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New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

Bull Run Chief Inspector Thomas ByrneS' WHO "''
q sergeant in the company. and served ia'''I"N
until the musfcrout OF the regiment POl'c ,pp,'''n
John !. Brogan. who spent three years carr ile
mu,kct in Company d. of The 37ih Ncw-lork N0lln
tccrs: Police Captain anthony j. Allair. VINO WI la =
also three vcar,' experience in war before he began
10 carry club Police captain D.haou o "p., rd hnIf
year, in the l0G,h Ncw-lork Volunteers; IoIcc uap
tain George y Gastln vino was Graye n,ccr. serse%"g
Police sergeant James Gaynor. Of the city Hall sta
tlon. who member of the Engineer Corps OF nc
,pth Ncw-York Volunteers. and wa, a irst-clas,
the twenty second Police Precinct VINO ~, pc
ongcd to Company +. both New YORK Aol
Of the Eleventh Police Precinct. who has record oi
:cryce second to noGe ana & was crsr""t OF con"
oeF comraGcs know to fame arr So 'Gnsri rrS M I2o Io
Commissioner Of Public Works: General LouS Fitz
gerald, president Of the Mercantile Trusl COMPANY ana
many & of the I'm Regiment I'm 1851 and aftcrward
was a captain IN the 10Th New York Volunteers. ten
cIal Emmons CLARK. for quarter Of century coionc
Of the 7th, Drcvct Major General Edward FerrcrQ
whose war record 81 To- G3 IL known To all III,
friends Police Commissioner Henry l. HAYDEN. Of
Eroohlyn. who for three and one halt years an an
fought in ihany battle, on land and sea Deputy com
missioner BERNARD +. Martin. Of the Department OF
# the 37th y y : y g.. and ex Chief Edward
McWams. formerly Of the Jersey CITY Pollce DC
parucuf now 81 f' N~of HOUSE. No "hN ii WI F''"'
i'm Company ID Of The same regiment
T,y" of Colonel Farnnam,s brothers are members Of
the post. William r. Tarnham, who served IN tom
pany y. IN Regiment. and Charles A. farnham VINO
Was sailor in the Navy John d. Trainer, secretary
II the Hoard OF Electrical Control Is Farnham f0St
comradc who private IN COMPANY ID of me
37th New York. samuel t.. Adams. well hno%n
LAWYER Of the New York bar, Is another comradc, who
made good record captain in the bbth New, oIA
Volunteers Horace ". Bayard was an orderly 10
General Hancock throughout the war and for several
,c1rs afierwarl Tho sculptor Thomas +. boodwln
is regular attendant At the post meetings lie was
sergeant major of the 18th.
Farnham Post has Handsomely furnished suite oi
rooms AZ I.ro1dwny and Forty ninth St. where II
meets on second and fourth Wednesdays OF every
month.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
TIE BOATUOUSE.

are in the grounds three small anneXcs, known
as The Bouilers,7 Wcllbefall" and the old
Potter mansion. The boathouse. which was built
two years ago, is in every way model OF excel
lencc. 1t is on the shore north Of the clubhouse
and at some little distance from 1t. The toor is
06 feet by 81 feet, and there IS WORKSHOP
with everything in it necessary ioI repairing
ways, is 25 by 100 feet, and bnoyant enough TO
support the weight Of the whole club. The cost
Of the boathouse was $4,000. The stable build
ing is two stories high. and contains twenty-five
box stalls The grounds, the lawns and shrub
berries and the gravel walks and drives are kept
up in a way that is little short Of perfect. The
hower-beds are gorgeous with geIanlums tuilPs
and other flowers. and brighten up the grounds
until they resemble an Italian Garden. Tie big
fower-bed around which tine drive circles before
the main entrance is earlully and wonderfully
made On it, in vivid scarlet, is the legend New
York Athletic Club
In selecting site for the clubs out-of-town
home. one more easy OF access both BY land
and water could not have been obtained. liy
driving up the Southern IonieKara a D. nfopgn pel
Road and Pelham Bridge, the house is reached IN IN
an hour and half. BY the Harlem branch Of
the New-York ard New-llaven Railroad To- iel-
ham Manor the journey is done more quickly.
One can also 90 by the main line OF the Ncw-
York and New Haven Railroad to Pclhamvillc and
ret 10 the house in about forty-ive minutes or ny
Starins Glen lsand boats 10 "len eIlo lsana, frnu
the boathouse float. Ne time TINS way Is ABOUT
an hour and n nail.
The government Of Travers Island was orig
inaly in the hands Of body called thc rav@rs ,I
composed of A. V. De Goicouia, president ;
Walter g. Schuyler, Walter stanton. j; 5. Cox
and s b. French. change however, has been
made. and the regular house committee Of the
club now has control II is for $50 composed
of Thomas y. Clarke, chairman Wal'ef IT, ocnuN-
Ter. 4. r Sullivan, James Z: Moore Maxwell r
Moore, A. A. Jordan, F. w. Rodewald and II
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

