New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
CHA UNCEY W. DEPEW GOT LOST.
HE ENTERED THE WRONG HOTEL TO MAKE A
SPEECH

HE ENTERED THE WRONG HOTEL TO MAKE A
SPEECH.
The clubmen and frequenters of the uptown hotels
gossping what they call "the weak spot
in the armor Of Chauncey NJ. Depew's strong per-
sonality' They say that although the genial presi-
dent of the New-York Central Railroad has lived
in this city for many years and was supposed to
know its busy by heart. yet he is in the
habit of getting lost in them. The story from
the fact that Mr.. Depew has been seen in Broadway
in the evening several occasions searching vanly
for hotel where a dinner TO be given
and at which he had promised to make one of his
famous after-dinner speeches
One evening last week the Sons OF the American
Revolution gave dinner at the Hotel Normande
Broadway and Thirty-eighth-st and among the
most prominent guests invited was Mr. Depew.
About $50 tall. handsome man, with gray hair
and side whskers. faultlessy dressed in evening
attire. stroed into the office Of the Marlborough
Hotel. at Broadway and Thirty sixth-st and asked
10 be shown 10 the apartment where the Sons of
the American Revolution were meeting The urbane
clerk behind the desk said he knew of special
dinner in the hotel that night. unless it was in
parlor Il. He then called colored servant to show
Mr.. Depew to the apartment. Mr. Depew gazed in
through the door at the party in paror for a
moment and. falling 10 recognize anybody there,
said to the coored servant: Il guess that is not the
party / am looking for. There a hundred
there There should be one hundred gentlemen In
the party Are they the Sons Of the American Revo-
lutj0n?'
Il am sure / don't know, sar." replied the SER
want. Il dun know whose sons they are"
Mr.. Depew went back TO the hotel Office and told
the clerk that the people In parlor were not
those he looking for. ITS very strange" he
continued: the Sons OF the American Revolution
were certainly to the Hotel Normande
tonight"
But this is the Hotel Normandle." replied
the clerk
1t is not?" exclaimed MIR. Depew. in a surprised
tone Of voice. We'll, what hotel is It, them
1T is the Marlborough Hotel" answered the
clerk
Mr.. Depew waited 10 hear more. but started
out to find the Hotel Normandie. The hotel is at
Broadway and Thirty-eighth-st. two blocks above
the Marlborough. Mr.. Depew passed It's hospitable
Theatre The ticket spectators spied him and i'm
mediately tried to sell him seat to see the per
half" said one OF them.
Mr.. Depew waved tnem of. however and walked
away. few moments later he entered the office
OF the Hotel Normandie and was quickly shown to
the room where ihe sons Oh the Amer can Kevou
hal ne greeted with burst of applause which
convinced everybody hat the great speechmaker
had at last found the pace he was looking for.
When the Clerks al the Normandic heard Of Mr.;
Depew's adventure they laughed heartily and said
that on a previous occasion Mr.; Depew had made
Mr. Depew has also had. by all accounts. con-
siderable difficulty In locating the different thea tires
His friends tel good story Of attempt he made
one night to witness the performance of Camil g
DArvife. This actress was playing in "A
Daughter of the Revolution" at the Broadway
Theatre and Mr.. Depew engaged box for himself
and a party OF friends. About o'clock in the
evening he piloted the party along Broadway III
quest Of the theatre. They came 10 Abbey
Theatre where Lillian Russell was then appearing
Nightly in The Tzgane.
Here we are" said Mr.. Depew. as he led the
way In When he reached the boxofiice, however;
the man in charge said he was sorry. but he had
no boxes left. ar
why, how is THAR asked Mr.. Depew ~ ems
gagged a box early to-day and must have IT,.
The argument which followed waxed somewhat
warm until the Clerk discovered that Mr. Depew
though he was In the broadway Theatre: Eek
plantations and apologies then followed. and soon
Mr. Depew and his party were comfortably seated
in a box at the Broadway, enjoying the perform