New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-25
BLUMS LATEST PERFORMAN
HE WANTED SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR AN
ALLEGED PARTY OF AUSTRIANs. But
HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE

HE WANTED SPECIAL. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR AN
ALLEGED PARTY or AUsTRIANs. But
HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE
A reporter of The Tribune went yesterday to No
s Vanderbilt-ave. to ask c. F. Lambert the vice
president and general passenger agent Of the West
Shore Railroad something about DIR. Emil Blum,
his plans and purposes. Or. Blum is an Austrian
about thrty-fve years old. of good address. full Of
big ideas. and his clothes are said to be plastered
all with decorations which he has received from
kings, emperOrs and the like
1t is said that Blum, Emanuel Borgess.
Baron Niederndorf he is variousy called has
had queer career in this country and is known
COR several vagaries that seem without motive. He
has brothers of some rank in Austria. whence he
was obliged fee from the wrath he had aroused
by certain newspaper articles In this city his pleas
ing address. long people asked no questions.
made him something Of favorite. From New
York Re preceded to Boston. where he got place
in the Institute of Technology and even invaded the
district OF the Back Bay. Presently he began de-
vering lectures through the country. and said such
dIsagreeable things about the Bostonians that he
had abandon the platform and take refuge IN the
Hebrew Orphan Asylum. of Cleveland. Ohio. where
ne was an efiicien, director for time. AS
lecturer ne had been Baron Niederndorf; in Cleve-
land he came down 10 PLAIN Blum ana married an
estimable young w1dh o, mat en- their honey
moon the couple took peep a. mohp.u ana ,a me-
maelstror of Chicago Fair and set the town agog
with stories OF the Austrian Prince, whom ne
promised TO introduce 10 society. After the in
eyitable exposure in Chicago Blum came TO this
city again and was a more less familiar figure
ri the C-fe Manhattan 1t is said that he married
again. brt beyond this he Kept pretty quiet III
recently
AS the latest story told about Blum goes. he
called one day last week OH Mr.. Lambert and made
a demand for several palace cars ana baggage
cars to convey several hundred rich Aus
TRANS all over the country. They were 10
come In q day or two. and there were 10 be
among them a large number of Austrian soldiers.
bound no one knew whittier. except DR.. Blum; and
ne wouldn't tell He did say that he was a special
representative of the Vienna Neue Freie Presse.
He showed Mr. Lambert letter which purpoTted
TO come from Drexel. Morgan & Co. referred to
George NJ. Pullman. spoke familiarly of Chauncey
NJ Depew and other Americans OF note, and finally
told MIR Lambert that the tourists were select
military party. who were on their way 10 China by
way of San Francisco TO get The pigtaled soldiers
OF old Ii Hung Chang and his imperial master into
better fighting trim than they showed at Ping
Yang He wished have all the tourists and their
baggage taken quickly off the steamer on lighter
and quietly put aboard the trains of the West Shore
road AT Weeha vixen. bound west. He said that he
was living at the Plaza Hotel and that he had or
dered big banquet at F1eischmanns. where the
coming travellers were to be welcomed.
The whole AFFAIR seemed to have been negotiated
in good faith and Blum's appearance was entirely
in 6is favor He didn't ask for passes or favors OF
any kind, and went away leaving good impress