New-York tribune., 1901-01-01


dueers. The Genius Of the Twentieth Century.
IL he watched this demonstration in his honor.
might have got the IDEA that Washington was
not Americas most honored citizen. nor Lin
cOln any cf the men hitherto known to
fame. because none OF their pictures were
displayed in sizzling cOlOrs: but that the
great statesman and exalted patriot Rob
ert A. Van Wyck. was New-York's ideal
OF greatness. Certainly a colossal fire
picture Of the little Mayor greeted the new era,
and none other was there TO detract attention
from it.
Cupid was not left out OF the celebration nor
bombs. nor red fire. splitting horns could
scare the little god of love away. Sharp the
stroke OF u Miss Maggie Kelleher. of No. 81
Central Park West stood blushngly UP beside
Charles E Mccue, OF No. 80 Tillary-st., Brook
lyn in the Aldermen's Chamber and they were
made man and wife by Alderman Seebeck, who
finished the job IN exactly one minute and twen-
ty-eight seconds
The bridegroom seemed not little proud that
he was the first man TO marry as he said in
the new century. The bride appeared to think
that mere trife. The real thing with her was
the marriage. She had a big wedding party,
though few were invited. and hundreds of peo-
pie who never saw her before. and perhaps never
viii again. shook her hand warmly, and wished
her the best Of good luck
MR.. GUGGENHEIMER SPEAKS
The formal programme at the City Hall began
with brief exercises in the Council Chamber at
1920 O'Clock Vice-Presdent Oakley opened the
meeting with the simple announcement that it
gave him great pleasure to begin the exercises
by introducing President Guggenheimer. MIR.
Guggenheimer then delivered an address.
That ended the programme so far the Coun-
ell Chamber was concerned. but the people
assembled there seemed TO be waiting for some
sort OF finish, Councilman LEIGH. of the COM
mite in charge, stepped forward and said that
there would be nothing further there. but that
Mr.. Damrosch and his singers would soon as
sembe on the City Hall steps
The City Hall police. under Captain Foody.
were kept busy looking after the people who
had permits emitting them to admission to the
han, and more police. under Inspector Grant.
looked after the crowds outside Ropes
stretched at strategic points assisted the police
in their work. but the crowds orderly, or,
IL they were not all so inclined, the business
Of making much horn music as possible ex-
hausted the energies that might otherwise have
been expended in miscellaneous horseplay.
AT 1880 Inspector Grant telephoned to Police
Headquarters for 80 more policemen He al
ready had 1000 men. but he said that he could
not cope with the crowd. The additional police
men We're sent from the Elizabeth-st. Fifth-st..
East Fifty-first-st.. West Sixty-eighth-st. and
West Forty-seventh-st. stations. They pre-
served order without having to their clubs.
Though many women had to be assisted in
fainting condition from the crowd to the open
space within the rOped inclosure, far as
could be observed none of them needed medical
attendance and taken to their homes
without saying who they were.
THE CHIMES RING OUT.
While this demonstration under way at
the City Hall the chimes were being rung for
the delectation of other great crowds.
Old Trinity's chimes began to play at 11:30
O'Clock; with this programme; He Hodges. Con
melody from Guy NIannering"; Child of the
Regiment Life let Us Cherish" kiss Me
Welcome the New Year. '"The Old Volunteer
Fireman" THE Harp that once Through Taras
Halls" Coming Through the Rye" march
from L Puritani,Ho cAuld Lang Syne' and
'Homes Sweet Home"
Grace Church chimes began to ring at 1l:53
hour were "A Few More Years Shall ROLL 20
God Our Help In Ages Past" and Nearer,
My GOD, TO Thee" After 12 o'clock, which was
struck by the bells. triple changes on ''The
Grandsire" were chimed, and then these: loft
Bells" selections from The Bohemian Girl"
THE Old oaloen Bucket "Juniata," The Heav-
ems Declare the Glory Of God" and selections
from Mascagni and "Old Hundredth.'
The Sequin chimes in ST. Andrews, in Harlem,
gave an elaborate programme of music, begin
1t IS. estimated that fully hundred thousand
persons We're gathered near Trinity Church
when the bells rang out. Broadway was mass
OF people for half a dozen blocks all sides
of the church. The noise from thousands of tin
horns and buzzers. the discharge Of pistols and
the roar from cannon crackers was so great
from III 80 until midnight that the chimes could
be only indstinctly heard in Broadway. 1t was
only by taking to the rear streets that even
faint idea Of the music of the bells could be
gained by any one who was intent on listening.
TENDERLOIN NOT UNUSUALLY CROWDED.
Uptown there was more demonstration. A
stranger in New-York might have thought that
the Ten6erlOin, otherwise known the Nine
teenth Precinct. was noisy place. dweIer
in the city would have known, however that IL |
was not much 10 talk about. There good |
many horns blown, first and last-indeed, from |
O'Clock TIL midnight little later IL would /
scarcely have been possible to find an instant |
when several were not audible. Neither would |
the sidewalks have been comfortable for blind /
man TO walk on, even with a dog Still, COM |
pared with the coalition a good, lively cleo |
tion night the streets were deserted and |
hushed.
OF course, there good reason There was
no centre Of interest in the city north of the |
City Hall There were no bulletins TO be read
and there was nothing TO produce those
gestions OF the population in the Tenderloin |
which IL experiences the night of the Tues
day following the first Monday in November.
But perhaps there a deeper and more
pathetic reason. The question is whether the
Tenderloin can hold out and be the TenderlOin
of old for another century. and the dependent |
question is whether the celebration there last |
night. what there of il, not the cele- |
bratiOn Of its funeral.
IL is generally known at least believed, that /
the name ''TenderlOin' originated in the remark /
of Captain (afterward Inspector) Williams, when /
he was transferred thither from downtown |