The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-29
HUMORs OF THE BULLS AND
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Enforcing the Fashions-Raid on
Architectural HeadHgeaE.
non 0te n ]. Sun ef 7VtRddy.
About week ago the following notice
wAs BoSted on the bulletin In the Gold
Room:
NorrcE.-All white hats found in the
Board Room after the 25th Of September
will be contraband Of war, and will be
treated accordingly.
By order Of the subcommittee.
A sinlilnr .ncticew Os also given to the
members Of the Long Room, and all gen:
tlemen known to be partial to white hats
were served with a summons IN legal
form to ''call" them in. But in spite Of
all the publicity given 10 the order Of the
committee, the brokers in both tho. Long
Room and the Gold Room appeared
in summer, STYLE either forgetting the
order, or not realizing tho power OF the
Sub. Committee. lThingSSVent along very
quietly, while business laSted, but l4le in
the day dealings became lew and FIR be-
tween, and the young blo0ds Of the Long
Room began to hunger for excitement,
Shortly after three tile iun burst forth in
earnest. Ned Van Setback was standing
in the pit; vOCiferollSly offering 10 sell one
share Of, Boston, Hartford and Erie, when
tho Chairman of tho Sub. Committee
rushed In his rear, and with q kick Of
wonderful agility sent his new hat spin
ming to Ills other end Of the room. This
was the signalifor the onslaught ft9.
Instantly the air was filed with white
hats;7hlgh hats and low hats, slOuchcd
hats and stiff hats, few together in con-
fusion, falling TO the floor only to be
kicked into the air again, their owners the
while dolefully looking on the destruction
Of their tiles S.. 90,
One old gentleman who was unluCky
enough to have forgotten the, order, stood
within the circle at the moment Of the
onslaught, and no ono who witnessed il
will ever forget his blank gaze of amaze
nient, not unminglcd with Indignation, us
be watched the gyrations Of his highly
polished beaver, Eventually q young
broker found the damaged head.peacC
and returned it; but the old man nearly
wcpt. :,
> IaThey'll swear I've been on SPREE"
he said, and, indeed, tile hat. looked as
though it had been not on one but Ona
dozen Blenders. ~ ~ i'ta'. .'1
y Amer demOlishing all the white hats in
the Long Room, a small army Of brokers;
comprising the SUBJ Committee and corps
ofvolnnteer aids, made a grand rush for the
Gold Room. Here their entrance was
feebly resisted, but in a moment they
bore down all opposition, and took full
possession Of the premises, They showed
no mercy. Every white hat was remorse-
lessly battered and torn, even to that
marvel Of head architecture worn by Mr..
Akers, the Secretary oil the Board. This
gentleman made noble resistance, and
was not overpowercl until he had put no
less than six black hats in an unpresenta.
bic condition. Among his other fchls Of
daring, he is represented TO have held q
broker at arms length with one arm,
while with the other he WINS defending his
precious hat, '.a .gr.l.a I
y Mr.. Jcmmerson, ofBlake Bros, sought
refuge in flight, but was Overhauled. ut the
door and deoapiratcd. The only white
hat men Of Tho Gold Room who escaped
were o. F. Brown and W. G. MumfOrd,
both OF whom ingloriously fled. y' 10
> Mr.. Rose, the doOrkeepcr Of tho Gold
Room, organized wrecking expedition
at 5 p. NJ, and found thfrty.sevcn disabled
beavers. Four slou0h hats had landed on
the chandelier.
It is said that the Fulton Market hat
dealers sold al their second hand hats yes:
terlay afternoon, between 5and 6 o'clock.
On q moderate estimate hats worth at
least $1,000 were demolished. gl,;r Il 4