, 1884-05-10
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL.
An Employees Story of the Gront
Men Who Stnid There.
ZONE Interesting acknowledgements
Personal incidents Concerning
sGme OF the Noted Men and
Women OF the Past
New York Herald.l

NEW iOrk ilSEhiu=I
well, sir, when wo opened in 1888 there
were lots Of green fields about tins part OF
the town, and lots of doctors offices on
broadway. There was great banquet to
celebrate the event, and l remember that
Mayor Fernando Wood was at it Then we
had a dinner to Ten. Hiram Wallbridge, OF
Cnhtornln, at when dozens OF
men WeIo present. VIC used solld silver ana
SOLD Bpld dishes on fhe table then. Tue reg
MAR price Tor borders was s31O a Day, and
we hai one SUIT Oh rooms Tor SUI DAY Inc
Aetropoiitih hotei was started u rev months
before us, but they had to charge 90 cents a
day less 70 get any trade capt. eDe Groot
started the Prescott house soon after, but no
could not harIn us
"Ialk about gucstsl why, travel was 50
great ana gooi notes 50 rev That guests used
10 s!eeP III the ANYWAY 1 remember that
one night when all the rooms were occupied
Cnici justice ilScFsol ruiisd up MS coat ass
pillow ana slept In the corridor all night.
hlaftln Van Buren, used to livo In rooms %
anu - on Tue second moor, and ne was one OF
inc most agreeable old inen ! ever knew.
lils SON illnce Johh, also llVcd with MN
ava banquet OF the ~ Nicholas society
trineo John' was making "a long speech
Whth Gu Martin t9ld MN 70 holi ms II
ai'i e III orator axe tHuioor' = JAMES
/. hrN'y "ei'orei turning oratioh. olu
AiafIih was paIu-heausd' anu 1 remeinoer
now mao no GOT one hlghs when n
waiter ny hilstaNe Drought MIN IN
wafer 10 DaCho nus heHd IN he
S"oFo nHp a trooper, they say
but ne wasn't the only one OF our guests WHO
became prrsidentoi the United states James
buchanan had rooms ~ ana Il on the second
no2f. Ahurow johnson stopped IN room 20
anu nus slsVer, MRS. PATTERSON, at one time In
room ~ on inc second hoor- Charles OConor
mace Speech ana around the tables were
inc L'Vihgstons' osgoous' Couderts, hoose-
vets, ana other great families, and Mayor
SiarN sat at inc mead OF tne room III was
inc uneso uihher ever served IN new fork up
=" nat tnhe. EN-oeeFeary OF inc treasury
John D. Crlttenden occupied rooms ~ and II
on the hrst noor' ana Chiei Justice Clark
also lived on tins hoor; sir Charles McNabb,
governor general oil Canada and Sir Charles
Gray, governor Oh Jaihaicn' also P mere.
'9h Ciii4eS nihJ . ctothcs cone aphrI one
u"y III tho ulhihs-room auu caused a great
sensation among the guests.
IeiiIhoer thaO tne hrSb great TITO name
TtStSlerc" on our DOCKS was that OF a french
"uAo WHO SHile htlo WIN al immense retihue
OF servants; LORD, wasn't everybody pohte
! 70 MIN we "u 10 haye W ashlnSton irving
% "tlH'r very oiteI' Dom mario and Srlsi'
the singers stopped mere IN 800, ana BAR
ohoSs ooutCs' VINO was very much attached
10 N'niio' Hou SUITE OF rooms IN the housa
"lso' AMONG our hVeiieSt guests was tho
marquis Oh MaIeriGr'' VINO caineto america
on" ! III 4S't nj got on grand spree
"'o oAg "uu "tSah 70 SIhaSn INC lamps IN
lr""o ui a. l. stewart downtown store
'"'uNi'S IL was p"ck III England at ms
nh'h''on' u Pouce"Hn, VINO a,u not kho"
'ne 'iAiqui'' uIIes'eu MN ana ON ADAMS
guI n'nu porter hau 70 20 down 70 the
to'tus anu soV nun out' Ioor lom ADAMS
"lF' on 'n4 way uaeK 10 England with the
"'Ilur'
m'"lh rorIeso' Tue eiuer booth, anu Ola
nun Il, DrVoh h9o stopped with U.S.
'no "lSu' 'ne cierh reiuSeu 10 give burton a
'''"i "nsn I"o mouse was cro"ueo- Durton
Pnu ll'll ahu Seieu, II you SIR, IN buy
every DON IN the mousse Mheh the clerk
'"H"H "u' VINO u was ne hAu REUSED ne got
"r"oui IN hurry anu NJ USED 10 apologize
eFuly ,lS - D"IIon . INC error. abooth
wa" nov on CHOW nuO USED 10 ave some
Tury IrUuesohi' t,ie7; srIvery'' Chlet
'usl.'I NJ . 1 th' onl1eu states supreme
Tou..' HEIu . / o num- years INC Sniet
Jus'lue Aiien' Oh 'nis STATE not only hVeu,
olI no III tn'' puiI"ing
DulthS tue wa Heh oherhiuh came 10
~ Hotet Nv SUNDAY moInHs ana was
me- w niL''N,ty ouicGrs tor zen lays ihen
ruh' nut'era hi ms stait stopped mere MAI