The following year the rendezvous was changed
70 John Woods Gymnasium, in Twenty-cghthst,
and the vacant lots between Third and Lexington
aves ne-hundred-and- -thirtieth-st. and the liar-
lem River, were leased and made into athletic
grounds. running track, six laps to the mile,
was constructed and the club boat-house was an
chored OF the backstretch. In 1876 a much larger
floating boat-house was built and, together with
the old one, it was anchored at the foot of One
hundredand-thirty ighth-st, Mott Haven, a spot
now occupied by the approaches to the Madison
owe. bridge
TRANSFORMING THE WILDERNESS.
The next year q long lease of the property on
the north bank of the Harlem River, near One
bnndred-and- -fftieth-st. WAS signed and the then
wilderness was transformed into what then seemed
10 the men beautiful grotnds. These were occu-
pied until the Tra' ers Island scheme was carried
ont In 1882 the indoor headquarters were
changed to the Crescent Club Gymnasium, III
Twenty-thrd-st., and in 1885 the final move to
the present town home, at Fifty-fftbst and Sixth
ave, was made.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

under his direction work was begun in the outumn
of 1887. The club had in the meantime taken
possession of the quaint old two-story hunter
house and managed 10 be comfortable there whhc
watching the builders.
The grand opening Of the new house took place
Saturday September 80, 1888, and was ceepr NC
by athletic contests and ordinary fesivity OF tne
heartiest sort The members were delighted WIZ
the new home provided for them by the wisuohi
of the committee a., s.
The house as il now stands is one of the most
complete OF its kind. In spite Of the grown o,
the club since taking possession. II has Deeh louhu
Of ample dimensions. and with lis roominess CON- ON
bines comfort and architectural beauty 70 sa'ls'S
the most fastdious
Approaching 1lavcrs Island from the main
land the tall stone tower is first seen over tne
tons of the trees, and MS one passes the prettL
Gothic gate house and drives out over the IeVti
iron-rai1cd causeway the whole bulldlng come, III
view and makes decided impression pa'iHcu
as il is with foliage and emphasized oy .le "i,o y.
waters Of the Sound. il is beautiful enough "
bring JOY and pride TO the heart OF the clDpni'h'
THE INTERIOR OF THE CLUBHOUSE
In the interior the closest attention WIS gwen
70 convenience and detail. and the rooms through
ont are conspcuously we'll proportional. The
wide entrance hall, designed also TO be used as
cafe extends through the hOrsc At the rlght
of the entrance from the main front Is the
Office and back of that n committee meetlng-roon
and clerks Office Next 10 the Office Is a small
reception room, beyond which are toilet roons
and a billiard-room which contains 1our tancs
and extends clear across the building proJecunB
somewhat beyond at either end
Adjoining the bill;ard-room on the waterfront
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
HE COT HIS PRICE FOR THE BOOK.

