The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-26
FORTUNES In STABLES.
HOW SOME OF THE EQUINE -four
HUNDR Ed" LIVE


The Private Stables of Cornelius, in
Which the Light Strikes a ristocratic
Animals Through Colored Glass
Brute Dwellings Which Surpass the
Home Of the Workingman.
Copyright, 1907
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-At the northeast
corner Of Madison avenue and Fifty-second
street, in the midst of the dwellings of New
York's four hundred-elect, stands a hand
some brick edifice, two stories in hight and
and covering three city lots. The building
is pretentious of its sort, giving evidence Of
ample wealth in its posseSsor, and the
ground which it covers alone cost nearly
| 100000
Within the heavy oaken door of the main
entrance a pleasing view is presented. The
floor of the chief apartment is not carpeted,
it is true, hut it is polished like that of a
| ballroom, and number of rugs are visible.
At one side stands a handsome pier-glass
Elegant chandeliers depend from the cell
ing, and gas brackets project at intervals
from the substantial wainscodng. No dust
or dirt is visible, and all the appointments
are of the best.
Other apartments, similarly perfect and
costly, opel off this, while on the floor
above are number of sleeping and other
rooms.
On recent cold night, while an east
wind was whispering bitter things across
the city, ragged wayfarer, who bore the
indelible mark of tramp, stood shivering on
the pavement outside this handsome build
ing, and peering with envious eyes through
window at the scene of comfort within.
His eyes rested upon the fortunate occu-
pant Of cosy bed, for the enjoyment of
which he would have given his only
remnant of a SHIRT.
Yet the occupant of these luxurious quar-
tiers was only horse, and the handsome
building was only stable.
1t was the private stable of a new New
York millionaire, ana, like others of its
kind, furnished ample proof of the fact
| that the pleasure horses of the Dives of to-
day find their lines cast in far more pleasant
places than do the brothers of Lazarus who,
by the thousand, fill the tenements of the
great city. Their food and their clothing
are of the best. their beds of the best; while
a competent phys clan stands ready to min
lister TO the slightest ailments.
who wouldn't be a millionnaires
horseP muttered the tramp as he
shambled off to see if the nearest station
house was as full as he would like TO be,
THE OLD HOME OF MAUD S.
The building which he left was formerly
the pride of William h. Vanderbilt. who
built it, and who dearly loved horse. 1t
is now used by Mr.. George Vanderbilt, one
of lis sons. The upper floor is devoted to
the living rooms of the coachmen, fcotmen,
| and grooms, while the horses and carriages
occupy the entire ground floor.
| The coach room is on the east side of the
building, and contains every variety of
fashionable vehicle, from the stately
family coach to the light road wagon. The
rugs mentioned above are use beneath the
wheels of these, to preserve untarnished the
| polished tres The pier glass permits the
| coachman and footman TO survey with sat-
| isfaction their faultleSS makeup before tax
ing the road.
Adjoining the coach room is the harness
room, aud only those who possess gold and
| silver-mounted harness can fully appreciate
the importance of detail in the construction
of such an apartment The walls are of
| brick and the door of iron, to guard as far
as possible against the burglars enterprise
| Tall cases with glass fronts protect tue gold
and silver trappings and enameled leather
| from dampneSS and dust, while in a smaller
| room ad joining are number of frames on
| which the harness is hung while being pol
ished.
The stables proper occupy the Madison
avenue side of the struc .ure, and are large
| and comfortable in every way. At one end
| is the box stall built for Maud S. and occu-
pied by the famous trotter until she became
the property of Robert Bonner. Its roomy
and inclosed by walls of polished yellow
pine. The hitching rings aud other metal
work are brass. Her blanket, with ''Maud
| S." embroidered upon it, still hangs at one
side, and many mementoes of her are low.
ingly preserved.
OIL PAINTINGS ON THE WALLS.
Several excelle t oil paintings of her and
other famous occupants of the building,
during the life of VIM. H. Vanderbilt, or
nament the walls of both stables and coach
| house.
The floor of the stables is highly polished.
! and no imprint of hoot is to be seen any
where. The stalls are deeply bedded, and
whenever horse is taken from his place a
| strip of hemp mating is unrolled for him
| to walk upon-like a bride entering
| church.
In the stalls an even and safe tempe nature
is carefully maintained during the cold
weather.
The stable tools are mounted in polished
/ brass, and the brass-bound buckets bear the
initials Nv II. "" in the same metal.
A charming annex to this equine mansion
| is large room which one enters from the
| stable. ltsuggests race track in miniature.
| The walls are of brick and the roof of glass.
| About the outer edge of this room runs a
| tanbark track, oval in form, on which the
| aristocratic animals take their exercise in
stormy weather or when there is not suf-
ticient demand for their services to keep
! them in proper condition.
| Within this track is floor of cement, as
smooth as billiard table, on which are
| kept those feather weight road wagons to
which William H. Vanderbilt always drove
! his fast teams on the road.
Altogether, there is much in the appur-
| tenances of the establishment which would
delight the stable connoisseur, and make the
| poor car horse, once owned by the same
| Vanderbilt, turn socialist and kick over the
| traces.
OTHER VANDERBILT STABLES.
OF all the handsome private stables in
| town, probably the most snowy is that of
| Cornelius Vanderbilt, present head of the
famous family of miionaires. This stands
in East Fifty eighth street, just out of Mad
ison avenue. 1t is costly and substantial
structure, with front of red brick, terra
Gotta and gray stone, 50 combined as to
have most pleasing effect. 1t was de
signed by one of the leading architects of
the city, and the most striking feature of
the front are the immense dogs heads in
terra Gotta, designed and executed expressly
| for their present position,