Suddenly the woman grabs up the child with a little sob, turns and runs away. Page 5 29. A man dashing up to a crowded Washington street corner shouting wildly and gesticulating in the direction from which he came. Policemen piling into squad cars, which roar out of their garage. Soldiers rushing out of a barracks at Fort Myer, with rifles and side arms, to form up on their company street.
Newspaper presses rolling at high speed.
Newscasters chattering excitedly into their microphones. A large telephone switchboard with the girls in a frenzy of activity as they try to handle the calls pouring in. The players are standing on the field in the crowded stadium, but the game has been interrupted and everyone is listening to the voice on the loudspeaker system. A Brigadier General speaks in clipped tones into the telephone. There are a couple of other officers in the room.