The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

and ten to one I can persuade that man.
when your German Infantry tactics
would only make him night back No
Dutchy. Z believe in moral suasion''
Peter keelan. the chief porter OF the
Hoffman House, and a veteran IN this
field or motel work. often wondered At
the strength OF Bismarck until he dis
covered the other DAY that the German
exercised daily at his home, No. SIS East
Ihirty-sec0ud street. with a hundred
pound shell from one OF Admiral Samp-
sons guns.
A force Of 20 porters handles the
trunks Of the Valdorf-Astoria, and they
are in charge Of John ROthWeu who
went into the business 80 years ago At
the cid Grand Central. now the Broad
way Central hotel Mr.. Rothwell was a
porter there when Jim" Fisk was shot,
and was an eye witness of the tragedy.
In the rush season as many as a
thousand trunks and other pieces o.
baggage come TO the Waldorf in a single
day and the alacrity with which they
are handed shows how well AIr. Rock
wei has systamatized the work Trunks
by the van load are landed al the rear
Of the hotel in Thirty-fourth street and
are quickly piled on a sidewalk elevator
The trunks are then carried down TO the
basement and stacked up in long rows
for Identification AS soon as the own
ers OF the trunks have registered and
been assigned TO rooms the baggage Is
carted 10 the double shaft baggage eie-
vator and lifted to the right floor, where
II is carried TO the rooms on small wheel
trucks To save time a big load O.
baggage is carried on an elevator each
trip and distributed at the right land
iuzs-
joe Rolan and Pat" Sweeney are
the biggest OF the Waldorf porters. ard
each of them can toss a z00-pOund trunk
to the top OF q seFeu-fOOt heap with the
ease which comes from long training.
As one Of than said
IT'S knack. When greenhorn
tries to carry a trunk he tries TO lift
1T with q straight pull. and then lands
II 50 near MS cOllarbOne that it nearly
cuts the flesh in two. Now, watch me"
The porter here took SARATOGA
trunk. clas1ad 1t in his arms, and with
the help Of his knee and a lunge Of his
body he swung 1t up to his shoulder
where tha round part OF the toE fitted
neatly To The shoulder so that its
weight rested evenly. Some Of the
guests Of the Waldorf bring a small de-
uartmant store Of parcels and pieces OF
baggage An Euglishman is likely to
have half a hundred traps" as he calls
Them. including portmanteaus and hat
boxes which an American would cram
into two or three big trunks Foreigners
from the continent of Europe and
from the Orient have still more nu-
rnerous small belongings Ii Hung
Chang is credited to have brought TO
the Waldorf more pieces of baggage
than any other guest in it's history He
told. including packages Of tea. spices.
nuts and sage bags of rice and other
provisions that q Celestial delights in.
There vas also a numerous array of
pots and kettles, for the Chinese vice
roy had his own cooks. who prepared
his food IN the kitchen of the hotel
Prince Henry and his suite had l5d pieces
ot baggage, Grand Duke Boris had 10 par
TO get along with only 100 bits of bag
gage. as he called them
The hotel porter, if he saves his money
can accumulate considerable His salary
may be small but be is the recinient Of
many f-lil=Ill g lailee nus ice Non
ailali 1a9 was Ine mead porter OF the
Grand Union fer many years. left his fam
liy small estate On his death. a year ago.
his 0roEhers Andy Monahan, the pres
/ ent head porter Of the hotel loves to tell
~ the 4iustrtOus career of Joe" who
was known by every hotel porter in the
city.
+ Zoe Monahan came to the Grand Tn
ION hotel IN 1873. when IL was practically
$500 -.1-A ---5 resi- OF t-- IAtS A9l54s-
ne soon showed nlInSeI a man OF a1l1tz
and was put in charge of the oagEag
coming te1=1lid from the hosiery =Bestlies
carry or the last word in repartee Thus
nc was On one occasion that some guest en-
the eighth floor rang for the haIlboy. and
as there was none about an thar exact
r0om from which the call had come ~
found a woman and several children, who
had iIupEoFised sort OF cook stove over
the gas Jet and was preparing an ambi-
A4llS EAAErA o--E "l1 a -l pc Oh LtlE HtglE4
guest who. registering, regards everything
as personal property
wen. You're a pretty big hanbOyi. she
exclaimed as the door opened Why don I
YOU have some ambition and get some
nicer kind Of work. Now see here
want you to go TO the kitchen and bring
me some cups and saucers. some plates. a
little milk and sugar, some knives. forks
and s-oouss'
But. madam was the reply its agin
our rules 10 have cooking in the rooms.
If I bring you the dishes youu have 70
ray for en-. but We cant stand for no
cooking
What's that2 Charge me for dishes
Why. it's an qurraEel III not stand IT.
have Travelled all over the known world
and in New Jersey, and We never been
treated this way before III never come
to this hotel agafnl Never Never
1--WE don want to lose the patronage OF
any refined woman. said Joe, calmly.
but II you come again bring YOUR crock
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