The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
FRIEND OF THE AMEN CORNER
EDDIEvtUGHiNW4S BEtDPOR-
TER az THE FIFTH tIENJE.


The passing 81 the fifth Avenu" Hotel
two years ago Vas a heavy blow Ia Edward
Vaughan. tho head porter, who had lI~~n
in IN. hotels service for thir'y-fiVe years
and counted among his friends President
Harrison. Mark Hanna. Joe Manl~v ~
Maine and host uf other men prominent
in public life.
I'm an old man now and what kind of =
show would I have ~ith Young cnaps IN
getting a new iobs- he used 70 sav 10 some
OF his intiulateS.
Apart from the financial a-psc' ~ the
hotels end there NaS a sentimental side
thai worried him Ne had become 80 &C
ClstOnsd To moving among men ~ dis
tinction that ~ made hun melancholy
Ia realize that he was to rrtIr" 20 what
amounted - prIvat" ilf" Hts friends
think this had something to n" with az
grava'ing the dIssa-s from which he di''d
las Thursday. Inc fIners' was heid
yesterday from his HON" at - last
Fortv-eIghth street 4 requiem mass
was said in 80. Patrick cathedral. which
many friends Of the Family Attended.
None Of the prominent men maj ne had
known was at his funeral some ~ them
are dead aud II - likely that the others
had not heard thai Eddie Vaughan ct tire
| Fifth Avenue NA- even a,ling.
Among other things Vaughan vas =
baseball rCr ter He knew many PLAYERS
IN the Natio nal l.-ag,Is. Pop Arson and
hs we're cloSe friends. lie tOok great
/ interest in all sports. and b~causH Of his
memory and his opportunities Tor msetin <
men his Judgment vas considered good
There was = strong friendship het~e
him and John r Madden. the horsatnAn
The head porter used ~ keep posted on
3 4 49, An al
money On thc,r running tie used IN taS"
his annual vacation in the summer and 40
Ia Saratoga.
ThnrnAs 4 Plat liked the co'npsnion-
ship Of the man Plat would sit With him
IA the hotel lobby Tor an hour W two salS-
,ug Vaughan was well posted On things
81 interest and had Cpnr,d~rthle humOr
Hs was an agrssNttsle companion
The guests ~ the hotel these that
knew him yell did not treat Lini a. "a
ssrvitor Many 81 thue'- from ont IT town
I would write or telegraph To the bead porter
instead Of 10 The mana genient, saying they
were coming % New oTh ard they wanted
such and such a room ur suite rs--rved
The mana cement got u~s.d 10 tnls custom
after a time Joe Manl"y had great cpn
iiden~e IN Vaughan " hen about 10 leave
the hotel with his family Manlsv would
say To him:
I'D. I've got - get away IN hurry
I'll leave my daughters for you Go take To-
the train and get them aJssTtsd
The h-ad porter would accompany the
daughters 10 the railway station
col Gufey. the PennsylyanIa Democratic
leader. used - .s-nd wire like this when
about - visit TINS city; lI~ar Ed send
bus 20 n=s; fDs a; the station. want
the same rooms
Dave MOnstt. the president Of the First
National Rank AZ Denver. on every trip
TO Europe brought ia"N gold headed
cane Or gold hsadet umbrella fnT the
head porter Vaughan had different cane
for each dsav - the peek
He had many friends among theatTical
folk and was lik~d 10y the meml ers 1T the
Amen Corner tie was BOs Of the type Of
hotel smplOyes that gives the impression
that hs IL always out tor money.
There VAS only one other employee
there NJ the closing who had served the
hotel longer That was Tom Gay. the
head waiter. who went there when the
hotel started half a century ago.
Vaughan was a man ~ god appearance
He was feet > inches tall and built in pro-
portion He wore large military mus
tache We was born ~ ireland and was
~ years old a. the time ~ his death He
was = fourth degree knight NJ columbus
the highest IN the order
There are three HOns and daughter