The evening times., 1896-09-30
CAME In WITH THE STORM
The "Astor House Tramp" Pays
!. Washington a Visit. nq+-
Man Made Famous by sleeping IN One
of the DOwny Beds of the
Millionaire.

John Garvey, of New York, stopped IN
Washington last night on his way to sunny
Southland. Under that plain. nnromantic
name the importanc col the guestto the mihu
OF most newspaper readers is sheatheu IN
mystery, but when II is added that he Is
the hobo who leaped To fame and secured
good nights resi- by going To bed@iu one
OF the sumptuous colones OF the Astor man
sion on Fifth avenue, the Information Is
given touch that makes IL doubiy inter
esung. In PLAIN lauguage, he is the ''Astor
house tramp"
Garvey reached Washington about Z
o'clock last evening, coming on tram
from Baltimore. lie displayed u railroad
ticket for Bichmo nd. and left for that city
late in ths evening. He explained that his
plans for the continuation Of his trip were
not definitely arranged, but trusted that
luck would give bim de glad hand, and
get him further toward the equator by
the time the chilly blasts Of winter came
along. ~
When he alignted from the train the
tramp, for such he acknowledges himself
TO be, found his way to the central Union
Mission, where he rested for a while. but
did not register. So far as the Mission
people are concerned he Travelled incpg.nnd
did not reveal his important identity To any
OF them.
old. and typical member OF his pro-
fession.
II was one cool night many months ago
that he wandered down by the Astor pal
ace on Fifth avenue, in New York, and in
soine mysterious manner found his way
TO one of the choicest bed chambers in the
house. Without divesting himself of his
clothing lie piled in under the snowy covers.
and was sleeping s0undly there when he
was discovered several hours later.
The tramp was arrested and sent TO the
Island. He took the whole affair coolly.
and explained his conduct by saying LII. :.
he WIS simply sleepy, and found good
place TO rest. The bedciamber was rm-
inigated and refurnished IN part
Garvey became famous. After he left
the Island he is said TO have worked. but
when seen last night he would neither con
firm nor deny the report. He always had
penchant for wearing the cast-off fineTy
of more fortunate individuals, aud when
he alighted from the train last evening he
had on a pair OF patent feathers. more or
less the worse for wear.
He wore a striped s;lirt. too. and Il bright
red tie that had seen its better days years
ago. The rest OF his attire was little in
keeping with this semi -fiDery. His coat
was ragged and dirty and his trousers were
frnged at the bottom and punctured with
holes OF varying sizes. He copfided to
some OF the men Win WhOni ne was thrOwD
in contact that he was dead broke
The aristocratic hobo has never been far
beyond the shadows of the sky-scrapers
of 10 wer New York and the Bowcry and its
neighboriDg streets are old Tamiliars OF
his.
II find ii jest as easy T. live widout
work as wild it,, said he, AN, then, watts
de use OF doin' il? Dere's no use wearin'
ones life out tolin' when a feller can get
along by layin' round.
DE worlds only cold,' he continued, in
a sollloquiZing vein, when a man wants
T. make it so, sec? If / work somebody
else gets de benefit of it. when don't get
work dere's always some one to give de
glad hand. Dere's mighty few hlokes 10
cruel deyll let yo' starve; and, on de oe-r
hand, dey're mighty few what's gon' 10
pull back their bank doors an invite yo'
to slide iu
"Wot about my experience In de Astor
cot? 1t wasn't no expeience. / jest got
sleepy an went into de open door an laid
down on de bed an went { sleep OATS
de whole story. When de bloomin' maid
came and screafned till ste wakened me
was de most tryins, pet!ea Of de whole
We'll, I'm not dom netsin' particular
now, except bumn!c,I said before that it
was easier L let somebody else work than
I do it yerself. I'm tipkin' Of spendin' de
winter in de Soutii-for me health, We know.
When de spring comes III get back"
Garvey announced az this point that it
was about train time aSd that he must he
off. He tramped 10 the direction OF the
depot, and that was the last seen OF him.