The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28
American Hotels Of Dick ems.

American Hotels OF Dick ems.
The old Mansion House IN Relevile.
H.. which according to the st Louis
R,puhi'r Vas made famous in his
'Nmerlcan Notes nv CH,RLEs DICKENs
a the most typical Of american hostel
ric~. was DESTROYED the other day in
high wiMi DICKENS in his journey To
The cooking Glass Prairie- writes, We
halted NJ n place called Bcllevillc.
which he described ~ "A small cnllec-
ton Of wooden houses huddled together
IN the very heart of the bush ard
l swamp Tn" hotel he wrote like all
hotels IN America. had its large dining
room for the public table " wds an
odd shlmblinG low ronfed outhouse.
half covshed and half kitchen with
cnarsA brown canvas tableCloth. and TN
scpnceS stuck against the wall 10 hold
candles AZ supper |, was nj this hotel
thar he met Doctor CRocUS The old
building ~"cmS - have still been used ~
hotel for when n went down before
the high wind many perSpn- sleeping
~ tho antique structure narrowly o.
'hINl W. Wv. lHt " pun ''UllUlf-s
rae ho,ters. through lts od wori ss,pcla
ton given o. p, Dt,NT>s on rls american VISIT.
has for wars n~cr magnet 81 interest 20 pleas.
urc sc~i-r, sri nuttaieIrs % nom % held ont
a n.i 81 departed u'rrary g'AuoIr In the midst OF
gar.,h Hcva~..
The hotels ~ which DICRENS STAYED
especially rhu~n that pleased hum. were
4.
become landmarks IN his first visit ~
tins country which IN Vlewehf the APP
preaching Dickens centenary are not
likely u v" o."r,ooked Barngms ~
Ba't.Wpr". the most comfortable Of all
h,'".- o. which had anv experience IN
the u.r"i states was torn down wears
ago THIS hotel. he wrote. i whore the
English traveller VIII find curtains -
h.- bed ipr n" .r-' and probably Tor the
last time IN inrrr,a and where he will
10" likely To- have enough water tor
wash,u- himself which j. not AZ ala
COMMON case Ne would hardy find
today any hotel IN tins country with the
oli fashioned English curtains. and he
would md ve-v few with an insufficient
supply oi water.
He lodged at an excellent hotel IN
pitt>burS and was admirably served
The hotel IN cincinnati from the window
Of which h. watched the temperance
pro- cssion - preserved IN name only
The one IN Louisville a splendid hotel
and "" wr-" A. handsomely lodged a.
though "" had been m Paris. rather
than huEnr.is ~ miles beyond the
Nll"EharIrs - -rill standing The Old
Planters House at ~ LOUIS. built
lk" an Enghsh hospital, with long
passages and bare wall and skylights
iboy" rh" room doors for 'hc free circu-
latlon ~ air has been torn down, but
- nam" = preserved IN a new house
The pruprirtors. DICKENs wrNe. have
most bountlfil notions Of providing N.
creature comforts Dining alone with
my wife IN our room one day | counted
fourteen dishes IN the table at once
In the Neil Hou-a al Columbus. OHIO.
which has figured - prominently IN
OHIO political meetings and party 'au-
"I-e-. are displayed conspicuoislv IN the
Dffi,e and corridors framed excerpts
from the American Notes ~ what
DICKENS said Of ~, hotel and the town
that * going to be larger
Of the DID West Point Hotel. which
NAV soon fail -acrlfic" 10 improve
ments being made for tho Nlhtary Acad.
-mv. n" wrote: II has the Two draw
backs If being total abstinence house
wines and spirits helns forbidden ~ .
the students and ~ serving IN" pubu, .
meals ~ rather uncomfprt able hours. 7
20 wit breakfast ~ = dinner az !, and
supper AZ sunset Custom has changed /
little ~ this house sine" DICkTNs'S
days Hs home N New York. whore
"" -at down n ~. upper floor was the
arl'or House Hotel. situated m N"
hest part - m" main artery ~ New /.
York THIS host Part ~ Broadway
wnS M" northeast corner ~ Leonard /.
street m" hntsl went "ut # "NI-'"r," /
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