New-York tribune., 1907-01-01
OLD YEAR BLOWN OUT
NEW WELCOMEDrNOIsJLy
Same Old Jam an Broadscau CeIe-
bg0tes Funeral and Birth.

YORK Joined the merry wine agent and the men,
Der Of the 'mer-y-ulerry out of a job at the
Broadway lobster palaces
The same cid crowd turned out to celebrate
1t was the same drink-hunting. horn blowing
and swearing :arl The rain and the police
1oined in the usual rufianism, but nevertheless
the crowd in Broadway was what has become
known as "the typical New York crowd" 1t was
4 crowd acting strictly on the principle than its
tolerance Of disorder and desire to make
itself most extensively evieent gave it warrant to
stop at nothing in the way Of ruffianism and dis
order short OF actual indscency.
L flowed UP and down Broadway, In and out
Of cafes and restaurants. No decent woman for
hour before midnight able to make her
way through the jam without suffering annoy
ance. an6 even insult Horns were blown IN her
face. the besoled "ticlders." hedragsled punches
OF feathers left over from Coney Island were
thrust IN her eyes by ruflans IN various de-
grees Of intoxicatfon. Her escort power
less usually. The police appeared to be helpless.
although the crowd Of considerably smaller
dimensions than in previous years. The Ten
derIoin patrol wagon was kept hitched up all
the night. butats services were not called upon,
SPECIAL POLICE ARRANGEMENTS
Special police arrangements had been made In
the day by shief Inspector Cortright to keep the
usual Saturnalia within reasonable limits Or
6ers given TO stop the Of the filthy
ticklers and the throwing of confetti in the
street. They were used. just the same The
only effect the police seemed to have had was
to keep the crowd moving along Broadway and
18th street rather more rapidly than usual.
Inspector Nally kept the crowd IN good order
around Trinity. This is usually easy task.
for those in lower Broadway save their energy
10 use in producing ear splitting racket to
~ oh SlCceets
in doing last night as usual.
hundred and twenty street
usually quiet, Inspector Dennis Sweeney being
in charge and keeping even sporadic attempts
st disorder down with a stern hand. There
were men stationed. too. at the subway and
elevated stations
New York has one other way to celebrate
the birth Of yearly filing UP with food
and drink as though the seven lean years of the
Egyptian famine were at hand.
For months in advance Broadway hotels and
restaurants had sold every table. with the
provision that nothing but champagne would be
served after midnight. few Of the crowd
brilliant" At the other flasher eating and
drinking places the raucous voices OF women
drowned out the music Of the bands.
At such places as Martins, the Astor. the
Knickerbocker and the waldorf the head walters
reaped harvest equal TO many OF the visitors
yearly salaries Fifty dollars were asked and
ceived for table without murmur. At the
Astor fully three thousand persons were eating
and drinking at midnight. The Orangerie, the
Pompeian room and the Louis XIV room were
jeu1rned. and so the Indian room in the
basement and the dozen smaller eating places IN
the big hotel There were bands all over.
BY a new system Of electric lighting at mid
night every light went out. and then a young
girl appeared IN tbs main dining room
ed hv light IA
the crowd. Among those at the Astor
stephen II. P. Pel. T. s. Bourne, Captain L.
w. Stotesbury. Captain Church, W. Gould
Brokaw. Captain O. A Hamilton and Joseph
V. Tiffany
The FIRST New Years in the New Knicker-
booker was celebrated IN fitting fashion, among
the guests being Colonel John Jacob Astor
Every table In the main dining room. the
smaller rooms and the private dining rooms
was filed. The decorations were OF ferns and
wild roses. and there were six orchestras.
BLIND MEN CELEBRATE.
One of the jolliest celebrations was that of the
Blind Mems Improvement Club. which celebrated
with the loud blasts Of horns. stamping Of feet.
singing, addresses and a dinner.
The club is less than eight months old, but
has more than fifty members. They held their
meeting last night IN the Mott Memorial Hail.
No. "a Madison avenue.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather, the
watch night services In the various churches
throughout the city well attended. DR..
Hugh Birckhead. the rector, conducted the
vices IN ST. Georges, Church, in Rutherford
Place. Singing OF hymns, with the reading OF
the ntany. occupied the time until 80. After
q period Of client meditation lasting until II 30,
the New Year was ushered in with the singing
of Rise My Soul and Stretch Thy Wings fol-
lowed by communion services.
The old John Street Methodist Church held its
one hundred and fortieth Watch Night service
and New Years observance. 1t began with a
meeting of the Wesley Brotherhood and merged
into the annual love feast
DR. Johnston preached the New Years sermon
In connection with the home missionary work he
announced the publication Of new paper to be
devoted TO the work. It Will be entitled The
Christian Republic" Of which he will De editor
Ju.t before midnight the entire congregation
kneeIed In prayer and remained kneeling until
the new year arrived
SERVICES IN ST. PATRICK'S-
There was large attendance at the speS"'
Thanksgiving services IN ST. Patrick's Cathe-
draI conducted by Archbishop fariey' "ho
gave the pontificaI benediction. He was as
sis.ed by Father Hughes as deacon ana fa'her
Byrne sub-deacon.
Monsgnor Layelle preached
I'VE can thank Almighty God for the blessing
of living under the american nag ana the
American Constitution both or which CONFER
upon us security Of life and limb and an oppor-
funi.y to develop all that is good within US
he ss.d I'VE can likewise be thanKrui ION
the opportunity the Church has TO gro" aii1