New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21

| of Brazil, to Queen kapiOlanl, Oh uo ""'"
| lands. 49,. roth
.uro Hotel nj the outbreak of the war and during
| tbe struggle II was n sort Of military headqu'ro'
| and therefore a source Of news. the ioooy was ~
| way, crowded, day and night. ON one sue u Wv
| lobby was a bulIctin-board. and Oh the o'".' ~
| graph Office. AS messages were receNou .'e' w..
bulctincd Some one would read the Dn'Ie''"' ""u'
| and the crowd would cheer wildly. nave See' sum.
! sxctinr scenes in that lobby when news came y.
come hattie in the south. The news Oh INC ueie"'
| at the first battle of Bull Run caused PANT vac"
| with blsncled faces rushed about '"o 'ooo'' a..
| avery man there was orator Calling io' IVY
| the war General Mcclellan and his i''i s'an wy
| staying at the hotel and many wero ''0
| conferences held In their rooms.
| ENTERTAINING UNION SOLID
| a.. ,,os, Interesting episodes in which tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel figured Just aiter III" o wassa
| sumter WAS the entertainment OF the o'" ""''"
huso,,s Ccdmcnt which aferwaN was nreu upo.
| in the streets Of Baltimore, Tne rS"e"' %
| I'm the city early in the morning' oil. 'oorta,
| the hotel at a little after O'CLOCK i'' .,
They came into the lobby and stachcu "'"', ~'n
and in the corridors. The breakfastroom was ,"''
al" :" INV ,rn.n ,nc soldiers arrived but when the
| ,,. ,aorncd Of the arrival they lel1 'hc ''o'''
| o. !, ny prcconcerted arrthgeh'e"' "
| ,rs,stcd upon the bows in blue tN'hs '''" p
| There was not room enough for them all ,' ]
| wotors 70 attend promptly to the "ah'' Va ~ '
| rho ouosts themselves. both men ana WHICH ."' s
lcft their breakfasts only partially ea'c' NV - On.
hor, and seryed the soldiers 1t was one ". VIZ
n.,,i.t things ever witnessed ana liihsu""u '"o
| enthusiasm then prevailing among al 'l"'"' W. 49,
| ple including even the weaitiies' WIZ &c., .nc
| broad and butter served TO tho'e "' -
O,d Raw state by women whose hands had never per
formed DAYS work in thor O"ners i've 49,
| rho soldiers had eaten and had marche" """' -
ho.rpu their entertainers, the guests resume" 'r"
p,sccs at the tables and finished their meal i''
so,d,.r bov. wore in a hurry 10 reach the scene o
action and the patriots at breakfast "cro "''"'e "
sacrifice their own comfort 10 speed tnehl o"
| The outbreak OF the war di,organizeo e'cFsoo''
n,ars hut although II changed the 'ha''''r VI WI,
| n,,r,naee II did not check the tide of prosperity "i
tho house Before the there were nnendihR scehcS
| OF gaycty in the house. Aterward t''rc wa, -" ."
| Of anxiety and dcspondrnry. Even INC "a''' h'' ~
q, IN. corridor, were forgotten. During the hr"t CAV
year OF the house tho Twenty third's'' '''''''' -,
| ceyed the name OF Peacock ave. ana tE't "l ''o
Txcn,v folrth st. side was called Lovers Retreat. IL
WIS here that the guests their brilliant toilets prom"
enaded every evening after dinner. io' 'a', Az
| readily imagine the gorgc0ueness Oh inc SPY '"'' "
the wide and brightly illuminated corT1dor' All" '
WAYS There always music By an "f'hc-'ri' al"
many friend, OF the guests came IN every e'c''s ~
| add Ia the number Of the prom"naders.
SpcsnIng of music reminds me of tie S'otti>h
s.renade 10 the Prince OF Wales. That was the most
fearful and wonderful performance ever hea'' FIN,
players OF baepiprs gathered under MS WINDOWS anu
! played one OF their fa,Orte melodies. ION 'an
imagine the effect better than l can describe H.
can only compare II TO the united effort IN barh'
yard Of a million cats. one bagppe NAV lie all rlsht"
| but hity-cXcuse me.
~ DANGER FROM RIOTERS
"t was nj the time Of the draft riots that the Fifth
Avcnuc Hotel had Of is most notab" experiences
The mob, we~ attacking every place where colpr'Ni
pcopl" employed, and many houses h'h Ueen
! ran>a.krd and burned.
