New-York tribune., 1892-01-01
USHERING THE NEW YEAR IN
A BoIsTERoUs GREETING GIVEN II.
LITTLE REGRET FOR THE YEAR THAT HAS GONE,
AND MANY A HOPE FOR THE NEW ONE.

n D-'-'
The mystic place where 60 the dead moons and the
years opened its portals at midnight yesterday 70 a
nit another guest. As tie two hands OF the city
clock met al XII The wear. 1892. began Its reign
Ushcred in with cnk!ng glasses and song it began as
merrly as most years do. VIII the good WISHES ana
the solemn pledges go the way 50 many nave gone
since the years beganl When 1892, grown Old, dies
on the next December 81 will it be parted from re-
luctantly, as a year % promise that fulhied iast
nights great expectations. and brought the dreamers
ships all safe to port Or Will 1t CO. paruhe sueS'
that's swiftly sped indeed?
The year which now is dead brought nome 10
New-York many sad and shocking catastropheS. 10
remember what was evil rather than what was eoon'
to remember the " sings and arrows ana 10 hurso
the wounds they made, rather than TO thnK OF oaS
when laughter reigned; thus j. man prone AS uhe
dIms the records OF the great and now vivdly rench
bcred accidents and troubles, the last year VIII Ho
It's place among others which seemed Just as eVeniu
when they were fresh mind. Some OF the days nave
passed into history and will be snarked as piacH
dave on New.York'e calendar The most drcaaluI
WAS the Park Place disaster. on August 22, OH
SATURDAY afternoon, the many employees III u'e
building at No 76 Park Placc were getting reaoy o'
q hofhollday and for brief rest from toll, death
in a most awful form overlook them suddenly fo'
many days and nights dead people were dragseu
from beneath collapsed ruins and wept over by
te,rible thing had in measure subsded. there was
c,amor that punishment be visited those who were
responsible for the death OF the sAtythree unfortunate
ones who were killed. But no one has yet been pun
ished snd probably one ever will be. ol the
recent Tragedies the dynamite explosion In kussei'
sspe,s office and the Christmas Eve wreck on the
New-York Central Railroad are still fresh In peopies
memories and II the New Year leaves many glowing
hopes unrealized may 1t at least fulfil the Wish that
among the things to be there Will be none like those
To-day will probably be as quiet as many paS'
classes OF New York people have long since given M
the custom ID receiving callers TO Wish them haDDv
New Year for the dear old custom of the kn'rhcr
booker ancestors was vulgatzed and almost buallzed
In late years Most of the fashionable folk mo-" go
out OF town on this day, and keep up some sort OF
festivty In the elegant winter resorts around New
York
On the East Sdc OF course, the wreaths huhg
in the window still invite the passer-by TO call aha
nsrale OF the table which Is set" by the daughter
Of t9e house and her friends. The more the merricT
IS the rue there, and the quality 2f the callers Is
not esteemed so much the quantity, Tor hIie "ho
has received" the most when the sun rises OH uie
second day Of the year thereafter that hhuHhS
air of one who leads society. - IT,, ,
The hotels and large cafes still receive caiers any
hv SUMPTION banquet" which Is free to all, attract
stranger and friend within their hospitabe portals
The annual grand chorus OF steam WnSues' ~.
horns and bells from rivers, bay, iaroHes nuu
churche,. greeted the birth OF log@: mayor "InV @
will not receive callers at the CITY lian WuAy.
only every two wears the 1s Of January succeeding
he MAYORS election