Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-18
Ihe Stree Dress.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Death of George Leland-The Bis
Bridge-News ana Gossip.

Times.l
New YORK, August IL, 1882.
Whoever knows the hotels of this country
knows some one or more OF the Lelands. War
rem Leland formerly kept the Metropolitan
and afterwards the Palace Hotel in San Fran
cisco, and is going to take the Coleman
House in this city. Charles was with Warner
in the former, and latterly has been at the
Ocean Hotel, Long Branch, with Warren
Jr William w. Leland Generally know
rs "the Major") after running sheep rancl
in Texas, kept the Eutaw House, in Balti
lie died several years ago, and daughter
married Barrett, who keeps the Brighton
House in this city. Simeon Leland wa.
associated with the two brothers abovt
named, in the Metropolitan, and his sol
Simeon Leland has the hotel at Lake Dun
more, in Vermont. George Leland was
formerly clerk of the Metropolitan and then
Kept the Grand Union, in Saratoga, for six
years. Eleven years ago, he and his brother
Lewis took the Sturtevant House, in this
city, and brought ii to the front, and in late
years, have made money out of it.
Charles f. Leland kent the Deeyan House
in Albany, and the Clarendon Hotel in
Saratoga, and made them both famous.
Horace Leland and his brother-in-law :iwho
married the only female Leland ever heard
N,., 80 toio, Io,o, t., S,.;r.eo,,
~ A'P, '"e ''''''" iio'' !" 'p''"se"'
ILL.,, ana some oil the Lelands Kept Inc
''''anu i,'''e ~ n.o .i , ,ooao.. ,.'nI ,
somewhere in the country but don't think
=, at, ,,,
:" .ieii Ut 'in' ''oi''en''
George ,. Leland, who died on Wednes-
day last, of rheumatism of the heart was
liberal genial active and hearty man. n
-, a',.,, ~ 49,. -. ~. r.
'"'o'i'e WITH al WIN hir" i''"' anu MS
acquaintance was as wide as The continent.
Weighing over two hundred pounds (prob.
,blv nearer Two hundred and tiftv) he was
49, ,;o,mro - hoo,,, ,,u, ha, ~, ,a,a $50
'Ne picture OIL hea'th oih iiau III 'a'e years
been Il great sufferer from rheumatism,
which the Hot Springs in Arkansas, and the
sulphur springs In Virginia. failed TO eradi.
cate from Ills system Al 6 O'clock every
morning (except when confined TO his he'd
or ordered awav by his physiciap) his coupc
.yas at the door TO take him to the market
where he selected the materials which were
10 he utilized in the bountifu tables which
The Lclauds all have The predi, of proyiding
for their guests and his actiy,. life has bccn
brought 10 a too sudden close by the maladv
against which he braycly fought 60 lonG
Few men are more widely and heartily
mourncd than the hotel keeper who has now
been ASSIGNED to his last room
The Big Bridge.
DO many years nave passed since the
Droohlyn prluse was oe9uh' tinl rev per-
sous carry III mlnu its uhensiohs, II they
ever hIew lneai' ,s.d ihe cor r"ction was
ished the Lord only knows. The span between
nearly a third of II mile. The length of the
approach" on the New York side il about
sbe same 1869 feet inches. On the Brook.
lyu side the descent of the grounds surface
is so nnch sleeper that the approach to the
bridge is but 91l feet. Including the land
spans on each side the total length of the
BRIDGES and approach is $3.50 feet, or 1s9 feet
over one mile. The width is So feet. There
are four suspension cables each 15I inches in
diameter and each cable eomDrises 5000
steel wires, wrapped into cylindrical form. |
The foundations for the towers are laid As feet |
below hiph water mark. on the BROOKLYN |
side, and IS feet on the New York side. |
These are bottom facts. AT high water mark
The towers measure 140 fee, by 80. They |
rise 211 feet above high water (nore than 80 |
feet higher than Bunker Hill monument, |
and at the top they measure 1855 fat by So. |
The heigh, Of the floor above high water
=.
and in the middle o, the river s, an, 1856 feet |
This Ia abridged information from various |
and If you learn it by hear; and |
lon't get the figures mixed 50 AS to put the |
depth of the foundations 1913 fret for in |
stauce) YOU can pass for a man of immense
81 tisticsl knowledge.
Uncle San's Legacy.
.-,
ih'ie u'e h'' many suGN l'a'rio''c ihu!viu-
hI' as lhe ia'c Joseph IT, LEWIS oi hopo.
Ken, una' ~, u PATRIOTISM means love Oh
,oun.ty, nai IL iii, iea'ing goo humping
Lewis was an eccentric old man. somewhere
/ now his avn mind af,cr carr, in ', i, arnmn ",
with him for four score wears If he wac nvar
goinp to- and that he had n nracticaI mind
vas evidenced by the fact that he had aeon.
nulated a million and a quarter When he
lied some wears AGO. he gave $1,000 70 other
,baritits, and left The buli of his estate IN
SIC United States. 10 Inc annljed IN The rn,
mction of The National deb, Perhans ,his
vas prolf enough of his Lrinr crazv tho
Isual thing being 10 eel as mu'.h on, If he
Ioyernment ns possible. nrd do as ,i,tI. for
4 as the law will allow. ANYWAY the hei,s
who wanted 10 he heirs Inn, fonnd ,I,a nil
=, ,h,.;r ,,,a,,[ oon,os,,1 !, a,I IT, ~. I'm
,ecn Ian" and hitter ,,rough anv aurhar
If courts and years rnouyh ,n brina nror
hairs Ia ,he heads Of the ti,,b,;na rn,a,iSya:S
Finally n special net of Congress- was nassoI
,uihorizing n compromisr and nndor a
settlement reached between tbc rar,es
,bont one. fourth the estate is IN gp IN ,he
,eirs and nbout 5000 600 In ,hc I,n;,ad
states. 10 be applied to A reduction If The
Nn,;onaI Joht oni lilo, or,o,n, 80 ~ ", wv