New-York tribune., 1884-12-15
ST. PAUNS IS 4 LOUNGERS PARADISE.
r...o,, rne pnlI Man Ga.etts.

Having heard that ST. Pauls Cathedral was
rapdv developing into lounge and pr9nen nale ue
, ocrnracy of the AZ reports MY experiences oxend
ing balf an hour are detailed pgioW, ~" ] e nre U
Witnessed daily cannot hut my own impression Is
'n1' u, va W. few minutes 20 - walked w the
staus ealing ~ the principal entrance 90 e ehlheuth
ana n hall an hour later came doWh ,s sle n t s
snns VIM were engaged In lively l'eussi'n on I've irrs
Of certain monument & &Wnmaru & iuir nWmter of pes-
pe la the building Like many others 81, uvW u, , ohe
o the rhairs anl th,le tgH "n'i a h, man having
sverv nnurannce ~ being unr whether hrhnl sep
G thn ,ius nlii ranhut sny, hut le va as asetp
WV WV w. n,u, nirn to tho ,iisronfit ~ iva lalles
,,tn 'at iis inas we're rtessri AMI his ieet eivhei
~, tha aher IN front ~ hin, tlrse ht wetr I've men
,,n,,n i,nt ,ln,tn ~ iihmps. lhet we're ale" anhi
nalpnu, ai evidently pnhiihiahA 'N,nn,s ~ n ~,
puti.,s thp pathp,iia i1 tho uhieH Iphm V'm VIZ
ma,t inpn nnd srme Wom.hi hpnP an 'S'et, y,
ana Wha asluhlshnd tao more lhah "nh NV sh'ns
XXI, irns,Iahea t,hin- sh0use 60 nhd tho rathuHtal
ungnal late heireM waa hni rpaa'5 & ", ," ge,u~
visitors, particularly those Whe lwasisN WI they
,r1 nrudsn lhrA alone seemed in Teimnnf that 'nnl
Mere 10 place ct worship, a' % NAV wore ~ Ieir
themselves a. II II We're hnh'dl ai' MY W. % 'er
parish church Tno Looks ot horror anu dssWs' =" ~ H
heos a. they ga1od on these sleeping po""'o' "''
n1 not heen seated more than i've minutes when
most looking individual planted h,li'ei ~ &
CHAIR Iusl IN 'front.' oi ne no s,l,''V, I'M as
stirk and muttercd something whi0h was httetl a' W.,
sibe To make out Then TUNED fouhd "h Nv % e - 80
I Down IN hi, chair. For quarter Ot an houI NC up
slcn on bul. he seized his hat ana fhshed ou' p .
cathedral His conduct had ono ehect II rouso' - icy.
the slunbcrcrs. IL sight To see thcih sIute,9
their arm, and legs aud yaHnng. one man paru, p a.
lary noticed. After giving lew siuh > an" 80.
the direction OF the departing man. Ia pulled h's TO.o'
together and then dyed into his pockets What no We We
after for the time being my steI9 Du ,rn mt
quickly solved by his pulling ont dly cray Pl", -
ting IL To his lips ami giving one DION" NeAt n,i 10 hs
dmei eore tonaccO aud was the point OF hlllhs ms
nine wien he probably remembered wheip no e,,ner %
Pine and tobacco went into his hat ana thel n1 49, ne II
was filed | really began 10 wonder "in, "nacco went
nave would be- for after charging tle to.p for a
hack IN his nocket and he appeared to he LOOKING
natcb Nv relief was great when tho man Ill q"'''''"
rose and walked down the aisle ,,o, "a churchmen
There were several other Incidents Wmo" ,ed ~ herself
like myself must be disgusting. Iauy o man was
cnnrortahy down with pet dog In & ne, ,p 49, rasJ,ns
| bu.y engaged In book-keeping yous romen and men
bnys plpcr. others had books sous 49,, ,iris were
toS were actually eating. seyerh yo'r ,n north I,
promcnadng about the calhedra. S navinr ON lyel,
soHh then east TO west all the time carr? ny "hance
conversltion only when In the vsiy ", w iowsr hei
and when the officials were near uu 'ho, 90 m ~
oce 10 think that men and women siouu 10 .ns ~ ~ =
pons Cathedral TO sleep, TO eat TO pronon; r ;aIsn
| ross,p ia A disgrace, and the sooner s'oo' W"
| stop tuis dssraceful conduct the peIleS'