The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-13
NEW YORK, JULY I. 1884

The close swe!tering heat Of Ne %
ya-t is not like the breezy mounts
a;n air OF Salt Lake City, any mo e
4ban a lime kiln Iesemble' refrIg-
s,o,or ard one who ha. tried both
e,;mates ha. i.re Difficult y in max
;ng choice betwfe TN tnem For
ths "a t few weeks this ci'y has been
y ~. b6t,bed. The high brick WELL
hove shut in the marrow streets like
The pIass covers Of a gardeners sum
ner house, and the only air that has
otirred seemed to com ever furn-
ace Gee The pavemsnts ere baked in
Che SIM all day and hold their heat
ali night and ths houses cam with
the heat. Ia the crowded tenement
districts the condition Of the people
is nltisble and scores are dying
dsiIr But 10 spite the draw
hacks those who have to remain
here all season manage to enjoy
themselves after pretty conf TT
able fashion The suburban resorts
are all open ard seem to be doing
more business than ever before, it
The erecting OF new hotels and the
bnilding Of additional eamboats
are any indications. At L'ug
Eranch. the SESSION is now at lts
height. All the cottages are filed
and the mammoth hotels are crowd
al with fashionable guests The
Newport s asUn is what they call
Hon," which means that the visitor
is now obliged 10 pay 80 for what
they only wanted S. before the sea
aon reached that poin'. Saratoga
Springs, after recovering from the
onslaught of John Kelly's Demo
cratic Convention, has as
sEmed its wonteG aspect
and blossoms with feminine
faery and dudish splendor. Caney
Island is to New York what 9TH
lake" is t. ~alt Lake City. tits
where the "reople" go Sew raj
lines of stea boats and numerous
]inss of railroads are crowded to
their utmost capacity il transport
ting the perspiriug thousands TO
and from the beach 1t is the near.
est, most avail tols and con tGuen ly
most popular breathing POINT ear
this C ty.
The Weat Ead. where the iron
Eteam boat piers are situated, is the
resort of the sporting classes ard
contains more attractions than Mr..
Barnum ever conceived of. Among
the field Of merry gc.'ounds, men-
sgeries, toboggRn inclines and
thousand other money enticing de-
vices ia the halF e = iShed elephant
hO ell 1t Is . enrly 154 feet high
and is shaped txactiy HE a IN am,
moth Dachr derm. bell We it ie 70
be ealle the White E ephant prob
ably because it Is whitr washed
The ntDer CAV as as walking
along the 'sconceurse" on the Island
where the museums -Tc iOcated,
Noticed a stout gentlemen walking
in front of me. There was some
thing about his face that looked
familiar but I couldn't exactly rec
elect where | La1 seen him. He
was Well dres-t d and Locked like q
Wholesale mere hant frrm The city
as he passed out OF the can vast
walled booths smart young fellov
stepped out and acco>ted him. [
could just hear what he said.
"Don't YOU want to come in and
have your head examined, sir ?" be
asked.
The stout gentleman stopped and
regarded him with what be fiat
tered himself was a glare of disgust,
but didn't deigu to reply.
I'VE have a very accomplished
phrenologis! inside, sir" continued
Inc youth, without noticing the
dark look on his lIstsr er's face &.
He has just returned from Europe,
SIT, and will guarantee you satis>
action. He has examined all the
crowned hsaGs iD Europe only ten
cents. sir. The arIstocraqv Of this
country has knelt before him, cir
lie as prepared charts for Jay
you'd, James R. Keene and VIM
b. Vanderbilt, sir"
What's that you ssy about Mr.
Vanderbilt" interrupted the stout
gentleman.
HE has examined his head, sir
several times. Mr.. Vanderbilt
usually has him stop at his house
on rltth Avenue. He only came
I Iwn here for few days for the sea
oree1e- Mr.. Vanderbilt thinks the
"oTld OF him. sir, and"
on are an internal liar!'' again
interrupted tue gentleman, as he
Lslsed MS cane. "I am MIR. Van
G.erGllE' and l shall have you put eff
me Island. you Infamous fcoundrsl.'
S si ne brought his stick down on
'As Side wAlk wi b emphasis.
me me young man lodged into the
ooolh without stopping to hear any
lure, and after waiting q minute IL
lave lave MN resppear, the millionaire
iGesamed his Walk toward the Man
haitian Beach hotel.
~. ~ was the old gentleman, him,
' a pat | did not recognize him be,
Fuse Fuse ne has recently shaved off, II
rs!a.29lSnd, his side whiskers, which
SLla ms wide mouth, were his dis
'9gulsha lie characteristics.
speaking Of distinguished ueopl