New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
SARATOGA STILL CROWDED.
TWO WEEKS MORE OF THE SEASON.
THE REPUBLICAN CONvENTIoN-ON The HOTEL
PlAZZAs-TIE MII.I.rI rAMILY.

PiAZINS-THE MIilf.E EAM1Ir.
Saratoga. Sept. I (spccaD.-I Is september l ou'
fhc multitude nhabiting this lovely place shows no
fncne,o on to return homcward II IS true that trains
departing TO the southwark little more CROWDED
with people. but tho places of those thus ocp"""s
arc taken by travellers from the moro Nor'hc'" SUM-
,ncr resorts. The jewellers In tho rough camps on
The Adirondack lakes in the tents on LAKE ,ham'
pain in a hundred hotels TO tho north, are e''her
preparing TO journey to their homes or are already
speeding on railway trains TO the South But many
OF them stop Off at for day or Two 10 TASTE
fits spring and enjoy its hoel HE.
Tho proprctois the United states, the Grand Union
and other big hotels say that they intcnd 10 keep
open TO a somewhat later day than usual.
Tho Tinted states Will not close IT'S doors until
October l. the Grand Union september Is, the
Windsor and the Congress Hall on October l. Colonel
Clement the proprietor Of Congress Hall. sad today
we hotel men in Saratoga expect to have largo
patronage September IL the weather is good OWING
10 the late beginning of the season. We should have
good deal moro warm weather to make up the aver
age of the year. Remember how cold IT was com
parat!vely speaking, in July Our patronage now IS
excellent: and II We don't have storms and cold rams
such as We did last September. shall do large
business
What remarkable capacity Saratoga has for swal-
lowing multitude! Here was the Republican s'''o
Convention on August %. All the hotels OF saratoga
al that time were dong rousing business All Vi
the 500 rooms of the United states were taken and us
proprietors we're giving guests rooms outside OF the
hotel in private houses. Yet, aithoueh I'ooo n0"
and hundreds Of suddenly arrived IN saratoga
30 attend the Rcpub State Convention, the village
hotel and boarding house proprctors were aDI" ~ sNo
beds end food 10 all Of them. No one starved anu
no ono he'd TO sleep the streets over night what
was stll more wonderful that the additional popu-
laon was absorbed iictly that one hardly OBSERVED
cxccpt al Congress Hall, which was the headquarters
Of tho Rcpubl can leaders, that two regiments OF men
,1,e rstrrfg Of
place ono observed that the gigantic ding rooms
were somewhat moro crowded at the dining hours,
but that was all. Nor there apparently any en-
larrassmcnt felt by the hotel prorrctors in feeding
1000 more mouths. Certainly there was an aoun-
dane Of food for every one
Timothy Woodruff. Of brooklyn one Of tho dele
gates to the National Republican Convention. was
found here by the other Republicans OF Brooklyn
when they arrived to attend the State Convention.
Mr. Woodruff was regarded with good deal Of SYM
rathv owing 10 the fact that his upper lip was
hidden from sight by strips Of adhesive plaster ana
hc appeared have been wounded on the race by
some sharp gcd instrument Il have just been IN
peril OF my life said Mr. Woodruff, from malignant
pustulc. few mornings ago, in Brooklyn upon
awaAing, l found that my upper lip was badly
swollen wear a mlSachc and couldn't see Vcry
well what the trouble was but l thought | had
merely caught cold in the lip. Accordingly let 1t
alone. but when returned from business at night
SAID wife: i iecl SICK all over ana IL eVcHIs &"
me his odd swelling on my lip has something TO do
with it, 50 l sent for family physician Dn'
woys was returned that lie was In Saratoga
then sent for two ohe" physicians.
but they also reported to be out OF TOWN.
As last resort had my servant 20 TO nciehbor'
Ing drug store and inquire what physicians there
were Jeff in brooklyn. The druggist sent me the
name Of one and soon had him at my house lie
had me cut of my mustachc and then said that the
swelling was only boil. lie lanccd It, and giving
ne sor,e medicine. departed But became ecker
ard sclcr. I felt As II poison was running through
my veins. My head seemed fun OF hot blood and
there was an Intense pressure upon the back part
of my neck | was in agony all night, and when
morning came resolved to 90 at once 10 saratoga
ard our family physician telecIapled TO nm
awaiting lie looked al the swelling and sad
why i is msspan' pgsqlG o ana hl hon ne cgI
my cxistcncc If It had been NEGLECTED. any longer
ono Of the plcasantcst sights in Saratoga IS that
which tho big hotel razzas present every morning
when the day IS bright and the sun IS shining The
hotel people arr late rlserS. ard cat breakfast IN
icsurcy way Il is 10 80 o'clock before they begin to
gather tic big pazzas that face the inn'r courts
and taking easy chairs look forth al the green
lawn that the courts. the fountains playing in
TIC sunshine and the children running about In nc
centre 81 iae court 81 'h@ r ~ 1be hotel pay
every morning for the entertainment of 'he hotcl
snG tho Members ME- t "a. iohan 6rchc"tra take thcr
seats The piazza near The main entrance me
ladies 81 the hotels in this morning hour dress in
cocl summer clothing. quiet in color. and wear ltflc
jcwciry. rs they are seated on the piazza. many Of
them with beautiful embroidery work IN their hands,
talking or listening 10 the music. III scene IS most
hcmciikc An additional touch of homo lie Is given
rSHc a'"u, among the crowd distributing he letters
that have arrived by thc morning mail The New
York papers come and then thor" IS another
subject Of interest When The leading Republican, Of
looking men in tho state than Warner Miller Frank
as hcy walked about the piazzas of the United States
Hotel on Tuesday they attracted vast amount of
attention from the other hotel guests
Mrs Miller, looking mothcry and happy,
listened 10 the music every morning in company With
her daughter Augusta, age eighteen who is a bright
faced young woman. Miss Miller is yet schoolgirl
and attends school at oFoniz Pennsylvania. the old
home OF Jay Cooke. MS. Miller also had with her
for some days her sons. Max Miller, age twenty. who
s. a student al Cornell University and Burr Miller
age sixteen, who is student al the John a. Green
school. a, Princeton. v !. Another Of Mrs
Miller younger than burr, Is also at school a; Prince
ton fac;, Nh and Mrs Miller have children
now in the winter time al their beautiful home in
IIcrkimcr. in the Mohawk Valley. Their house IS
situated upon a gentle cminencc about mile from the
village Of Hcrkmer Traveller, by the NcwYOrk
Central Railroad have good view Of IT, for Nj Miller
Will not have near any house in which he lives
and broad lawn sweeps down from the dwelling 10
country rood that breaks III, face Of The hin and
Mile has farm Of several hundred acres in extent 10
the north Of the hoCSc which contains fine graz
ing land He also has fine herd Of cows and his
milk and butter dairy + one Of The best In IoTkmcr
County.
Tho salvation Army IS determined tha, the worldly
and thoughtleSs folk who I've in Saratoga in the
summcf-tme shall have appeal made TO them 10
lead better life Accordingly the leaders Of the
Army have put mp tents in the northern part Of
Saratoga. and hold religious services in them. More
over, occasionally the members Of the Army hcRl by
brass band march along Broadway. the chief street
Of the town. which all the chief hotels face, and
sing and beat The tambOurne before the pazzas. on
which seated many Of the worldly Il cannD; bc
sad however, rat The proceedings Of the Army have
thus Ear aroused mOIr Than curious Interest
THE List DAYS At SARATOG4.