, 1873-05-02
SCIENCE BAULkED.
Outrageous Conduct Of g West Side
Policeman, :
The Planet Vulcan Escapes Through
His Interference with IN
Astronomer.
Full Particulars of. the Occurrence at
Union Park Yesterday
Forenoon.

Full Particulars OF tho OcchrTence at
Union Pnrk Yesterday
d. Forenoon.
Al tho stroet-onre won't back and forth past
Union Park, yesterday forenoon, from tho rin-
lug Of tho sun oven till noar midday, tho con-
tuctora aud drivers noticed, In tho middle Of tho
park, d man standing ont in tho rnin, beside
something which looked like mounted telescope.
At fret they thought It was TN omployo of tho
Board Of Public Works. running limo OF leyols;
but, as thoy sn7 that ho remaincl continually
at tho Same spot, they concluded that ho must
have something to do with tho artcsian well,
which, as overy ono knows, is to DO sunk there
this summer. :.
Some Of tho residents on Washington ntreet
and Park avenue, walking through tho Park on
their way down town, Baw tho man with his
telescope, and stared at him cnrlously from be-
meath tho rims OF their umbrellas, and took 1t
for granted that ho was In tho employ
Of tho Board Of Public Works. Since 4
1t WAS so wot, and the man stood cut in tho mid
dle Of grass-plat, they did not stopto ask him
any questions. But tho small boys in tho noIgl-
borhood,- who disrcgardel tho orders OF their
nammas and went out in tho rain, catno ut once
to the belief TINT ho had uttlo poop-show, and
tQ4L, II LHQT EOulA OuJ 4Noh tAAAtAbA sAe AA4sA0
hole at ono end Of tho braas tubo, they could SEQ
wonderful things. 30 thoy formed circle
around tho man, and stirred ut him with open
mouths, nftcr Tho fashion OF children. AS for
tile man. no looked occasionally at tho sky, and
thon, after rubbing tho rain out Of his oyes, hc
looked at hts watch, and tllon ho gaye o groar.
Tho boys remained silont for aomo little Bpace.
fancying that this was tho shownan'e way Of IN
Producing his subject, but when ho kept on look,
ing and groaning for many minutes, they found
it wenrisomc, and finally attempted to enter into
conversation with linn, after tho courteous man
ner OF the youth Of tho West Division:
"say, mister, how much do You ask for 1ook-
ing at your Hhow?'
10 this the nun mado no reply. but gazed at
tho M and godRdb sEn @ obsnoe mhen
Of an observation, and asked tho children what
they would give. They fumbled III their respcc-
tive pockets, and brought forth five coppors, ten
pencil, which veluablos he thought, would com.
YOUTH. 50 he put them iii il his pocket, and
thon hold the boys up to tho little end Of Ills tel.
eyo ind the right, and screwed up their little
1ace8 with many wrinkles, 1t all looked black to
them. They did not SEQ anything, al was natu-
ral, for the man had not takon the cap OF his
Then the little ones grow indignant, informed
tho man that he was q fraud, aud insisted upon
tho return Of their yaluables. He declined to do
appealing to the law, Withdrew in a body to tho
gravel walk, d short distance oil, and began
heaving rocks at tho man, who at once nnfurled
hls umbrella and hold 1t as shield in front Of
his instrument. The stones came thick and
fast, and tore rents in tho ghgham, whereat the
man groaned atnl more profusoly, and bowailod
the necessity that compelled him to sacrifice a
75-cont umbrella in tho causo of scence
While ignorance, typified by small boys armed
with chunks Of limestone, was waagipg war on
knowledge. crouching behind It's ginghau1
umbrella, tho vgilant custodian of TIC
h1es out boats at rates. @ 'nu s'ass es
prossmcn who try to drive through his tomin.
ions, and slapa children who attempt to feed tho
row, and, after hoisting his umbrella, aet out fol
tho acene Of action. When tho boys eaw hin
coming they scattered like q flock Of ducks when
shot comes among them Tho man With he
stones had ceased falling, furled his umbrella
after looking pathotioally at tho hoes in 1t, ant
felt his instrument, to SEQ i it had auntainet
any injury. Then ho took OF his hat, which hat
not been fully shelterod, and stared ruofully at
couple Of denta in it.
By the timo ho had concluded these inyostfga
ttons, the guardian came up and wanted to know
what business ho bud there. He did not want an,
loafers running around trampling down hi
herbage. Where WIS his license? II ho dit
not show him his pormit for exhibiting hi
ponny~show, ho would hand him over to th
Then tho man took out Of his pocket fool
OF logarithrns, and extracted from it the folio"
ing:
Orr1oR BoAnD PUBLIC WonKs, April 90, 1881
having beon represented to this Doard that plan
named Vulcan will 10 seen IN Union Park to-morr
n' a eo%nspy T. With tho and the ins
70 tho commercial interests Of Chicago that tho
should be seen, permission Is hereby granted
I'LL noon. ~ oracr Of tho Bonrd,
+. BAILEY, sS
Tho watchman read this laboriously,
observing 1t waB all right, marched oil
So the man with ithe telescope, left .cL:.:
self, put his permit back in his p
looked at the lowering SHY, and o
Vulcan would leave that Vicinity
utes.
Shortly afterwards, private -.
by couple Of hne horses, drov .-t
ern entrance of the park. Thf . -.
1t tho Hon. J. Y. scammon, thu 't.s-~s ~
Of the Qhicago Astronomical 80, -, ~ F.;
from his paper, two or three g.. , -.
the Observatory, and o luz. -. ...:;
ecope, and zenith aector, :: =, ., ":.,
carried to q spot about ~ -. =:
the place solectod by tho ~ o.; ~, =,
scope. Then Mr. Scau": !. ..:s ,.-sr
ously ut tho other OBJ '>.-'-' ...,' ','..s
tomptuously at h =. ,:.4n -
a-aonitioa OF science ,'1t:
. littlo stool, under "a "s:, ): i
brela. He beguilf s-: =, =: =, =; b
reading the three ..::> nt
volume OF tho ec.. : l.. III !, - = :nue
ewedenborg. I'll .:~'r n.,. =, nota
book, and stood :. ~; -: Scan
mon. Tho aubc -, ,,:i g.. a ,satche
and looked at u saaiu
Aliln Low parry .cht wei
1unatica out 4 thnm on
whereat Mr. =, : :, the leaf |
nis book ~ =; 49, inborg saJ