New-York tribune., 1901-03-01
THE PASSING THRONG.

Edward Babcock, Of Baltimore IN speaking
yesterday Of the Civil War; gave an interesting
version of General Jubal A. Eariy's famous raid
which near resulting in
HO" WHIS- the capture of Washington Mr..
KEY SAVED Babcock states that the reason
WASHINGTON for General Earlys failure was his
FROM EARLY emitting TO taxe advantage of his
opportunity md sack the city when
IL lay comparatively unarmed and at his mercy
AS every student of the history of the war
KNOWS. said Ir. Babcock 1.-The Confederates came
within an ace OF capturing the city of Washington
Gufing cur the dark days Of the Civil War. That
alry raids reached the town OF silver Spring, which
es tSs oHI & seven miles from Washington The city at
rev or no troops in Washington. and every one
Earlys proximity fortunately. however he del el
Elayed at Silver Spring for length of time SUI
thrown between him and the threatened city gaS'y
Silver Spring at the house of Mr.. Blair the father
OF Montgomery Blair. who was then Postmaster
crates had withdrawn the bairs went out to Silver
bPhs fbe agap grea Mrs. a % d found @ all about
on lnvestiSation proved to be the lint which had
store. The Confederates had unearthed it and torn
It up into bandages. The lint they had rolled into
balls and thrown upon the lawn where Mrs Blair
atterward found them
Some time prior to this raid of General Earlys."
continued Mr. Babcock. there was sold by the
Navy Department a large quantity
TROOPERS Of naval whiskey. 1t had to be
COULDN'T sold. and the late Admiral Lee who
LEAVE lived at Silver Spring, knowing that
SILVER it would probably go at d cheap
SPRINGS figure, told his friends and neigh
SUPPLY bors in the vicinity of Silver Spring
that they would do we'll TO come 20
the sale and bid in a supply of it. As he had ex-
pected. the whskey went for phenomenaIy low
was gobbled up by these who we're present and the
reSuIt was that everybody in that part of the
The Confederates found this out to their great
to make the fatal delay at Silver sprine 'FI, Han
Larry Kept on he could unquestionably have raided
time utterly at his mercy 6aG he Tdden n ine in
Sgt e6tn ne and his men had led lives of great
aneaftned e IN the country. and particularly that
them they simply Could not Tes MaI too much for
II Admiral Lee had not recommended to his
are that the Capitol at Washington would have SUI
te[ed senaa the tremendous indignty OF having been
that great oaks from little acorns grow
There Is English like that used by the for
eisner' said P A. German. of Louisville, KY. at
the Hotel Victoria yesterday. IT
GARBLED received recently an advertisement
ENGLISH of hotel at Naples Italy, run by
FROM ITALY a German firm. which reads Hter-
ally follows:
Hotel Metropole and Villa Naples. One speaks
the four principal languages. Open all the year
round.
Mr. -: We have the honor to solicit your
attention to our above mentioned hotel and to
recommend you this establishment In quite par
ticular manner. The said house is provided with
every modern form. lift electric light throughout.
telephone large terrace, drives. reading and
ing rooms etc, that II Is enabled satisfy the
eXlgences Of all classes of fashionable society In
distinctly the uatonalities 20 which they belong
The hotel enjoys enchanting situation full
south In of the most beautiful and most aris-
ticratic quarters Of Naples and is almost In iulme-
date proximity one side of the public gardens:
in the opposite direction of the place Of embark
ment to Sorrento Capri. It's splendid view i'm
presses large part of the Bay, OF which the house
| is separated only about the magnificent Via Par
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| 4" The charming clay promenade was trequented
by foreigners Its bright, spacious and salubrIous
rooms well as its kitchen, cellar and service are
| quite what travellers wish for There in
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| less extended view
| Although generally our charges are moderate.
/ we grant stn more advantageous terms for pro-
| longed stay.
| I'VE should feel highly honored by your visiting
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Tndulging In this hope remain"