The Washington times., 1901-11-10
TO Be SOLD At AUCTION
Pictures aud Furni-
ture to Be Disposed OF.
Portraits of Distinguished Habitues
of the Famous Hostclry to BE
Knocked Down to the Highest Bid
der-Prints of Foreign Racing


of the Famous Hostelry TO BE
Knocked Down to the Highest Bid
der-Prints of Foreign RacinE.
1t has been announced that the furni-
ture and pictures of the famous Hotel
| Chamberlin are to be sold at public auc-
ton in the near future. OF the articles
| to be disposed of, the remarkable col
| lection OF portraits of well-known pub
lie men, and plates illustrating the most
/ notable events and winners ON the Eng
| lish and French turfs during the great
ct part of the last century, amassed by
the late John F. Chamberlin, have the
| greatest interest, perhaps TO the co!lec-
tor and the public at large.
The pictures of public men, presented to
| Mir. Chamberlin, and most of them in
scribed with the autographs of the
| donors together with expressions of re
gard, were, it is said, held by him as
| priceless, and though he disposed Of Il
number of his valuable belongings a
| short while before his death, he never
parted with any of these testimonials OF
esteem and friendship They hang now
in the banquet hall and in the deserted
rooms, and fill them with memories Of
| the past
| IneSe pCrlTdlbS lnciuue Oh
crayons, and large photographs
one of the first received was an oil por-
| trait of the late Dear Richmond, Presi-
! dent, many years ago, of the New York
| Central Railroad He it was who per-
mtted David Bennett Hin. whose pho
tograph also adorns these walls, and who
has been a prominent figure in many
/ banquet and dinner party here, to sell
newspapers. candy. and peanuts on the
| trains of his line, when the future Gov
ernor of New York was boy of twelve.
Next to the painting of Mr.. Richmond
| hangs one of L. S. Grant, who was a
member of the Carlton Club, organized
by Mr. Chamberlin in New York
Sincerely Yours. Roscoe ConkIing,
John Chamberlin, Esq is inscribed be-
meath a fine photograph of that states
man.
Chester A. Arthur, President United
States is written beneath a photograph
of that celebrated bon vivant in his own
handwriting. For John f. Chamberlin,
from his friend, Charles n. Crisp, reads
another inscription, Ashbel p. Fitch,
w @. Gresham, Stewart Van Vliet.
Nelson A. Miles sign their names beneath
their respective photographs.
Yours, truly, p. II. Sheridan, wrote
to Chamberlin Very truly, L. X. Je
rome" recalls the memory and vlsage of
Larry" who was boon companion of
Chamberlin and a prominent member of
the latter's New York club
The following autographs. accompany
ing the likenesses of the writer's. are
characteristic: ITO John f. Chamberlin,
Calvin NJ. Brice;' Faithfully yours, +. b.
Hawley;" Truly Your Friend. w. T.
Sherman" ITO John F. Chamberlin, ].
NJ. Schofield, Mai. Gen. Z. S. A" y.
Sterling Morton, April %, 1895" George
Hurst" with the regards of r. c.
Wintersmith to John Chamberlin; Sin
cerely Yours, NJ ]. O'Brien;' Yours,
Truly, j. B. Beck William F. Villas to
John F.. Chamberlin;" Faithfully, Your
Friend, Jos. c. s. Blackburn; Truly
Yours, G. G. Vest" Always Sincerely
Yours. Thos. p. Oehiltree;" Presented to
John F. Chamberlln by his friend, VIM.
F. Stewart, April {, 1s92;' ITO John
F. Chamberlin, with the Cordial Re
CARDS of his Friend, Henry Watterson,
Washington City. May To- 1ss2; ITO
John Chamberlin, from his friend. John
NJ Allen TO John ChamberIin, my
friend for thirty years, Amos ]. Cum
mings;" j. G. Carlisle;' Very Truly,
Yours, Don Dickinson; To Gohn f.
Chamberiin, from his friend, W. J.
Florence" ITO rare old John Chamber
lin, from his friend, Alex r. Shepard,
November 3, 's5." with compliments OF
s. karina. Washington. Oct. 10, 1855. is
inscribed on a photo of a japanese diplo-
mat in court dress
Look at those pictures, said Cham
berlin. few months before his death
never asked any man for his picture. Ny
friends among the noted public men who
came to my place began 10 send me pic
lures Of themselves. When about a dozen
had been received | strung them on the
wall in the main room These were no.
ticed. and other friends, knowing bow
much 1 appreciated such gifts. added
theirs, until ! got together gallery that
a million could not buy"
Next to ChamberliRs devotion to pic
lures Of personal friends was evidently
his attachment 10 those pertaining to the
stage and the turf. His financial ruin
was owing to his ardent passion Tor the
race coUrse. Scattered here and there
about the house are fine steel plate en-
cravings, representing famous actors and
actresses in their favorite roles. Among
these one notices pictures Of Mr..
Maeready as Henry ", John Gilbert as
Sir Anthony Absolute. Charles Fisher as
Sir Peter TeazIe, Charles Fechter as
Hamlet John Bronyham as Sir Lucius
O'Trigger. Lotta as the Marchioless, in
"Old Curiosity Shop; William l.. Sheri-
dan as Louis XI. John Mccullough Us
Virginius. Mr.. ferris Romeo, VII
liam Warner as Hen Wegel, in the
comedy OF My Son." Nat Goodwin rs
Modus. Maggie Mitchell as Fanchon, Jo-
seph Jefferson as Bob Acres, T.. L. Daven-
port as Sir Giles Overreach, Lawrence
Barrett as Count Lamciotto, and innu-
merable others
Two fine full length photographs Of the
Prince and Princess of Wales. now King
and Queen of England are included
among the Chamberlin pictures 1t may
be here remarked that Edward VII is not
wholly unacauainted with the fame of
Chamberlins nor its once delectable
cuisine. OF all the notable achievements
Of the old-fashioned colorcd cooks en-
ploycd by the establishment, their deviled
crabs were esteemed the masterpiece
Several years ago consignment of this
delicacy was sent to Hrs. Lily Laugtry in
England, along with a ham, cooked in
champagne, and some other good things
When the Jersey Lily was given a
breakfast al Chamberlins year or more
ago by Colonel Thomas OchiItree or. as
she is pleased to term him. cousin Tom"
she told him how the sometime Prince |
of Wales enjoyed those 1eyiled crabs at
a choice little supper. whereat were pres
ent Baron Rothschild and several others.
A remarkable feature OF the collection |