New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-13
ALL THE HOTELS BESIEGED.
HUNDREDS TURNED FROM THEIR DOORS.
HIGH PRICES OFFERED IN VAIN FOR ROOMS
EVEN COTS AT 4 PREMIUM.

| EVEN COTS AT 4 PREMIUM
| The city crowded yesterday. The people who
came to the school chlldren's parade all here
| The thousands who TO view the naval parade
were still hand and the thousands and thousands
! who travelled a long way TO see the military parade
and the Catholic demonstration all here. Ana
most OF them still In the city, for they remained
overnight to see the night parade. But there was
room for Even along the hne OF march yeStcr-
day, when the biggest crowd Of the week was seen
there was room TO turn around, if The person de-
| sirous Of making such change had considerable
strength. The hundreds OF thousands OF strangers
| who in from the country and from the large
cities found hOspablc people waiting for them at
the railroad stations. At all the ferries and nj the
Grand Central Station there cabmcn and hack
men who willing to take the visitors a distance
of five six squares for So They also found people
who would "eat them and sleep them" for con
sidcraon that could not he called modest.
The big hotels yesterday did not do business In
the way of providing ROOMS for guests because
there to be had. some of the visitors
willing and anxious to pay go for room
which ordinarily only rents for ~ 30 one man.
with his wife, who called at the Clarendon fotel
Yesterday said that he had visited six hotels and each
time had been turned away lie did not secure ac-
commOdatons ut the Clarendon The hotels certainly arr
crowded, and were yesterday and last night
than at any other time during the celebration. old
friends and patrons OF the Fifth Avenue. Albcmarlc.
Everett, Hoffman. Brunswick, Iaza. A>tor and some
of the other houses did not reach the city uhtll
yesterday. and they said they could not ma ao
commodations anywhere the hotel people were bound
to give them some sort of shelter some OF thch
only secured a blanket and pillow, and in many
cases were compelled 10 sleep in the Railways and
In the servants quarters. but they were grateful
enough for what they got.
some Of the hotel say that the crowd OF
strangers in the city during the present week l.
greater than during the Centennial celebration. while
others say they do not think 1t IS larger. Ihey all
say however. that in their opinion there are fully
as many strangers here during the Centennial
display.
Among the prominent people who succeeded In
soueezing into the Hotel BaI;holdi yesterday morn
Ing rooms having been engaged in advance for then
were General Il. p. Deckcrt, Of the pennsylvania
Fencibes and his staff. Major T. W. G. sweeney, Major
b. H. Kenn. Major Thomas stewart. Major Herbert
Con and Major +. Townsend
Fully 200 people were turned away from the
Everett House the clerk said. ceveral Of the callers
offered TO pay so day for accommodations but no
one could be found who willing TO max" room
for any of the newcomers Among the inter arrivals
at the Everett Professor L. W. Bass. OF West
Point; winthrop Chandler, of Harrytown, " y; Mr.
and Mrs Edward \. Taft, of Boston George L. Con
nor Of Boston.
The Clarendon was compelled 70 turn away nearly
200 people who called there for shelter. The clerk
said that he here during the Centennial ceicbf'-
ton. but at that time the people ola not seem 81
apAion, as al the present time to secure accommoda
tions If We had about 100 vacant rooms In tn"
house We could get almost any price for them nc
said some Of the people" believe. would be VIII
Ing to sleep OH the ivoi If put cots up there We
have not attempted to take advantage Of IN" present
crush. All OF our rooms have been engaged AT our
regular rates
Among the recent arrivals nj the Clarendon are
Nj. and Mrs C. 4. Nash. OF Norfolk Va, Mrs
Wesley Harper Rowland Blackstone, +. W. Handy "'
Chicago, Thomas D. i'earce. Of thiladciph"' "c"rSo
r Chambers Of Boston: H. ID. Humphrey, George
Clarke Of CoopeIstOwn. y. y; Henry ChhuOid' OF
Iitf ,burc: Mrs August Belmont and Frank lawr'lc;
Among the prominent guests nj on" Oh tii' Drum.
way boteIs is l.. ". WIenn. Of Atlanta, lieutenant
cuIoncl and aid 10 the Governor OF G"orela .
To-day the hotel say. they VIII he apr' 10
fake care of all visitors looking for rooms a. mos
az The guests have engaged their rooms Only uhth
this morning. The rush from the city VIII D'Eh
early this morning. and about aS many people are
exucct,d TO get out IN day came IN III lOui
The Astor House probably turned away more people
Yesterday than any other hotel in New York. Inc
clerk said in the afternoon that he had been compelled
10 refuse accommodations to fully 400 people. More
than fifty pcoplc have registered there who nave !"
o,es,d the clerk To reserve rooms for them TINS morn
Ing when IL is expected there VIII le a general re-
treat on the part Of strangers from thc CIV
Among tho people registered At The Aston ll0uSc are
five members Of the Chicago CITY Council-lSiac ~
Bartinc. The Aldermen registered nj the Lo'eI Ia
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