The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-06
At "sArITH's IN THE FERRYWAx.n
Glorious Anniversary at .'The Dream yoIntS-
Tho Haven or Tramps on tho wing.

Glorious Anniversary at 1.-THE Dream yolntr-
Tho Haven or Tramps on tho wing.
TROY. N. Y, Dec. B.-There was a shout of
approval when 'Canal-face" Moriarity arose
unsteadily to his feet, and In the exuberance Of
his enthusiasm held q shaking beer glass aloft
and proposed the health of "Misther Smith, the
Ian lor' n the besth felly OF over wuz."
Hear. hear" roared Pig-eye Burley, beating
his knees with the palms Of his hairy pawn.
"Youse is right there. mo bucko." cried
"Back.number Binnigan, the man with . past"
"fer he's q jolly good fellow"
"Baok.number's"' effort OF vocaliEation was O
failure. His voice fell from a high stacoato
treble to q dull. husky. bass. Then 1t stopped
altogether.
you must hev turned steam OF all of Q sud.
dent, Back Number" said Jimmy tho Tank.
"Iain't done any singing in concert fer 20
long that 1 fergits mo notes." replied Back
Number alphabetically.
"Aber Idink SO, too. alretty vonct. aind IL ."
said tho fat little hobo who responds to tho
nickname of "W~einywurst."
Just then the Keyes brothers famous curbstone
orchestra broke into O wild burst of noise, and
whatever remark Jimmy the Tank intended for
"Weinywurst" was lost in the hubbub.
1t was a great night In "The Tramp's Do
light" and the $50 hoboes were making merry.
In Troy the place Is usually referred to a.
Smiths in the f~erryway." The hoboes. when on
the wing, call it 1.-The Dream Joint" tho "Astor
House." the Waldorf" or the Safety" It 10
q dilapidated structure at the southwest corner
of River and Ferry streets, as sodden az its
guests; its exterior as unclean and weather.
beaten. The window blinds flap dismally from
one hinge. and threaten with each passing
breeze from the nearby Hudson to tumble upon
some ,unlucky passer beneath. A dirty white-
and.black sign over the second-story windows
reads: Hotel America" Around on the north
all hours. The best beds cost 10 cents a night.
Il IT, a ana man cd is not p Shac La t be c% \. Eet a bed there
Smith Is ali right, but the Weary Wiilies"
who nT,h az IN oo AND Nsr S9t ere ire not css to be sot trusted naaSsihed with
IT'S fame has been spread by hoboes 70 oil parts
stI,as R9'SSissS m sResf hotel ae tho highest terms Of
.. MF; o. S%1ta Sa' 81 kiyatRiSs n tie se sH9S oa. In in1 apnIEss;
T ZIP sp PlstSses. %%HBBs ssfanunb ae s'iRRp pSis .S1s s shs
Mofiarity remarked. "Back.number" in the
~ devil II Western newspaper eaiee. Later
no rose to the dignity Of z copyholder. II was
In large Uncertain characters upon the BACK plrh'e Of
an 1897 calendar that had hung upon the walls
Of the berroom for many mOnths. The bill Of flare
FOR THE BLOWOUT.
Music b. Reyes Brothers's Orchestra
4. Song By Baok-nnmber FinnigAn.
|. Imitation of q Hobo. by Pig'eye Burlsy.
Game Of Copenhagen.
9. Irish Song and Dance by weinywurt.
Pinalie-"Good night. sleep sweet, dear sirs."
CRANE D."sI ssi Sp .r Mnn ZEE sSe Z Fa %i.'' gazing Mia ds 1sf Ree-
sWkct's dssrr' inquired "~Back.numbor"
there Amt enough beer on it."
,s',y. yy. Gpn 5c ass sit In 2 ksg an. drSTn yer
IN the centre of a large table was a huge pig
Nth n1. a G S1asSa,. ip oI IL %Gsth; !. In z eOEneF ths
The orchestra consists Of two persons, Frank
sla Bill Reyes. Frank plays on what 10 calls 2
Of q bed slat. and four wires of unequal thick
ness. For a bow he uses a chair round. 1t has
Reyes ever managed to extract music from his
odd continuance; but he does II. and you can hear
IT. s IN, k I, ysg H Is the hot I @SFe o tAs sRs no Ssa feet away II.
confines his wsrk to %slnging. He yocalizes In.
aspsndde NJ y,f e .. ETESanI'S, 81 uo When Then Frank
Sid Town ro..nSiieht..HH 'f Bill t oil Q e with tia' "A 4 ME
Rooney" AS long as he makes a noise he Ia
Fortunately for tho guests nothing occurred
to Si%ini.h tho supply Of beer Il was practi.
SO easy and willing before"
Before the musicians were laid away several
games OF Copenhagen, were play ed. Canal
ring. and the hoboes. Joining hands. danced
around hun, whooping ike Indians. until an
attack Of thirst made o. them rush for beer. A
hobo with q large chrysanthemum and q red
flannel shirt did a hornpipe. "weinywurst"
Touched. Then he did a song and dance.
which was voted q gem, and would have passed
on pleasantly had not ".WeinXwurst" sudden
At $3.50 In the morning the festivities came to
. close. The guests were piled In spare rooms
or laid on beds. The lights were put out. and 1t
wasn't long before the calm of Sleeping i~nebrlety
was brooding over Smiths"
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