The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-02

IoW INC WIS SufpEfSco al 1AiS OWu 1N4d-
chinery.
An amusing story has found IFS way
from the very foundations of the big
white building, corner of Ann street and
Broadway up into the clubs along Fifth
avenue. James Gordon Bennett being
the hero. 1t has been dished up by the
Sunday Mercury. This incident is al.
legged to have occurred only few DAYS.
previous TO his departure for Europe in
his new steam yacht. Mr.. Bennett had
been jaunting around town all day and
was in good spirits. He visited ntmer-.
Gus aristocratie resorts, talking ''steam.
gear" and yachting" and toasting the
success of his new craft until late at.
night By this time be began to feel, as
his club friends put it, ''bang up" He.
secured the company of a friend and
made a regular round of the city in a
close-covered carriage that was hired
for the occasion. At last hours of early
morning rolled in upon them. ''Jim"
began to fall back on his old hobby of
Journalism, and wound up by inviting.
his friend to go down with him and see
''the greatest newspaper in New York
go to press" The driver was then told
to whip his horses poSt-haste down to.
the corner of Ann street and Broadway
Soon the carriage rolled up to the base
ment entrance to the press rooms, on
the Ann street side. Jim and his
friend wandered down into the depths
of the concern and appeared uneXpect-
edly among the small army of pressmen
and feeders. A stir of excitement re-
suited, and in moment the words
passed from mouth to mouth, Here's
the GOVERNOR Mr.. Bennett, startled at
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mense machinery as the presses started,
demanded the noise to be stopped. The
foreman FASTENED to ascertain the cause
of this interruption. Seeing the pro-
prietor of the concern, he gave notice
to stop until the wishes of Mr.. Bennett
could be heard. Then the Jolly editor
said: 'sMr. Foreman. l want you to stop
all this work and bring your men up be-
fore me until | speak to them" But
the paper is just going to press" put in
the man, fearing valuable time might be
lost in getting out the sheet. Il am the
proprietor OF this paper. and you will
obey my orders" sharply retorted Mr..
Bennett, who then got up on feeders
platform and began to address the as
semblage. He began questioning the
men about some details of their BUSH
ness, the foreman then saw that if Mr..
Bennett was allowed to continue occu-
pying his mems time for once the paper
would not be issued in season to COM
pete with its rivals. He approached the
editors friend. and quietly asked that
gentleman to suggest to the speaker to
'.let up When the editors friend did
this demHrely, instead of Jim taking
the civil hint he only became more ram
pant. asked the men if they had cele-
brated Decoration Day. Then he ship
ped out roll of bills from his pocket,
and calling each man up before him
with a ten or five dollar note with the
exclamation: Here. go and have some
fun and take little rest" Already the
paper was behind time half an hour,
and the foreman begged Bennett 5
friend to take him from the place. At
last, after the utmost exertion, Jim
was got down from the platform, and
the presses again started while the edi-
tor and his friend made their way from
the vaults, jim exclaiming as they
retired: 'What d noise those things
down there make. But they send out
the papers. l tell you, all the same, for
the New York Herald is the grea''-
and as he half finished this latter oft re-
peated sentence he dropped back in the
corner of the carriage, his heels on the
window sill, whilst the noise of the We
hicle drowned his voice in their rapiC
flight for the northwest corner of Twen-
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