Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-03
THE oIrx,s GUESTS.

How Business II Conducted ut the
Hotel DO Beardsley-The Number as
PYesens Being Entertainea-Wher
They Come From-Requisites for ID
mission.
Since the Hotel de Beardsley was estab-
lished on Whalley avenue about 4, 900 guests
have been entertained there. At present
there are about 200 guests enjoying the hos
pitality Of Captain Beardsley, the present
proprietor. This hostelery has changed
several times, but every landlord has had q
good trade.
The house is well located, with broad
lawn in front. This is enclosed with neat
iron fence The back yard has high walls
around 1t to keep guests who are unfamiliar
with the place from wandering away and
getting lost. Landlord Beardsley is assisted
by Clerk Fitzsimmons Of Derby.
The reception room is partitioned off into
into q number Of smaller rooms, each Of
extends around these. Those who had
charge Of the construction Of these chambers
wisely foresaw the dangers from fire and
built them entirely Of iron. There is nothing
antique or semi gothic about them, but each
is built in the modern way. This consists
simply of bars Of iron crossing each at right
angles, freely admitting light and air. The
furniture, Of course, is not elaborate, but
durable.
it ia open to both sexes on equal terms. Color
and previous condition of servitude are not
taken into consideration. The nationality of
the guests is not questioned, and hence they
form a cosmopolitan gathering.
This hotel is run on an entirely different
plan than any other in the city. It puts no
advertisements in the paper, nor does it have
printed any business cards. Bot 1t does
have printed letter heads. While the New
Haven House and other hotels have hacks
running to the depots and wharves, this es-
tablishment pays no attention to transients.
It is content to secure it trade from the city.
But of course many people throughout New
Haven county come here, especially when
they are persuaded to and accompanied by
clerks of the establishment. These clerks
usually wear badges. 1t is done to disclose
their identity whom person doesn't want to
come.
But the bulk of trade comes from New
Haven. The method of drumming up trade
being unlike that of any other hotel, II
might be said to be unique. In the first
place the house has about go clerks out on
the streets. They take turns and some are
out days and others at nights. All these
clerks are dressed alike, their clothes being
blue with braes buttons on them. When
ever they see person whom they think
wants lodging, they take him up to the down
town Office on Court street. Sometimes .
person is not willing to 60 with the clerk
| who blows whistle and another clerk Gomez
up. It is very often the case that men arr
found who are too tired Il
walk. Then the clerks show
their kindness. They send word to Lieuten
ant Wrinn, who has charge of the branch
Office on Court street, and he sends them
private conveyance. In this they are taker
| to the Court street Office. Here they registe
their names and the genial lieutenant lock-
| their valuables in the safe Unlike othe
| hotel clerks, Lieutenant Wrinn does MOI
sport diamond soarfpin. ALI other baggag
Of the guests ia also left here. No checks ar
given. The lieutenant then puts his thumb
! on an electric button, which calls the bel
| boy-Dick Moore-who shows the guest t
| his room.
| This stopping over night at the down tow
| office is one of the principal points wherein
the establishment differs from other hotels
They are very strict in one sense Of the word
and it isn't everybody they'll admit. The
are detained here over night in order to hav
the guest appear before Judge Thompson o
Judge Dening and pass q sort of civil servic
examination. Each guest tells his story AM
sometimes other people are called on to cor
roborate it. The examination is quite a try
ing ordeal. Some times the judge will cal
on someone else present to tell what he know
about the guest, and the stories will be yer
often conflicting.
If the guest passes an examination tn
Judge fixes rates and the number of days
can stay. He usually accepts.
P. S.-Sometimes the judge gets liberia
because he il known to have added: "I'
give yen ten dollars besides"