The sun., 1890-07-31
WHAT WE ARE ALL TALKING 1non-

street. and generally speaking there rs much ,,,S
used in all that part Of Manhattan Island from Ca.
bers street to the Battery as there 10 In any souA
anywhere else. Neither London nor Paris hat n, 80,
elevators there are IN this part Of New York Nn,
Of the steam sent underground below Chamber, ,,,,.
10 used for the elevators though great deal us.d -,
heating and to supply power In email fAoorteA Rr,a
there wornt figures TO support these statement, ~
| could be made with almost as much strength by ,,s
man who has stood the top OF tall building ana Al
served the scores and scores OF pipes letting out eIh,r
steam On clear day when the steam Ia not o.,,,,.
mingled with the moisture in tho air these curing NJ
tie clouds whrlinR away from the roots mat. va,
pretty element in the splendid picture to be seen from
! n high building.
Amember OF the Chicago Worlds Fair Com,nn,,.
who has been stopping At the Gscy House In sp..L,s
yesterday about New York said that he was NOR. a..
more surprised At the wonderful freedom which n,
| Evarts and Mr.. Hiscock enjoyed from oil ponpl,,
| clamor. we have feeling out West that thst A,
| serve It, With US you know, Senator Is Rr,atn,.
h fact feel justined In saying that In tho H,,
have some great senatorA but the New York men v,n
about their native heath with scarce an eve t,rnip..
them. Neither can boast OF any personal follov,ns
and their comiuGs and Gongs are without ln,,r,,,,
either the people or the politicians took sbort wal,
with Hscock not long ago and rather tn "a,
him cause something OF sensation, but in half N.
length of Broadway scarcely dozen people recogu,,s
| him"
There Is general air OF brskness and pride abou,,A
naval mon which a thorough novelty in that branch
OF the national service. For almost generAton N,
navy thoroughly mbued with the conviction ,h,,
It's days Tho decay OF all branches az mn,
rine offence and defence made promotion ptoblenMI
cal thing and took away the spirit OF officers and m,n
alike, but the vigorous policy Of the past few yeaA
tho lifting OF the navy into its present prominent po,
ton among the other armed powers OF the world h,,
had revivifynR effect in every branch OF th. serye,
from midshpmen to admiras Society hA, sudd,nlv
taken mp with the who carry the and s,rp,,
tho sons and they are feted and entertained from
Newport to Bar Harbor with degree Of cordiAl,y IA
which the officers Of the army entire stranger,
Mr. W 4. whitney is responsible for good deal OF thu
new feeling.
"BarondesS" said a welLknown City Hall po,te,,
"about whom number OF sensational stories b.,, n,
late been told has adopted which is In keen
ing with almost ali of the rumors to the effect thbs
10 Russian Spy and socalisc leader disRu,se n.
has air of placidity which rivals the external tran
quillity of European Primo Minister His early ,n
with the cloAkmakers was entirely due 10 thu
knowt all air. His failure according to the men VII.
have watched the movements OF the coakmakers care
fully is to be traced to tho OF his first succ,
The air of knowledge and wisdom at nrst Acosp,d
q comfort and guide Now It resented as an i'm
pertinence. All Of this ia lesson in greAtnes, by
which tho young leader will probably pronL The pue
cessful man must be remarkably humble and pollcK
he hopsB 10 keep his hold on popular movement now
adays."
gentleman VINO OIten roforreltO ae an old timer
1t being well known that the phrase regarded BY
him as cOmpmentary--sat in tho corner OF Delmon
icos cafe yesterday afternoon slipping a sam Ward
ut is rather a melancholy reflection" he said, that
this drink and an entree the only monuments left
TO remind New Workers OF Of the most delghtful
popular and enter rtanng men whom this city has ever
known I'm only nifty eight years OF age. yet wander
around like stranger in my native land Once in
awhile Frank Work passes through here IN a gray
gloomy spectral fashion, but he Is the only hgure that
q m n If i,E
York. sam Ward was king OF then all. Up TO the
time OF his death the civilization II the New World had
only produced one genuine Vourn, and were proud
of him In New York his name WAS law in the gas.
