New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-01
UMBRELLAS, GALES AND PEOPLE.
FEW REMARKS ANENT THE WEATHER
AND THE TRIBULATIONS OF SOME OF
THOSE WHO WE'RE OFT IN 1T.

It is wonderful how few persons know their own
business Umbrella makers do not know their
business. They thought that they had a good days
trade yesterday, because those who had no UNI
brellas came and bought them and those who had
them lost them and came and bought greater. That
a shallow way to look at business. Why did
not some umbrella maker hire moving van and
go about the streets and gather UP the umbrellas
that were wrecked and thrown away. They could
then repair and sell those which could stand re-
pair and the materials Of the others for new
umbrellas and they could add greatly 10 their
substance thereby
Anybody who had the efrrontery to carry UNI
brela yesterday deserved to lose Il. And he did
lose It. a general thing. A macintosh was
useful, but not an umbrella. Tho streets. cleaner
In other respects than they have been in long
while were strewn with them when the tight
And It was amusing for those who
were wearing rubber coats substitutes for them
TO see the umbrellas 90. The victim would walk
unsuspiciousy along the avenue. and then. just
he to a corner. the wind came ripping
literally through the cross street and in an in
slant he could not tell the ribs Of his umbrella
from the handle.
Then he would curse II and command Il and deal
violently with #. and the more he did so the faster
the wreck to pieces Then he would coax It
and try 70 soothe 1t and stroke It and study It
and try 10 find the tip Of Il. by following up the
stick from the handle and try to find out which
two OF the ends Of ribs that were pointing In all
directions might belong 10 the same rib, and
whether there enough left Of the silk or cotton
or whatever 1t was to do any good and try to
open it and to shut it--and finally he would throw
its shapeless mass into the gutter. II was then
that the crowd. thus FAR too much absorbed 10
move or make a sound would break into cheer,
and the umbrellaless wayfarer would so on, with
the thought that. n he had wet skin he had
also the sympathy OF his follow
Tho neghborhood Of The Tribune Office IL always
ever comes within fifty miles of the corner OF
Spruce and Nassau SITS without coming the rest OF
the way. II was called the blizzard corner long
before the blizzard Of 1855 when It made the best
reputation that II has ever had II was thought
at one time that the high buildings would protect
this corner. but they did not do 1t. They made It
a very cave OF the winds The gales yesterday
came whiting" up spruce-st. and up Nassau-st.
land burbied they came" They met at the
door Of The Tribune like a collision Of tho Empire
State Express and the Flying Scotchman. and then
rushed off together into the middle OF tho City
Hall Park to get themselves dlsentangled
Down the Bay. It whispered there really was
n wind Some said that It just the weather
that the Shamrock wanted and that II anybody
could catch sight OF the streak Of green that would
fash by as she started for home It would be n
sight to remember But the Shamrock did not
really Ike the weather at all. and postponed her
start. It would be interesting to know just what
sort Of weather that boat does want.