The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-12
JOHN SUTHERLAND'S CLOSED.
FAMOUS DOVNTOWN EATING
HOUSE OUT or BUSINESS.

Haunt OF EpicuresNnu GO01 story TCllcrs
for Hair Ccntury-"Nap" sits In
Lonely Place on Liberty street and
- Descants on It's Famous Patrons.
Old John sutherlands closed It's door
Yesterday. For over half century Suther-
lands has been the haunt Of the real old
style raconteur and epicure. John Suther-
land, now In his eightieth year, established
the restaurant just So years ago, near
Broadway on Liberty street and he ran
It until q few years ago when 1t was
turned over to -old. man Thorn" almost
a. well known to oldtimers as Sutherland
himself.
Sutherand's was known In the old days
all over tho world and shared the fame
OF the lowcr D,lmonicos and uptown
parker's. To recall the list Of John Suther-
lands patrons is to recall the names Of some
of the most famous men OF the country.
Among them were: Gen. Grant, Gen. Burn
eide, Major Robert Anderson Of Fort Sum-
ter fame, Gen. George B. Mcclellan father
OF Mayor Mcclellan, Gen. Forrest, Gen.
Beauregard, Gen. Thomas s. Harris, Sam
Ward the bon vivant, Tom Ochiltree,
the raconteur. George Law, Lester Wal
= lack, Edwin Booth, William Henry Hurl-
burt, A. Oakley Hall. Tom Murphy the
Rev. Morgan Dix. Chester A. Arthur, Charles
A. Dana, Horace Greeley, Henry j. Ray
mond. the elder James Gordon Bennett,
Sunset Cox, Algenon s. Sullivan, Tim
Campbell, Roger A. Pryor, Samuel j. Tilden,
Leonard Jerome and Larry Jerome, father
of the present District Attorney; William
II. Trevers, for whom the latter Is named;
Col Robert Ingersoll, Judge Morgan j.
O'Brien and j. Pierpont Morgan. These
and many more whose names are enrolled
in the honor list were regulars at Suther-
lands.
Foreigners were as frequently seen there
a couple of decades ago as they are at the
Waldorf now. Lord Rosehery and the
present Duke Of Marlborough, husband Of
Consuelo Vanderbilt, frequently lunched
at Sutherland's.
1t was at Sutherland's that the plans and
ways and means for building the elevated
railway were drawn and discussed. The
plans were laid out upstairs and no one was
e Of cysas " 'fs ed who a. that prsc
tically had his headquarters in the old
restaurant. De Lessepe, the famous French
promoter, after taking trip over the ee-
waited road, was ntertained there at
street made the remark that the road was
mot constructed on scientific engineering
principles, but was put up on simply
damned American audacity.'.
ALMOST as famous rs Olu JOHN TlInSeIl
was his trusty right hand man, Napoleon
From his strong resemblance to the con-
queror he was given the name, and no one
ever knew him by any other. He stayed
to the end, too. Yesterday the doors were
but Napoleon was there. Seated on
broken chair, away back In dark corner,
he was sorrowfully taking his leave. The
only other occupantwas Thorn, disconsolate,
like Napoleon.
What will the boys say when they know
we're gone, Nap?" he whispered in awe
struck tones
Wen never look upon it's likes again.
be concluded, with a sigh, echoed by the
ever faithful Napoleon.
once they found It was friendly ear they
spoke into. the tales they told would make
an interesting book Of old New York.
John was terrible man In his day.
along bite in the winter in the EOS Lester
Wallack and come cronies came down for
late dinner and decided to sleep In the one
bedroom we had. 1t was a cold night,
and Wallack tried to build fire out OF an
Numbering in on the sleepers.
.Ye damn scalawags. do you want to
roast us?' he roared and with that he
threw UP all the windows and went out.
old John that they slept in the cold all
night. with the snow coming in on the floor
I'VE had one awful particular customer
in those days too. That was old man
Tiffany, Charles L., the jeweler. He used
to come down here from Fifteenth street
for his lunch every day, rain or shine, and
used to cook it himself, too.
Nowadays they make fuss II an OK
is cooked whole. Why. I remember back
In the '1Os, when Kelsey was chief of police |
in Brooklyn. we. had a dinner here one
night and cooked whole bear and they
took most all night to eat it, too.
Il could tell you-but there; the old
days is gone now and what's the use? 1t
only makes mo sad. To-nights the last
while. Thanks for your good wishes,
friend but there II never be another Suther
landss"