Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-10
TROUBLE IN THE CROWD.
hoy with rip aud Men WITH = Pane Pan. Of


nov with ripe aud Men with Pane Of
Gias. and a Bundi. Of Brsss strips
This procession Of destruction was
led by a boy. lie bore on his left
shoulder slender brass PHO about NJ
teen l,ct In length. II was polished In
places. and reflected the sunlight with
a vicious glitter Fifty feet behind
him came a man. tridging along With
the stumping gait Of a laborcr This
man carried large pane Of glass. Ono
cornor Of il rested In the bend Of bis
loft ara. ono corner pointed upward
two feet above his head. Tho two
other corners projected two feet before
and behind him This glass also TO-
nocted tho sunlight with a binding
Fash whom Il happened to turn 10 tho
proper angle Fifty foot behind him
came n man carrying In his left hand
four flexible aud az times unmanagc-
able brass strips, which Tapped up and
down and sideways, and ut times
raped on the sidewalk. now before.
now behind tho carrier
A doadliof combination could not DO
Imagined. aud tho crowds 81 people on
the east lido Of the Bowory noted the
progress OF this parade with terror and
rage.
The boy with the pipo bad two bad
tricks lie did not follow tho rule ~
keeping TO the right, but after lodging
that way. would suddenly change his
mind and turn 10 tho lciL Also. he
would stop suddenly. then turn abrupt.
~ aud look In AZ window his tint
bad habit made several people catch
the cnd 81 the plpo full IN tho breast rs
they tried TO dodge When 10 camc
suddenly 10 a full stop tho man WHO
was hurylng on behind him would
Ind himself staring down tho end u
the plpc. aud In imminent danger II
losing nm eve when be- swung quickly
TO look IN show window. thoso com.
Ing on IN front would have 10 leap
back 10 avoid q slap on the chest
No spoucr Wcr' people coming down
clear u the ppo than thoy wcw inced
With tho deadly comrrs n the pane ~
glass An odd man IN a beaver hat had
lnsi dolgci lido slap from tho pipc
and had rradiusicd bis hat Wien tho
pane 81 glass, cnoping up on hi ron.
fusion caught the hat and Knocked Il
90 the sidewalk Tho lnborcr stopped
aud watched the old man pick Il up
Tie Old man. rising suddenly from his
stopping position. ~, sucl, a iab on tho
top Of the head that tho tears came
into his eyes
The glnss no1t encountered an old
woman who had come out from Hester
sinsct Just after tho plpc had passed.
She had a huge bnndio of fngs and
paper on her head. Tho covering II
tho bundle wa. "a piece Of sacNing.
flnsy and lnsecurcly tied. The bundle
tank over her forehead 40 that slio
could hardly see.
The pane Of glass, siill worrying over
n. mlsadventurc with tho old man.
came on b.indly. aud. catching H. for
ward corner Ia the iiinsy sacking. tori
open the bundle. Tho mgs began 10
drop 10 the sidewalk. Tho old woman
stopped and was Just STOPPING over Il
lay tho bundle down. when tho bnsi
rods came up and raped her on hcr
thick ankleA She gave terrible yell
81 pain aud fright and fell Hat on tho
sidewalk. Then slio wopt loudly. The
pane Of glass aud tho bras rods WEIR
hlrcady there. The pipe. hearing ths
noise and seeing people coming. cams
back and pushed through tho crowd ~
carefully ~ Il could.
When tho excitement subsidized aud
tho OLD woman was stuiilns back the
rags tho crowd began 10 depart, and
tho instruments Of misfortune also
but several hats wcr knocked OF, q
coat was cut and four people wcr
slapped about tho shlnS Tho process
flon resumed IL way, hut each II N
three divisions kept nj a respectful dls
lance irom tho Other, ~ powerful Toes
approaching the other proves, thoul,
always do, Now York Sun.