The sun., 1890-01-16
SERG. DUNNS ATTIC INVADED
BTG LIBUE-INsPECTOR CREATES A
STORM CENTRE RIGHT THERE

He Seeds Sergeant DunA In PuslIs, Drives
Visitors ts the once Out OF It, ana
Charges Ounn with InsubordIn alton.
It's useless to expect settled weather until
there has been an oflclsl adjustment OF dis
turbance OF personal nature which has quite
upset the usual placidity OF tho Signal Service
office In the sky parlor OF the Equitable build
ing. A great big Second Lieutenant has been
here this week inspecting Sergeant Dunn. and
the result Is that charges have been made be-
fore the Chief Signal Oflcer against the Ser
Reant Now, II the Sergeant had been person
ally and with knowledge aforethought respon-
sible for the very English weather which has
boon inflicted upon the metropolis for several
months, there would probably be no general
protest against the netting out OF stern justice
In his case, Justly popular as he undoubtedly
is. But the charge against the Sergeant has
nothinlto do with the weather or with the ad-
ministration Of his office. He is accused OF
showing lack o. proper respect and subordina-
tion to a superior of1lcerl
Everybody who knows Sergeant Dunn will
take this announcement as one OF the best
Jokes OF the season. II there Is any one thing
that the mild-mannered and long-sufrering
Sergeant is incapable OF, even under great prov
ocation. 1t is a display OF temper or any ungen-
tlemsnly demonstration whatsoever. He s the
victim OF the cranks and bores, and. what ia
worse. he can't keep them out; but nobody
ever saw even a rufliing OF his gentle courtesy.
But the present charge against him is no joke.
The great big Second Lieutenant who makes 1t
is In sober earnest.
The trouble began last Monday morning
when Second Lieutenant Finley. who has
charge Of the Boston signal service office.
walked in upon Sergeant Dunn and announced
that he had come to inspect the office. Tho
Sergeant bade him welcome. and the Second
ficiously at home. A sun reporter called an hour
ortwo later to ask the Sergeant about the latest
new news from the new weather factory out on
an unusual scene in the Sergeant's ordinarily
quiet little office. Hanged against the wall op-
Uniform Of army pTivatss. Their" position was
that of attention" They stood very erect
With the e tie nger OF each % hand
resting upon the side seam OF their trousers, and
with their eyes, straight to the front 1t
enforced In a little IL by IA room. but that was
not the most unique feature OF the situation:
cross-examined in rigorous fashion BY very
large man with very large voice.. The mans
head reached nearly to the ceiling and his
Tho lecture which was evidently q severe
one. ended soon after the reporter entered and
desk, was questioned about the subject Of the
call; Others who called earlier in the day had
aqlHerent experience. gentleman, VINO start
ed up the stairs from the eighth floor corridor
an hour before. met n pale faced messenger
boy coming down, who ventured the warming
Say. mister, you'd better not go up there
now. Sergeant Dunn Is getting hill"
A. r. Schank, real estate man OF $50 Broad
way ventured to enter the Signal office at
about IL o'clock the same day. He had busi-
ness connected with the service. He found q
big man violently denouncing Sergeant Dunn.
The big man curtly ordered Mr.. Schanck to
get out" Mr.. Schanck turned to Sergeant
Dunn inquirinRly, when the big man hotly
pointed to the door eXclaiminR:
Leave this offlcel Can't you see am con-
Quoting an Investigation
Sergeant Dunn suggested to Mr.. Schanck that
he could get the information ne desired In the
next room, and he left the office. Mr.. Schanck
said yesterday that he proposed to find out why
office OF the Government
The most outrageous performance by the
same autocratio Second Lieutenant Inspector
took place on the same day. when there hap
pened to be nearly dozen persons in the offlce
who had called upon various errands With
the evident purpose to humiliate the Sergeant
Second Lieutenant Finley roundly denounced
and criticised him in the room adjoining the
public office. while the door was wide open and
full publicity inevitable.
Sergeant Dunn aflirms that he treated the
big Second Lieutenant with proper respect,
that he made no answers to his public rehec-
tions upon him, but he admitted that the Sec
ond Lieutenant had declared that he should
report him to the Chief Signal officer.