The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14
NEW YORK CROWDED.
No More Room Left for Visitors Who
Want to See Dewey Parade.
Correspondence Philadelphia North Ameri-

Correspondence Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
New York. except on some great parade
occasion, was never before so crowded with
strangers-and New York is composed of
strangers. as shall shortly show-who, in
search of BEDS aye, and Of board. are
ten barrier line in eager thousands. Last
night reporter made inquiries at every
MSs and % tfs hSe from the
Hall to Central Park, and found that, ex-
cepting half dozen of the most expensive
fbera M w not .. the nd,tnest norm notes
What. then, is to be done with the extra
million OF visitors who are expected on the
They'll take our rooms" responded
veteran Of whom I made this inquiry. I'm
one OF million New Workers who always
and crowded enough on ordinary occasions,
and on extraordinary ones-well. we fly"
He was born in a small Missouri village
One Of these days 1 shall expand into
book an article 1 recently published on
New York's Outlanders," wherein /
prominent in the arts. professions and bus
mess are emigrants to Manhattan island.
IL sell a book to each man / mention
III play golf the rest Of my life.
a man talks to you Of typical New
Yorker he's talking about an emigrant nine
In Chicago. Boston, Philadelphia. in Lon
don. Paris, there are streets where a stroll
Will provide study Of armies Of men typi-
sros are WITH vsor wne or
tiers; the streets where one does not stroll
are the streets of isolated villages situate
on Manhattan island. to be sure. but sep
the others.
but the Rialto!" some one shrieked when
! disclosed the scheme for great book on
If 1.-The Rialto" means anything, it means
that district where players may most be
as Crane, Goodwin, Dixey. Jefferson, Drew,
Wilson, Denman Thompson-none was born
here.
To be sure, there is the authority of the
Bureau Of Vital Statistics that many thou
sands of male humans are and have been
born yearly In this city, and that many
survive, in spite of manifold dangers 10
manhood's years: but what are vital sta
tistics where theory is involved?
My advice to readers who are not blessed
with accommodating friends having spa
cious mansions along the line of march is
not TO come to New York to see the Dewey
parade There will be city built stands &c
seat twenty thousand. but there are famil-
lar evidences that the aldermen who voted
the money to build those stands will In
sist upon their rights in the matter, so far
as mere twenty thousand seats will go.
Otner advantageous viewpoints are very
much over-engaged. A bachelor who shares
a house on North Washington Square had
many friends as he could offer window
space to long ago. and the moment il was
finally decided to take the parade down Uni
versity place instead of Fifth avenue in
approaching the square, and then along the
north side. he mailed his cards. Within
twenty-four hours he had received scores
of polite notes from friends who desired TO
enjoy his hospitality on that day, and is
now busily rushing out so sorry. but" etc.
replies.
why" he exclaimed, 'I shall pay of
every country house Saturday to- Monday
invitation I've received this summer with
my parade invitations: whereas I'd have
been due to give about twenty dinner par
ties otherwise. I've refused $500 for my
floor on that day, but I'll make money by
my plan at that"