Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-06

simple mannered, unpIetchtlous people
appear hand In hand on the hotel bal
c5nv. for all the world like two lovers
I'm n lane. instead Of chief participants
I'm n stupendous and fierce political cam
naign and candidates for the highest Of
ace ON earth. without the aid or consent
~ any other nation on earth. The cam
didate comported himself on this occa-
sion much like the master-spirit Of a
"revivaL meeting. or high. moral
show He is earnest. and has the
managing way. Nor IS Mrs. Bryan
backward I'm coming forward. She Is
thoroughly self-possessed. as well as
posscssed Of Mr. Bryan. and when the
latter had finished speaking she adj
vonced confidently and smiling 10 the
front and leisurely surveyed the vast
,hrong. / think it was at her sugges-
lion that Mr.. Bryan fingered TO thank
tho hand. She evidently keeps good track
Of MIR. Bryan, and does not allow
too many lodge meetings n week.
sEwALL AND ST. JOHN.
Mr. sewall IS n man OF fine presence.
bu, he would scarcely make n living on
the platform or as an auctioneer.
lie f. no speaker; has neither voice nor
Language. The ticket is a bimetallic one
Mr. BRYAN speaks. Mr. Sewall doesn't;
enoecb Is silvern. silence e. golden.
Mr. 81. John, the "martyred bank presi-
don't" must feel mighty lonesome,
i,vino where he does. lie resides in
coet Thirtv-fourth street, not far from
Fifth avenue. I'm the heart OF the gold
hug" colony. Almost In sight Is the
marble paIace Of the late a. T. Stewart,
whose great business went finally to
smash the other day. 1t is now occupied
by the Manhattan Club. l saw it at
night. when 10 presents truly n blaze OF
eniendor Opposite Mr. ST. Johns hous,
is the seventy-frst Regiment Armory.
60 II the gold-bugs crawl over him too
much. the troops are AT hand. Mr.. Bryan
is FOR the poor. laboring man. so he says,
but he got into fine pew nj Mr.. Sin
iuu's CHATS the pronunciation. ac-
cording 10 the gospel OF ST. John)
BUILDING sKYWARD.
Not as many changes are noticeable
irl New York as l had expected to find.
after an absence Of four years. The most
striking thing IS the increasing number
Of tan buildings. In this particular New
York Is now ahead Of Chicago Build
ings Of from fifteen to twenty stories
high are getting TO be common. one Of
TWENTY-FIVE stories is now nearing COM
pletion on the site Of the old Herald
building. II is an office building. and IS
called the St Paul. Nearby Is the
American Surety Company's building,
which Is also very high. Lower down
broadway IS the Bowling Green which
is claimed TO be the largest office build
ing IN the world Coming up the bay.
Trinity steeple used 10 be a landmark;
now its background IS building. higher
than itself. the Surety Companys build
ing. I think, just mentioned. New York
is great sight now from the water.
There is probably nothing like IL in the
world. The enormous value Of the land
Is the cause Of the great skyward
growth. together with improved methods
OF building The framework OF all OF
these high structures IS steel, around
which bricks or stone are built. An
able-bodied earthquake on Manhattan
Island would find a plenty to do.
AMONG THE GREAT JOURNALS.
The new Herald building, however, IS
a departure toward the other extreme.
II Is only two stories high, but IL covers
considerable ground. The lot Is 4 tri-
Angular or oblOng one. I'm the middle OF
the street. or rather. between two
streets. like the lot on Brook avenue and
Broad street. except that II faces down
broadway. The building Is used eXclu-
sivelv by the Herald unlike the World,
the Tribune. the Times, and others.
whose great buildings are largely leased
out for office purposes. The Sun still
shines front its dingy four or five-story
brick. Mr.. Pulitzer. Mr.. Reid, Mr.. Ben
nett. and Mr.. Ochs seem 10 have the
bulge" on Mr.. Dana. in the matter or
fine quarters but the aforementioned has
the most fun. The Sun IS Americas
most humorous Journal. and It's readers
hope that II viii not soon become n post
humorous one IN respect OF its editor. The
sides Of the Herald building are largely
Of glass and the great presses are all
visible from the street. Needless to say
that they attract much attention, and
are a very effective advertisement. The
Telegram, the evening edition OF the
/ Herald. was being run on the presses
when / was there. Each press delivers
papers ready folded. on both sides. and
| faster than they can be counted. Fancy
! Ben. FraAlin's feelings II he could re-
visit this fearful vale and see this sight
| II Is not without reason that New York
| claims 10 be a fast place. The first edi-
| lions Of rhe evening papers appear at
! MO- A. ". and every edition is an 'ux-
ter" which Is New York newsboy for
extra" IL Is a most extraordinary
thing.
AT CONEY ISLAND.
The great charm OF New York in sum
mer Is the many and easly-accessibl'
coast resorts Coney Island stlll hold
the lead in popularity, / believe. II
am not mistaken. more people were Their
/ on August 9Th the hot Sunday than eve
| before I'm ifs history. / think that Mr.
! Bryan showed discretion in not landin'
when he went there. They DO such thing
| and they say such things. At one OF tn
! shows, which / innocently visited,
| thought 1 was back on the Midwa'
| Piaisance Mr.. Bryan may not have thu
gone astray. but he might have been Lee
/ off 10 shoot the shute." or, perhaps
have "slid the slide" and that, submit,
would not have been dignihed conduct Il
a presidential candidate; besides,
| might have been superhuous. IL is posi-
bic that after November Sd he will fee
/ Ike be has done both. Shooting the shut
is great fun. In a boat you shoot rapid
| down a long incline into a lake, and yO
| get a good shaking up. and sometimes
| good splashing, before the boat stops
| and IL pulled ashore. You can hold o.
| TO the gunwale or 10 the best gin
as you prefer and she has the sam
privilege as 10 you.
Is sEA-BATHING MORAL?
sea-bathing IS. Of course. the great al
traction at these coast resorts. a war;
discussion has been going on in some O
the New York papers OF the question
Is bicycling immoral? ! have no opinio
10 offer on that subject, not yet havin
added the wheel 10 my many possession
and accomplishments, but j wonder VIII
some one doesn't ask the same questio
about sea-bathing. OF course, / kno'
that II Is all right in itself, and very benz
fetal. but why such sights as can be see
daily in the season at Coney Island, SOut
Hnach Atlantic City. and other MACE