New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-01
THE king IS DEAD, :.
LONGLIVE THE king
Hon. John Barleycorn Dies As
Result Of Congress Act
Especial to the Herald)


Washington. Nov. Hon. John
Barleycorn, for over a hundred years
resident OF this city, died at mid
night last night. The honorable John
passed away with a blaze of glory.
Pennsylvania Avenue being crowded
throughout the evening by an army OF
young and old men attracted to Wash
ington to see old John die. He died
peacefully, but with many a nurmur.
Meetings were held in several sections
of the city by anti-liquor advocates,
rejoicing that the National Capital had
gone dry. There were other meetings
too. particularly at Fosbender's on
Ninth Street, where tho passing OF
King Booze was celebrated rlotously.
Ham, tongue, chicken ana cheese
sandwiches were Distributed
those getting the eats had TO ouy a
pint Of alleged whiskey.
Down at Shoonmaker's on the Ave-
nut, the place where 1t has been DEN
nitely settled that the gin rickey orig
mated, it was announced that the place
would remain open hereafter. but
selling only soft drinks. Many tour
lists 20 to this cobweb saloon, even
though the Board Of Health OF the
District of Columbia did order the
removal of the thousands OF webs.
Many famous places, habited by Clay,
Webster, Calhoun and others, closed
their doors and bid a fond farewell to
the fixtures which were at one time
gazed upon by the old time states
men. 'f' .r-'-.
Down on Tenth street, at the Hail.
mile track, there was q wild scran-
BILE to secure some OF the many pic
lures and relics of -bygone days. Inis
buffet was the meeting place OF many
men during the Civil war. IN inc
center of the barroom Is a support
ing pillar against which J. wilkes
Booth leaned as he slipped a. drink
of brandy five minutes before he
crossed to the opposite side OF the
street, entered the rear of Ford's
theater, and fred the bullet which
caused the death of President Abra-
ham Lincoln. ''f'.
There was a celebration also at
Meade's hotel on Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. It was in this place that Gen
eral' Sumner, upon whose properly
gold was first discovered in Califor-
mia, dropped dead one night at ban
quet.
Taxi parties were numerous ana
in many respects hilarious. but not In
any sense out Of touch with the grave
undertone Of the war that has made
Washington so serious in the Last
seven months. No one could say that
Washington made. it's last night one
of high life and gayety. N''r ~ ~
In the hotels there were gay par
ties, as one might see on Broadway,
and champagne flowed freely up to
the hour of 10, but no longer. The
hotel managers knew what to do. ana
there was no use running against the
stern edict OF the law. Some hotels
had closed their bars several days
ago, but most Of them kept open to
the last minute. When the hour OF
- struck in the hotels or restaurants
every light was doused and the
crowded rooms were quickly emp
tied.
In expectation Of a demonstration
there was opened, for the first time
in the history OF the Capital. night
police court to take care of any ex-
IRENE cases that might appear. But
as an evidence of how generally phil
osophical washingtonians were over
the new order of things, 1t is to be
said that only few cases found
their way to the court. 1t was really
a dismal night In police court cir.
cles. ..
The Willard, the Raleigh, the Shore
ham, and other leading hotels closed
their bars late in the afternoon, but
the rest of the 800 buffets kept open
until the clock on the old postofice
building pointed to a couple of Sec
onds after IL.