New-York tribune., 1900-05-12
THE PASSING THRONG.

The creates, hotel In the world is unaues,ionahiy
the waldorf Astoria and I'm huge pile OF bricks
and mortar which go maze up
THE this famous hostlery a kings fort
WORLDS une has been expended In order
GREAT to insure light and air at the rear
HOTEL a private way has been construct
cd and land OF great rental value
given over to this The joint hotels for they
are really two separate and distinct edihces. the
property OF different owners and constructed ar
ferent times. outward manifestation Of the
colossal Astor fortune. As in times gone by the
ancestor Of the present holders Of the name and
estates constructed the greatest and wonder
ful hotel that had ever been seen In this country
up TO that time. hts descendants determined tina.
they would construct a hotel that should eclipse
anything attempted up to that time. not only
n u, thus country but N me entire world During
OF me PTeyiouS pre- ssnsrson o A5tors occupied two
corners OF Thirty-thrd and Thirty fourth and
Etfth-aXe with a wide yard between Down
down many another street IN this city the houses
t neldsSd to one or TIE other Of ne orothers IN
cred 70 their fathers. and. according the Astor
their sons William Waldorf Astor inheriting tbs
share OF his father John Jacob Astor and the pres
fsther William Astor The social trend or the city
and first William Waldorf aecreed that a ho,ei
should replace his fathers home. and the original
Waldorf was the result Later John Jacob not
20 be outdOne. built the Astoria on the site % hls
old h1me having eons.tiructsd modern and more
Fifth-ave- The two hotels thrown into one
dav they not entirely Completed for the vezts-1
end OF the Waldorf. which II ultimately C. be the
ent only built four stories. although Il Is said
mat during the coming summer this part will also
To run successfully immense an enterprise
calls Tor an executive head OF the 'hrst water"
II may be taken a general rule
THE WAY that the same number OF servants
1T Is are employed there are guests
RUN Al the hotel In Devrsv ,,s -.
Show last year the names
or over two thousand employees to he found
on the company's payroHs. To-day there are about
fifteen hundred, and IN the heat o. summer the
hotel force will be cut down 20 twelve hundred or
less But one public bar exists IN the hotels and
this Is on the Astoria side: but each dining room
bar is attached. and the duties OF the bartenders
there are solely and only to attend to the wants
OF the patrons OF those dining rooms Across the
public bar as much as s2oo9 has been taken IN IN
gether average $500 day. S9000so a year
there three, where you can purchase cigars
worth from 81 apiece down, and cigarettes OF every
stairs and down bathrooms OF assorted sizes
perfectly equipped theatre and In is needless ~
say. private dining rooms almost without end. All
the Hitcnens are IN the Easements and are most
wonderful and complicated culinary establish
ments, and If the management would consent to a
consumed from years end to another IL would
OF people. Their wine cellar alone must represent
enormous investment. for their wine cards
to be found the names OF the rarest and most
costly vntageS. Walters receive s. month. and
out Of this Is CHARGED all breakaEe and fines for
deltnquenctes- Yet they manage through their fees
10 net on an average $lo1 month each Taken
all in all the hotel Is most wonderful and COM
plex machine in its working. more than
the greatest department store II + said that ft
that all above that figure represent profit.
Two men In automobile Sunday before last
whrling UP the crowded Boulevard at
speed far in excess OF that allowed
MISTOOK by the law. A policeman brought
THE them a stop. but he was nice.
MOVE good natured cop" and did not
want 70 spoil their pleasure. and
he said: "Shure gints. it's sorry I 70 spfs
your fun but it's dangerous. II is, 10 the chtlder
TO get up sich spade Sunday. whin the Boule-
wards crowded. Any ither day wouldn't moind
but of a Sabbath you have to go slow" The two
men first looked surprised and then pleased. and
of them pulled out his cigar case and offered
the policeman cigar. Ee of the finest. as Is the
il away against the time when he might smoke
il. The misinterpreted the action and lifted
their hats in return salute but when they realized
the reason for the cops removing his headgear
hastily replacing their they started away, look
ing rather crestfallen. The big policeman gazed
after them musingly. "ShUre, that's funny
stunt he made comment. II really behave those
guys took me for Willy boy and thought lifted
lid to Thin