The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-14
OLD MUMMY'S NIGHT OFF
LIVELY SCENES CAUSED BY a DE-
CEASED EGYPT N.

Stampede in the Negro oeCVloC OF
Washington - Passengers Suddenly
Decide to Walk and Bartenders For
get to Charge for Drinks.
From the Washington Post,
Four fun-bent students having in their
possession Prof. Fristoe's mummy, created
no little excitement Tuesday night Prof.
Fristoe values the mummy very highly, and
for years it has been kept in glass case at
the Columbian University, where the medi-
csl students could view it. Perhaps there
is no finer specimen Of a mummted body
in existerce, and the janitors of the build
ing have been instructed for years past to
keep a close watch on the professors pet.
The professor did not appear to fear the
law students and the janitors were not dis
posed to believe that they would steal it.
Tuesday, however, the four young men of
the law department concocted plan to
give the mummy a nights outing. At night
they entered the building, and told the
janitor there were certain Docks they
wished to get. Three of them repaired to
the room in which the mummy was kept
while the other member of the c0nsprators
entertained the janitor The hideous-
IOOklUR mummy WAS Jthch II ChA LlIc klttsS
case, and with the aid of rope, which one
of the Young men had seareted around bis
body beneath his coat, was lowered from a
window to the rear yard.
The young men gathered up few books
and departed from the building, the janitor
suspecting nothing. After walking down
the street the young men returned and Sc
cured the mummy, which they succeeded
in getting out of the yard without being de-
u, g. fro fba
sity as possible, and in the quickest way,
was their first aim.
Going around to Fourteenth street, they
BOARDED A CAR,
trying TO conceal the grinning mummy as
much as possible, but several OF the passe
gers caught sight of 1t, and they stopped
the car Immediately, getting off as if there
was sudden outbreak a OF smallpox or
yellow fever. OF course the young men en-
JOY ed the fun, and one OF them, who was
something OF ventriloquist, began to make
the mummy talk. This settled it. The re
naming passengers vacated the car, and the
young men and the mummy had it all to
themselves until tie junction Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Seventh street was
reached when ten or dozen persons
boarded the car, but one by one they
dropped off when they saw the mummy,
which by this time had hat aud coat on.
The conductor told the young men that
they must either throw the thing out or get
off themselves; but they had no idea of
parting company with the mummy, and
stopped the car, aud after making the
ticket-puncher shake hands with their pet
got off the car. They entered a saloon near
the National hotel and ordered beer, at the
same time placing the mummy on the
counter
milne Godt, my frients. vot vos dot ~ ex-
claimed the dispenser of liquids as he gazed
on the mummy. "You thinks dis yes a
graveyard ?'
Then the mummy began to talk and in
less than two seconds the rotund figure Of
the saloonist made a hasty exit through the
rear door, leaving the young men in full
possession of the place. Mr.. Barringer, in
the absence of the proprietor,
SERVED THE DRINKS
to his companions, and then the saloon was
vacated. A Chinese laundry was next
visited, and One Lung and some of his
friends soon discovered that they had press
irg business engagements in other sections
of the city. and did not tarrY to ask for
"washee tlckets.n 100 Nshs s''a 80
1t was late in the night before the Celes-
| tials ventured back into the laundry and
then it was in company with a policeman.
| Opposite Carson's hotel a large crowd of
colored people had assembled, but when the
young men passed holding between them the
mummy, the walk was SOL cleared and
rumors that the might doctorsn were on
the warpath spread rapidly. If there is
anything in the world ma jority OF colored
people are shaky on 1T is the body~snatchers,
and the appearance of the Young men with
the mummy was a little more than they
could stand. AS they proceeded down the
street people stopped and looked at the
-s,-1-k 4 i
college would get the stiff" Opposite
Twelfth street the young men crawled into
hack, but when the driver saw the
mummy he jumped off his box and raised a
scene. He wanted it distinctly understood
that he was not hauling dead people. A
great deal more than the regular fare was
offered the cabby, but he refused TO turn a
wheel, and when he got good look at the
mummy and heard it begin to sing Down
in the cold, cold ground"
HE DROPPED HIS WHIP
and made 2:40 time down d street. Several
cabmen were tried, but the young men
could not get one of them to haul them.
Before they left the cab-stand there was not
vehicle there. They had succeeded in
clearing them out completely, and finding
no further amusement there, they made a
flank movement for + street where several
saloons were visited. One of the bartenders
was so badly frightened that be tainted, and
as he fell he cut his bend against the edge Of
the counter. rd eoI 7's
just as the young men came out Of the
saloon door a c2lored girl ran up against the
mummy. There was scream resembling
that of lost soul, and she sank on the pave
ment, shouting, sob, Gem night doctors ~
Fortunately an alley was conveniently rear
and into this the young men took refuge
until the excitement subsided, when they
quietly walked out and made straight for a
saloon near Welcker's. Here cocktails were
ordered but the bartender was so badly
frightened that he served beer and refused
to accept pay. He begged piteously for the
young men TO leave the saloon, but they did
not depart until several rounds Of beer had
gone down their throttes. The mummy
couldn't drink, but several straight ten
cent cigars were stuck into mis- mouth as he
was Strengthened up 90 the bar. Several
private residences were then visited, and
finally the mummy was laid to rest under
Mr.. Kirkland's bed, and the boys sat up
telling ghost stories until the sun was up.
Last hight Prof. Fristoes pet was quietly
slipped back into the glass case at the uni
versity, and when he discovers that the
boys have had it cut on a lark there will be
trouble