The evening world., 1891-05-14
BROADW AY,
THE CLEANER

Since the City Hall Park fountain has begun
operations for the Summer hear that the
newsboys have been storing their bathing suits
in Theatre alley for use when the "sparrow
cop :" isn't looking. / saw one little fellow in
duge in bath in the big basin yester lay with
out the formally Of dopning q bathing suit
after divesting himself Of his ragged garments.
see that Marshall Wilder was one of the
passengers on the City OF New York when she
sailed Wednesday. The little humorst is
going to work the London field. His wit and
merriment not only help others to endure life,
but help Marshall to support 1t, too. Strange
to say, the Biiton appears to have quite a
lively appreciation OF American humor. though
this kind of pabulum that he gets at home is
wofully unlike our style.
Mr.. Bradford W. Angel, the genial superin-
tendent OF the Alcazar, at Saint Augustine,
Florida, arrived In New York last evening on
the Kansas City, OF the Savannah line. / saw
him for a moment and he was looking well and
In his usual happy frame of mind. Mr.. Angel
Ia on his way to New England to visit relatives
and viii pu. in few days In New York.
was in the neighborhood Of the waterfront
recently as the shades OF evening were falling.
I suddenly saw o tall robust "copper" walk
briskly OF towards q crowd OF men loaHng In
front Of q groRgery. Two or three wisely dis
persed. lie sent one OF those remaining spin
ming into the street, ana vivid q puck in der
face " knocked another down. The man fell
| like an OK and lay prone upon the sidewalk.
| Two or three men pulled him up and helped
| him OF, while the policeman made remarks
upon his capacity for Stimulating drunkeness.
1t looked like rather an autocratic administra-
tion OF justice, thought
One evening when chanced to be on Yves,
street, heard one of the loungers remark thai
"the Kid had gone over on The Farm to
have fight" The bucohc sound OF the local.
| ity led me to ssE him where The Farm
was lover there |" he replied, pointing to
the pier In front of him. How this nautical
neighborhood received its application, DO no,
know. Its anything but rural now.
saw Chester A. Lords tall and compact
figure in the crowd on broadway yesterday.
He was swinging along in lively way. Lord
Ia good sample OF physical culture.
/
The property on State street should
have more to say concerning the occupation Of
Battery ParK by the Elevated Railway struc.
ture. II they will search the title to their prop
erty think that they will find they have
guarantee from the municipality that tne parl
aide OF the street shah always remain open ant
unencambered by any structure. These prop
erty owners have rights which they should SCI
are enforced, II the municipal authorities
represented on the Park Board refuse to dt
their duly.
| was surprised In going into downtown
restaurant where i occasonally get lunch t.
see that the proprietor. who 10 young mar
and bachelor, had stocked his place with
pretty waiter girls instead Of the rather tired
looking men who had formerly looked after tn,
hunger OF his patrons. He assured Inc tina
business bad considerably improved since thi
change. Women always seem neater thar
men.
Mayor Grants private secretary could no
have seen the two big piles Of fostering nth OF
Nassau street, near Ann street. when he wrot,
that remarkable screed on the cleanliness o
New York's streets which the Mayor signed.