Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-12
CHAMPION SULLIVAN.
Opening of His New Saloon In Bos-
ton.
A Vast Crowd Besieges the Doors and
Troubles the POlice.TiII Midnight
Description Of the Interior
and the Opening
Ceremonies.
Special Correspondence.

Boston, August 9.-John l.. Sulli-
| vans much.talked of saloon was opened
last evening. The event was made the
occasion of an enthusiastic demollstra-
ton by the devotees and admirers of
the "manly art" in this vicinity. Long
before Z o'clock, when the doors were
thrown open, the streets in the vicinity
| of the'salOon were filled with a restless,
eager crowd, anxiously waiting the ap.
| p~earanee of the champion. The i'm
| preston was evidently abroad that
John was going 70 hold free bar during
the evening, for everybody expected a
| grand good time. The saloon is located
on Washington street, near Eliot, and
is undoubtedly the most elegantly fur
nished in the city. When your CORE
spOndent arrived on the ground the
crowd was so dense as to completely
blockade the street and sidewalks, and
Large Posse of Policemen
were conscientiously endeavoring to
clear the way by industriously and I'M
partially hitting and pushing every n
within reach. There wa5 q frightful
Jam at the door, but by dint of much
struggling in the midst of o mass of
swearing, perspiring men, the reporter
managed 10 crowd inside and make his
way to the further, most obscure corne
Here he paused, per force, TO take a
look at his surroundings. 1t Was eX-
ceedingly hot, and the Close air was
rendered almost sitting by the heavy
odOr Of fresh paint, to say nothing OF
the fumes OF tobacco.
"Faith," said u suffering spectator
wiping his rugged brow on his sleeve,
John wud "a done betthcr to hOuld his
opening in Music Hail."
AVE, or in Mechanics Hail." sug-
gested his companion.
A crash occurring at this moment
proved afterward to be the breaking OF
| the ornamental rail in front Of the bar.
This was soon removed, and the acct
| dent caused little comment. The crowd
were too anxious to see the famous
pugilist to mind whether their zeal
damaged anything or not. In the front
of the room is a private office, the par
titiOns being cOlOred wood and glass.
Back of the bar are large mirrors eX-
tending the full length of the room. In
front of the large glass plates the pyra-
| mids of glasses and ordinary bar uten-
sils seemed as nothing. From the
gilded and polished ceiling two large
and elegant chandeliers hang, the glass
| shaurs on these and the various side
lights being
Exquisite in Design and Execution.
The walls are richly cOlored in the
prevailing popular style, but, II must be
admitted, there is little to offend good
taste III the decorations. Mirrors are
placed at several points on the walls,
and in one vacant place hangs a large,
tinely-executed painting of Venus rlS-
ing from the sea, from the celebrated
French design.
While noting these features the crowd
were pushing to and fro, the chief aim
of each spectator being chance to stare
| at the top of Sullivan's white hat,
which appeared occasionally above the
! heads of the row Of men at the bar.
| There were many calls for him to show
| himself and address Ibis friend,n but
| the champion did not deign to re-
spond. .r
cts a foine way TO do,n sarcastically
growled a ~collarless, unshaven visitor,
mot 10 be O showin' av himself and
sayin' a word to the likes av 80 many
av his friends. They'll be comm to-
night an not loOkin' again, If it's this
WAY he trates thin, bedad," and he
crowded his way tothe door, where two
policemen seized him and promptly
cast HIM at one of the mounted officers,
who barely escaped knocking him down.
| An.nn,F tho many. Unrn Gppn the Qmnl-
tious youth of Boston from all ends,
each one finding his broad shoulders
useful in maintaining a position. DC.
casional disturbances occurred between
them, but no quarrel became a row, be-
cause, firstly, there was generally more
brag than pluck in the feud, and, Sec
ondly, because there was nc room 10
come to blows. About O'Clock, how
ever, the crowd outside became so I'M
ruly that the police force on hand was
increased to slxty-eight men, all told,
including eight mounted. A line oil
officers was placed in front OF the door
and no one admitted who wss not
known as a friend Of Sullivan's, or
prominent in athletics or sports. This
had the effect Of reducing the crowd in
side and rendering life a little more en-
durable there. Those who came with
the idea of revealing round afree bar
found their mistake very soon, for not
only had all liquors a price, but in some
cases q double price, while mixed drinks
could not be obtained at all. Treating
was, however, the order Of the day,
and
Many ~ ImpeeuH&ous Snort
with ready tongue and u~ndiscouraged
cheek fOond himself filling up at other
peoples expense. Seyeralsporting men
irCnrNeW Yurk and other parts OF the
couHtTy sre present, aud the sporting
fraternity of BOSTON were numerously
repre- seDted.
Mr.. NJ. T. Clark, wholesale liquor
! dealer, stocked the house with wine
and liquors, all the wines and the lik'
being imported expressly for Sullivan
Many other prominent liquor dealer
and saloon keepers were also represent
I'd in the numbers who came, al on
enthusiast expressed, '.just to shake IT,
hand of John L. Sullivan"
The champion himself was found i
} the cellar late in the evening, wbithe
he had fed to escape the handstakiu