From The st. Paul Pioneer Press =
j. Fletcher Williams, librarian of the state Histo1-
cal society. while In London rcccntN eaiIcd on u
has been buying books occasionally for the past
twenty years. Mr.. Williams relates that the PR,
piece Of humanity and illustrates 1t by the following
accident: \ gentleman In search OF old
Fnriish black-leter voluD!. found IT in tic stor,
referred to. lie was mnc, pleased at hi discovery
and ASKED the price "Asne hundred do Lars sail
ihe proprietor Nine ftndred dollars exclaimed
the would. be purchaser o. the volume, that + too
high Now think this book" but here the volume
was snatchcd from his hands and the prap ietor
threw IL The counter, eNclaiming: "ltl be a
thonsand tomorrow |, And 1t is an actual fact that
the book buyer. after long and vain search. actually
came back and paid thousand dollars for the volume
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

1t is said that man can jump higher. run faster,
nut shot further and eat better dinner AFTER
il at Travers Island than he can anywhere else
There seems to be something in the atmosphere
that causes this and whatever it is, it is probably
responsible for the rccordbreaking lIJcivlties OF
the sturdy, brawny, strong men who are members
of the New.YorlI Athletic Club.
Since the earlier part of the clubs career men,
bers have been pretty generally envied. Inc
first quarters were at No 200 SiXthave., and they
were no larger by comparison with the present
quarters either in New-York or at Travers Island
than the acorn is by comparison with the OAK
In 1860 the little den SiXtil-ave. was outgrown
and larger home was secured at Clarendon Hall.
In 1870 the club incorporated, its indoor quar-
ters changed to the St. Marks Place Gymnasium,
and small floating boat-house built and anchored
near Harlem Bridge.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
RDrEPTTCy or THE HOMER LEE CO.'S PEOPLE

The third annual reception Of the Homer Lee Eanl,
Note Company's Mutual Benefit Association v as held
on Friday evening at Harlem River Park hundred
and dtwenty sixth st. and Sccond-avc The affair provcd
financial success. u, well as n social one and was
well attended. The officials were Homer Lee hon
0rary president: Peter H. Mcdonald vice president
William Lawlcr. secretary, and David f. IIarri son
treasurer floor manager, Il. VI. BIZ assistant floor
manager, r. I. Stringcr, floor committee Frank Wit.
tcnauer. chairman. Frank l.. Deadlc William H.
Cookfarc, Albert Downward, Charles !. Fcrrcn, Ed.
ward Hacker, Robert McMaster. Matt. f.. Murray
Herbert Mulroy William ID. Noonan. Charles Dickin-
James tiriliths. John f. Pyc. Charles Reilly,
Dane ID. Russell, Henry j. Standish, r. II. Stanton
Charles Tichcnor, Frank Tichcnor. Joseph Glennon
and John Gillespie: reception committee j. Norton
Cooke chairman: Thomas Corr, +. Guckunst, J. Ford
Edward MckallDr, VI. Tanner. Thomas Morris, George
Rowdcn. u nd simon. Danci Slattcry \. Van
llouten and Kraft. The committee on ar
iangemcnts John VI. O'Bricn. Chairman J. 4.
Cafncy. r. Connolly. A. T.. Dixon and Il. VI. Bill The
first march led by Mr.. and Mrs. C. ID. richcnor
Among others present Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Corr Mr.. and Mrs j. Cafncy. Miss Kate Walsh. Mr..
Campbell; Miss Calvin. Miss Moore, Professor II: F.
Mcdonald, Miss Annie Walsh. +. ID. Tichenor, Miss
L. Furgesson, J. Glennon and Miss Wright
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

Four years ago the Travers Island plan was
formed The Harlem River, at One-hundred-an6-
fftieth-st: was much polluted and it became more
and more disagrecablc. When it became impos-
siblc to bathc in it the members thought it about
time TO move and began to lay about them for
q new site. When the old John Hunter property
at Travers Island was offered for sale its many
advantages were at once seen, and a number OF
members, among whom was Walter G.. Schuyler
the present president Of the club, went up and took
luncheon with Mr.. Hunter. They were much
pleased with all that they saw and the club fol-
lowed their advice and bought it, The purchase
was made in the spring of ss7, and l73 men were
at once put at work constructing track The
house and the grounds, that since have been in
creased by filling in TO twenty-seven acres, were
picturesque and little was left for the landsca pc
gardener to do. All that was necessary was to
adapt the place 10 the needs of athletics and that
was done in a way thoroughly workmanlike and
regardless of expense. The track S,~s made one
fifth Of a mile in length by reclaiming land from
the Sound, and now. the runners dash along IT,
they can AZ times feel the spray from the waves
thet break just beyond its outer edge Douglas
Smyth WAS chosen architect Of the new house. and
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
TIE NEW CLUBHOUSE.

