The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-21
THOUSANDS OUT OF WORK.
EVIDENCES or WINT BROTGHT OUT
By A HEIRTLESS HO.IX.
VIVA, Followed the Publication Of n -puriou.

what Followed the Publication Of spurious
Advertisement in The san An Annoy-
Ing Mob IN West Twenty -niuth street.
Yesterday morning THE SUN had the fol-
lowing advertisements
W ANrED % men Tor Phnidolnhla, ti75 per day;
h,, w.nisn 10 9p,,ae 81 Il a' ~ i,c
245 West 2Sih It., ia lamp store
Before the forenoon had elapsed the follow
Ing despatch was sent t. SUPERINTENDENT Wall.
ing at the Police Central ONCE;
want protection. A mob at my place. Help me-
Z. LowKNTHAl 2IJ West 2eth street.
Mr.. Lowenthal was known to the Superlnten.
dent as an amiable man, who was formerly on
the police force, and now Keeps a little Lamp,
toy, and candy shop In Twenty-nlnth street.
west Of Seventh avenue.
At about O'Clock yesterday afternoon Sun
reporter called at Mr. Lowenthals shop. lie
found II in IA small frame house, very unpreten-
tious, but attracting attention by numerous
large brown paper pacards that were posted In
the windows and about the door The follow ing
are samples OF these notices:
some party with more moneI than brains put that ad
es,iy put IN that sdyertisementi ,''O''
That advertisement Is bogus No help wanted here
One plaoard, nailed to a board four feet by
two, seemed to have been written In = state Of
great heat. II read;
No man wanted!
No woman Nautcli
No house for sale
No nothing!
Al hunbusi
The reporter pushed open the door, ringing n
little bell that was attached To IL overhead At
the jingle out stepped Mrs. Lowenthal from a
do you come about the advertisement t1" she
asked. " II Ia all togus. We don't want any
| help That advertisement Is untrue. We did
not Uut It In. We don't need you"
She was convinced, after considerable oxer-
ton. that the reporter had not called to ofrer his
| services at iii 40 uay. but wished to learn what
| the trouble had ali been about. Then she called
| the httlu back room. Like his Wife he seemed
| all upset as though he had passed through two
| or three sangunary battles that day, and had
not yet sc tied down to the realities Of everyday
| life. He led the reporter into small parlor
opening into the shop and there related his ex-
lilo usually opened his place OF business at
about six o'clock, but yesterday morning long
| before he was out Of bed, the street was jainmed
| win men who we're DESTROYS OF assisting in toe
celebration of the Centennial for Sl75 per diem.
| The milk man could not force his way through
Here The li,tle bell In the shop jlngled, aud a
man was heard to I. quire Of Mrs. Lowenthal
whether they were yet suited
" That advertisement Is all bogus" said Mrs.
Lowenthal. ave don't need any men,
81, Yes shouted Mr.. Lowen,ual jumpins from
day too late anyway. rhervo been eleven
| thousand here before you !"
| To resume, ~ soon as the shop was opened
| IN poured the whole crowd, aud filed the shop.
| until the aoyeriisement was SHOWN to Them
| linen tney explained the circumst ances. ana the
| multitude gludualiy dispersed, some laughing
ana some cursins. But as fast one tnrong
! melted away another gathered, aud they left
Z not me moment OF res pitc.
~ n.y. said Mr.. L9wenthal 70 the reporter,
"lt II now alter o'clock, ana have only this
moment been able to swallow my break at.
stood here for hours without u chance to pat
my shirt Oh. 1t was nothing but eXplaiuins to
one after another. aud telling the same s.ory
over and over again until was nearly n.y.
Between aud 10 o'clock n multitude assem-
bled that became noisy and Threatening. Nr.
LOweutnal mad posed numerous notices in front
| Of hIs saOp IN the hope that the callers mtgnt
learn the ruth from them anu mus spare hun
the annoyance II entering the store. lhey
seemed too dull,however. or too inquisltiye, and
after while mr.. bOwenthal began TO be nri-
tated. His Ill humnr soon put the callcrs out Of
humor also. and they became a turbulent moo
| They began to shout ana 10 threaten to stone
the shop, and 70 pull down house, 80 much
alarming MIR. Lawentha that lac slppsl out 10y a
Thirty seventh street. He found the sefscant
in charge With his heels on the desk. ana too
Lay to take them down. Lowenthal stated lis
case, and asked to have AL o11cer detailed TO
Nv ell" drawled the sergeant. you'd better
| look about the avenues Perhaps you can find
al onlcer To 60 along with YOU"
Upon MIR. Lowenthals ASKING TO have all ON
Ger detslied from tho reserves, the serge iut m
CURED whether he ala not ung erStand his own
business, aud ordered Mr.. Lowentuh 10 clear
Then Mr.. Towenthai telegraphed to the Police
Central on. Tor telp. Meantime, the m'o
aboat n hAif-hour later, puio' officer arrived,
the Lowenthas had already experienced mo-
hNhAaif ifAats bNi.it AtN NAiNNI Az b'ttl t'llt
many minutes, however. tue applicants again
accumulated. IL was not until afternoon Chat
the inqlirers dropped of to one or TWO AZ a
time. Daring the reporters stay they he {
pouring In ana out 81 the shop IN steady
stream. he tell jtngled continually. and Ars.
Loweuthal nad nothing 10 DO but to relterate
her eXplsnation. some Of the tnQuirers were
hard nsted lsb3rins men aud some were gen
| pOintment good nlturedly; others banged the
door angrily behind them. Mr.. Loweuthal said,
guessing in round numbers, he Judged there
must have been more men TO answer that adj
vertisement IN N A. +. stewart left dollars : but
calculating seriously. he was satlhed tuat there
WIS Ncly nearly thousand. Only about thirty
women called. Some Of them were from liru IN
| Ign, Others from Harlem. Many more women
called al tue shop who turned away without en-
terius upon seeing the notices.