Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-26
A SEINE OF TERROR
What . Crowd Saw az q Detroit
street Crossing.
The DstFoi1se sho Had 4A Att.ek IT De-
trfAas frsnasas- ft0~ the lAtt4ek H-s
Dasssta1sd-Aa Oia D~b4@ehss
4aa . fs4ax Hero



He ~as al ola maA--ssveaty - ieast. HIS
appearance @as sem -rsspectaoie, and de-
spite ths MARKS u dsissl. nsry which were
s4bls IA his face g yet bore slgas u re-
Eneulent and thought
NOBODY seeme.i o Know him a. hs stood,
.rresoiate, ia the middle of Michigan ave-
nae near Grissold stre.-s. mach - I'D
NJ. Dolls mi ght have stood ia the strand
hen beat On earning that immortal sixty
penny 'arth u raaI
II vas strange that none of the passing
vehicles run aim d0wni tat cur drunken
aan is al~ays lucky. This particular
drunken mau nad half nilei bottle Of
gin IA ons Of the oasside pockets Of his
deeent-looking oyerooat, and his decent
looking six hat vas iammed Tar down On
as head az a back ard angie His hands
were long and " hits and slsadsr. and his
linen was clean. There ~as, IN fact, that
"A ais general appearance which the close
observer nsver IA stakes-token OF the So
Lcit0us snd sffeeti0nats care or woman
prgnkard that hs Was, he al least had
somebody Who pitied MS miseries, forgave
him bis faults and loved him still
u was evidently having iun," having
reached that state OF intoxicatiOn at which
one becomes the owner Of the earth and
anxious % paresl IL out IN generous chunks
"a ones immediate friends.
The crowds ca the sidewalks halted TO
watch him. Tie was. apparently. uncon-
seioas Of the fact and was in the act OF
lifting his gin bottle 90 his lips for "a
midway drink wher sudden terror
seemed 10 take possession OF him. His
look Of maudlin amiability gave way to
a quick glance Of horror. He dashed his
bottle 10 the pavement and leaped agilely
10 one side. lie spoke'no word. but with
6rm. set lips. ashen face. and swift-dart
h,- glsnces he sprang backward and then
forward, as II in avoidance OF some dead
ly peril. His eyes protruded and his
whole appearance betrayed unspeakable
terror. Still he kept up his fantastic
leaps but OF a sudden he stopped and un-
wound something from his ankles.
1, was a hiieous snakel
The miserable old man had delirium
tremens.
His struggles and his agonizng torture
were dreadful spectacle. Women who
passed that way and guessed the meaning
oi the sc ne shuddered and hurried out
OF sight ct IT,
The snake that was coiled around his
aakies yieided its grip Only TO coil around
his neck RE tore at IL with n madman's s
fury-the desl GRAFTON of one who fights
for dear life. He broke its coil again, but
only 70 find other reptiles wiggling in his
pockets. He plunged his hands in and
/ hlng them 10 the ground. He crushed
them with his heels; but the more he
< He'd the faster they multiplied.
/ At the hight and frenzy of his terror a
heavy truck turned into the street. The
stupid driver did not see him. He was
within an inch OF being crushed, when a
young man sprang forward and snatched
him aside not tenth of n second too
soon % save his life. The shock sobered
/ him and dissipated his delirium The
snakes wriggled out of sight. The old
man marched gaiiy away and his rescuer
serensly lighted cigar, seemingly quite
unconscious that he had done anything Qi
special note
I His name il Ignatz Freund.
/ The old mans name-well, Mr.. Dolls
/ will DO, perhaps. though that is not exact
| ly IL.
This stranger tale than fiction Is true.