Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-06
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
ITS WEALTH, wcKEoNEss, eAYerY-
REIGN or ExTRAvA6ANcE.
Yrook,yn's water Famine-Frank cnrpen-
ter's Plctures-Drliiarhs NOUS
Boat-The season Ball.
anDoniance q the R lehulona Dlspatch.l

ro,,,sa1onience OF the Richmond Dspatch.l
NEW YoRx. December 5.--Somehmes L
wonder whether the country ct large ap-
preciates the fact that this city OF New
York is. next 70 London, the richest city IN
the world. Somebody. Of course, Will ten
ma about Providence. r. l.. and Hartford
Conn. being the richest towns ia TINS
country. population considered. have
heard all about that, but the more see OF 1t
the more am astonished at the evidences
of wealth here and the lavishness with
which money is spent. Leaving OUT OF
Confederation the magnificent ONCE Dnlld-
inps the palatial homes which cost
fortunes yearly to maintain. 1t IL
amazing TO contemplate the luxury
in which Upper New York fairy
rolls. | have seen million dollars worm
~ horses and eauipages in Central Park In
a SINGLE afternoon. The yachts and tally
hos and draws OF this town represent MIL
lions. Just think of 100000 people gong
10 a horse show in one week TO see lot OF
tortured trick horses with thelr talls
bCbhed and their mouths split with hide
ons bitsl And only last week $4,000 peo-
ple attended q college butting match
ON the Manhattan Athletic Club grounds,
many OF them paving as much as $50
a seat. Take a peep into Delmonico's
anv evening OF any OF the big restaurants
up town, and see how money IS being
sauandered on food or costly wines. Ana
then the balls and parties, aud operas. IL
is in this town that people can be found
~ nav SEQ 900 for a little red bit of pottery,
or 800. 900 for q stallion. We have scores
of people here with incomes ranging from
800. 900 TO $500, 900 year, who are hardly
noted or heard Of. OF course We oil hear
about the Vanderbilts, the Astors,
the Goulds, the. Goelets, the Cou-
derts, &C., but that fellow next to
YOU IN the street corner may DO worth
million or two and nobody but a
few OF his lntimates know anything about
~ New York draws unto itself rich peO-
ple from all over the land. The successful
business-man comes hither to achieve
prel ter things. the wealthy widow tnds
life here more congenisl than on her
western farm, the young spendthrltt VINO
has inherited his share OF the paternal es-
tate rushes here to "have swell time -
all. all contribute 10 our wealth and incl
dentally our luxury. New York is growing
daily richer. gayer, Fand wlckeder. IL IS
the most expensive city In the world 10
live in; IN most respects it IS the pleasant
est-bar-ing Paris.
BRooELYN's WATER SHORTAGE.
The experience which Brooklyn has Just
passed through points moral TO other
large cities-provlde an abundant supply
of water for your thirsty citizens. That IL
| TO say, have the best water system that
nature and science can supply. Brook
| lyns water famine, although 1t lasted but
! thirty-six hours, has washed away all no.
| tons of economy which the 800, 900 people
| of that city may have entertained on the
| subject of wator-works. Cities as rule
| do not practice great economy IN the mat
| ter of building water-works, and the clti-
| zens have always been patient under APP
parent extravaganza, but so far as Brook
Ilvn is concerned 1t IS not likely that
the watchful Taxpayer will henceforsh
! prumble at any outlay which seems TO be
| made TO guarantee his water supply And
! vet it was for making q large investment
| of the public money TO increase the water
facilities Of Brooklyn which cost Mayor
| Chaplin the nomination for Governor and
| kept the party from renomlnating him
for Mayor. Nor did the goddess of mis-
| chance take her evil eve from Mayor
Cbapln even here. To complete the adj
| verse movement he was sent TO Congress.
Such dire punishment is rarely visit
| ed upon a statesman for dong what
now seems TO have been a public
| service, albeit q high-priced one. The
| water stringency which overlook Brook
lyQ did not come from any luulnE III tue
| supply. such as threatened New York. but
| from an accident to the large conduit
| which carried the supply TO the city, some
thing which might happen to the watei
system of any city IN tho United States
The calamity which Brooklyn has narrowly
| escaped suggests the Wisdom OF double
| supply-service, so that reserve may IL
| called into use in case OF an emergency
Brooklyn witnessed some strange scenes
! during this famine. Tho break IN the con
duit shut Of the water instantly from almost
the entire city. There was no warning, anc
therefore no time for the careful house
| wife 10 fill the bathtub, the wash-bOwl,
and pitchers, and all utensils In the hOu5t'
down 70 the coal-scuttle, but the suppF
was cut of in a moment. Thousands o
families were left without 80 much "a &
pitcher OF water on the premises. Washing
the face was q luxury not 20 be thought OF
and on that blue Monday morning tbs
head of the house even went with
ont its shave. This condition of at
fairs led to many curious incidents. Thu
reservoir in Prospect Park contained near
ly its usual quantity of water, and from
this portion OF the city Is supplied. Thu
reservoir was uninterrupted, and TO TIM
small section of the town ali the rest Jour
neyed with their water-iugs. There are
few Artesian wells IL Brooklyn, and these
were as great blessing as bubblnl
spring in the desert. One salOOn-keepe
hung out large sign: