The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-01
CHAMBERLINrs CLOSED.
A ITO Let' sign on h Door Of the Fs-
nous Washington Hostier,.

WARRINGTON, sept --thafnbernn =,
famous restaurant and clubhouse Ia a
thing Of the past. II is permanently closed
and q big TO let zign Is posted on the
door. through which Tor many years until
the past summer tho most prominent men
81 tho country. politically. socially, tnan-
oially and otherwise. came and went lhe
closing OF Chamberlin's u popularity re-
garded a. marking the end Of conditions
under which the hos,clry was established.
A. was said q today by a former frequenter
Of the hotel. II Is no longer possible To legis-
late through the stomach, and that Is why
Chamberlin's Is no more. Prior To tho
establishment 81 the clubhouse AT Fifteenth
and II streets. where IL has been located
for twenty wears. John Chainberlin had been
the host Of two other Washington houses
ono on the present site OF the Army and
Navy Club and another on New York avenue
q short distanc. away. aftcrward the head
quarters of the Y. NJ &. A. When he opened
the place whose career has just ended
IL at once became the meeting place Tor
those who were tempted by the fame OF
the dishes prepared according to the recipe
Of the famous bon vivian whose popu-
lanty continued To the day Of his death
Chamberlain early became more than a
hotel. more han a club. and Developed
into the closest Of close corporations.
John vas the loadstone which brought
together under the roof Of hts hOst"lry
the representative gathering always 10 lie
found there during his life There. be-
tween the COURSES OF his un"qualled viandS.
politics were discussed with all the fre.s-
dom possible Every fellow around tho
board was rated a Jolly good one, r"gafd-
less Of his nationality, religion or politics
Sometimes bad blood came 10 the top with
the good wine. and then there Ma trouble
Thus, In their moments OF relaxation,
would the statesmen gather and battle
with the cards for stakes the amount 81
which would have filled their constitu-
ents with anazement. There ARE many
men In official life to-day who can remem-
Der ,he night when a Cabinet officer IN
discussing with another member Of the
Presidents Official family some question
81 national import. grew heated through
force of argument or flush OF wine and
struck his colleague In the mouth win
his clenched fist. The participants i'm
mediately retired TO a private room with
their friends, When. ths naine Of the hus-
ono d~uelling ground 81 Bladensburg was
again brought into prominence and there
war much ak Of honor and -satisfac-
ton The matter wN peacefully adj
iusted. largely, IL H. said. through the in
t-rce~sion Of Chainbcrlin himself and
bv the exercise OF his personal influence
with the participants
Other famous quarrelr occurred. A. when
two United States Senator's rolled about
the foor In close embrace during n poker
game, when one was accused Of playing
a bobtailed flush
On the death 81 John Chamb~rlin nj
Saratoga the hotel bearing his name passed
into the hands Of Edward X Somborn,
his intimate friend and financial hacker
in many Of his undertakings, and II was
continued for the benefit Of Mrs Cham
berlin under the name that had made IL
famous. But while many Of the iu'imates
81 Chamberlin stopped there for old AZ
spciation's sake while In Warrington. the
place had lost its prestige and gradually
but surely slipped out Of popularity II
was continued under the same manage
! ment until last spring. when II was closed
for the summer months heCently tina
Ito bet sign was posted and Mr. Spmhorn
announced that he would resume the man
| agement Of the house When Chamber
Nm died Il was found that a host OF men.
many Of thsm being prominent Ia Con
grcs- and out Of IL. owed hin larg. sums
% money Very little 81 II was collected
John Chamberlin never pressed his friends
for payment. and they took advantage
Of his generosity and lax business methods
He had many friends among the wealth.
est and mos, influential men 81 the country.
His place did a big business. but he died
n poor man.