The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-18
NEW YORK TOPICS.
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Yachting Parties on the Way to
4 Martinique to Inspect the Ruin
Wrought by Mount PeIee's Erup-
tiOn-Hetty Green and Her Gun.
n No Vacancy Left by Archbishop
4 Corriga n-'The Ford Tragcdy-The
Secrets of the Wine Agents Trade.
Adopting Pnrisian Ways, Society
Invading Resorts Hitherto Net
HOnOred by Its Presence.
New York, May 16.-Echoes of the
A Martinique disaster take d somewhat
4 unexpected form of this locality. To
certain class of people in this city
4 it presents itself as a huge show, if
not designed especially for their ben
\ eft, at least arranged so that they
can be of the small body of spectators
to get there in time for an early view
one yacht has already set out with
its merry party of sight-seers. A score
of others are being hurriedIy put in
shape to follow. OF all this number,
so | am told, but one is fitted out with
food, provisions medicines or aid in
any form for the survivors of the
stricken island. The rest will cruise
pleasantly from island to island OBJ
serving one of the most stupendous
tand incidentally one of the most hid
deous) slaughters of man by the blind,
uncontrolled forces of nature that his
tory records.
There will be other things to see,
too. Terror-stricken refugees will
PROBABLY be still lining the shores or
hlai-lnS their way to the towns even
as 1ar IN the future as the time when
the yachting parties arrive at the
scene. There Will be famine on the
island, and famine's more CHASTITY
brother-drought. Pestilence seems
inevitable The yachting parties won't
De IN much danger as long as they
Jon go ashore. 1t seems likely, how
ever, that they will see such sights as
only the most morbid of horror-seek-
ers could find any attraction in. Per-
maps some of them will even be sorry
rnaI they went, or, having gone, did
not combine with their sight seeing
91lhe measure of relief for the misery
ABOUT them. OF course a man has A
ISN'T 10 DO what he pIeases and go
H%Heie ne wishes with his own Yacht
theless, that there should go out
-loIn the greatest cities of the nation
P"rles OF sight seers, bent on making
roman holiday of a catastrophe
t M"Icn mas appalled, the whole world.
- calculated to instill a moInentarv
u'STust of modern civilization.
-" Is now in order for local LAWYERS
provide themselves with arnlor-
piaIe and cyclone cellars. Hettv Green
las got a gun. Ostensibly the worthy
I ,ouy OF many millions desires the
"eapoh to protect her when she is
s. ing about large sums of money.
rIten. Is the reason given in her APP
rar ~.,.io On TO the police for a permit to
eTan' me pistol. To her friends, how
w, she acknowledges that her arrna-
meht is something of a sporting prone
baH strange at is may seem, in all
sbo+ Iohg career, Mrs. Green has never
a-io1 d lawyer. From now on. how
Iili' 1t the open season for legal
+sn1s with Hetty. 1t is understood
tl'at she would be particularly pleased
4j+fte lne Honorable Joseph H. Choate
w. Ing her way. She says frankly
- II she and Mr.. Choate were to
vo,I5 III the dark something alarming
houiu happen. Her dislike for mem
O. OF the bar is of long standing
b mas been in the habit of changing
81 lawyers with every case. Usually
mas tailed to agree with the new
~, any better than she did with his
aueCessor. Once a representative of
wy OF her advisors called on her with
IN She came into the hallway to
80 nm gave him a warm greeting
i1ea MN heartily-by the nose-and
~, il'i pressed him upon the adjacent
@p mat he readily accepted half the
L-'iount OF the bill, and went away
ee'IiialAihg high heaven that he was still
o.. Afterward the persuasive Het-
wac sued, and the court. deciding
'a1 she had used over-persuasion.
sbSl"peIied her to settle up. Now. SAYS
80 all lawyers are wicked Most
mem are in league against her
eIal OF them would be glad to have
ori OUT OF the way, and. i'm fact, are
by awaiting a good chance to slay
- Hence the gun. 1t has come
- very much the thing here 10 re-
a., lhe eccentric Hetty as a harmless
go, 'iheht but after all sf-calibre
'Nef 10 the hands Of "a woman who
see very emphatic notions about per-
sr Won iH not precisely "A play thing.
a. PIC may be permitted 10 speculate
H. NE responsibility OF the author
VINO 20 readily granted the psr-