The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-16
An INTERNAL MACHINE.
Tragic Scene in Madison Avenue Stage-fwo
Young Hon in tho Midst Of Daggers, Pts
tolls and Emblems Of Death-An Unpa~
ralleled Exhibition in Public
conveyancs-A "selfProtsctor"
and Double Destroyer.

stage No. 80 was passing down Madison avenue
last evening at half past ten At Thirty-eighth stree
| gentleman signalled the driver; the numbering
vehicle stopped; the gentleman, In white beaver
| pearlcolored pantalo0ns and dark purple coat
assembled the steps ana took his seat the forward
| part OF the left hand cushion. He immediatel.
lighted ms cigar and paid his fare. He was alone.
At Thirty-sixth street the stage halted. Twt
brisk gay young bucks, with white vests and wear
ing fancy ties, stepped aboard and took seats op
posite each other, adjoining the door. They
| too, had cigars, almost bnrned TO stumps
! They Immediately bega1 q loud, boisterous behav-
Tor, and passenger No. !, In the peartcolored pan.
falcons, eyed them sharply
IN THE STAGE MIRROR.
They observed the scrutiny and began to make pas
senger No. the object Of their rdcule the young
gentleman who mad taken possession first did not,
however seliese in taking things complacently, and
his eye fired terribly, his fists cnched, his counte
nance grew stern and hts temper was on the rise.
These manifestations too PLAIN to be mistaken,
and the giggling couple were overpowered with en-.
joyment The stage arrived a. Thirty tfird street.
and the situation became serious, though the man
in the pearcolored pantaloons had said nothing to
tie men with the fancy ties. The wags were now
most uniuiy, and their solitary victim made mys-
terious
MOVEMENT TOWARDS HIS BREAST.
4, HIS back at this time was turned towards the
door, and his action could not be observed with pre-
cslon He, however, carefully placed his beaver on
the seat, careessly planted his palm his breast
young men with the fancy ties. They saw him not;
but they did behold sight that would deprive any
ror anu cold with coWsTaiy e perspraton. w." They
saw pistols held BY the tight grip Of more tnan
sas rom the Street lamps and the ING nte Rs5s
nf m rhnug
an array OF moving, dangerous weapons at their
very throats, the slightest advance OF which would
hand held the stage door irmly, and they could not
even get glimpse of the top OF the stage for where
1t should be was mass OF dangling, hiteous heads
and
FACES AS YELLOW AS SULPHUR,
and with CHASTITY. ghOstiy eyes staring as II In PAIN
Surely this was actual They looked around ana
saw the street distinctly the brown stone fronts
and the people on the street. but cry and they felt
they were dead. No word was spoken. Suddenly
this hideOus combination began to withdraw, and
there was an interval OF several inches between the
daggers, pistols and knives OF the two affrighted
began to betray that they were about to shout
an alarm the perilous combination was re.
the verge Of the grave. All this time the Young
men never saw the original passenger, nor could
they see anything before them or above them but
this Haunting, menactng agglomeration Of terrible
Instruments. The stage was driving on and
alarm had been sounded nor was there the Slightest
sound during this tragic scene-nOtning but sus-
pended heads, oscillating fingers and the weapons
on dark, mysterious ground could be perceived
OF course the young men were wet with sweat and
the seventy-fve seconds OF their
MUTUAL AGONY
had already been hours to them Terror had over
come them. ThIrtieth street thus reached there
shout ''StOp that stage,n from the
walk, and instantly the CHASTITY and over
powering phenomena vanished and all that could be
seen was passenger No. l sitting quietly on the
cushion, unconcerned and smoking his cigar 1t
seems that lie had on his person en- apparatus OF his
own invention, which for many years he has been
perfecting, for
AsELF-PRoTECToR.
1t consists OF light, flexible body, which can be
adjusted about the chest to strike terror among
the bodest thieves or the most wanton outlaws. M.
Beauvier-1or such Is his name-Succeeded IN max
ing the apparatus described, and by hardened wax,
stratlfled and properly punctured, he appended iml
tatons OF human heads, so as TO give 1t the charac
ter or an appartion. The object was terror 10 the
body,
CONFUSION AND MYSTERY,
as well as apprehension to the mind. The
weapons were all Imitation and light, but
admirably adapted to counterfeit the re-
atty. The machinery was harmonized so
that small spring on the breast bone threw the
whole mechanism into play, causing ''the sef-pY0-
tector" to spread out
LIKE FAN OR UMBRELLA,
presenting all It's unsightly pharaphernalia. Last
evening Mr.. Beauvier had no inclination OF trying
his "self- protector" but he thought the Opportu.
fed to Its efficacy, but the two young men with
the fancy ties regard 1t in different light. Mr..
Beauvler believes that modification OF this prnci-
pie will adapt 1t to the usages Of war; and for such
purpose he VIII sail for France at an early day anu
bring his invention before the Minister or War.