Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-12
THE CALIFORNIA LOTTERY.
incidents of the Drawing.

scribed in the Bulletin lie named the
gentleman who witnessed the act of
placing the tickets and prizes in the
wheels. He said one of the blind chill
dren would draw ticket from the wheel,
and Messrs. Smiley and Hickox would
approach, read the drawn number and
announce it to the audience. The prize
would then be drawn from the other
wheel by another blind child, unsealed
by another member Of the committee,
and announced to the marker and au-
dience. 1t would then be placed in a
trunk in the custody of the committee,
and which will be sealed and kept lnvio-
late. His remarks we're received with
frequent demonstrations of applause by
the audience. :,
Having given his explanation Mr..
Swain said the managers would retire
and act as mere spectators Of the draw
ing.
At the conclusion of his remarks the
blind children were led to the front OF
the platform by Prot. Wilkinson, who
said that in accordance with invitation
he had brought twelve of them from the
| institution TO make the drawing. He
then retired, leaving litNe girl at the
wheel of tickets, and boy at the wheel
of prizes
There was breathless silence as she
drew forth the first number, l0,5ll-and
it continued till the prize was drawn and
announced, $4,000, when there was a
general burst of applause from all parts
of the building. The numbers of the
tickets were called by Mr.. Smiley, and
the number of the prizes by Mr.. Ives.
The first ticket was drawn at thirty-hye
minutes past nine am. V.
The second ticket was numbered 59,-
23l, and drew a prize of $1,000.
The third of the drawing was lao, 1872,
and drew 800. When this prize was
announced there was general shout of
laughter from the audience, and cries
of "Where is he2 Where is the lucky
mann" The next numbers drew small
prizes.
Every man and woman in the audience
could be seen inspecting books and slips
of paper, in which they had recorded the
numbers of their tickets. Two men
we're required at each of the winces, and
they revolved the wheels after each draw
ling.
At the end of sixteen minutes fourteen
tickets had been drawn.
The fifteenth ticket, No. l30,02l, drew
prize of $l7, 900, the announcement of
which created much excitement, people
being generally inclined to laugh at the
small prizes.
eat the end of % minutes 2l prizes
had been drawn.
Two or three times an individual yell
of delight testified that some one had
struck winning number, and was enti-
tied to prize. AT 10 am. the hall was
filled to the platform and back to the
Powell street end of the building. AT
that hour thirty prizes had been drawn,
showing that the operation of drawing a
ticket and the prize occupied about one
minute.
At 1920 the drawing was stopped for
space of about five minutes, during
which times both wheels were rapidly re-
volved-4l prizes having been drawn,
aggregating $54,700, being an average
Of more than 81 900 to each number
After intermission, the drawing opened
with an $4,000 prize. The winner OF
this was man, apparently German
but who was too excited to tell his name.
He turned deathly pale, and those near
est him thought he would faint away, but
he soon recovered his composure and
retired. The announcement of the result
was received with loud applause and pro-
longed yells from enthusiastic persons in
the audience.
THE SCENE on MONTGOMERY STREET,
Once witnessed, will long be remembered.
Crowds of excited people are hurrying
to and fro at this time-l;20 pm. Men,
women and children-regardless of time
or place-jostle each other with the free
dom of old acquaintance. Every other
person met had note book or bit OF
paper in his or her hand, and only halted
for a moment to make comparisons and
estimates. Eagerly they crowd before
the Bulletin and Call publication Offices,
and await the advent of some new figure.
And then comes wild yell, not cheer.
During the intervals between the draw
ing of the numbers, or rather the receipt
of the numbers drawn, the countenances
seen wore painfully anxious look.
Meanwhile the boys are vending extras,
and finding ready sale therefor. Every
| five or ten minutes the lads make their
appearance with fresh patches Of ex-
tras, containing the latest figures, and
the rate at which they disappear is as
tonishing. Frequently, to the delight Of
the youths, purchasers forget to wait for
change. IL the inmates of the insane
asylum were turned loose on our public
thoroughfares it is doubtful if many OF
them would present more symptoms OF
lunaeF than have been exhibited by some
of the weak-minded ticket-holders who
thronged the street yesterday,
THE FIRST PRIZE.
At the 200th drawing, number l54,O17
was called, and drew the prize of SlOO,-
900. There was a tremendous storm OF
applause, which was redoubled when an
old gray-haired woman was presented in
the gallery as the person who was entl-
tied to the prize The grand incident of
the affair had been reached and passed,
and after a short pause the tickle wheels
were put in motion again, and the edicts
Of fate announced. The principal inte-
rest in the affair has been satisfied, and
now only the lesser prizes can be drawn;
However, the crowd remained intact, and
there is the same close study of note
books and memoranda as before.
EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE LARGE PRIZE.
When the larger prizes were an
nounced, everybody, of course, was anx-
ious to learn who the lucky owners were,
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