The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

OF MI James Il, hackctt Inc ACTOR was the ciueI
appear in England or Amertcaf Also. ! should be
Ga. an 81, Old Sss 9oIt e'
The late James II. Hackett was fine natural
comedian and thorough Shakespearean scholar
Of the old sort. He made his debut In New YORK
In 1925 and played with great success throughout
America for many years. He appeared In Eng
land In 1923. 1882. is45 and 1851 He was the best
Fdisian OF his century. In England. after the
death Of Dowton. he was considered the only sue
cessfu exponent OF the character known to the
stage, and In America he never had rval In the
part. His ambition to shine In tragedy led critic
TO write Of him:
Lost in the fat knights humorous embrace
The tragic mask 70 rgot TO show Its face,
And when hereafter Hackcu's name we call
Twill be as Faisdr nrst and best Of all"
Henry Piacide Was born in Charleston, 8. C.. In
1900 He nrst appeared al the Anthony Street Thea
tire, New York. In 1914. and reappeared at the Park
Theatre In 1923 as Zekiel Honespun. As come
dian he ranged from Shakespearcan characters
such as Dooberrv to the fat boy In "Pickwtck," and
In his later years he played successfully such parts
- Lord ooIesbp Sir Anthony Absolute and Sir Peter
Tedsie. He retired from the stage about 1895.
Would you kindly answer the following as to the
4Ssn %sfp WSsn op.nsd
70 public and for what distancs' : When opened
CHARLES H GEORGE.
. l. In March. 1879, but operations were embar.
rassed by frequent njunctons Issued by the courts.
until In October. 1877. na decisions were given In
favor Of the road and all legal restraints removed
.. On April 30. 1878. the trial trip took place.
D. Aug. 81 1873 to terminus at Fifty ninth street.
4. Same date The complete course was then from
Norris street. opposite Trinity Church. TO Fifty
ninth street.
To settle an argument effectively will you kindly
answer the two following questions
2 Was TAmmany Society a Know Nothing club
when hrst organlZed' DAILY READER
t.. No one has ever definitely settled the answer to
your irst question. and no one ever will. Some say
that Cromwell buried In Westminster Abbey.
and others say In Nascby Field In compliance
with his dying wish to rest at the scene OF his great
est triumph. Another account places his remains
somewhere Holborn while the historian
oldmi1on solemnly declares that the body was
shecd In lead and cast into the deepest part OF the
Thames. The belief OF the immediate descendants
Of the great Protector has always been that he was
secretly buried In a held on his paternal estate at
Huntington. while at Newburgh Hall. In Yorkshire
there Is vault called Cromwells vault. and to day
the tradition In the neghborhoodis that the remains
are there. Gallons OF ink have been split In the vain
attempt to settle this question. Mr.. Henry
Locktnge, NJ A.. late curate OF Naseby In 1880
published an interesting little volume called His
torical Geanngs on tho Memorable Field OF Naseby.
wherein he adduced a certain amount OF seemingly
satisfactory evidence to prove that the remains
"slumber uncomm emorated beneath the turf
OF Naseby Field" There was prolonged lying In
state and great funeral pageant In Westminster
Abbey but It is doubtful whether the real body
figured In either. Moreover. Cromwell must appar
emily have had at least three heads one skull
Is preserved In the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford
there Is another In the possession OF private indi.
vtdua al Beckenham. while still = third vas for a
while placed on public exhibition In London.
q No.
The lines asked about and quoted somewhat in
accurately by P. F. W in THE Sun Of sunday, Aug
sus. few lines from the end Given correctly they
read IS follows:
Into q dark trem endous sea OF cloud.
II Is but for time: press Gods lamp
viii pierce the gloom: ! shah emerge one day. =
ALFRED ID, SMITH.
med O Do pse heoxgn navy YARD and how to
procure pass and whether you are sh9wea 20 60
Passes to the navy yard recognized only on
the day stated on the pass. Passes can be secured
BY writing 10 the Captain of the Yard. or at Sands
street gate between "a. NJ and p. NJ. A postage
stamp must be inclosed. Visiting hours arc DO
tveon 10 A. n. and p. H. Application TO visit
ofncers board.
Can TIE SUN quote for me . passage which
and have since forgotienl = va. description Of
The True Gentleman" and both in style and sub
stance was worthy OF preservation. As remem
per- described the va9u, virtues as nn ring
uA'o'' W ''''' WIG p'''''' " w. 4 VAN S.
You probably refer to this passage from The
Gentle Sinner or Englands Brave Gentleman,
- By Clem z Ellis NJ --Felow Of Queens Col
leEe. Dion, 1904:
Tho true gentleman Is one that Is Gods servant
the worlds master. and his own man. His virtue
Is his business. his study his recreation. contented-
ness his rest and happiness his reward. God Is his
Father, the Church Is his mother, the saints bis
brethren all that need him his friends, and heaven
his Inheritance. Religion is his mistress. loyalty
and Justice her ladies OF honor, devotion Is his
chaplain. chastity his chamberlain. sobrtety his
butler temperance his cook. hospitality his house.
keeper. providence his steward. charity his treas
urer piety his mistress OF the house and discretion
the porter to let In and out the most nt Thus Is
his whole family made up OF virtues and he the
true master of the family. He is nccessltated TO
take the world in his way to Heaven, but he walks
through It as fast as he can: and all his happiness
by the way Is to make himself and others happy.
Take him all in two words. he Is man and Chris,
tan"
be had In book form' The story ran for quite
While In tn. sun you viii repf T5no h Io%,s can
Apply to ". B. Hines the Baltimore Amerear.
Baltimore. Md.
European roads and are they satisfactory sub
sttutc for timber. r. G.
Metal ties principally cast. have been used on
various roads abroad for nifty years. They are
not altog ether q success and most roads substitute
timber again. Not only Is cos. an objection. but
they make construction too lgh: and fall TO get
good hold In the ballast thus rendering 1t dlfcult
to keep the track In line,
A. P.-The disp ute between Brooks and Baxter
OF Arkansas, as TO which WAS duly elected Governor
occurred In 1874. The United States troops were
called out and Baxter put an end to the dificulty
by retiring.
Please answer for a SUN reader, and TOR any one
who may contemplate a visit to the ST. Louis
position, the following question: Which Is the
best exposition guide published. that will enable
the week ten day visitor 10 see the worlds fair
at St. Louis In the most comprehensive and ed
vantageous wayl W. SHALER.
The Worlds Work special double exposition
number published In August by Doubleday, Page d
Co.. should be about as useful as anything OF the
kind.
Kindly give names and dates connected with the
various attempts to swim the Whirlpool Rapids.
Niagara, and state whether any were successful.
p. p. n.
Capt. Webb drowned In an attempt to swim
them July "a. 1888.
C. u. Graham passed through them safely In an
oak barrel constructed by him for the purpose