc carly days.
THE LAKE HOUSE.
was tho lrst really grand hotel Of those times;
anil boarded there for short time, roomin!
with TINT 81 orlous good fellow md accomplish.
ever knew him but loved hint
liz was model of q maj. physically. With
countcnntlcc that plnin,y Indicated d warm and
loving heart, and deep sympathy With suffer-
md know ii many Of Ills unoslentatIous acts
Of bcneyolencc that anl sure were found to
Ills credit when the fashions and tic fnles Of
this world bad passed away. Rcquiescat In
paec.
rcmemBcr perfectly well how the old
border, used TO bring their wives and daughters,
md their long, lean, lanly sons, UP 10 the city
T. ts saai bsp p posei IL %o'ef' and primarily to set
Ike Cook, no,abilIty Of those days, kept
THE "nlAl7o,i
wl,iel, was the ''Tattcrsalts !" and Dclmonfco's
every morning, some men WHO would have
natic tllcir mark tu any community or ii, any
land. '
:, There was that glorious representative of
Dr.. EGan; The counterpart of lin, lie fat and
Ilappy icxeept when Stuart beat lin at b,iliards1
DR.. Maxwell; nnu now and then the wonderful
DR.. Dycr,-tlle ouly one Of thc two now sfanI-
srg on the hitler side OF the dark and flowing
river,
DR.. Dycr was then bltsily cnroretl In the ,yorl,
Of Freedom, running the flying fugitiycs from
Southern slavery to l'app!1acas md liberty by his
:. +" Underground Railroad" liz was often seen
BARRIERS Of tho town; thougl. very few Of lis
inlnglncl then the Importance of h!s work. Still
fe was bitterly denounced BY nearly nit this
whites, mid have heard many such remarks as
..Donft speak 10 that d-d white nlEgcr, Dr..
Dyer!" etc., ctc.raa nauscair. 1Nllo, then. Of
all that dcuuneiatory crowd, imagined Tor uuo-.
ncnt that tic Doctor was hut the ptoncer Of
tHAL SlAlA Hufk u uHllali Gtnnutlp4tlON lnAE
was only 10 be perfected by thu blood nf
thousands Of our countrytnen; and wllat ono Of
bis curly lnaligners hut would gluilly shake Ills
hand to-day as one Of tile true GcncfactorB Of
the Palmer House, and lie adily recognized
me, though long years Of worldwide roaming
Ind INTERVIEWED since only knew him rs that
:d-d ntKGcr, d. Dyer" He too, has travelled
since them. Antlt though on thu down-hlll uf
life, mn told that Ills iudomtable pluck and
Ills nnuppsoactnb,c manner Of storytelling arc
still as strong mud frcsl, as ever. Ills funny
story n1oNt llfh glass eye flor he flns ouc) is
worth all tho other wittislsms Of tho day.,
begun this nrticlc with tho idea OF relating
come perhaps ngh-forgottcn data OF the carly
sailors Of ths Lakca. do think that, after long
years Of travel and sotourn I'll dis1ant and for
sailor-scrvtcu class Of men without parallel rs
to bravery, magnantmity, md real sailor accom-