The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-04
BACK FROM THE TEXAS DIVE.
Y1vE or THE GIRLS SHIPPED NJ TONI
AMITUs AGENCY RETURN


. Low Coneert sAioon-so They Appealed
10 the Mayor and Were Set Free.
Tho steamship Comal OF tho Mnllory line
sailed from this port on Sept. II. Part Of the
steamers freight booked as f1rst-class pas
ssngers, consisted Of eight young women
hired through Tony Smiths Dramatic
Agency In this city. and bound for Hous
ton, Texas. undor engagement to appear
At tho Palace Theatre thcre. for salaries
AZ $40 n week. The Palace Theatre is
owned by Mr.. John W. Boil. and his wife runs
n boarding house In connection with II, where
tho performers eat, sleep. and pay SO week,
Yesterday morning the Comal arrived at Quar-.
nntinc, having on board 1--WE OF the eight de-
iuded girls The names OF those who re.
turned nro Haxol Blako Mimic Day. Kitty
Dolan. Grace Beach, and Noll!o Smith. or the
others, Ray Stanley and Madeline Palmer got
vors in Austin, and Miss Hall remained In
Houston as housekecper for Mrs. Bell
When tho steamship arrived at It's dock next
10 tho Fulton Ferry there wero no friends and.
what tho girls most feared no policemen to
erect them Three or four reporters hurried
up the sangway and met the most innocent
party Of young women imaginable. While the
boat was swinging alongside the pier Miss
Beach wae enthusiastc In her pantomimic
greetings to The Sun reporter. who happened
TO have been the last person to bid her good
By on tho dock Of tho Colnal two weeks ago.
An officer Of the ship said few words to the
prodignl daughter. and when The Sun man
finally greeted her she said that she had mis-
taken him for her brother.
Didn't think It was Tom ?" said She turn.
ing to Kitty Dolan. and Kitty backed her UP.
Then Miss Hazel Blake and Miss Day were ap-
preached and declared that thcy were Southern
girls. had never been In New York. couldn't
understand anything about the whole matter
and were hungry and tired. In the
next breath they wished that they had
never taken tho trip. and then. making
grab for their satchels. they shot up Fulton
street. Miss Beach and hor friend had re-
treated In the mean time to deck cabin we'll
forward. and only Miss Smith was accessible
The offloers Of the boat knew nothing there
seemed 70 be deat and dumb. ,,.. s.,.
TnS svs II S9s Ms' s% sa
brothe sas matted Her fhs Couple ststed az
once iSr %illlsmsbnIsh. thsl5 bone: ha tE.Ys
The Smith family. consisting Of the widowed
pleasantly furnished house on South Second
ISs .nd to Be Ia eS
ssys ts sovss4s' sh: s% ID
ssnd DER iarhHrsd girl OF twenty-five told
ssx, ,faiiaE /. girls to g on sns stage
AND Il was stated IN
the advertisement that experience was not re-
tsst change he he'd at
Fourth avenue and Fourteenth street, and I
didn't Ike him much. but finally signed c9p-
s as S9 s Msrf "a. H. SSs &. OH Sh
ss II live &s Get Bs w es1
snoan unit - peePaa 70
70 HOUSTON was to be deducted from my sal
oostu s But we hs wsr eaid
paw: neither tie price nor the dresses would
th ns =. ELECT ns ,Slemnly swear that an 60
4 was oil settled. and you saw us come down
e hS 70 say that Smith
#hen Kim What Re sTs stssP
&c ssse IRE des
saRsen vi whsa tS c
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Mh said thss We
were not to talk to any OF the male passengers
ys$f e
s$ ssss Say ' zee
to SsaissssSn q .I%s W 3sS isnsh tSsss ss
Bells boarding house. an annex Of the Bells
s: Vas Is ss1 ~
Rt twelve After dinner we went to
covered with sswdust an M Inch chick, balcony
With seats. and q dozen or more boxes with
there san n aafise hs
ssss. sS Y SSis
A. 4 hour vas over: the women. cams
tie Served Ssihs dfnks Tias n ansS
ss A. $1s
az .l ana Eat a prssents
5 sy a aaifi Rs aaSSq wsn syy
Eot into debt tho moment they arrived In |
a asTs e and Sdy wS ara S sSe
After THO show was oyer we went to our
It'd e has soaS h nos
;ssAs NJ; SsaS Esas e sS%s "S
s%s shs sati ssSs
e|nd ~ told ,o9r, story. Tho Mayor GENT
foll IL a big. stout man, with
lignt moustache. and he objected very strongly
y 4 sondlIg us back. but tho .Mavor said II he
e Rs not 90 80 his place would BE- closed 1hep
Fra hnsiIy Sa.S G saS e aSs st aes
went went to to AustIn. and Miss Hall whose real
mrS, l;eil: Weweht aboard the Comal at mid
hi,ght last Friday. and sailed tho next morn.
net thst the chief steward offered his heart
s Ss', see seemed very fond 81 Miss Beach. and.
nell ~ one 81 the engineers was very pleasant to
ms Swhen was able to got on deck.
"a smith never told mo or any OF the girls. as
~ r. v as know. what we really had to expect
S Szehs policemen. in fact. all classes OF mon.
s. 6a ne 70 oheE US help IL necessary. Miss
fhSiimer Is Brooklyn girl: Miss Beach. Miss
p sn i,, home Is in Kingston, and Miss STAN
y ives IN Kingsbridge.. There was one
ucky Girl Miss llvoid~ ~ nrootlvr xuhoaa |