The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-08
THE WALDORF FIRES NO. r.
BTs IH<eIN<TIoN EwBRoIDERsD TEE
<sToR CHRONICLES


Wonder. Ons 90 the B.u Beys Di.pssyea
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the Dsrnt-s Bone ~ usss ~ n. n. n.
the Priness- OF Wales for Nc. Astor.
Front No. 22"bas left the bench al the
Hotol Waldorf He was q briGht-e eyed young
Irish lad. and Il was not without regrets that
he was discharged. but there was no sltsrns-
tive. and he has gone but he IL not forgotten.
Front ~ IL q genius and ss he IL still In Amer
lea, he may be heard from again one Of these
dsys
lie appeared at the Waldorf two months AGO
with q good recon mendatlon and took his
place on the bench. The other "fronts' soon
found out that he had lately arrived from
county Care and lost no time In initiating
him Into the mysteries Of the bench" In
style that was truly original They pumped
him full Of chaf about various things aud
affairs in tbs hotel and he swallowed every.
thing with q bland smile The ~ "ironts'
bad great fun with Twenty-Five
The head porter. who site Respondent In .
eold-braidsd Uniform. was pointed out to
Twenty-Five rs the Lord High Admiral Of the
American Navy. Other common place persons
In the hotel were put mp" as the President Of
the United States and the Governor Of New
York. At the end OF Twsnty-two's nrst day on
the bench he was CON pletely carried away
with the maanincencs Of his surroundings
He was moet observing fellow. He discov-
cred that the fronts" were chilled on Al times
to pilot persons who wished to see the beauties
OF the hotel and also discovered that the pilots
were generally rewarded with liberal tip
He studied the souvenir book and learned the
titles OF the various rooms and the history Of
the objects Of art and eurios In them. This.
coupled with information that his fellow
fronts" had impartsd 10 him. soon made him
proficient enough to escort visitors around.
and he was allowed to do so whenever n be-
came his turn. The fronts" cit on their
bench and are called In turn and have TO 40
cept whatever duty IL assigned them In the
same manner
Soon the clerks began to notice that there
was an unusual number Of requests from Wis
itors who wanted to see the hotel that No.
~" be assigned to accom- pany them. and IL
was also noticed that the visitors were usually
beaming when they left. No. ~" had the
call on. showing visitors the hotel. and the
He got all the tips. Twenty-two's Popularity
ns q pilot soon became 80 notiesabls that 10
was thought necessary to make An ofhoiai In
duiry.
we're simply -astonished at tho description
iarnshsd By TSsntytw9 nd n s5s stoTy sa5er
two had begun the tour ny pointing out the
stain cd glass window over the entrance Of the
3saSD sSG tSs ssa piSs.s
John Jacob hstor. Calling the attention OF tho
party to, a church which IS conspicuous in the
Pys MIND ,hc. sHu,sh.y'I i. s., ssys3.
i he M @Gus' brave S man. tel ye Hs Eli 81
ssts tS Ssn osI church n when Ms
ther hstoT r., Fly him , Nth wan shot out ova
s""nR nut IN ore were no tigers in Waldorf" Inter-
D'' 10. but this wor big Wild one that e1csped
iG% e Esssr Al eH s ST .s Sss
salon He .shi6iied an ancient Turkish
s %Sssst In'aid with m0'h'r'of-D'arl and
Yis' sorr. that's tn gun an IN II he had .
III, basts's right ey. an come out on en- other
side Now ifyi stcp over s. here 20 across tn hall
The party moved on. and Twenty two stoppej
q s S BAND sifsessd their attention 70 Tiger
That: What: left Cy him, :G =; :. an. e:
Mary Ann pons say rooms s TSis sas mad. up
specially fer a very wealthy old maid O. that
Mind fg gs sss woT tsss sSsn th.
SSic msfs % . you'd not soS 90
Int g; after che hAvin' spins th0usan's an
The party hy this time we're thoroughly as
founded. but the impassive countenAnce OF
Twenty-Five and the earnest manner IN which
he told the story convinced them that he was
Jet him 20 on. SOxa1sf. and enjoyed the visit
Now wen 70 upstairs ter tn. state apart
ments;" said Twenty-two. and the party
Hughey tn Fourteenth an Il cost 500. 600 In
R many ' sthsr Ens.' and hi. { like II room
where he dId his Paintin. That's wan of hi'
They were then In the Henry ~. drawing
room. and IS they walked into the Francois T.
bedroom Twenty-twq went on 70 say that this
was the bedroom Of Frankly the First" and
told how his Royal Highness had slept 70 the
crest and motto OF n. h. II: the Prince Of Wales
caught tho ere OF one OF the party. and he
asked TWENTY-FIVE II he knew anything oriFi-
Yes. Indeed. sorr," said Twenty-Five, who
was never at loss for an explanation: thin
was presented by the Prince OF Wales ter Mr..
hstor. They were made especially for him By
arrums on thin herssli"
Then the party WAS tax en- to the suite OF apart
ents occupied by the Duke de ysragua and
RECALLED with remarkable incidents OF his stay
at the hotel. They were we'll satisfied with
their tour and Twsnty-two came In for q good
The experience OF this particular party was
shared by others. ard twenty .two's popularity
was established. The clerks say he made
from IS to 81 a day outside his salary. but no
WAS too much Of q genius for the Waldorf. and
30 he Is gone.