The sun., 1899-09-26
Ono Million Visitors.

New York will entertain this week more
than o million visitors from a distance,
drawn hither by the Dewey celebration.
Already the hotels are filling up to their
greatest capacity, and before Friday comes
every place OF public entertainment in
town, including private boarding houses,
will be crowded to its utmost limit. Some
Of the visitors have even rented furnished
houses for the occasion, along the line Of
march OF the procession. and the week
will end with the greatest multitude Of
people ever gathered in New York, for
the million of strangers will be increased
by vast throngs from the neighboring
country.
Occurring at the end OF September, the
promise is Of propitious weather for the
ceremonies at the season when New York
offers the most attractions to the visitor.
The town has renewed it's hustle Of life after
the summer holidays. With the exception
OF the comparatively few who still linger at
their country places the residents are back
in their homes. The theatres and all the
places Of public amusement are open with
remarkable variety Of notable shows. Much
talk as there is about the better acting Of
other days. OF the so-called "decadence Of
the STAGE" the fact is that never before in
our theatrical history was the stage 80 high
in It's artistic development as 1t Is now.
Rare and eminent histrionio genius rises no
higher, but the general character OF the act
ing Is better plays are put on the stage
more sumptuously and artistlcally, and the
enjoyment afforded the spectator Is not now
marred, as 1t used to be marred, by sharp
contrasts between even great acting and
acting 80 poor as to be intolerable.
Besides the Dewey celebration, therefore.
our million visitors will find much to make
their stay here enjoyable. When Sunday
comes 1t Is true. they will miss the
preachers OF great fame who once made the
town notable, for scarcely one remains: but
they will find many churches OF tasteful
and impressive architecture and services Of
o pomp and solemnity unknown In the
simpler days Of the star preachers They
will see generally a statelier architectural
display in business and private ediflces,
and they will find the ceanest and best
lighted streets in America. They will be
served by the best and cheapest system Of
public transit in the world, so that getting
from end to end Of Manhattan Island will
be easy. They will find the most orderly
population ofany great capital Of the world.
They will be secure in person and property
everywhere in this town II they do not wan
tonly seek places and resorts OF danger,
always hidden away In every great capital
for the access OF those who hunt for them.
They will be free to enjoy themselves in
their own way; nobody will interfere with
them; they will encounter civility every
where, rude intrusion nowhere.
New York has been DETAINED far and wide,
but those who as visitors know it already
will testify that it has all these advantages
In greater measure than any other Ameri-
can city. The stranger who does not invite
wickedness will see little Of it here. He
will be safer in New York streets than in O
village road. He will encounter surpris-
ingly little intoxication and no violent dis
order at any time OF the day or night.
He can find here the largest and best sup
ply Of restaurants in the world, with unex-
celled cookery and variety Of food OBJ
Eained in the richest markets OF the world.
As q mart for articles Of the greatest and
choicest variety he will find New York un-
squalled, unapproached in the New World,
and even the addition OF a million visitors
to the town will not force up prices, SO
great is the competition.
The visitor has probably heard, for every
body has had it dinned into his ears, that
the great reproach to our republican sys-
tenn is the government Of cities. Let him
look about New York and Judge for himself.
Is that reproach illustrated and justified
here, and where?
New York is a cosmopolitan city. 1t does
not gush over its guests, but rather regards
their liberty by letting them alone to pur-
sue their own incinations. Consequently it
has sometimes been called Indifferent, but
really it is the more hospitable because 1t
does not intrude it's civilties. The stran-
ger within its gates is always honored,
always welcome.