Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-02
A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
REV. DR.. PARknu RST PREPARING FOR
HIS FALL CAMPAIGN.
The Famous New York Clergyman or For
Europe-His Plan of Warfare Against


Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, June 26.-It was by the
nerest chance that DR.. Parkhurst and
Richard Croker escaped being fellow pas
sengers to Europe. DIR. Parkhurst's plans
were changed a little within few days Of
the sailing Of the steamer upon which he
expected to take passage. Had it not been
for that he would have found rs ship
mate the head of the organization upon
which DIR. Parkhurst and his society have
concentrated the most persistent fire and
Earnest attack since the days of that as
sault upon Tammany which led to tho
downfall of Tweed and his associates
The expressions of surprise ut the depar-
ture for Europe of each of these men made
prominent by public acts and political rela-
tions in New York city were common ut
teranceS- There was something of aston
iShmrnt that DR. Parkhurst just at the be-
ginning of an investigation which prom
Uses to pull the curtain aside and to reveal
with much of shocking detail the political
mot Ids which have prevailed in New
York city for many years, should have
sailed way for Europe. He seemed to
have departed just at the moment when
his methods W - 70 h. vindicated and his
patience under ..- .~. his courage in times
of danger and uf~ ,hJcous zeal were to
b. made perfectly u.-I. fest
DR. Parkhurst fEi, =. however were
in no way astonIsh,,l AZ IL announcements
that he had sailed. He liked the date for
his departure nearly year ago. 1t was
the beginning OF his annual vacation. For
many years it has been his custom to
sptud some two months in Europe, not
travelling extensively thcrc, but seeking
such exhilaration. such healthy stimulus
and perfect tonic, as he believes is 10 be
found in mountain climbing Parkhurst
is one OF the few Americans who have as
cendcd the grcatcr peaks OF the Alps and
climbed the lofty cragS IN the land Of tho
midnight sun. He IS an enthusiast upon
the subject of mountain climbing The
introduction of that subject at times Of
social entertainments or even when the
crusade of the Parkhurst society was n
matter for discussion would always cause
Parkhurst' : eye to brighten, his check to
flush, and insult usually in the narration
of some exciting anccdOtc or enthusiastic
praise of that rCCrCatiOn as a means of re-
storing mental and physical vignr.
DIR. ParkhurSt is as systematic in his
mountain climbing. and as patient rs we'll,
rs he has bcrn in laying the plan of CAM
paiCn against the politicians who do evil
and the officers of the city government who
mountain in Switzerland as soon as the
Traveller arrives in that country would be
| likely to cause dangerous illness and
might prove fatal. Many persons have
b,Cn made seriously ill by these rash en-
dcavurs, and some have been brought to
their graves by fnolhardy experiments.
Parkhur>t's plan IS to prepare for the
| ascent 10y the exposure of the lungs and
vital organs to the rarcfled atmosphere of
| lower attitudes for some two weeks. He
| gets the physical system acclimatcd. so to
speak. He docs not permit himself any
mental work whatever, and he sleeps many
hours in the "a. Then, being thus forti-
fled, with his guide, his alpcnstock, and
properly clad. Parkhurst ventures forth to
| climb above the snow line and to reach
| that point whCro the atmosphere is so pure
that TyndAll chose such spot to make i'm
pUrtant experiments, II IS Parkhurst S
| belief that Il month Of rcrratiOn such as
| that i builds up the nervous system, NJ
| inyigUTatCS the brain, acts as a tonic upon
| the whole physical organization and gives
a man surplus energy enough t" hc sutIi-
CiCnt fer all possible, drafts during the n
| manning lu months IF tn, working YEAR.
Tn public in New York j. now Begin
| ming To- understand thu. plan Of campaign
| which DR. ParkhUT>J thought out NOR,
| than tLrC'' Wears ago and from which Il,
has never dyViat,,I And then, has Iss,n Z
| change Uf sentiment such ~ j. ,Ilv avs tho
| handmade II Success, for nuTv. instead Oi
! MISUNDERSTANDING. d,.IraCtiun. even fuu
| abuse ParkhurSI i recognized grCat
| general because hi has bCUn found to bc 4
successful one He has proved many al
those things which he set out TO prove
He has done what no other pcrson-gov
| eruur. mayor any other one clothed
/ with official p0wcr-has been able TO dc
since TwJvVi'S day. and he has done il
without making partisan attacks, for Re
! puhlicans we'll as Democrats have beer
brought into the net
The public. however. docs not under
stand how Farkhurst's attention was frs
Brought to these matters and wha
ChaIE'd him apparently ON the instant
! fTrW peaceful. G,nTlC scholarly prCachcl
| To Ih, most powerful warrior against vic,
| New York has ever known II was n mFr
| accident which caused this surprising
chang in the mans purposes and career
| Among the members Of his congregation
IN the Madison Square Presbyterian
! ChurV'h was and now i n man 0f sinGula
| purity uf character and integrity Of publ,
/ life He j. .Tgcl b. ErharCit. one of thu
| TsIliCr commissioners when Parkhurst frs
knew him. once a candidate f"r mayor q
New York and recently collector of tn,
! port Of New York
In the course Of n chance conversation
with Colonel Erharit some years ago DIR
| Parkhurst was told something of the meth
DDS that prevail in the police department
His interest WAS excited. for he was rs
I founded Colonel ErharIlt. although
1 commissioner, was himself pOwcrless {,
| bring about any reforms He sugccste,
To DR.. Parkhurst that ii might b. interest
ing. although ii would also be unpleasant
If hc werc To visit personally certain POI
| CiOns OF New York city az night and SC
with his own eyes that vice prevailed
even hideous forms Of it-not in spite c
the PUlice, but because of police tOleranC
and protection. so upon one evening tn
Clergyman and the police commissions
st forth upon this mission, so that the
might be personally brought in contae
with these things That single visit, mad
with the police commissioner several ycal
before, Parkhurst, in company with a d.
tective. made a midnight round that b
came famous, caused the determination I
enter his heart to devote Sc much of b
life as he could spare from his pastoral d.
ties to fighting not the vice that prevail
ed but the system which protected an
fostcrcd it, That was the way in whiC
DR. Parkhurst became associated wit
what IS known as the Parkhurst crusad
but il was thrcc or four years before
had the opportunity as president of Il
Society For the Suppression of Vice to III
dcrtakc this work with powerful influence
behind him. f. J. EDWARDS.
Young supreme Court Lawyers.
! Chief TuS+ioo Eullor xyaS SDaakfr