New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-15
PALMISTRYS NEW DOMAIN.
e HERoN-ALLEN Is AT CASTLE GARDEN.

HE NOW STUDIES TONGUES FOR IMMIGRANTS.
A year ago last November there appeared at
Chickering Hall one evening, q young man In
exquisite evening Dress Of soft and persuasive
speech, of melodious manner and of inspiring ap-
pearance-at least so for as the feminine part Of
his audience concerned. The hall was filled
to the limit of its capacity. The young man
attracted deep attention. His smooth-shaven face
and woodworking speech affected his audience
with the charm Of his personality. He addressed
his audience on the subject OF palnistry. Through
the medium of speech and Of charts suspended
over well-developed blackboard he traced the
lines OF life and OF fortune as seen in the human
hand by one who has held it tcnderly and tena-
ciously-both male and female-and he showed
to his own satisfaction-how the hand OF fate
lay latent in the hand of man-and woman.
This public appearance was a splendid " send
on for the smooth faced and smooth-tongucd
young man; much so that he became the
rage 1t followed hard upon that that his
services were demanded at private seances, whose
main feature was the young mans careful eX-
animation Of the hand of some hopeful and trust
full woman who had full confidence that in her
hand and by the careful holding and tracing
thereof he would find volumes Of love, longing
and lassitude and volumes Of prophecy.
1t thus that f Heron-Allcn was launched
D. Ii. Pond.
Yesterday there appeared at Castle Garden
smooth-shaven, innocent looking, ardent and en-
thusiastic young man. clad in Newmarket coat
OF pronounced English cut. He made himself
known 70 Superintendent Jackson by presenting
q card bearing the name " +. Ileron-Allen.'
II have come TO see you, SIR said he to
Superintendent Jackson, relative to my appoint
ment as interpreter at Castle Garden
Superintendent Jackson thou hit deeply for a
moment and then he remembered that on the
day before, ut the nomination Of Commissioner
OF Emigration Ulrich, ono t. lIeron-Allen had
been made interpreter at Castle Garden at salary
OF 81. 900, the duties of which office required the
incumbent 10 be on hand from a. m until D p ILL.,
daily, ,ro. ,,o,,
speak seventeen languages.
believe l do was the answer. 80
" suppose you are proficient In SaVOhlc'
continued the superintendent
" The Slavonc2 What is that2' was the naive
Mr.. Jackson had to explain that there were
many Slavs landing at this port nowadays,
and that Mr. Heron Allen would have to De up
on Savonic in order to fill the bill.
WELL returned the smooth-faced young man.
/" I think that will make no great diherenfe'
learned Russian in three weeks ana can iaKe
up SlayOnic or any other tongue III that Vilie'
IL was thus that i. Heron Allen made his
first aDDearancc-SO lar as recorded IN auGhchCio
history-at Castle Garden. lie had been made
Interpreter at Castle Garden the day before aO
an executive session Of the Board OF Emigration
Having thus made himself known, he departed
SUPERINTENDENT Jackson was puLMcu aooub .uc
Young man and he expressed his DOUBT as TO ME-
Heran-Allcns ability to master the Slayonic IAN IAN
guage in three weeks lie seems perfectly sat
is6ed to his own abilities Said Mr. j"c On, H.
and perhaps he knows what he IS about; YET ne
seems TO be most audacious young man. WhaC
in the wide world he should be dong here as
interpreter at $1,000 year, a NJ nj drSm I" |"
TO D. m daily, seems wonder TO me- -,
Major j. b. Pond was asked what in the VIDE
worIdT he thought +. Icron-Allen was about
That is a puzzle to me-" said the genial manager.
The ONLY theory on which can account lor tI's
freak is that Mr. lleron-Allen Is seeking lor sonte
novelty to satisfy his uneasy nature, or rather 70
afford him field Of study. lie IS great stuuehs
lie is constantly seeking new neldS. lhlS Is
peeuliar proceeding indeed. There Is no DOUBT
that he was exceedingly popular wheh ne urso
appeared here he was a great favorite IN society
he was lionized and the amount of jealousy
which he aroused among the young men was pnc-
nomenal The young men would be on IN COT
ner cursinr Heron-Allen while the young English
man would be surrounded by Defy OF YOUNG
women eager to have their palms examined py
Mr.. Ucron-Allcn himself. who is living at No.
% West Twenty-SiX1h-Bt., corrobOrated ma OK
Ponds views as to the reasons undefIylhg ms
action in seeking held OF acuNHy "' '"''r7
Garden" 49,. .;,o
q There is fascination" said he. in meeting
those moor immigrants as they come III from d
foreign shore and in interpreting their EXPRESSIONS
ON the ponts nearest their hearts on arriving IN
a strange land Shall | examine their hands ana
clncidate new facts on the subject Of cheronancy'
| hope to- l think this viii be a rlch neiu iof
the purpose Call down in March and see what
Won will see. am deeply interested in languages
and hope to turn my knowledge to good account