The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-24
CULLINGS FROM GOTHAM.
AsTOR WILL REMAIN AN AMERI-
CAN CIT Yin.

The Enterprisinz Philsdelphien Rear
ing a Structure on Fifth Avenue
Which VIII Be the Most Magnificent
IN the Empire City.
The story that William Waldorf Aston
has shaken the dust Of America forever
from his feet, and will no longer tread the
plebeian shores of his native republic is
says New York dispatch TO the Philadel-
phia Times, all fudge. His interests are
here, his property is here, his money is here
and he will be here 1t is true thas he has
determined upon prolonged visit abroad,
but It is unquestionably fact that he has
no intention of abandoning his American
citizenship.
Lawrence Mccormick, the capable assist
ant Of George G. Boldt in his various hotel
enterprises in Philadelphia, sailed for
Europe yesterday morning on the steam
ship Germanic OF the White Star line. He
will be abroad about six weeks and will
bring Mrs. Boldt and her children back TO
this country. Mrs. Boldt has almost en-
tirely recovered from the serious illness
which threatened her life. Notwlthstand-
ing Mr.. Mccormick sailed at the unearthly
hoaT OF 5 a. m. he was hidden bon voyage
by his employer and number of friends
from Philadelphia.
BoLDT's NEW HOTEL.
Mr. Boldt's New York hotel. the Wal
dorf, is now rising rapidly since the difficult
ties created by an unexpected subterraneau
spring have been overcome. The excava-
lions were deepened until solid rock was
reached and the structure will have a more
substantial basis than any building in the
metropolis. Much comment has been cre-
ated by the fact that while the building has
"a mn
extending full block, from Thirty-third
to Thirty-fourth streets, vet its handsome
entrance is dssclosing itself on side thor
oughfare, Thirty-third street.
In doing this, however, Mr.. Boldt is keep
ing space with the latest and SWEETEST New
York innovation. All the new club huild-
ings on Upper Fifth avenue have their en-
frances, when the buildings are located at
corners, on the side street Even the Man
hatten Club, when it took possession Of the
princely Stewart mansion, made entrance
to the building on Thirty-fouth street. The
reason for this is that whether it is club
house portal or hotel entrance, il it is located
on a popular thoroughfare. it is certain to
become the Longing place for men who
have little else to do than to suck the heads
of their canes and who, if they ogle pass
ing woman, wonder to themselves if the
world at large knows how dreadfuliy deVel-
ish they are.
THE WOMEN PROTESTED.
This evil assumed such proportions that
New York womanhood put its foot down
upon it, and although that arched member
is not very large there is too much force in
its imprint As result through woman's
command the fiat was issued in cubdom that
there should be no entrances on Fifth avenue
to the house Of any organization that
wishes to be considered SWELL Mr.. Boldt
has not only been quick 10 fall into the
fashion, but to appreciate the further merit
of 1t so far as the hotel is concerned.
AS q result OF this change of erchitectu-
raj conditions he can have a dining~room
from whose windows his patrons can gaze
upon the passing throng on Fifth avenue
and he Is enabled to have state chambers on
the second floor of his house, which will be
in rare demand upon all occasions Of public
parade. Some idea of the extravagant
manner in which the new structure is being
built may be gained from the fact that the
flower bed which will sweep along the en-
tire length of the Fifth avenue pavement,
and which is only made possible by the en-
trance being on Thirty-third street, will oc-
cupy larger plot Of ground than that on
which the Hotel Bellevue, in Philadelphia,
stands, and that, too, In part OF the city
where land is almest priceless in value.
AN AMAZED ENGLIsHMAN,
An Englishman just arrived in this coun-
try, after registering In the Hotel Victoria,
yesterday walked into the csfe and saw
seven men seated around q table. Each
man was over six feet in hight, each was
broad shouldered and each was well favored
facially. He opened his eyes in amazement
and inquired in surprised tones of his COM
panion, who was George Thompson of
Philadelphia, whether they were ordinary
specimens OF American manhood. Thomp-
son, with shrug Of his shoulders, Az
swered: "Tbey are fair to middling. Hardly
up to the average, in fact"
The Englishman's eyes bulged still
further from his head and yet it was really
q very ordinary hotel occurrence, the meet
ing being entirely accidental. Mr.. Thomp-
son later, after telling the story, dropped
nickel IN the slot of the conventional
weighing machine for each of the seven
men after making him step upon the scales.
There was not fat man in the company,
and yet 10 was found that their average
weight was 224 pounds aud their average
hight six feet and three-fourths of an inch.