New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-13
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

TO those who know Senator Patrick Henry Nc
Carren intimately he has a side that is seen
m public. and S not suspected by many. Most
people have The impression that Long Pat "a
name which by the way, is seldom heard now that
Re has assumed the dignity OF a leader is thor
oughly cold blooded. that he Is scheming and cal
culatng politician in the fullest meaning OF that
term and that ne never does anything except
he sees st TO be to bis advantage.
Those who know the Senator best. however. are
that he has a far different side. II doesn't
take much intercourse with him TO realize that he
Is really genial and companionable man. one who
is quite capable OF talking interestingly on sub
Jecfs other than politics. He is one OF the most
approachable OF public men, and is always ready
90 listen 10 al who have business with him This
: one 81 the great secrets Of McCarren's power.
work under him know the zeal AIcCarren. and many
nke bf,1 IS beossse - ~ , - I'm $3.50 'es
Nobody has ever accused MCCarren OF being fond
been any rumors OF his approaching enlargement or
marriage lie is not ladies man." yet there is
one woman who commands more thought from the
Senator than even his political duties. Il is ht~
noieer. win whom he makes is home. in Berry
summer and fan she was ir extremely poor health
Senator was busy with his politica duties an d5y
and long into the night, she was not expected u
up wonderfully. however. and since election she
hss been holding her own. Recently Senator No
seS ss q looking forward to getting out into The
- ess..n on ne warm stllE cay SIC is hairg
the advent OF spring with Joy. and believes that
the air VIII restore her 70 health again.
An independent Democrat Of great prominence.
who has more than once been mentioned as can
oidRte Tor Mayor said the other day that McCa--
ren was the chrewdest. most level headed and
sensible ieder VINO mas been developed in this city
"a many yeas one Of NcCarren's great elements
% strength Is that success never turns his head.
He Is just cold blooded enough TO see through
the snegvescsnoe Of successful coup down 10 the
real solid achievement. no man ever had such
= reception IN tie Thomas Jefferson Building as he
bad when he STOOD up 10 speak m the meeting 81
the executive committee last Tuesday night Yet
photograph OF the committee taken. he did
because he wanted 4 please the photographer
fhe ralleres hoyyie6 - ha1.e ts- rc.I,rae 80.
the Senator requested the photographic 10 come
on the stage and take a snapshot az them saying
that IN the Democratic party everybody was free
and equal and that the galleries had much
trict leaders.
one OF the old Mclaughlin supporters was dis
c,ssing tho victor Of NcCarren over Murphy
after tho news from the State convention had
reached Brooklyn. He was speaking particularly
OF the Independence and autonomy % the Brook
iyn orggagizaton, and this Is what Re SAID:
the way ne treated the odd Man. but Il am glad
s 5S5 Thf 20 sesy s 20 S HL ne had nee
anatomy OF Brooklyn"
-Auntie- Van Dyke. a wrirkled and ives zened ola
oolored nanny. who is one OF the characters in
East Nsw-York. viii be us years old tomorrow.
As she has not been well for some time the ceebra-
ton OF her birthday has been postponed until
Thursday. That Thursday is St. Patriclrs Day Is
only coincidence. however. as "Auntie" has no
reverence for the Irish and their saints than
tie average colored person. The birthday celehra-
ton will be held az the Lincoln Industrial Mission
No l.bts AtlGnuc-aNc-. where 'Auuties' parties
have beer held Tor several wears. Her homo Tor
thirty years has been with AIrs. Sarah Brown al
Nc LILO Atonttc-aTe. Mrs. Brown Us more than
seventy years olQ herself "Aurtie" was born in
slavery on March a. 1871 according 20 the records
~ the Cortclyou family o. Nan-- trecht. whom
she belonged for years. In 1872 she was married
20 a slave named Van Dyke. Eight children were
born 20 them. All have been dead Tor many
Years. II "Auntie" ever had amy other front
name she mas forgotten g. She did not know her
uEe Until the records were looked ND for her. Al
though her memory is not 50 clear accurate as
III FORMER years. she relates how she used 10 see
George Washington ride up 20 the of Daniel
AoftelNou nef master, ln Fort Hamilton. She
also remembers when the government reservation
there established. and describes how C,eue-ai
Robert =. Lee looked when he was stationed there
as an ofucer in tho United States Army. Until
within two years -Auutie" EN- oved the hosf 90
aealth, but recently has been failing rauidlv
forTnerly IN tho long summer DAYS she would eif
on me piazza OF her home smoking an Old CLAW
pipe Snc spinning yarns all who would s-or, 10
listen There Is not a child within "A radius ~
M nile who does not know her Many of
them viii be at her bir' hday party. and urobahlv
as IN past years. she viii receive scores OF flres
ents some OF them useful. others ornamental and
HOnae neither.