New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-18
AMERICAN IMITATION.
,r NIGHT JAKE Up SOME NEGLECTED OLD
WORLD CHARACTERISTICS.
TOO MUCH OF IT IN GEoGRApHY-oDD NAMES
OF PLACES IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
C0NCEAILn EAPONS

something In Inc way Oh II rttlpEOCiy uNdNl
,s evidently wanting between our British cousins and
ns United States-not that contcmplates literature
d Grain and petroleum merely, but one TO include
,o minor considerations OF nomenclature and manners
md customs. We on this side OF the Atlantic have
bovn our good intent in all conscience, while the
sty of the second part hGve emuated the handle Of
ne ug and allowed 10 copy 10 our hearts content
t even showing us a compliment toward equivalent.
Tnse is no county in Britain but finds It's counterpart
',newnere IN this broad land Of ours, while several
:, Them like MiddleseX, ESSEX sussex, suffolk, Kings
,oncaster Lincoln, Monmouth and Mont gOmery, are
IMPLICATED again and again. Nor is this all. In our
rn state OF NewYorli have, in addition, offered
,hc olive branch In the shape OF Richmond, Duchess
westchester Ulster, Albany and Orange, while other
states have given our transatlantic cousins Roland
sn.r Roland without receiving a single oliver in re
turn
In city and town nomenclature we have. simply
hbed the English geography. and to such extent. In
desd that the English schoolboy who should study the
American atlas would never dream that he was out
from under his own flag. a glance at our postoilce
directory will show that have been equally generous
IN all other nations. New-iork alone has within her
hoders Copenhagen Moscow, Belfast Glasgow, Cardiff,
Rochester, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Lisbon, Rome
Iuzcrpe Amsterdam. Vienna, Client. Cairo. Athens,
Medina. Canton, Mexico. Panoma, Lima, Quito, Ctica,
Carthage Jerusalem. Macedon. Babylon Troy. syria
cu-e Palmyra and countless hundreds OF other
compliments TO nations, modern, ancient and
fabulous enlightened and barbarous; but
one may almost search the guidebook and
map in vain for a dstinctvely American name in the
nomenclature Of single foreign country. Americas
10000 postonices are alone dreadful tax upon the
door alphabet 1t must lie confessed. and the officers
Of the 1Dols Central Railroad therefore deserve an
enduring monument for their originality in naming
the new towns along their line with asgregatlons OF
alternate cOnsonants and vOwels drawn from an ola
hat by blndfolded was whereby they evolved Loda'
TclOno. Pesotum, Paola Pana. Tonti and scores OF
others to the everlasting triumph Of the heSibe Eng
lsh language.
We can scarcely expect our insuar and stOhd KIN
dred across the TO initiate Centre White Creek
Upper Red Hook. Caanan -Four Corners. Glove Branch
Junction. Meanwhile. Broken straw. Brnkerhofivle
Cuddebackville or Tulkinghorn Centre; but with our
numberless musical aboriginal names, it would
seem that they might remember us instead
Of adherng to this list Of awful monstIos-
tiles. copied from the English railway timetables
Dotchet. watchet, Bursem, Burescome. GOrlng, Pill
ling Barking, Dorking, footing, Hitchin Yaldng'
Weadon, Bodmin Bedwyn, Tsbury. Tetbury, Tutbury,
Iisley. Kegworth, KibwOrth, Petworth, Polesworth,
ro,erae Knutford Tuxford, Mutford, Runcorn Head
corn COrnwood, Twerton, Yorton, Nuneaton, Tod
mordon Norbiton Surbiton Henhed, Ta;sheld Bescot,
Didcot, Hodnet, Bognor, Upnor, Ongar Plnner God
stone Godalming Redruth, Rednal Rudyard, 6idcup.
IIartip, womanwould, Plaxtol, stOgumber, Bledlow,
Ilttlemore, savernake, Codsa1l, Croprcdy Dawlisl,
Ninety, Pesal, Pluckley, Pevensey. Recall Rushall,
sankey scrooby. shifnal, YARN, Ven, BOX, Hello.
Frant SALE Shape, Thrapstone, Chirk, Hugely and
1 udeey.
