St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-07
AT MONTE CARLO.
American Base Bailists at the
Famous Gambling Resorts {


Famous Gambling Resort. (
We all took the 2:30 o'clock train
Wednesday afternoon. and in three
quarters of an hour we alighted at that
most famous gambling resort-Moute
Carlo, says Ed Williamson. The crowds
of people who left the train reminded
me of jerome park on race day.
Everybody was in a hurry. They were
all anxious to reach the gambling hall.
Although did not like that kind of a
gamble, L was Just as anxious as the
most anxious one there. l had heard so
often OF the fortunes won and lost at
Monte Carlo. of the many sui
cides, ETC., that 1 felt l would
rather gamble and lose than not
gamble at all. In few moments we
bad assembled the stone steps leading
from the station and entered magnifi-
cent garden, Astounding with beautiful
trees. plants of all descriptions and
works OF sculpture heWn in white mar
bic. A few minutes walk and we en-
tered the handsome stone building
known as the Casino. We were told to
present our cards and we would receive
ticket of admission. We then passed
to a large hall, one end leading to a
check room, one side for ladies and the
other for gentlemen. After checking
our hats, overcoatS, ETC., we made our
way across this hail and entered the
main room. What sight! The scene
EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS.
An immense hall brilliantly lighted,
handsomely furnished. the sides of the
room StreWn with statues, on the walls
beautiful oil paintings, and the ceilings
magnifcently freScoed. Men and
WOmpn ding tho no
others at the gambling tables. of which
there were nine, seven of them roulette
tables and two at which they were gam
bling with cards. Each table seats six
teen players, every seat occupied. Here
all old lady with hair as white as snow,
on one side of her a young man. who is,
perhaps, young enough to be her
grandson; to her left is hand
some young girl of perhaps six
teen years of age, while directly
opposite is an old gentleman. Around
those seated at the table is a crowd of
handsomely dressed men and women,
crowding each other in their efforts to
reach over the shoulders of those seated
at the table. The above scene met our
gaze, not only at one table, but at every
table in the room. They use no chips.
The bets are all made with gold. silver
and bank notes. The gates open at IL
O'Clock a. M, and close at II p. m.
They are run, every day in the year,
excepting Good "Friday. Each one OF
these 364 days is said to represent the
same scene. Those who get broke Or
COMMIT SUICIDE, - =,
their places are soon filled with others
just as badly infatuated. [ saw not. a
single player who had the appearance
of professional gambler. The game is.
too strong for an experienced gambler
to go against. It's only noblemen, bust
ness men, tourists and women, who can
scarcely realize what percentage they
have against them, who bet heavily. [
can truthfully say that / saw more
money and more handsome women dur
ing the two days l was at Monte Carlo
than have ever seen during my Ell
tire life. And how the women do
dress, and the diamonds they
wear. One woman wore a diamond
butterfly SO large it. reached from
her neck to her corsage. Alvin Joslin
and his diamonds are mere side show
to some OF the women L have seen here.
They will not accept bet of less than
five francs (SD. At some of the tables
the smallest bet taken is Napoleon
tS4.) | could not learn the limit: it must
be very high one. l noticed one man
who was betting quite heavily. Ii e
placed a large stack of gold Oh the
board, taking in the z, s, 10 and II. The
first roll of the wheel the ball dropped
in No. 10, and he was paid eight times
the money he had down. He play ed
two more rolls. lost, and then quit. A
Frenchman standing near figured out
his winning for me, and it amounted to
$4,000, his first bet being one of 5000
francs Isl 0C9).