Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-26
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
RippIes on the Current OF LIfe In the
M%etropoIia.

RippIes on the Current Of Life In the
Metropolis.
New York boasts Of a collection Of CEN
tenarians and better which is a surprise to
the average native. Whence they came Is
not given much publicity, because the bis
town would be tickled TO death II the rest
Of the country could be induced to believe
that it was a health resort Of the first mag
nitude. But the collection is there, and
takes on some OF the characteristics Of a
museum. Attention was drawn to It re-
Gently by a fair for the benefit Of the
Home Of the Daughters Of Jacob" I'm the
reports Of which mention was made Of the
chief usher, a Tad Of los years, and of
the girls" who sold candy and lemonade,
although they were only lO3 and 100 years
old. Some doubt was expressed as to the
ages Of these inmates of the home. Albert
Kruger, the superintendent, says In the
Tribune that there was no eNaggeration
and gave these figures from his last re-
port: These are the ages of our wards:
From 63 to 65, three women; to to 20, three
men and eleven women; 70 to 70, eleven
mon and fourteen women; Is to so, twelve
men and eight women; 50 to SIS, fifteen men
and twelve women; IS to 81, six men
and eight women; 90 to o., four men and
SIN NOIlen' 70 10 lNo, TWO men ana i've
women. one man is in his 1O5th year, one
woman is 1893 years old, one 1O7 and the
Oldest is 49,"
A twenty-story ~bullding-the silversmlths'
on Maiden Lane, lower Manhattan, has
settled so much that it is dragging down
neighboring buildings with II, and these are
not slight structures, either, for the Jew
elers' building is but five stories less and
the Hays building. on the other side, is
twelve stories high. As they have been
drawn down the walls have cracked, and
some of the tenants have got out, but the
proprietors maintain there's no danger,
and are putting in plaster in the cracks
and covering those with paint. The build
ing Of least height has to have a new front
wall from the second floor up. But that's
nothing. The cause of all this Is perfectly
understood. All these buildings are erected
on loose sand, and the foundations were
made by laying criss-cross steel beams and
filling the interstices with concrete.
Nobody exhibits signs Of excitement over
the published reports that there were 5,5l2
traction accidents in New York in the
month of May. These casualties came
quite in the ordinary course Of events.
There were almost as many in April and
only a few hundred less in March, Febu-
airy and January. The Public Service board
of experts, in its report, said that "a GER
tain Observation-Disclosures condition Of care
less exaltation, attendant on somewhat ex-
cessive good cheer on outings was respon-
lble Tor the Increase, and let it 90 at that.
The matter-of-fact acceptance of these
frightening lists Of accidents is the re-
markable thing in evidence. Parallel cir
cumstances of public Indifference could
scarcely be imagined.
The new Holland merican liner Rotter-
Gam, the skyscraper of the sea, which ar
rived Monday is the heaviest afloat, being
a $4,000 tonner. 1t has the largest num-
Der of decks of airy ship on the seas
cleveland is a skyscraper among ships.
a novelty of the Rotterdam-and every
new ship that comes ont these days must
have some novelty, If 1t be a laundry like
that on the French liner Chicago, a dem
list on the Italian liner Principe Dl Udine,
or a bookstore on the Prihz Friedrich
Wilhelm-is the exclusive stairway from
decks to cabins. The most famous of mod
ern hotels could not surpass the Rotter-
dams decorative work. Every public room
presents unique features. with exquisite in
teriors and harmonious coloring and SPLEEN
dor.
Persons who went down to see the Amer
lean liner Philadelphia sail for Southamp-
ton one day last week witnessed this scene
on the pier:
A man wearing a lCrg raincoat, accom-
panied by a handsome woman, arrived
carrying a ~shaggy-haired yellow dog. As
the pair neared the gangplank the man
turned and kissing the dog on the muzzle
handed It to the woman, the while ad-
dressing it:
Now, baby, take good care of mamma,
and be good to her until l get back
Then he turned, and, kissing the woman
goodbye, boarded the ship.
There was no cheering.
1t required the united efforts of eight
men, besides the veterinary who actually
performed the operation, to pull the tooth
of Vendredi, a large African lion which is
enc of the attractions at Coney Island.
Vendredi had been in i'll temper for several
days and had refused to eat. When a
lion refuses food 1t is a positive indication
that the animal is suffering from some
thiTg Of an aggressive nature, and the
manager knew at once, from his years Of
association with wild animals, that Ven
dredi was suffering from toothache.
Ropes were thrown around the different
parts Of the lions body, including his legs,
and in this helpless condition the regal
beast was pulled close to the bars Of its
den. With a thick stick its mouth was
pried open, and upon this piece of wood
Vondredi chewed until a pair Of pliers was
inserted behind the back teeth, so that he
could not close his mouth while the veter-
marian pulled the tooth, which proved to
he ona Of its fDIr fanpS 4 nair of forrarE