The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-12

VI Walking bnocss 10 husSell
AT MURpHY's HOME
Havsrstraw. during the past week, has been as a
town bewitched. The quiet burghcrs of Catskill
were not moro astonshed when old Rip Van Wrinkle
came down from tho hills. after his long Sleep than
were the brick making citizens of the native town
of Nick Murphy when it BECAME apparent that
he would win tho O'Leary belt General de-
moralization resulted from this unlooked-for
honor; tradcsmen neglected their wares; work.
men idied school boys played "hookey"
aud village tavern loungers for tho nonce forgot
that great topic. 'The fraud of 1876" ALI this hap
pened as consequence Of Nick AIurphy's success.
Not alone were the lower orders of Haverstraw So
ciety-Hayerstraw is big enough to have two
or three nrders OF society, mons OF them very
derby. however-moved by Murphy's success. The
great editorial war, so hercely wagod of late be-
tween the Messenger and tho Herald lost all its inter-
est for the reading public. and speak
ing TIC times We're blue intellectual activity was
at discount. local lingo all OF legs and laps.
An editorial track was chalked in order that Web
sterian Language" on the one SIDE aud Junius-
like logic OH the other. might not BIO wasted on
crazed and inattentive populacc. The brief BIZ
hourly kilograms posted the village tavorn ab-
sorhed the whole attention of tho town. aud tlmo
hung hoavy between the bulletins. Runners from all
parts OF the town waited anxiousy Tor the posting
OF the kilograms, i'll order that they might copy
them OIL and reproduce thom various sign
boards posted IN all parts OF tho village Tho old
crstraw. had bulletin in front OF her store or
der 10 lure to the vicinity of her sticky shop
pecpng youngsters with pennies to spend. The
drug shop also had bulletin. 10 had the milii-
ncry store. the hardware man. the green grocer and
OF Murphy paced up and down the streets. and bust
ness men on every hand pronounced eloquent trib-
ute to the prowess OF little Nick. Men VINO had
been 70 the Madison Square Garden and returned
two days ago had not yesterday afternoon finished
telling all they had seen and heard. Tho yarns OF
returned villager, who had spent years roughing it
IN the West. could not equal brilliancy
the narratives of some OF the returned sightseors
in Gotham. With ton rcpetitions, per minute, of
"Nlck says to me. soz he" the narrators continued
tn talk during tho live long day. II one-hfteth part
Of what Nick was credited with saying genuine
he must have spent W many hours in talking he
did in walking The impression ono received listen
ing to the talk around tho taverns was that Murphy
could rs talker beat the world
THE LADIES' PET.
And the girls OF Haverstraw. what do they think
OF tho little brick makerY Nick Murphy az u cart
pusher of course below the recognition of the
fair creatures Of the upper ton but having to
"York' aud having been hattered and lowered by
the 'lumtum" ladies' OF The metropolis, he is q
dangerous rival to beaux of moro wit and less leg
From this day. forth Nick will be darling. ana as
with all his pedestrian prowess he has grace of FORM
oomeliness of feature aud certain Irish eoquence
there IL no telling what the next six months will
develop in thrilling matrimonial gossip. As in old
Greece when some laurelled athletic champion re-
turned to his quiet home from the Olympisn games,
Murphy will be honored among his people By the
way. speaking of Olympian games. this eo-as-you-
please game beats the anclents clean twenty-four
hours. Five days marked the duration OF the
Grecian festival. but 1t takes six days to walk
OIL with q belt and gate money in these
progressive times. How the people of Hsyerstrsw
he will be invited to indigcsuble dinner or made
miserable by the wailings Of local band no
yet knows. but it feared that the advocates Of
each method may come to compromise and COM
blne their terrors. 1t il more than probable that
Murphy will be taken home on Tuesday or wednes-
day by the Wayne Athletic Club, an organization
to which the boy owes much OF his fame.
THE WAYNE ATHLETIC CLUB.
Murphy maintains about the relationship to
the Wayne Athletic Club as did Hanlan to the Or
ganization that bore his name. In May last when
tho boy first took to walking. club OF about thirty
members was formed In the village of Haverstraw,
with the avowed object OF starting him his career
IS walker. This first organization called the
tho membership fell Of. and II became necss-
sary to reorganize. This done, and tho
feorsanizsa concern Was. Was christened the Wayne
and u foe OF 81 per month was charged. This money
was paid to Murphy during his training III order that
whom he loved fondly. Rather than allow his
mother to be subject to financial vcissitudcs Of
. pedestrians income Murphy declared that he
the track and stick to pushing brick cart out OF
which he could make certain weakly stipend.
1t appears that little Nick. who Is only eighteen
years or age. had before he became pedestrian
saved enough money to buy . piece Of ground aud
now resides with her daughter. Suck is the boys
affection for his mother. Though she went over
to Madison Square Garden to see him on the track.
the trainer would not allow her to speak Nick
no was afraid the interview would upset him. The
old lady was much excited ut the time. but when 1t
was explained that 1t was best for her to speak
to her son she reluctantly consented to 90 away.
The people of Haverstraw point with pride to the
Casino, where. In May last. young Murphy made
his first essay as Pedestrian. In the Casino, over
a track which contained hfty-hve laps to the mile
he mado q record Of fifty miles in twelve hours.
THE EIGHTY-FoUR HOUR CONTEST.
In Foil vno add nj