New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
Scarce a Cork
Pops in 4Os
As % Daw,s
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vnoIoey Of such things, offered an cx-
p,ahatlon of the prodigal propensities
OF water-ccoled populAce.
'hrlstmas.' he said, "fell on n Sun
DAY. All the Christmas celeb ratino
e"a' was done on Broadway was there
lprc postponed until Monday. And all
Vne celebrating that was done on Mon.
uaS could havc been rolled up and
placed casually in the right eve. For
1ne rest OF the week business was ter
r'bie' Every one reserved his in
crement and energy for New Ycar's
Eve And there you are
Claim No Liquor Is Sold
Not single hcNd waiter would admit
last night that liquor was being sold
Vh the contrary, ne denied emphatjcal-
~ that such was the case. Some of
them even went so far as to say that
II they caught any of the patrons with
oot'Ic against the peace and dignity
OF the United States they would ask
salo patrons to leave and take the bot
tie with them.
In other places the head walters an
hounccd that they were not in the
employ Of the Federal government and
never had been and that it would no
improper Of them to interfere with y
gentleman and his LIQUOR.
In the hotels society gathered for
supper and in many instances hotels
announced private parties
As Tor such outward appearances of
unhrdlcd JOY as once upon a time
manifested itself upon the streets.
they were nothing to speak Of rhe
horn and the whistle. the rustic COW
bell and all other quaint adiuncts to
alsordccr'y conduct have had their day.
IT would seem, and are Of value ONLY to
very Young children. And the comarad
erie which used TO cNiSt on New Years
Eve between total strangers is an
other thing which has lost tho power
o self-eXpres sion.
The crowds which packed Broadway
we're not much in excess of what the
traffic cops have to contend with every
Saturday night. Most of the carly
traffic was destined for the thcater.
The rest Of il was bound for private
affairs. of which it is not safe TO say
anything.
To say that there were no clanking
bells and raucous horns would not be
fair. No, indeed. The hard working
people who lined Broadway and en-
deavored to sell such instruments
had to demonstrate them To them.
then, goes the honor Of sounding the
>i"i 'N'i IOtt, ~ TO SDcdk. mere were
quite number Of them and they did
we'll III noisy way-not so we'll in q
business way.
The crowds began to thickcn a bit
toward midnight. Those who had been
Saunterlng around were augmented by
those who had been in the theaters
But by that time 500 policemen under
command Of Inspector john OBricn
had a set OF traffic rules in operation
which in no way encouraged any ono
to hang around.
The policemen kept tho crowds walk
ing in circle down Broadway on the
west side, around LoNoacre Square. and
back up on the east side to Fifty ninth
Street. AS a captain Of police put it,,
There is not much in chasing your
self around in circle in The old
and down on Tie same side of the
street, friends would meet and they
got more fun out Of it, But these arc
not the old days.
AS the hour approached midnight the
general noise grew and then subsidized
Those who had nowhere else to 90
went home
There was n noticeable absence OF
drunkenness, which was commented on
by the police
During the evening an unidentified
invalid, lonely on the eve Of the New
Year, and wishing 20 make the last
night Of 1921 bit happier for others
in the city, provided an hours enter