New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-03
SOME CURRENT CHAT,
urARD m THE CRY STREETS.

HEARD IN THE CITY STREETS.
Msuy New-Yorkcrs who are planning "Trip 70 tno
Paris Expos,ton win DO wofslly deceived - 70 us
cost, according to D veteran traveller paa ho
nsro,s popular idea that tho exhibition going 70
nahs things cheap, Tho contrary is the case. Hene
Of ths OCEAN lines have reduced toIr rates. quo so
accommodations arc naturally harder TO got than ever.
"he moment an American lands Ia Franco. "ns' VIA
be ndf That eariicr corners have crowded the noes'
raised The price of board and lodging and starred
boom which shows itself 10 tho increased cost Of every
article he has 10 buy. In Paris the enterpflsins
trsdssmsu will reenaet tho old comsdy OF tno no"t
keeper who explained the deariess OF his cnsmps gn0
an duo not to tho scarcity of champagne nut tho
scarcity OF Americans. In other words, instead q
Visitors, Psfsans win have but few naontns Tale
my advice If you want TO 90 % Paris, wall CSF;
year reaction wiz set I'M and that's tho tno 70 co.
As 30 the use Of petroleum. q . means Of dsfsncs.
nothing has been heard since the report ives pup-
lshed few weeks sso that large company hsd oeen
organized IA phladelphiA, bsckBd By iliions OK ooE
ian, ana had proposed to the secretary Of NAVY
striking scheme for the defence Of hafb0fs from w,
attacks Of an cnemy's Acct By shooting ignl'ee
petroleum a. The unfffendy ships nom the bouom "
tho bay and burning them up. Tho scheme prs
posos the sinking Of perforated pipes tn the harDos se
and In the approaches to the harbor. through when
petroleum be forced at high pressure through me
water to the surface by machinery. In this way
fierce stream Of blazing oil is to be poured upon .ne
enemy's feet. Experiments have been maze W.
L. but not 30 the extont that would remove zig nrr
erty.
There are many humorous stories told about w. p
Admiral Rowan's younger days, and his pouio.
officers aver that he was at times impetuous' h'so
thought OF giving order but once. ana wnen hos
obeyed promptly and In very detail wouia Apoe :
piece to the subordinate at fault, ana IN sucn
manner as to display his nationality BY his ofosue
One story IL that when young commander no oFucrou
bis carpenter TO Put butthon on the dboor OF
thst room, "a It won't stay shut" The carpen'or
did AZ he was ordered but II he had put the button
on the side next 10 the door It would have been
effective Rowan called the carpenter and reprinanueo
him ashurc, didn't ye tell me 10 put ths outton
on the dhoorfs said the carpenter Rowan nsred
up and said, syoure fool You're carpenter,
aren't youi And Pm an officer amt l. Why
didn't you do rs wanted, not az saidP Ann 80
they continued arguing the question for somo timo
with each other This resulted In the work being
done a. the carpenter know how to DO H. and not
A his commander directed. vice-Admiral Rowan
was IN command 1t the Navy Yard during the Cuban
excitement in 1872 and ono gay Tribune s reporter s
Information mis- he considered himself as precuded
from doing BY the gustons ,, whs n the eoa sePcSf'ei
made sa s' s0s hornets r rest Tue iecrs resulted
in An sniesbie understanding that the Admiral would
credit 70 him.
Tho guards on sts elevated roads have recently be-
como much more integibio, with the result OF expos
ing some interesting freaks Of pronunciation. Amoss
Invariably, for netancc, guard win can cut 'fify'
ninest. fnstead Of Fifty -ninthsts and nobody can
blame him either; for more baEbsrous coliocanon OK
sounds than 18th" and q AZ It Is d'ficaH TO imagine
There 3 also general disposition 10 say Fontys IN
stead Of ~Fortys and aThud' Instead OF ihire -
this an American tendency, is 10 merely an eecen-
u,city Of brshssnsai At FoNy-seoond-st the guards
Aass unvsfsa,iy can ont Change cars fcr the 0r.na
cean7a pes-pcs: but No ep1smsn IA charge % q
bsals shutles trains running 10 tAe stauon a"aEs
ss,I ess. Change ears FOR the dsp.pos Does tae
company enfores this difference Of pfonunHsuon Ho.
happy II would masD many, By the VAL II taes woua
tn passengers 70 change FOR 40 "stsamF ~ oD
roes further downtown other queer bats cop ou ~"
s,ards ever say aTwentys; IT 10 always, ana unass
All circumstances, aTwonty' One man on TIC Hx.n-
vc road invariably announces Blee HURST with
,ho ascent on the knrn Al least score always say
q cun- alst, . and many OF the rest say bn-as.
Certainly one never hears any OF them say osn"
arIous,n- .ts seems 10 be the proper elevated PRIV
rnpcas,o1 although few pursts insist on caring u
q Hou.-sln ST. with the accent GU 'ns
stins And there Used 10 % "e''
,,,b .,entor,sn lungs stationed on The platform az
fhsshsm SQUARE one OF whose duties IL was to eau
an, a sty Hall roin.s have recently Missed
b,, and own that Ia consequence my daily Zip
sawntowu /, shorn II one OF It's pleasures Ills VOICE
was ,a bad that It was good. But perhaps us
most remarkable man 10 me snouscr
who stands on the cry Hall "a pss, s e street.
sh, and en- His votes h. sS volume ana ss,t -
sSSsn ., o. a as,AS ' nssss sns
he sSoa die DON. ds Sg Ths aa t1 sso Sam
pany would DO Tor sn,as q the piercing iteration
= his directions, which can be hoard spove ~, liz
o. rs locality scores y.s q ne Travelling puSs
Is queer animal.
a Gilmore. of Niblo's and tho Academy Oh
,,us,s tails Tho following story OF his leaving some
thirty years aso the little Massachusetts vnisge IN
~h,eh la was born to seek bis fortunes In New.
al was about nineteen, and IL was caaeu's'eo 'nss
after arriving in New-York snouid nave oapssi
~ A Now a was sight OF money In those days.
ssa.c,.uv IN 4 New.England village, and my mother
ss very anxious about my ability to take care OF 50
large sum- No careful yoSro no. pooSSe = Snnt
were her last wesds Mo5nSos 3. Ns~.Yosk pspes
eSd s 90 ss anybody h been robbed BE- SURE your
| SON has got msnoy.'
rn.,asr.h,e discussion has osen caused BY the 60
,pn Al tina Bridge trustees and ons OF the hroonyn
elsvs,yd ROADS In removing the bars or partitions that
separate tho seats in their cars tnc Nason
Tor ,bls IL that woman was recently injured on the
n,sav NV stus down just % the train wsa starting
ana S,nr thrown with some force against the division
,Asrsby sustaining injuries on account Of which she
has brought amt fur damages. So far a. public
op,uon has expressed itself since the removal Of the
sv,son bars was begun. It has been strongly sd
ysue to any change That the arms which divide ths
spoco ono passenger occupy from that allotted 70
another serve useful purpose Is the painsst of facs
So evident this that people wonder sometimes Why
~. sam. idsa is not adopted In streetcas so q
N mt an end TO crowding and move up pease..s
valuable suggestion has been made by one Of the cor
I respondents Of The Tribune who have directed At
teution 10 this subject In tho last few days It Is shs
instead Of taking the arms away the thing % be don,
aavsntare and Just IS clearly tho removing OF Che
| divlsIons would be wrong 70 Travellers, II the Sid
Of eas oonssts OF one long seat the selashly ncnst
m,shr ofteu 30 compelled to stand, when By fhs