Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-06-07
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
The Bridge Disaster-the Law vul.
lures Already on the Spot.
The Pastimes of a New York Holiday.
Betting ut Races-the Sports In a
Quandary.
Vanderbilt's Return.
fFrom our ReqatGr oOrraDOndentI

From our REGULAR CorresD0Rdsnt.l
NEw YORK, June ], 1883.
The nine days wonder has already
ended In disaster The tragedy on the
East River Bride is disgrace to both
cities. The grand structure is all right;
not blot rests upon the meanest me-
chanic connected with its construction,
and yet the bridge is open to traffic only
six days and twelve human lives are sac
rificed, and the bones of hundred
more human beings are broken, shat
tered prehaps without repair. This is
the fault of the governments of the two
cities, of their representatives known as
Trustees, who have, apparently, not the
least idea of managing or controlling
the government of this great highway;
hence disorder, hence calamity, hence
the loss of life.
The newspapers give the list of killed
and wounded in the same manner as il
battle was fought and every hour adds
to the list of missing. Already the ev-
er-alert lawyers come to the front like
vultures and offer their services to the
relatives of the victims, and tell them
that under the laws the "bridge" or
rather its owners BROOKLYN and New
York are 'liable.n This then is novel
question which must be settled by the
Courts, especially where the two cities
charge toll over their grant highway.
This disaster was very sad ending to
the great holiday which New York had
just so enthusiastically observed. The
whole city was out of doors to witness
the parade of veterans and of the G. A.
R., which was the finest ever seen here.
What is more, New York now knows
how to keep holiday. Such variety
of Out-of-dOor attractions are provided,
that very little rum-selling indoors can
take place. The pastimes in the after
noon, ball games, yacht races, horse
races and what not, were so numerous
that ever one really enjoyed himself in
his own peculiar manner. But after the
Bridge Day of last week and Decoration
Day of this week, oh, what tedious,
hot, dry Fourth of July must we not an
ticipate!
Speaking of horse-races--th sports
are in terrible quandary on the bet
ting question. You know last year the
attractions at Jerome Park wereconsid-
erably lessened by the enforcement of a
new law forbidding pool-selling, book
making or anything of the kind. This
year, it appears that few heavy bet
tiers, who are on the inside, are aware of
the fact that clause repeating this law
was tackled on to another bill during
the session of the Legislature, unknown
to the general sporting fraternity, who
have only just got a hint of it, and be.
tween them all there is disposition
! Just to try it on and await results.
1t is really sight for some of youl
people to come over to New York solely
for the purpose of witnessing the scenes
on the docks of these European steam,
ers. Not day now passes but two ol
three of them leave, and to witness the
life and animation there, so distinct
from our other city life, is alone worth
trip to New York. Then the rates O
passage are nowadays so reasonable
that, for tourist to take one of thest
ocean steamers, he can live there cheap
er for ten days than at any of'our first
class hotels.
By-the-bye, I hear that Vanderbilt
who only left the other day for Eng
land, is already on his way back. Tha
mans millions bother him great deal
He has no rest nor comfort anywhere
!, The only place where he actually seem
to enjoy himself is behind his fast trot
: ter,s. Sometimes he runs over man 0
; two then sends his doctors after them
pays the bills, and, as to the rest, h
:, don't care a snip for anybody. Yo1
T know, heard story, the other day
which looks to me as if it might be true
!, namely, that Vanderbilt has privat
detective in his employ who watche
: him wherever he goes, in fact, watche
: over him at an opportune distance, t
!. be ready, to pronce upon any man VIII
J should dare to pronce upon the million
aire