The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
A Glance at Some of the Notable
Men of the Tins.
How to Preserve Health in Ripe Old
Age.
Field Brothers, Beecher, winston an
Others-New York Press Club
[Mew York Letter to Boston Herald.

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Twenty five years ago to day, when, little
more than a lad, was passing few week:
in Boston, read with great interest in the
Herald and other papers reports OF a long
and continued strike among the shoemak ers
in Lynn and adjacent places. At this time
it was believed violence would attend the
strikers demonstrations ard having nothing
else to do, determined To spend a night in
that pretty eastern town aud study up the
situation. In seat Immediately in front
OF me in the car, and horrld old car ii was,
sat a man with long iron gray hair. He wore
spectacles and looked brghta az dollar and
sharp as q brier. i ventured to ask him
about the hotels in Lynn, and accepted his
invitation to go with him on arrival to one
of them. He registered his name upon the
book, IS. r. Glenn, New York Hera ID, and,
OF the inspiration and impuise of the mo-
ment, registered my name immediately De-
heath it, u. Howard Jr., New York
Times" Mr.. Glenn will be remembered by
the older readers of the Boston Herald as
one of the brightest and most capable SER
wants in years gone by, as he was, sabse-
quently, one of the New York Heralds
aoest and most loyal workers, down to the
meeting OF women employees was TO be held.
and, in company of number of Boston re-
porters, Mr.. Glenn for some reason remain
ing behind, l rode to the hall in an omnibus.
AS remember it, the Boston boys had made
q good deal of fun OF the strikers In general,
and the women in particular, that when
we re- ched the place our progress to the door
was barred by q large and excited crowd OF
fathers and husbands, lovers and brother rs.
Leaving the Boston men to get along as best
they could, / eluded the crowd and persua-
ded the old man at the door to allow me to
pass hin. There was but one man IN the
ball. His name, | think, was AlOnzo d
Draper, and he subsequently became Mayor OF
the city. My appearance excited STORM ol
Kissing indignation, but, having in few
words explained to them!that l was not one
of the bold, bad boys from Boston, but 9
genuine angel from the metropolis of The
country, that nv intentions were entirely
honorable. and that what / should writ,
would appeal 70 the influence of the womer
of the great city of New York, 1 was permit
ted foreman. After the meeting, returned Il
the hotel al sent q two-column letter to TIT
] New York Times, which was published by
Mr.. Raymond, who sent me, through hi
day editor, Augustus Maverick, request t,
remain there during the strike, in the in ter
est Of the Times. / did so for nesrly dv
weeks. and from that hour to this l hav
of the profession into which l was so sud
denly, 30 Unexpectedly, pitchforked.
II THE CHANGES IN JOURNALISM
: during this long and eventful period hav
been quite as marked, and significant, an
progressive, as in any realm of art, science
| literature or mechanics. Two generations o
, newspaper men have risen, HourIshed AIT
! decayed. The great leaders who made tn
progress of journalism possible, whose brain
planned the progra nme for the future
} whose tireless Industry end indomitable pei
which are absolutely unknown to the news
paper '"rs and onductors of to day, loE
since pa from the stage of mundane tx
istence into the dim realm, obscure and IN
explored by travellers willing or able
= return. 1t is fair assumption that If an
one of those great men, great intellectually
Judged by the present standard, were to
brought back from their hay homes beyon
n the horizon visible to mortal eyes, and wer
to be suddenly anted in their old tim
2, sauctums, surrounded by the appliances tia
u are at the hand and in constant use by thel
q successors, they would be amazed, astOundeC
q dabbergasted beyond conception. Here
= box, the terminus OF pneumatic tub,
= which, with the rapidftV OF . swallow
= flight, brings the literal physical mes az
from distant office; here bit Of mechar
ism which instantly summons a messenger
: there q box with ear piece and tube b
> which telephone communication is ha
with people miles and miles away; here
knob which, touched, summons this, that c
the other employe, here q key whict
turned, illumines, with brilliant flash, I'll
, most spacious apartments; stenographers
the right; type-writers at the left; eleva tol
: which carry tons OF matter from cellar
roof: perfectiDg presses, turning oil
!, a score of thousand completed, folde
> stitched and pasted papeps every hour; il
I, Simultaneous communication with continent
y beyond the sea- Happy, indeed arc "
: who have actively lived and conscien tiousl
= employed faculties during the past twentl
five years. the most significant quarter of
= century that must forever stand monument
). among its fellows. / think every read
- must be astoAished when, looking abol
= him. he finds In public places so few of Il
y old guard left. How many men over fit
. years of age stand conspicuous to-day in II
:, realms of Literature, art, science and affair
= Where are the men we knew twenty fl
:, yeors ago. sitting as boys or lads or your
= men in the vast theater of study, sesrchiI
!. for information or intellectual stimulu
: The editors, the doctors, the lawyers. ii
clergymen, the great leaders, who sungalou
the battle cry of freedom-where are the,
= Clearly all gone, and from some of the
4 realms the men who worked twenty d,
= years ago are not only long since gone, BIZ
7 their immediate successors also have sever
!, years since followed them. Two notable r
4 ceptions were given in this city last nigh
y one in honor of David Du Hey Field, WI
:, then attained his eightieth birthday; IL
= other In honor of Senator elect Evarts.
- far as the news part of the Field reception
concerned, doubtless your readers are as We
- informed as are we of New York who hs
=. the pleasure of extending to the venerab
:. counsellor the right hand of regard, as We
=, as q few phrases of felicitation.
q. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD is A MARKED MAN
in o remarkable family. His brothers, ea'
IN in their peculiar way, have made themse.v
ne felt upon their day and generation. Wit
n out Cyrus the day of cable communicate
lg with our brethren across the water won
20 have been long postponed His quick ID u
IN tions. his rare faculty of combination,
us tireless industry, his ambition and his Sc
lie will did more to secure the formation
the original cable company and the layi
b of the earlier iron bands, aHd q commune
1g ton between the two crest nations, than
at other influences put together. To him al
I'd more than TO any other man. Is this city
Dr. debted for its present system OF elevat
N railroad travel Not that Cyrus Field "
err in any sense the inventor or the original 81
'gsster OF that great enterprise, This mol