, 1880-03-31

1g NIoip was anterior 10 Deimonico, and not
only We're the dishes yeil prepared, but the
wines We're famous, such men as Andrew Jack.
son, Marin Van Buren,, Henry Clay. an d
Daniel Webster would stop with him. He was
q hrst-rate Judge OF wines. and would give a
good price for q sound vintage. When he
wet ont of business he had a very iae
stock of wines remnants Of which re-
NAMED uadisturbed for The last II
years when they were lately disposed of
by the Executors. In appearance he was
slight, not over 5 feet Z inches in height,
but was remarkably neat il his dress. In
disposition he was inclined to be fiery, but
only when his rights were imposed upon,
or III the defense OF some one else; then he
was NJ III arms at once, AID woe betide
the offender. he paid the s~trictest atten-
ton to his business, and there was no
detail about his hCuse and theatre which
he had not mastered. Though d%sinclined,
in latter life, to talk much about his thea
trical experience, his memory of profess
sional people and their careers was very
precise and accurate. As q L he
exacted a certain a1nount of decorum from
his actors and actresses, which helped to
make his establishment popular. Perhaps
a the atre never was more perfectly policed
tSo ~ 49, tittNAiNiANNS Ni-SSA1 " to 4NAOIO0 dd1~
den during his control.
john Niblp, his brother, was an excel.
lent person, but had nothing of Williams
bushes ability, though the successful
brother was always knit and liberal, and
tried to push his fortunes in various
ways. On the death OF MIR. NiElo's
wife, he built a handsome mauso-
leurd at Greenwood Cemetery, and to
care for this, where the remains Of
Mrs. Niblo were placed, was his constant
solicitude. Save when absent from the
City few days elapsed that he did moi visit
it, and it Spring or Summer time, would
see personally that the trees and shrub
berry were kept In proper form.
Foreign travel was d great source Of
relief to Dir. Niblo. AZ his health in
later life declined. by the advice OF his
physician, he would sometimes take <
"Trip by Steamer to France or England
and return by the same vessel. Occa.
siOnally these trips would be exteuded
over q month or two, when he would
go TO Paris or TO Munich and buy such
pictures or art objects as suited bis taste,
aud it may be remarked that his judg
. ~ Va on was quttu SOOu.
As to the books on art collected by him,
it may not be generally known that the
Niblo case in the Young Mems Christian
Association Library contains about the best
works on this special subject to be found in
the Uoited States. His last voyage was in
1875, when he was taken ill on board ship,
and not waiting Tor the return trip, came
home at once on another vessel. That Fall,
on a visit to Green Wood Cemetery, no
took cold, and partial paralysis ensued.
For the last two years of his lie he was
confined to his room ; but during his loug
illness he always continued gay and cheer.
tul, dispensing his charities 10 the anne
kindly way. When the final moment came
surrounded by his friends. conscious that
HE end had come. be seem to have passed
away peacefully. Possibly very few men
have Gone more good during their lifetime
than William Niblo with his money, and
his lame as a great public bcnefactor is
likely TO be remembered ia New York for
many u Century to come by means OF this
bsquess for q library. As to the $l5o.0o0,
Mr.. Robert Hoe, Jr., is mainiy desirOus
that it should be preserved IS tina nucleus
OF aorue future great library, and under
atanding fully the character of this trust,
will for tina present only use the income
accruiug from !he money.
As to the present library of the Young
Mans Christian Aeaociation tho nran,isee