New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14

ready to-day, and on many days we have had even
more. We could I'LL hotel from here TO Forty
second-st. The letters began TO arrive in kebru- Z
ary, and all our rooms were filed two weeks ago.
We will charge only our regular rates. We nave
also had many inquiries for windows from Whea
the parade can be seen, but they have all eeh
engaged, at $50 for q parlor. We have gwen
preference. of course, 10 our re- uhr boarders"
At the Grand Genital Hotel, W. II. Waterhouse
the clerk said that the house had been receiving
applications for several months from all parts Of
the country, and all the rooms had been secured
month ago. Governor Biggs and stan, ana the
Legislature Of Delaware to the number OF about
one hundred, and about three hundred memcers
Of the Ancient and Honorable ARTILLERY Company,
of Boston will be at this hotel. The 'front.' rooms
had been rented for some time at $40 ana soo
each, and now offers of 81 for them were being
received. - r..
At the Metropolitan Hotel letters asking for
rooms had been received for months, and every
thing pointed TO an enormous crowd during the
celebration.
Chief Clerk Raymond L. Covert said the same
of the ColonnRde Hotel. Letters have been com
ing in for month, but we will still be aDie 70
take care OF few more persons. The etters
come from every part of the country, lneladins
q number from Texas Louisiana, Georgia, Mlsss-
sippi Tennessee and other Southern States, Os
military company from South Carolina VIII stay
with MS An our rooms facing Broadway have
been engaged for two weeks, ana we are SUN se'-
ting liberal offers every day. IL we had not iet
them, we would refuse SlOO Tor each room lor the
DAYS OF the great paradcS.
At the United States Hotel, the reporter was
told that everything up TO the third noor was
taken, some of the engagements dating PACK seH-
eral months No change in the regular rates
would he made The Governor OF South Carolina
and staff eNenteen men, and the McQqade Posi-.
c. A. R., OF Utica, n. Y, have engaged quarters
at this place.
DELUGE OF LETTERS.
A. T.. Ashman proprietor of the Sinclair House.
said that for two months he had been deinsea
with letters from every part of the country, III
Guiding Louisiana, Colorado Missouri and Cali
fornia. He had, however, arranged for all OF MS
rooms and did not have one left for the ceieor"-
ton. He would make no change in his rates
The mail of the ST. Denis Hotel had been
bringing letters inquring about rooms for nearly
two months, but the proprietors could make no
promises, although they might have few rooms
vacant just before the celebration. Their letters
came largely from the South and West. No
advance in prices would be asked.
The clerk of the Morton House said that hs
was not letting any rooms in advance, but would
await Developments
T. j. Fenton, clerk of the Union Square Hotel
and of the Hotel Dam, said For weeks wa
have been overwhelmed by applications for rooms.
and we now get forty or fifty day, but we have
refused TO engage any in advance, and will act
the first come, first served principle The
letters come from all parts OF the country, some
even from California. We will keep our old
prices
The Everett House said 5. L. White, the
clerk, " is getting lots Of applications, but IL is
pretty well filled now, and we viii make no
engagements although we may have accommoda-
tons for a few more.
NJ l.. Osgood clerk OF the Continental HotcI
said that he had more requests for rooms than he
could supply with three times the hotels pre,ens
accommodations He making no contracts.
and would keep the old rates.
AT the Hotel Bartholdi, j. H. Hill, the clerk.
said: Some Of our rooms have been engaged for
two months, and for several weeks we have had
none left We still get, however, about fifty
letters, kilograms and postal cards OF inquiry
n day. 4 great many come from the interior of
New-York State. No, our prices will DO I'M
changed, because the Centennial celebration will
not last long, and we could not afford TO Incur
the ill-will of the trade by taking advantage
OF it's necessity As we generally have neatly
all our rooms filed the celebration will really
not benefit greatly, except rs far IA the restan
rant and ba- are concerned. We will, however,
put up number of cots in the parlors, which va
will let for 50, the regular price for q nights
lodging. We have had q number OF offers FOE
the windows facing Madison Square and could
easily get Sl00 apiece for them on the day OF
the parades. The occupants Of the rooms will,
however, he allowed to use them just as at any
other time, and can bring in as many friends
as they wish. We will erect few seats OH the
balcony, for which we win charge the pries
asked for those built by the committee