is the large drawing and reading room ana pe
Xond the cafe is the dining-room, and in its rear
arc the bar and coat rooms. The wing contains
the offices. kitchen. servants dining-room, ser,
wants stairway. lnen-room. pantry, coldroom ana
storerOom for provisions, all oil eoou ui'hehS'oH9
and conveniently arranged. ~,
The tower at the entrance OF the nam ouliu
ing and the wing has an entrance INTO Tie dihlng-
room. ana adds to it thereby an alcove thrteen
fee. in diameter, which, upon OCCASION can be
curtaned off and used for a private dlning-room;
It's windows open upon the porch, and 1t IS AZ an
times cool and comfortable place in which TO
lounge The loggia at the top of the tower Is
used to "refrigerate" members. and is also com,
Portable lounge From it the view of tree ana
fell and of the Sounds ever->hansing coors is de-
lghtful.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
REASON FOR 1T.

Baking powders be pure, must be made from aosoueV
c cream Of tartar Royal Baking Powder is made from
cream Of tartar specially refined and prepared lot It's use oy
tent processes by which the tartrae OF lime is totally em-
mated Other baking powders dependent upon the cream
. Of the market refined by the fashioned Methods and
nv those methods impossible to remove all the lime and
other impurities
These are the reasons why the Royal absolutely pure whe
ali other baking powders contain either lime or alum
The vital importance Of absolute purity in the articles we eat
as promovc of perfect health is daily more generally beng
considered How large share in producing impure an un-
wholesome food the lime and alum baking powders nave had
in the past is becoming fully recognized
The absolute purity Of the Royal Baking Powder not only
renders it more perfectly wholesome but its freedom from all
substances makes Of higher strength and elective
ness as lcavcnng agent and therefore more economical tor
eco II is accordingly certified by the u s. Government
t;t as the most wholesome effective and perfect baking
powder made
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
NOAH /. FARNHAM POST.
r1JswoRTH,s FIRE ZoUAvES AND THEIR
RECORD IN PEACE.
HIGH POLICE OFFICIALS WHO FOUGHT SIZE ''
SIDE WHEN THEY WERE SOLDIERS
OF The POST


