The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-29
y. SINCLAIR HAS GONE HENCE
no THE LAND or ONIONS WITH
"A NEW COLONY m VIEW.

ANY AutnOr ShOul1 rake q Long West.
Michael williams sailed yesterday from
New York for Bermuda on the steamship
Rermudian. Before he sailed Inc told his
friends that he was going TO Bermuda TO
join Upon Sinclair. who has been there a
little more than a week, and that between
them they hoped to formulate plans for the
establishment Of q new Helicon Hall colony
TO succeed the one that was put out 81
business last spring by the fire that de-
stroyed the house Occupied by the colony
In EpglewOod. N. J.
Mr.. Williams was accompanied by Mrs.
Williams and their three children. all of
whom lived at the EOglewood Helicon
Hal before the fire came along. Mr.. Sin
clair sailed from New York on December 10
on the sane steamer that bereaved these
shores Of Mr.. Williams.
MFR. Williams told his friends that as yet
the plans for the new Helicon Hall had not
matured. IL merely had been decided that
Bermuda would be an excellent spot for a
"home colony" and that he and Mr.. Sin
clair hoped TO be able to work out the
scheme before very long. MIR. Williams
used 70 be the city editor Of one Of the
nOisier San Francisco newspapers. but he
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earthquake a year ago last spring. He
hopes that what his San Francisco news
paper used TO call the -devOuTing element"
will not pursue him to the island whittier
he is bound
Soon after the burning Of Helicon Hall
last May Mr.. Sinclair said that the mem
bers Of the colony would look about a bit
and tina az soon a. they saw their way
nlaan tho rnl~nxy yrpulA No r~aaatnhlahA1
The Bermudan move seems To bear out
the prophecy then made by the author OF
the Chicago jungle book
Just how Bermuda will take il is another
thing. Bermuda is exceedingly British.
and as soon as it finds out what's in etOre
for il it is more thar likely tina there will
be more excitement tnan has been caused
by any event since that Niger" was hanged
about eighteen years ago for killing his
wife. They nave been talking of that hang
ing ever since it took place. The only things
in fact that have ever rivalled it as sub
jects Of conversation have been the visit
of the Philadelphia Cricket Clubs eleven
and the annual rush Of American tourists
at the time Bermuda puts prices up all
around.
But if Mr.. Sinclair is looking for a tireproOf
HOIut loI lie NOiohy an ntNiA ~ VhNhVAy
improbable. he couldn' do better than
Bermuda. Down there most of the houses
are made ont OF the purest white coral.
which ia sawed into building blocks, and
seems to De about as nearly hreprOOf as
anything could possibly be. Life can be
sustained easily too with a minimum OF
labor. for the nutritious panama grows in
abundance. and il just as much common
property az umbrellas in these attitudes.
Most OF the HeliConites. OF course. are
highbrows who deal in great thoughts and
put them into Literature for the purpose OF
uplifting their fellow men. but If there hou
be included in the coiOny persons who in
sisted on tOiling with something besides a
pen there is ample opportunity for the Gull
tivation Of the famous Bermuda onion.
Persons experienced in this form OF agri-
culture say that this kind OF work makes o
weep ut first as unrestrainedly az Mr.. SIM
clair's most palpitating writing. but that
after a While you get hardened in the one
cape rust rs you do In the other. You can
both work among the Onion and read Mr..
Sinclair without having your outlook
clouded by n veil of tears.
MIR Sinclair's colony will ha We TO contend
at first with a sort OF cooperative colony
already established there, though the rivals
OF the Heliconites are in Bermuda because
they can't hello it and would get away il
they could without a sacrifice Of principle.
The rival colonists are about a dozen old,
lean, grizzled. bewhiskered ana extremely
godly Beers.
When the BOer wal was over they refused
to take an oath ~renouncing their allegiance
TO the lost cause and accordingly were
transported 20 Bermuda. h British Gov
eminent does nothing for their support, but
won't let them eave t~he.colOny unless they
will consent to take the required oath. This
they nave steadily declined TO do. Con-
%seouently they remain at Bermuda. where
they spend their time in selling cedar canes
to tourists and knocking the British Gov
srnment to anybody who will listen.
Mr.. Williams said before sailing that II
things looked all right and the colony was
established, as he and Mr. Sinclair hoped
IL would he, ha intended to take advantage
Of the climate, stay all winter and write.
As for Mr.. Sinclair . Immediate plans for
work, aside from the "stabl' shment Of The
new Helicon Hall, son" obsCurlty SUR
rounds them. But anybody who has just
finished such q work as The Metropolis"
ought not TO have TO do anything az all
for an extended ~periOd-a sentiment that
will be cheerrully subscribed to by those
who nave ead the first instalment. Just
published. in the American M0g0siTe.
In this work Mr.. Sinclair swings with all
the grace of the trained gymnast from
sausages to society-~New York Society"
the magazine editors assert in an engaging
little foreword, in the couTss of which they
that the work constitutes a
series OF ~ssarchhght pictures" that are
-u~nforgetably seen." II might seem that
W.T. OihACthhN OuNu rChAp uilllCulNY
in living up TO such a prospectus. but a
glance at the first instalment shows that
he is equal 20 the task. n as the foreword
states that the information set forth has
been acquired at first HAND il may be well
to give a feeble review OF instalment num-
Der OILS.
Mr.. S~inclair's hero lived in an apartment
for which he paid s2s. 800 a year. II included
all kinds of Injuries. among them a great
bathtub and a rlate glass mirror. at im-
ported plate glass mirror. in fact. And
the clock on the mantel was Of antique
bronze and ran by electricity. like those in
everybody's Office.
The simple luncheon with which the
story opens cost SIS for two men. The two
men had two luncheons zach that day.
the second one being held at the Hawks
Nest, a sort Of rOadhouse overlooking
Long Island Sound somewhere or other.
At the second luncheon there was some
few little drinking, the booze including
champagne cocktails. sherry. rort. cham-
payne. cIaret and liqueUr. The menu
consisted Of fancy ice cream. turtle SOUP,
thick and green. and the waiter served
IL himself: cold asparagus, quail in casse-
roles, grape fruit filed with wine. sQuab
ducklings. bursting fat" roast beef and
80 many other things that Mr.. Sinclair, who