tronomic world aud since his death other
man has come forward to take his place Hs
was the one nRure of absolute Reneu.sS refine.
ment and originality which this Erimy and worlady
city possessed and though years hAvo rolled by since
he passed away there is not even q of the Ap
pearancs of successor. We do now eat cold pie
and stewed prunes for our breakfast and We have
given up taking dinner in middle OF the day but
the development OF an nrisocracy plpdnu 10 sill
far away. Sam Wards memory is green among his
old friends. but his name is strange hundreds Of
thousands OF who Just Of their teenA and
his influence died with him. He is by the way the
only loser whom Wall street brokers really loved
The gentleness and courtesy of the old man rndeA.i
him 40 thoroughly to them that they pockeied their
Losses without a word and no ono knew how financial
ly innrm sam Ward was until years after hS death"
1t said that the great number Of business who
are interested in theatrcals are not drawn in Auh
usually supposed, by the love of stage aniy but
that they owe their position as hackers OF theatrical
terprises almost wholly the desire to make money
managers usually into the dry goods dis
trtcts for hackers when they ind necessary TO secure
liberal amount OF capital The earnings OF successful
plays are so swift and enormous that the mos,
vatiVe OF business men are Influenced by them
Many longestAbllShed, thoroughly disciplined
and literally equipped dry KooiS hou. in
his city clears less than $4,000 year for
the head OF the firm though the reputation OF the
house may be excellent and It's credit first class To
show Il . hard working head of firm OF this character
detailed statements OF the earnings OF plays sums
varying from $50 900 to 5000 \ year on an invest
nen OF 81 600 or $50 is the business mLnto
eep restess'y. It is not that all hackers Of Plays
md theatrical enterprises are what are technically
Known as "anges" Not ntreQuentIy the superior
saEacity Of the business enables him
20 secure the lions share OF the proht.
Brick is the material which has now been almos,uui
'ersaly adopted by the big builders Of this city ANot
he recent great business building. including the
normous Mills Morse Kelly and Schemerhorn suuc'
ures are almost entirely of brick Iron froH'sVArR
nd both marble and granite crack in an alarming
ashton In the presence OF great heat Tho DURABILITY OF
rick has been proved In al Of tho down town
res, and 1t is regarded as tho only material thAh
wholly nreproof
good many msunderEtandngs In cafes In this city
rise from an incomplete knowledge Of an important
ue in tho bartenders' profession. For some reason
len who drink Holland gin cannot staLd tie taste Of
ON gin, while there are hundreds OF peOP. whose
Ancy 10 precisely tho reverse OF this MANY man who
as been accustomed TO the taste OF different wines and
quors all his life Bhuddors tho flavor Of land gin
s often referred TO reminiscent OF burnt rAsS'
n ordering drinks mistakes often occur which are duo
Ignorance OF certain rules governing the bars OF TINS
ity II aman orders a gin fZz the bartender maEet II
Tom gin without moments hesitation Il he orieu
gin cockta-it is made OF Holland kin. white Rrms'n
oer calls the Tom gin bottle into again. CrrouJ
nough the exact reverse OF this rule applied In Bos
IN In Philadelphia there are settled ru!eE A. tho
lsom there is to name the liquor when tho or'er
ven as a Tom gin cocktail" orr HOLLAND gn tzL'
There are some remarkable instances Ot restaurant
rench in this town. As the menu Of nearly al OF no
x ho:es aud prominent eating houses - prrpAredo o'
e head water. and as that person Is AIwAys supposed
. acquainted with the French language III, TAtHer
Id that so many utterly absurd CROP into PRINT
many OF the restaurants the custom Is 10 lowed u
"A fAF fDF sNpFN lay IN ~