Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20
W. Narrowly Escaped a Mishap
which Would Have Stirred
Commercial Interests.
-. street-CrOsslngs OF Great
u. are Rendered Death.Traps--
The Cafe.Klatseh.
49, the Actors Fund George r..
watt. Presents one of His Finest
paintings to America.
!. ....-o.nondcnce Of the Gazette.

~ III IA as an Illustration OF the stability
4 Inv republican institutions, that
4 '.,h of the richest man in the world.
!. III VI occurring without moments
y Hfs, has created scarcely flutter In
slW .,,sI circles. This may be, to GER
III tent. true, though depression
1 Nsshat later on. But however that
Estis certain, though few are aware
III hct. that had the death OF the great
sssire taken place only four days
II than Il did IL would have been felt
III Sasiness calamity of the first magni.
You ale aware that the negotia.
N with reference to the taking over of
4 INVEST Shore road were OF recent date,
III now appears that final settlement
N lelsyed longer than was generally
Hosed.- Mr.. Vanderbilt himself had
M considerable anxiety about the
M. aud, whether owing to some pre-
! Melon he may have had that his end
M NOT far of, or for whatever other
Mao. he made up his mind to hasten
M eonclusiun of the affair by every
! ,ble means. Accordingly, Horace
M and the other men appointed for
work were directed push it forward
out intcrmission. Every rtsourse
M could save time and expedite bust
M. was employed, with the result that
y work OF months was accomplished In
u course Of very few days aud nights,
\ ~ he papers were finally signed less
sNb hundred hours before the great
" &lnlIst breathed his last. This was
N,e work, and affords ample opportun-
H for moralzing. Dates are tedious
Haes but it does sometimes seem as IL
I Abng else was of en much importance
Il HE affairs of the world. BY mere
3 knent, as it might seem, Vanderbilt
M depart with a mind at ease, and
'3ferca was saved from Il mishap which
Ind have stirred commercial interests
Mhsonter.
isbn natural, the air is full OF rumors
speculations regarding the probable
he Of the vast property which Mr.. Van
4 Eblt leaves behind him. His will is
Ntiul and elaborate document, and is
Ilotless as wise a disposition of millions
UcummOn sense and foresight could have
hi Used Nevertheless, those who pro-
HI 10 know something Of the two gentle
HI who chiefly benefit by the will, are
Inclined to take a wholly optimistic
Mgof the future of the of the estate.
Eh these gentlemen have already estab-
A. bed reputation for lack of prudence
economy in the management of
Emy end had not their father come
their rescue when the effects OF
In mlsmanugement became apparent,
M and those associated with them
Mdld have suffered. Great responsible
are sometimes the occasion of calling
corresponding virtues, and it is to be
ed that this rule may have 10 eXcep-
In the case of the Vanderbilt heirs;
MI there is room for some reasonable APP
hension that such may not be the re-
aud that the two hundred millions,
p the gigantic enterprises and inter-
rs which they represent, may suffer
Epwreck IN Ia not distant future. Men
~ the sagacity and courage of the old
Nnmodore or the wise conviction and
3nness OF his eldest son are not com
pa even in this land of able capitalists;
IA, though we may hope for the best, it
Eell to be prepared in Case something
Il so good as the best should occur.
-
New York, in spite OF its many charms
Al advantages, is yet open to improve
FMS IN certain It spects; and in none
pie urgently perhaps, than in respect of
81 reckless driving which renders the
ffeet crossings little better than so many
EEah'!Iaps Pedestrians in great cities
'e always more or less to fear from
64'ers; bnt in New York the peril which
4&Dsantly threatens them from this
XMQrp il is fnhn HriNapG
LIN not merely Careless-they seem actu-
r.! 10 exert themselve. to trample down
many victims as possible. II the pro-
|t'eVor OF a trad sman's wagon sees pc
&fsHlan IN front of him, he is not salts
IA Win continuing on at his presenC pace
allowing the pedestrian to escape as
ne may; he straightway applies the
h and positively attempts TO run the
fortunate and inoffensive individual
Nh; This is no eXaggeratlon, but
OIL constant occurrence. The Ameri-
"a public is proverbial for its patience
iong-suhering in such matters, but
ume seems to have come when for
Aancc as to tins abuse is only less
&Fpfehensibe than the abuse itself And
IA wy want nm English example TO follow,
nuOh VIII furnish us with something ut
~ analogous TO our case. 1t was the
sIoin Tor all London cabmen to over
age their "fares," and the difficulty
n sstlmating the distances travelled with
Mclent eNacltude led to the imposition
~ generally submitted TO as an inevi-
Soe eva, But at length champion
~ IN the person Of one Mrs. Prodgers,
n LIZ ihade ii her business carefully TO
III tae distance between two given
w III the FIRST place, and then having
INV eau ana driven that distance, TO
us sun against the cabman for the
se'uDarge which he was sure 20 make.
pursued this crusade for several
Als' until her name entered into the
faguagt and "to prodgern was taken
~paa 10 yindicate the rights OF the
II snser as against the eXtortionS OF
AMY The result is, at the present
sr y, 'a4I oycrcharging in London Is the
4 puoh rather than the rule. Now,
ny Ivy anticipate the appearance OF an
Mrs. Prodgers to pursue
RTsuar course with respect TO reckless
70 IN New York, but there Is no
I~lou why q pedestrian protective asso-
4 ~ should not be formed, with capital
n KY, lhe legal expenses OF all members
en,, pelr actions against drivers for Grim
eareiessness; aud there Is every
|Fm 5Sp 70 believe that the good results
se,n n'a not be long in making themselves
n ,., -.
Ma spite Of Solomon's warning pro-
IL lne search for some new thing I'M
n MY ~ sun goes on, and the novelties
sf,es the search gives birth are Of
hae az Tor mirth than for admiration,
81 ~ me latest OF these new things Is
sli.s ltntion called the "caie. klatsch,"
sisai being interpreted. signifies a de-
At Tor cNtortiuo cbar;tr, a. rcturn for