HISTORY OF THE POT.
xoohr ror,bon Post, No. 45s. q. \. T., is strong
and wcIIordercd body of nearly 800 comraoe'' Or
conized April 90 1854 under the leadership Oh i" ~
prese L and only commander. Colonel oha lo' -,
Leoser. The ceremony Of mnstcrlh was . n.
Past Commander Charl,s A. Cowtan' OF VIM , and
No. 1877. The Post began with fity- -fp'i i'o'.'o ~
has steadily increased in numbers ana lnPo'" A.,
ood r-onor-ion NJ its members belonged to inc
11th NcwYorl Volunteers and the Post was hdicu io
the colonel Of the regiment who first lea " Ill "'"'
battle Colonel Noah L. Farnham. VINO eIi III '''
Of the frav at the first Bull Run. THIS was INV -
uent which Ellsworth recruited from among 'ic @
tcer nremcn Of New-York and was KNOWN d. ''
wortLs Fire Zouavesr II was generally bche'cu - "
composed Of the most reckless and aweSN ec'ch' ~
bc found in ,his or any other city, yet wheh inc '
lcrship Of this Post is examined the peace oi 'ne
of New York is found to be largely III ''o
some of these very Not only 40 'h'5 >"'""''
control the police OF this city. but memoe. VI ''''
ham Post is to-day the highest official IN 'e roi''o
partment OF Brooklyn. ~ Ala,
Colonel Farnham was natural solnler' WV" ~"
war began he was foreman of the Mutual HOOK anu
Iaddcr Companv no l. which had its quarters ~
Chambers and Centre sts lie was also captain o '
Cd Company Of the Glorions 'th wm'h i''''',,o1 "
NOR, able officers TO ol-r regiments than any oher
institution in the land except West Point N'e" wv
18th Regiment or "Frc Zouaycs a. IL wa Low
was differed. Captain Farnham was, next 10 '"'o"0
Ellsworth the most popular man In tlc 'oh'ii''' ~
when Ellsworth was killed AT NcA'h"''' '"'
became Colonel by common consent
Two months later he Jed his regiment In the ARM
Of Mcdowell when II started on to Richmond 'o'o'
mel Farnham was i'll that the surgeon po>itVeN lor
badc him 10 mount his horse. Mtcr numiNr "i P'o-
limnary slrmi>hcs the regiment became tcrc'H 'h.
Gagged on the fatal Phil Run field Ia the h''N'' %.
the firing ballet struck the 'Olohci Oh ''' S'' ~
thc head clancing OF. but breaking the SKIM IL
oo, n moro scratch but in his cnfccblcd state the
shock 10 the brain him his lfr. and his deah boy
was carried of the field. II was brought back 10 New"
York and buried with military honos IN Ne"-liaVeh'
uhcre monument marks the grave.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
ATHLETICS BY THE SEA.
THE NEwYoRK CLUBS COUNTRY HOME.
WHERE LOVERS OF FIELD AND TRACK SPORTS
ENJOY THEMsELvEs-A HISTORY OF

ENJOY THEMsELvES-A HISTORY OF
THE CRGANIZAwON.
Athletic games in town are about as out OF
place as anything can be. When grounds for
games are surrounded by high, knotty, unpain'e ed
and singuarly unprepossessing dea. S'ce, the halo
of poetry that should surround trials Of strength
skill and endurance is conspicuous by its absence
Athletes good 10 look at do not compensate for
an unpleasant outlook upon chimney-pots and
tenement fire-escapes, and even the pretty girls
that are usually to be found al athletic meetings
do not make up for the lack of agreeable surround
iDgs.
But at Travers Island. which is Just now the
most conspicuous field for the athletes, everything
is as it should be- and records are there broken In
close communion with nature in one OF It's most
seductive phases. The fever caused by over
cxertion is at once cooled by the ever-bowing
breezes from the Long Island Sound. The giant
trees shed grateful shade upon contestants and
spectators alike, and when the battles of muscle
and sinew are over one of the most luxurious
clubhouses imaginable meets every demand for
hospitality.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
SIZE SEEMED TO MEAN TT.

From The Boston Transcript
4 young lady went 10 the Museum Of Fine Arts tne
other DAY for the first time and. In walking through
the recian rOOm she uttered this cry OF the heart
"Oh, how envy these statues their life"
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

De smith (at church fair. where a railinG 1. IN
progress)-rhis reminds of little incident tiat
happened 10 mo out West.
Esmeralda Longcofhn-What was II
De smith, was In train when " was roboeu'-
Texas Siftngs.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

The cafe, or hall, which can by removing the
sliding doors to the porchcs he enlarged TO a sort
of open garden thirty feet by sixty feet. has IN
its ceiling a circular opening and gallery. over
which is a skylight. BY opening the skylight
perfect ventilation is obtained, and the smoke
from the pcrfcctos and Egyptian cigarettes is at
once drawn away.
WHERE MEMBERS CAN RET.
On the second floor are 1hirty-siX bedrooms for
members all of which have have outside windows.
no end of bathrooms and lavatOres and ton
serial emporium" and lincn-roon From this
floor several balconies project. and many bed
time cigar is smoked in their snug corners. The
second floor is reached by three separate stairways
The main bulding is bu, two stories high, but
the wings are one story higher. In the top Of the
south wing ei9ht bedrooms with their bal
conies and in the other is commo1ious dorinl-
tory TO accommodate possible overflow of mem
bers and some servants quarters. In the base
ment are six bowling alleys. servants dining
room closets cellars for wines ana coal. and the
laundry. In addition to the main house there
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

