New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-22
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN,.

man. sinewy and grizzled from exposure. his
hair turning gray the temples, paced up ana down
the corridor Of the Hotel Bartholdi one afternoon
recently The stranger was Lieutenant Peary. the
Arctic explorer and the gray hairs and weather.
beaten face tell OF worry and suffering IN the iar
North. The Arctic explorer will probably never 90
back 10 the dreary wds OF that great expanse OF
snow and ice. He says that he has done his best
and that while he thinks the pole VIII eNehsuaiiy
b. reached ii will take 4 younger man 10 DO H.
He said: II have no definite plans just at present
| wish 10 systematic my trophies obtained IN tne
North. and attend to one or two matters Oh PIT
vate nature
Souvenirs OF travel are always a pleasant thing
10 have H. c. Du Val. private secretary Of Chaun-
cey NJ Depew went to Europe this summer Tor
his vacation as he does every summer. Before
starting he purchased tiny camera that takes
picture about big as a silver dollar. re mas
larger camera but this one was easily portable
and could be carried in ones coat pocket Every
place ne got a chance he took snap shot; Yes les
erday he secured the developed pictures ana was
showing them to his friends Ihsre "e, nd M ,bev
OF them than one could keep track or anu thsy
were OF exceptional merit; and; tiny as tney are e.
each one is clear-cut ana recalls some ihcue"' "
the mind Of the photographer
Lately. since the railroad began trying to break
tho worlds record with fast trains. the travelling
public has become exercised over the question anu
travellers nowadays always make an EFFORT 10 iiho
OUT how fast the train on which they are IL gong
on private cars automatic ARRANGEMENT ~ At
tached that accurately registers the spetu u III,
train This was the system on the car Wiz 80 III
r. Walter Webb and his party over the New iork
Central tracks recently at great rate Oh speer'
but Mr. Webb tells OF another way 20 TTon tnpp,nc
speed person on train VIII notice' II hs.e..,is
closely a chick each rail- Is passed II yVu .aAe
out your watch and count the number OF CLICKS III
twenty seconds you will have the NUMBER OF mics
at which thc tain is going an noun IntS 7, S
system that used by railroad men "heh no Ies's-
ter is at hand.
Joseph jefferson can be seen either on the street
or around tn, corridor OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel
auv day now. Mr. Jefferson who is a warm friend
-, prasiaent cleveland, is fond OF walking. he
,oousrtlv takes A iaunt with one Of the children
81 bis family and perhaps there s no other person
that is recognized so often as Mr. JeHerson r.se
body seems o know him. lnose "ng ~ sav
,bat - ia ar~ost pathetic TO see the class OF peope
raj come 70 see him. There ~ class upon tue
affections O. which Mr. Jefferson mas a sIo ~
SnId II is tie older generation he away a.. az,
,nc;s great many OF the older people, and tney
annlaud ever more Justify than they did d score
OF years ago
Sol Smith Russell has just returned from Eu-
rome He will shortly take the road with MS COM
nanv and nov Is spending some time in Newborn
Mr. Russell is lust as dro off the stage as on
and when congenial group gets together IN me
Holland House and he Is member OF II thTte d. :
bound be some funny stories tolu, ~ ~ tba trace
Of the footghts about his general appearahce' Du,
his features always seem to be ready 10 give way
10 the fun that turks in his eyes
raiqh Hunt who was president Of the Agricul-
,,roI college Of Iowa. and has been seriously III
a. the Holland for some time. Is slowly con tsI
o. 80 NV Mr. Hunt has extensive interests in emma
AMI JaDan and he will return 10 the orient d
soon a he is able 10 travel