"rhc Firh Avenue Hotel was Threatened. ana We
.\pr ted an attack At any moment. In IN" ah'Nh'"
~ polio. Or military protection We baIrI'a'"d the I'h
hIc, with trunk, brought up from the iorrr"oi'. ana
| n, inside shutters II III" Windows Of all III" rooms
wrr, tightly closed. The guests benz warned - Keep
away from them. The drafting office Wi> III i'iiid
I'm, MICRO tho >turt"Nart Hons" npw ~ahd~. ana on"
afternoon TIA, building burned To the ground h'
tho MOB. ", expected the attack that night ana
more trunk. piled M IN the Hobbies Ia >trcnitheh
the hsrrcadcs We felt extremely weak. for while
we had secured 100 muskets n arm TIE employees OF
the house. We had no ammunition one " 'he P"r'e'N
consented 10 drive express wagon through the streets
which were flied Nv III" yelling MODS. ard went WITH
him =, the arsenal IN Thirty sixth st.. where obtained
n box containing 900 rounds Of cartridges seated
unou I'm, box rot safely back la the hotel but
never r,ud have accomplished II had the rio"r, Known
VIA, ,hc WAGON contained. still felt unable 4"
wo,ll lie wiling Ia 80 down 10 General W"l~ hcad
nu,r,crs ir The Il Nj nla> Hotel and Ask for de-
tail NJ soldiers There street cars o Omnibus :
and | hid +, ~ IN foot. ~ that tim" tn" streets
we're Deserted ~ thr rioters and fh' police aud
a | ran down broadway shots heinz lr-i on all
-td,s %, mo succeeded IN fore ing my way past
the guards the presence ~ General
V,,I WHO and hat he ,ould give Eo help. a. every
man If h> uoop> had been detailed 70 other sections
Likely 10 hc attacked. and h" WAS pow erl"'s t. n"
more There Wa more anxiety when returned I" the
hotel and reported the -Itn.t"n At that moment IN"
mob Va yelling like mad the ruins II the drafting
Office | went up Br"ldNay and mingled with the
,oh oriy Ia Learn that the Flfth Avenue H. tel Wa I"
be- thr,nc\t p,nt of attack talked with many ot IN"
rioters telling them quietly thai no negroes we're EN-
poyrd IN the hotel which then. ! >ad. VA, full "f
soldiers, TN, seemed 70 have effect. but the
mob started on down broadway Ia the hotel ten
rral. Marcy and Kcye-. Of General Mc'lellan'> stan,
came out upon the bacony and addressed IN" mob.
which, evidently afraid ri the uniforms ot the Generals
started on down Fifth avco wreck the HON" of MAYOR
upiyke The hotel escaped the attack. happily. but
tho moi could sacked ard burned II had IT known
how weak o,T fo.ce ot rcsistan'c was.
SHOT ~ TIKI HIP.
81 was not hurt during ,hi, trouble. but received
slight bullet wound during the orange RIOTS several
wear, LATER In c,inpun, with General lcir'ic and Nr
E,rm> I went t. Eighth ave-. and THrWN tlhiN
+ whore the I'm ard OH Regiment. were drawn mp
in a hollow ..riau ar"uud III" painding praiGchci.
who were Ia l." protected by the militia The .trr Is
were fan of Irish and women. who I"rrrd AZ ti'
soldiers for pru,", their cnrmic>. The women were
armed with pals Of GaYbac". whl"h they thru" upon
the minamrn Colonel James fi'h Ir Wa there
ri hing abut In hi, shirt sleeves. rNn: To- Stop thr
,,r,rr u,,caidy walhrd up to twenty seventh
:, traching there the hrns began Wy Nv" com
p,niun, departed hastily up the street, an" lay """r
T., . dr,rva\ to the li Ing hLlct>. y stranger
RI, he'd n, and ,runc'rd down behind me- using me a.
-,..I \ tln
nm and .I,nc,ug OIL went through I'll" stranger arm
A,,il,r ,r, she'd thromg, his head. ana Ne" MP tht
STAIR. | came down when the hrng "h~ over, anu
hr,v,,n twenty >i\th and invent, thru 81. IN tehth
ave. counted eighteen dead men. ,"mr 81 , .mIh
lying I'm the gutter. several women Wcfr ha"'N
Wounded also IN that light. These. however: ana ~"
,nuiuIrr with the draft riots. During III" latter W,