New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-08
AFTER THE STEWART HOUSE
MANHATTAN CLUB MEN ENTHUSIASTIC.
A VISIT OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE BIG MANSION
sTIRs UP ALL THE MEMBERS

sTIRs UP ALL THE MEMBERS
The irresistible tide Of events which Is sweeping
The Manhattan Club into the Stewart mansion mas
received another impulse forward when Man'on
Marble, Frederic T. Coudert Leicester hoime' y.
C.rgeant Cram and Robert 8. Hone left the Stewart
house week ago Saturday. tnef minus were IL |"
bew,ildered condition over the splendid CLUB
f.cilties offered by the structure As the COM
v,it,ee representing the Manhattan Club, and In
aividnallv. they thought that they had struck
inst the right place" for the new quarters OF their
organization. They knew that the statuary In the
house would not BIO thrown in as part OF
purchase, but they had had an eye on the mag
pifcent staircase and the beautiful and rich
carpets. This staircase is composed Of marble all
imported from Italy and it is said to be the finest
thing of the kind in the country. A. T. Stewart
% rumor goes, not satisfied with the staircase
originally built in the house; so he expended some
81 $4,000 In getting one which suited his taste.
As for the carpets, they were all imported after
being made especially for each room. They would
be comparatively useless for any other rooms than
those Of the Stewart mansion.
The thoughts uppeImost In the minds OF tne
committee seem to have been that this staircase
certainly went ahead Of any thing OF the klnd IN
the Union League Club building and that, when men
points on which the Manhattan Club would lead
The Union League Club The tapestries ana
decorations too, were no mean tnihg Ill 'ne
THE CLUB MEMBERS AROUSED.
These views SO buzzed through the committees
mind that they could not shake them of. The
more they thought, the nearer they came to the
conclusion that the Stewart mansion was the MT,
the only worthy abiding place for the swelling
Manhattan. They preached these views to mem
bers of the club. The members became permeated
with the same idea. The younger members be-
came really infatuated over what the members Of
the committee privately told them OF the INSIDE
II, a. hntS hnx no nlh
servative members, the very ones who kicked"
against moving at all at first, were seized with the
epidemic and surrendered. CIhe real reason is
said TO be that the young members proved by the
rules of arithmetic that the club would grow so
npidly and increase in wealth so vigorously when
once IL got into the Stewart house that 1t could
pay off the whole debt in q mOnth-more or less).
The result was that the committee held meet
ing on Monday evening and decided by formal
unanimous vote that the Manhattan Club ought TO
purchase the Stewart house for home. The
secretary, Leicester Holme, was instructed by the
committee to address the parties in interest to the
Stewart estate, with view to securing their con,
begun that work. Ex-Judge Hilton, who with
Charles j. Clinch-now in Paris-is executor Of
the estate, has expressed his willingness to assent
TO a sale of the building. In view Of the Butler
and Smith litgatons, however, he prefers tbat
the Manhattan Club should secure the consent to
the sale of all the heirs interested in the estate
This is no very easy matter.
TaE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING CONSENTS.
Said Mr.. Holme yesterday: "To secure these
consents involves q good deal of time. There are
. great many lawyers representing the various
interests through whom these consents will have
to be obtained. Mr. Clinch, who has to be con-
suited, is in Paris. Should we get the consents
then will arise the question of price. 1t may be
that will be asked for the property than the
club would feel able to give. Stlll, we are hope
full
that the feeling is almost unanimous now that
the club should move, and that, too 1t should have
the Stewart mansion. You would be surprised
said one member, " TO know how The IEtBUNEs
accounts of the movement have stirred up matters
Applications fer membership have been pouring
In within the last two weeks at great rate
Many young men OF means are making appnca-
tons, and all from the stirring up of the removal
question They all want the Stewart house. The
present rate rates this would soon be reached You
remember how rapidly the Union League CLUB
grew after II moved to Thirty ninth-st, so rapidly
that not only was its full quota made up, but now
applicants have to wait four or five years before
they can get in. So with the NewYork Athletic
Club numbering only 300 members when 1t moved.
The Manhattan Club is comparatively stronger
than the other two were when they moved, and as
the feeling and indications are now, we would
flourish like green bay tree. The enthusiasm
over the Stewart house is really strong"
The members of the club generally approve OF
the committees action and look forward anxOusly
10 what the heirs and litigants around the Stewart
estate will say to the proposition to sell the house
1t is generally believed that the consents will be
obtained as neither Mr. Clinch nor Mr.. Hilton
once considered possible residents of the house
desires to occupy 1t. If the executors author
fzed to sell the house the price will then be taken
up. As seems to wish the place for a
private residence. II is thought that the committee
and the executors will beable 10 agree on the price.
A SMALL PASSENGER ON AN ELEVATED TRAIN.
An interesting passenger on a Brooklyn elevated
railway train last evening little girl perhaps six
years old, who was travelling alone. She was per
Scy self possessed and nonchalant and chatted with
TN tba uhera he
sat In the most unconcerned manner. Her father
presumably put her the train at the Gates ave.
station and requested the guard to let her out at
Cumberlandst. The guard took q fatherly Interest
in her, and a friend of his who rode the train
talked with her pretty constantly. She carried bag
Of peanuts, and generously gave the train man all he
wanted to eat. Her name, she said, was MOlle-tbe
rest Of It couldn't made clearly She knew that
Cumberiand-st. where she to get out The
pratte of her childish voice attracted the attention
of everybody IN the car" there amt many folks In
this carr she sadand she would not have lacked for
friends II she stood In need Of them. She showed in
terest in the window lock, and the guard kindly OK,
out she her feet in instant. The guard took
Of her hands with the other tightly holding the
bag of peanuts, she marched out like little lady.
Her escort conducted her carefully upon the platform,
where her mother or aunt was waiting for her AS me
rope, he called out:
" Good night, Mollie'
"GOod night" back In clear childish treble
the train whirled on toward the Bridge.
ACCUSED OF ABDUOTING AN IMMIGRANT GIRL.
Louis SIZZLING was arragDed before Police Justice
Massey, In Brooklyn, yesterday upon charge of at
tempting to abduct Annie Bosanh Immigrant,
who arrived Castle Garden last week and went to
board at No. 80 Westinghouse, while she was seek
fDg q situation at an employment agency, at No. 20
Westinghouse. There she was engaged to work on
Friday by q man named Johnson, who said he was
steward at the Clarendon Hotel, in Brooklyn, and
would pay her "a q week for kitchen work and treat
her we'll She went with him to Brooklyn and he In
duced her to leave her bundle at grog shop at At
lsntic-aye and Boerum place. where no asked her to
drink with him. She refused aud then they took q
street and rode to Third ave and Twenty
BROOKLYN, where SIZZLING Joined them. Tho place
dark and lonely and she objected to going further