,borouchcong hide bound cleric. the Kind who
always looks al the world through tho glasses ot
ecclesiastical prejudice WILL think. easily take the
nremium for strong language. Good ana hones' man
as he undoubtedly is there are certain pucsons IN r.
card 10 which lie is unable TO speak truthfilly OF
-nherv I am reminded II this feet by biz OF recene
English Church news. Canon Body. wen known ana
highly esteemed clergyman OF somewhat rtuaistlc
.icws has inst been appointed Canon Missioner of
uurhom Whcrcupon. at public meeting. a pronl-
nrnt clergyman made the following amazing assertion
would rather be guilty of all the mmoralitieS %
tho London streets al night for month than be q
nartv 70 that appointment" As a specimen OF re-
urous bigotry this probably stands unique
New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

have no idea that the Christian socialists will ever
pcrsuodc the world to accept their beliefs. Indeed,
many of their theories hazy ana underlined tat
their serious consideration is ont of the question:
rut rcormcrs often do good by reacing on the wori
which they are trying to reform and think mat WI!
be so i'm the case OF Christian socialism While II VIII
meyer probably become the ruling idea In any country.
IFS sprt of equity and brotherhood and its disposition
10 take tbe mart Of the undcr dog i'm the social fight.
viii modify many Of the present selfish and brutal
tondencies in our social system. In the meantime 10
l. interesting 10 read earnest words these. nj
Rrown of Fail River: We have our ewes fixed on
for os nossiblc First Of all. propose 10 send
message 10 the nroachers Of the land asking them 10
awake from the visions Of olden -clcs. and proacn
the real ringing living gospel of the people. know
that thc Gospel Of Jesus Christ Is the gnSpel of fne
ares bnt there are certain times when certain changes
are required and it would seem that now Is ne time
when there should he less Of the teaching OF tie GUS
toms and peoples OF the pas, centuries, and more ot
the truths that inscparabc from the vital points
OF the day some Of our preachers grow eloqueht ny
telling about the slavery of the Egyptians. whcn rg.
i'm our own New England We have slavery hihu,eu
times worse II ! have read the history OF tnss
country Alright. there was once time when EoUess
men went 10 the LEGISLATURE but fear thar time mas
gone by. Mammonism now drives eveNtnns peiorc
H. | am not a prophet but ] believe tnat III w,
year 1000 there will he Congress In which hcre VII,
he no chicanery. and which will not meet IN Mh,r
inctou but right here and 1t will be composed OF t
unrest men and Of our land ana wren uss
Congress comes together 1t will be power In the ahd'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-12
LOVES SEASONS.

1 loved my love in the spring-time,
When the flowers were biossoming sweet
When soft in the branches above US
Stole zephyrs their playmates 70 greet;
When the earth was glory OF greenness,
And the heavens bent smfling above at.
loved my love in the sprinR-time,
For that Is the time OF love.
I wooed my love in the summer,
When Dian was beaming and bright
When the cricket piped shrill in the cleaning,
And the whippoorwill sang TO the night;
When the rose was a volume Of fragrance
Bejeweled with diamonds of dew
wooed my love in the summer,
For that is the time to WOO.
I welded my love in the autumn,
When the leaves were all golden and brown,
When the fruit in the o'erladen orchard
At our feet came rollicking down;
When the corn was gathered; the grapes were
pressed,
And the wine ran amber and rec,
Wooded my love in the autumn,
For that Is the time to wed.
When the winter had bound up the river,
And scattered the dead, dull leaves,
When the willows were bent with their burdens
And the icicles hung from the caves;
When the winds that swept through the tree
tops
Sang only paean of woe
When the earth was enshrouded in wilderness
They buried her under the snow.
Charles Eugene Banks, in Arkansaw Trav-
eler.