New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-11
A GIANT ON A SPREE.
A Russian Goliah in the Fourth Ward
-Exraordinary Esibuious. Achievement
of Trucuient Muscoviie-Ifis An
tics in tie Wnter-st. Dancing
Mouses-His Progress-DownGnlIa and
krrest.

On Saturday night Officer McGlll Of the
Fourth Precinct made novel and welmght say ahuge,
in the person of Ole Andreas Hansen who. ns
the Russian Giant eight feet inch in hight, was
curiosity in Barnum's Museum in days gone by.
II seems that the giant started out on spree at an
early hour in the evening. contentng himself with the
limits Of the Fourth Ward, which, however. contains
drinking saloons in sufficient number 10 satisfy the bbn
Ious yearnings Of even that modern Goliah
So, at early houT in the evening, accompanied by
three OF four friends Of ordinary size tue COossI Mus
cOye sailed forth. Though not entirely total abe'In.
ence man. he had heard strange stories OF Fourth Ward
stiUulants. Knm0rs OF beer OF extraordinary strength
of whisky warranted 10 kill MORALLY wound at xix
hundred yards without rest, and of irans-lludlon
electricity of wonderful power, bad reached his ears,
filling HIM with Incredibly aud inspiring him with
desire 10 test the marvellous poables for himself
The party entered several lager beer saloons Tie
giant bending low MS lofty head % every entrance and
pal took largely 0f various liquid compounds. AZ may
be readily imagined, number Of sensations were ere.
ated The rough bar-keepers looked with uudisgused
establishment at their high heeied guest, as they per
oeiyed glass after g,ass Of foany beer aud cocktail
after cocktail, and bottle after bottle OF Nes beer
ginger pop and soda water disappear down bis mighty
Cullet ike 80 many thimbleG.. Of weak tea; ueI
pretty waiter girls" contemplated lin with asions'
mcDt iBtcrmngled with awe. TouT Of them NJ; upon
bis knees, two embraced by either arm and nice
were constantly occupied in bringing lager nom tue
counter 10 the table whore he set yet be seemed 20 be
hardly half embraced hardly hall supplied Will Tie
creamy beverage.
FROM one saloon 10 another they roved until gralu-
ally the large poiati0ns n which tie ginnt had INDUCED
80 freely begun 10 operate. lie commenced 10 grow
tpsy and from mild idiocy proceeded rapidly 10 The
noisy, demonstretiye state which is Indicative OF tie
drunken rlan
Entering dance-hoEse on Waerst.. his biafity be-
gan 10 sucL exaggerated proportions that llH
friends lied the house in terror. The Of French
man-ol-war merry making In the saloon when he
entered; but ooner did they catch gnpse OF the
giant than, sDringrg from their seats and pOsltonA
they reinqnshed tEcs cards their dOminOes, their
saiiatoiy partners and their untasted poison, AID
specler Of old Neptune himself Tht girls shrank into
the ramoiest corners and screamed; the hddlers
dropped their instruments IN andzemen. and the pro-
prletoTs turned pale (ale).
The giant. however, was in the nerriest mood. lie
introduced himself by picking az kec of lager beer.
extracting the bung with his teeth and draining Il Of
it, contents 10 tbe health OF the company assembled
Them selling couple Of the Mattresses in each arm he
swung them ground on the platform q Cossack liC |
which made tho frame tenement in which he CHANGED n
be vyrae TO lis center. In the meantime the top OF
his head was brushing the ceiling clear Of oobwebs in
the manner of q dugtIng brush, while his mighty egC
would swing from side o. Tao room TO the other
ike The walking beams Of an ocean steamer. His
erps.chorean exercise was suddenly brought an end
by Lis head coming in contact with chandelier, which
fell with crash loud enough to starile even the gaut
himself
With a bound Ike that Of scared giraffe he sprnng
10 tho counter cmped two bottles of gin, flask OF
j amaica rum and small demOhn Of appejack, at al
most single gnlp and taen made HIS way INTO tho
ST. Get, believing Ike Cape Horn tornado. lie was
finally overcome by drowsiDess however and after
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