New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-04
noIeis.
a REMEMBRANCE OF JENNY LIND
in NEW YORK.


m ,s,, y, ,hs site now occupied by this great hotei
once stood Triper Hail. built in 1872 where i""'"'e
audiences listened voice perhaps never since
for purity and volume. 1t was here tna' "'e "o'''
fsmou. Jenny achieved her great American 'f'u"''
and what Mr. Haynes. proprietor. has now "sue
ri, grand dining hall was portion OF the great audience
hall in which the divine sonessress thrilled iashon'oe
NewYork with her wonderful powers forty years ago.
Tn the early nf,les La Fargo from France. and
looked about him investments. 1t was said al inc
TINA be wa, q representative Of Louis Philippe. lie
pbed on the part Of Broadway lying Just opposite Bond
st. as likely site for a hotel and at once began '"c
erection OF one 1t completed in every detail ana
was opened for business in 1856. Trpler Hail. in the
rear OF the new hotel oerward remodeed and opened
as Burton's New London Theatre by Burton himself II
was the largest PLAYHOUSE in NewYork. This sue
ceeded by tho Winter Garden and here Edwin Booth made
his wonderful success playing Hamlet for 100 successive
nights Winter Garden was destroyed by fire March.
1867 Shortly after La Fargo died. ana the whole prop
crtv from Broadway to Mercer.st. in the market
In 1869 Il. 5. Higgins, the millionaire carpet manu-
facturcr, bought the property DuiJ was wv"
the palace hotel Of New.York 1t an immense
structure built the substantial manner at cost
OF nearly 900 00O and grand stacases and broad
halls have equalled since. 1t was long ana
familiar,y known as the Grand Central II was first
leased to H. who it for some ten years ana
retired with 81 900 900 from property lie fol
lowed by Keefer Mckinney Fayman. who. IT Will be
remembered retired last when the house was closed
Mr. TDly Haynes the wcl.known proprietor Of the
United States Boston. hotel which his administration
has made highly successful look the Grand
Central when he heard the market,
and saw possibilities Of Ike success there He effected
lease the favorable terms. for long term OF
years and at once work Of regeneration
a scale that made people stare and wonder Both inside
and out the good work reconstruction went on for
hundred days pay roll laborcrs alone 900
per day. Mr. Haynes has causcd stone on the
street be scrapcl down TO IT, original whne...
and has torn out and rcnodellci according
hi, ideas OF hotel should be. ond to-day 1t Is tho
model hotel Of NewYork.
Not than $50 900 has been spent in the work OF
reconstruction. and people who know Mr. Haynes bust
ness sagacy readily believe that dolla Ia,
been put where it will do the good or the Grand
Central no, even the remains. Mr. Haync. hit
the Broadway Central descriptive IN double and
90 the ncw.old house will n known.
With the renewed building and the name a ncs
schedule Of rate. will apply, and Poplar prices In al Dc
,artments Will bc rule. The gr.,f hotel which BY
the way is the largest in NcwYork contains some 500
guest rooms These let both plans. and either
single or en- On the European plan the
from ~ up. and the American from $50 up. N
cccenry tc made hy large
parties and permanent guests
The moderate schedule % prices that prevails with
the very and supplies obainabe the combna
ton Moderate and excellence being m1ic possible
by the large capacity and long experience
In catering Of the management. The cuisine !. nfslss
lccn systcmatilci that the mos, fasilou.
search public and private alike without finding
trace Of disorder.
4 glnce the ma? Of this city. which Mr.. Hayne>
has published expressly for his rues,s will show that
the hotel Is central indeed 1t Is about midway between
the Central station aud the lower ferries hy
every point Of arrival. The map by the way.
valuable guide city and intending visitors should
wIlte to Mr.. Haynes for 4 copy.