The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16
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A. Great Ch.nee Ba. Come with Years Over
stcek txehshre Refrcsbuaent.

stoek Exchange Hefrcshrnene
Deimonico'a in Broad street. closed It's doors
yesterday aftertw epty.eight years. The build
ing 10 now owned by the wormsers. the bank.
ers and brokers, and they have leased It to
Edward g. Stokes Of the Hoffman House. The
Delmonicos began carting away their stock oil
wines and cigars and glassware ind crockory
yesterday. 1t will take them the rest Of tho
month to get all Of their property out Of the
building. and hy May l Mr.. Stokes will be
ready tn reopen tho place with new fixtures
and furniture. Mr.. Stokes will then have
three restaurants down town. the one under
tho Consolidated stock and Petroleum Ex-
change at Now street ami Exchange place. the
one on Beaver street. opposite the Produce
EXCHANGE. and the latest acquisition. tho old
Delmonico stand In Btoad street. close to the
New York Stock Exchange.
This famous old Delmonico stand has had n
famous patronage. All the great operators OF
Wall street from Commodore Vanderbilt g
day have been lts patrons. Uncle Dan Drew.
jay Gould. Henry n. Smith. Woorishofcr. Ad-
olson Cammnck. and the lesser lights. have all
gone to Delmohico's for lunch. In the old
days before the ticker service 1t was n sort OF
annex to the New York Stock Exchange. The
great operators and their lollowings met there.
II latest quotations wore brought to them
In the old flush times before bucket shops
dotted the country from Now YORK to san
Francisco cham pngne was on tap from q In tho
morning until midnight and after. Asparagus
In December and straw,berries In January
champagne was sold by the tubful in those
daya. there have been days in the Inst lew
years when not n single hottie was sold. and 1t
became the custom to sell 1t by the single
glass. Two years ngo 1t was also necessary to
sell two straight drinks for u quarter. like or
binary gin shops, II custom was to. be retained.
Within the last decade a new set has come
In. 1t YVES not unusual. in the. old days for
brokers to be seen with flushed faces long be-
A broker who drinks in. business hours IL u
marked man. His stay is short. and his sue
cess Ia shorter.
In the old days the most extravaRant lunches
wern ordered from Delmontco's to be. sent
into brokers' offices nfter Change. These
were to trent the customers on. days when the
brokers did y big business. In recent years
steak or a alice " beef ind u glass Of clGret;
anything to be served in n hurry and let them
got lack quickly into, tho Board room.
Those in charge OF the estnblishmen t in
the last ten years knew when the, brokers
were making money. that is. when the public
wns specializing. When. they. were the !. u.
US for food nnd fluids issued In dun times
were cancelled. and many II day .Delninnico's
floor looked like, n pool room shop. after the
remains Of the ]. o. us torn IN and strewn
about tho floor were speaking witnesses.
Most OF the men. EN- ployed at Delmontcoa
will be distributed through the other estab-
llshments of Charles Delmonico at Beaver and
William streets and at Twenty-sixti street
and Fifth avenue. All the old employees will
find employment under Mr.. Delmonico.