New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-20
THE VERY DRYEST YET.
SUCH IS PRESIDENT ROosEvELTs OPIN-
ION OF LAST SUNDAY.
HIS TOUR THROUGH THE CITY-NlNETy-NINE PER
CENT OF ILLEGAL DRINKING STOPPED.


HE BELIEVES.
After a late return from late luncheon yester-
day afternoon. President Roosevelt, OF the Ponce
BOARD found an office full OF visitors. collected
together from interested individual motives. anu
tableful OF letters which mis- senographer I'd"
ready for his approval and signature In the MORN
ing he had made official report TO MS assooaes
in the Board. detailing the experiences OF MS ns'
Sunday trip to note the manner OF Excise law EN-
forcement With him during the trip were his
friend Jacob A. Ris, the author OF HOW 'he
Other Half Lives" and Roundsman Tierney' VINO
is Mr.. Roosevelt's personal officer 1hey TOOK op
servations at generally close range OF 10 par
rooms during the and half hours over
which the trip extended and noted that ofs were
tight shut many OF them making no attempt 10
disguise the fact OF an unconditional surrender 10
tho mandate OF the law In many the curtains had
been rolled up. exposing the interior to the gaze OF
passersby Mr.. Roosevelt found forty lone barrooms
omen 10 the suspicion OF doing business in star
chamber" Starting at the Thirty-fourth-st ferry,
where he met by Roundsman Tierney with
carriage the President went from Seventy -rrs-st
TO the Battery the East Side. and from the Bat
terry again up Seventy ffhst.. crossing the city
from east west three times Where he found a
saloon with suspicious Indications present. a visit
TO the police station resulted and an officer
was invariably sent TO post at that particular
saloon
Il saw" said Mr. Roosevelt "a sufficiently large
number OF saloons 10 be able TO make very good
estimate OF the proportion OF closed taking the city
as a whole About 81 per cent closed abso-
lutely and doing business The remaining 9 per
cent did very little a; intervals and with extreme
caution. that even these per cent probably
did not do a quarter the traffic they used 10 do
before undertook carry out the law re-
CARDS Sunday closing In other words, II is think,
perfectly safe 10 say yesterday put stop 10
about 90 per OF the Illegal drinking in saloons.
From all accounts. succeeded better yesterday
than any previous Sunday. | wish publicly 20
state the debt of gratitude We and all Law abiding
citizens owe Judge Golf for the very efficient
service he has rendered us Incidentally, | would
like remark upon the orderliness o. the city
yesterday"
Commissioner Andrews was not TOO busy 10 greet
q Tribune reporter pleasantly. He said he had con-
fined his Sunday observations chiefly TO the upper
part OF the city. going out on his wheel as far as
Yonkers.
at was partly pleasure and partly to observe
what going that moved me- he said. Il
did not leave home until about noon There was
a good breeze going. and the riding was delightful
] stopped on the way wherever ! saw anything tnat
deserved attention. found ii generally quiet
Later down to the city. but did not pass
south OF Twenty third-st MI. Roosevelt. however,
not in the city Sundays. while am here all
the time.
Commissioner Grant appeared In the door OF his
private office The Tribune reporter entered the
outer portal. Said he: II always willing TO aid
my colleagues in every way in my power, but yes
terday was active in the enforcement issue, re-
manning at home all day. However. / was in fire.
quent telephone communication with various parts
of the city. Sunday is the only day have left me
20 attend TO my affairs.