New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
RAINES HOTELS THRIVE.
THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE SUNDAY TIP
PIJNG AN EASY MATTER.

sANnw1cuEs ORDERED WITH EACH DRINK 6oi
THE FOOD IN MOST CASES GOES
UNTOUCHED.
The Excise authorities, the police ana 'ho ,H 80
\, the various new 'hotels" are all In muou.e %
VI ~" 49, ,r,ernretation of what a meal Is. There
se. . ho No definite way of settling the matter
-rhe sa,oonkeeper who keeps open on sunday u"ue
Tho g,,,se of "hotel still contends tha' sao ~ "
"a a meal and while the authorities are "0,," ~
contest the ruling. they have no accurate ,.,,,
which 70 stand and so matters are eo'hs ps 49, -.
II has been hinted that the ponce "i''e ~"
nahing arrests outright are busy these ou"u"s >
,,,.chirg the various saloons and places ""o' o
,,ouor is sold under hote' license. with the 'h'ei,'
of making charges later upon evidence acqui
srhs leaves the rum-seers in delightfnl STATE Vi
uncertainty and they do not know Just now iar " eo
IN the sale of liquor with a sandwich.
Yesterday was lust about the same as the previous
Sunday 90 far as the excise question goes lieie .
-,as ,tt,e ~ any, difference. The new 'noteis uiu
a thriving business and the bona fde hosteTies uiu
only a fair business A prominent hotei man s'iu
Yesterday that when the Raines Jaw hts. wei'' ''.
effect for a Sunday two his business In 'he eaie
swelled TO an abnormal extent. Then suuuei"s ~
aronped of again. He accounted for TINS py tne
opening Of many new hotels. winch spi'' "p ~
patronage with the legitimate houses
One thing that is worthy Of mention In cohhecuoi'
with the new hotels and the patrons OF these ne"
places is the remarkably light appeti'es snow" ny
the guests Sandwiches are ordered and Ielt uh-
touched, while the patron drinks numerous sasse'
of l,ouor 1t may be that he drinks TO muster up
on annette for the sandwich but this is not believed
10 he true In one of these new hotels uptown
Yesterday a number of men sat around the taole.
With every drink a sandwich had to be ordered anu
with the disappearance Of each drink ana 'he ap-
pearance Of each new one an additonai sahu"ich
was added In this way large heap OF sand
ted
member of the party gazed long upon the sand
wiches and then as 1t was Sunday he said text
was in ORDER and with his still on the pile OF
sandwiches, remarked gravely: Many are called.
but few are chosen
The largest number Of these newly opened hotels"
are on the East Side downtown and away uptown.
The Tenderloin District where there are so many
actual hotels. has comparatively few. They have
sprung into existence as rapidly as mushrooms OH
the waterfront. and the result Is evident When
under the strict enforcement OF the excise law all
saloons had to be kept tightly closed. the usual
Sunday crowd Of loungers and corner saloon oafers
was absent from the street. Yesterday, around al
these "hotes" the old time crowd of loungers was
to be
The efforts Of one downtown saloonkeeper to prove
that he had hotel almost caused a panic among
some tramps along the East River. At midnight
this barroom-keeper went out and got dozen
tramps and took them to his saloon. He led them
upstairs and showed them dozen beds Then he
told them all TO retire At first they could hardly
believe him. but he insisted. and they followed his
wishes. Then he went downstairs and registered
his guests. and yesterday morning gave them each
a good meal He will doubtless ask for hote
license to-day and show his register as evidence OF
his being able to provide accommodations ne for ten
yesterday. waiting to see II they could get another
nights sleep.
There were a good many policemen In plain clothes
on duty yesterday. All saloons which have not
been converted into hotels tightly closed
and the un-uniformed officers of the law watched
the new houses that have sprung up under the
Raines system. They would say nothing further
than that they simply taking observations. and
were mysterious in their movements.
said yesterday: IF you will watch, you will find
within the next two years alarming increase OF
deaths from Brights disease. The explanation Is
simple. Alcohol always acts upon the first thing
that II comes in contact with. When free lunch
was gven the tippler would take drink and bite
Of food. The alcohol would act on the food: Now
ne takes nothing In his stomach and the alcohol acts
on the kidneys and stomach direct and II you will
study the subject you will find that the result Is
disastrous"