The New York herald., 1874-12-09
ANOTHER TWEED SCARE.

Ru~orea E~e. ne of the x-Boss-Bisek-
wxps Island Invaded by Force of
Armed PoIice-Mysterious Faise signal
and Break in the Communities alton.
Ever since the rumored escape OF Tweed from
~ ,s,and home the authorities have been the very
.mbodlmenr OF watchfuness lest rumor should be
but the forerunner OF reality. No better illustra
uon OF tins fact could be gwen than
the intense excitement caused At late hour last
night py the repettion OF the report OF the noted
criminals escape. SO alarming and apparently
welIxounded was the news considered that IL was
ARMY believed for long time by men not prone
to nagnts OF Imagination that not only mad Tweed
escaped, bat half the convicts on BlackweI's
klsnd had followed suit IL came about as iol
tsws-
now THE REPORT ORIGINATED.
At exactly halfpast nine O'CLOCK last night, as
The bookkeeper OF the Commissioners of Charl-
ties and Correction, Mr. Hedden, was preparing
10 leave his office, he heard the ominous signal on
the telegraph line, as II came from the Peniten-
tiary BlacEwelrs Island, '444," which. trans
ialed, means, .'Send q section OF police imme-
dIately; great danger.n This is tae most
important signal in the entire list, and Is never
transmitted except In cases OF extreme peril. The
alarming communication was addressed TO the
Nineteenth precinct station house. out the same
wire running into the Commissioners eface the
sigma was simultaneously recorded at the latter
place. Mr.. Hedden rushed to the telegraph key TO
ask for particulars, but hardly had his fingers
touched the instrument when snap went the wire.
The current OF communication was broken.
After waiting In GREATNESS anxiety tor ten min
rutes, the operator ran in hot haste TO the resi-
.dence OF Commissioner Lalmbeer with the start
ling information that prisoners were escaping
from BiacKwelps Island In twinkling Mr..
Laimbeer comprehended the situation, and,
jumping into carriage, drove rapidly to the
Futy-ninth street station mouse. Arrived there ne
inerrogated the sergeant about the signal but the
latter knew nolhing, save the fact that Just as he
was about to respond TO The Penitentiary call the
telegraph ceased TO work. 'Quick section OF
men 10 Flfty-second street and first avenue,n
ordered the Commissioner, and in less than five
minutes dozen policemen were running az
Lnis juncture a HERALD reporter happened on the
scene, ana, learning the above facts, joined the
officers, VINO never stopped running until they
Fsysecond Ie stree T East RIVER. As many as It
would mold at once jumped IN, the reporter among
the numoer, and the ooatman piled his oars with
and gloomy just the evening on which TO
ATTEMPT AN ESCAPE.
Each policeman instantly felt for his revolver,
desperate encounter. Every man OF them be-
heved that Tweed had escaped Landed
on on Ise Island the party ,ass rushed fonn6 to
Commissioner Laimbeer awaiting their arrival.
Joining the Commissioner the HERALD man pro-
'ceeded TO find Walden Liscomb from whom II
asceralned that no signal OF danger had
intentionally been sent. 1t was all mistake.
He could not, however, account for the
us reas Of al Of the the ns
sO0ndly sleeping IN his bed. On learning tins Mr..
Laimbeer returned to the boat and re-embarked
YORK side, more breathless policemen anxlously
awaiting transportation TO the Island.