"Apng the English could no further go than is
cxempnfed in the list OF high sounding names given
10 hotels and hathouses in American cities. In Eng
land Smiths Inn, Joness Hotel. Browns Tavern and
the Hen and Chickens are the usual and acceptable
names for the very best establishments OF that KIND
and elaborate, mouthflling pieces OF magnhcence are
dreams, and have almost no existence
outside OF the United States None Of the many resi-
dences Of Her Majesty so royalty beautiful IN their
fcaae contours and general architectural exceencies
rs hundred Of New Yorks hotels; and the palace OF
St. James, TO which are accredited the Ministers OF
foreign countries instead Of filling our boyish IDEAS OF
snlentor rather resembles dsuscd iron foundry or
tle stables of a bankrupt horse railroad. In the
matter Of pubnchOuse nomenclature Engiano ID as
poverty stricken the Americans IN geographi-
cal localities. 1t is rather TO be wondered II tnat
we have not entTenched upon thls me heio VI
tho most loyal and insular people In the "orid'
Larwood IN his History Of Signboards,' enumeTates
the following named drinking saloons among many
thousands IN the metropolis of London: Twelve Adam
ard Ewes Is Ablons 10 Anchor and Hopes. Is Angels,
l3 Barley Mows, l6 Black Bulls, 10 Blue Anchors'
IA Bue Peters, 81 Bricklayers' Arms, % brtannias'
o. Burs Heads IA Carpenter.' Arms, 10 Castles, ii
City Arms Is Cities of London, 81 Coach and Horses
o3 Cocks 81 Crowns, 81 Crowns combined Win
Anvils Barley Mows etc, "a Dukes Of Wellington, 81
Dukes of York, Al other dukes, "a Fountains, ~
Foxes. 80 Georges 81 Globes, So Grapes, "a Green
Men II Horses and Gro0ms. 90 Kings Arms, SO Kings
Heads % Lord Nelson's, 80 different narqtdses DO
cferent lords 43 Princes Of Wales % Queens Arms,
40 Queens Heads 70 Red Lions. 20 Rising Suns, AZ
Rose and Crowns, 90 Royal Oaks % ships, Il lHfee
Compasses 81 three other things 03 White Harris Al
White Horses, 90 White Lions and IS White swans
There have been some spasmodc efforts from time "
time to introduce the English barmaid to an American
public bnt she refuses 10 become acclmated.
Bull Run" RusselPs first letter to The LONDON
Times" from NewYork contained the woros "e
passed through several busy streets with English
names TO the hotel" This is true to-day, while London
has no street with American name. The Yankee
sightseer IN London once found New Yoek- t., and
happy visions Of international comfy fitted through
his mind; but the next turning brought him to old
Yorkst. and when Ire realized that his American
name was only given TO distinguish one street from
another he relaxed into Ids former dependency. Inc
Inndon directory chronicles the following III street
nomenclature: Thirty-sx King streets. 20 Queen
streets 90 George streets "a Charles streets 80 John
streets. % Church streets, 81 New streets, 20
Princes streets IS Duke streets, II James streets
lO Cross streets, IL Chapel streets and 80 Vic
torla streets. There also plenty Of Old King
Streets New John streets, Upper Charles streets, etc
The following orthographca beauties also adorn that
official publication: Gunpowdcr Alley, lartshorn
Alley Lquorpond Street. Little Cockpit Yard Old Fish
street Hill, Thrcadneedle Street, Knightsrder Street
Great Turnstile Street Little Windmill Street. Pickle
Herring Wharf, shOredltch Ioundsditch Hanging sword
Alley, White Bear Yard, Ducksoot Lane, Pudding Lane
Foxa and Hounds Yard. Feathers Yard, Frog Lane, Gar
he HILL Garter Court, Gcmni Villas, Gutter Lane Bread
street, Friday street. HaHMoOn Yard, Gun aud shot
Wharf, Worlds End Passage. Dead Mans Lane. Jacobs
Well Poets Corner Pope's Head Alley, Robin Hoods
Yard star Alley. shoe Lane Stingo Lane. sweet
Apple Court, ThreeColt Street, Trump Street Turn
again Lane, Wheatsheaf Lane Milestone Park, Budgc
Row BuHand Mouth street, Comfort Place, Cow-Cr
Street, Crooked Lane, DarbhOusc Lane FigtTe Court,
Hreba Court Bleeding Heart Yard BIrd-ln the Hand
Court, Beehive Passage, AItichOhe HI, Beer Lane
Black Pull Yard. Alderman's Walk. Blackfra?s, White
frars Gicyfiars. AuStinfriars and Cutchcdfiar. 1t
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