The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-05
ON THE TRAN or TIE EIFsIRDASTON.
Desperate Chase OF n Jersey Band Through
the Fo.gY MIids of the Fourth W md.

Desperate Chase OF Jersey Band Through
the Foacy "iids OF the Fourth Ward.
There are lot OF men in white shirts
marching along Broadway. and I'd like to
know who they are" said tho city editor.
Tho reporter. who was trying to spelbind a
sheet OF blank paper into the opening sentence
OF a soul-stirring article. hurried forth lfyou
happened to be hurrying forth at that hour-it
was 3 p. M.-you noticed that you couldn't see
through tho fog and drizale much beyond your
nose. and II you wore glasses which gathered
the mist your nose was quite out OF sight. The
white shirts were certainly out OF sight when
the reporter reached Broadway.
That gave the reporter time to think. A
band Of men who would march through such
weather in white shirts must he IN to some
thing desperate. The reporter hurried on UNI
I'll he ran into policeman. who informed him
that the whitc-shirt brigade had turned south
into Chambers street. At Park row there was a
blockade. Such q blockade Park row IS
mostiy cable road bitches along there. and tho
bitches are bridgcd for the surface cars. Tho
mic. aside from the stree cars ia immense.
It Is fight for the bridge at ali times. Tut the
passage OF II band OF white shrted marchers
had made the struggle Of trucks drnys. carts.
nothing without wings could ,surmount il.
One could not go around ii because OF the
bitches. and the white-shirt men were getting
further away every minute. ~
Lost items grow as they take their fight.
Perhaps those white shirts We're going somn;
T They might b. havenpor's men! hut thero
was the blockade: II jungle OF crnnchinG
wheels ripping tearing, inv wagons n, rursinE
was hroken at last md the reporter vas sweLt
across the street He asked p"rsririns Of
h,rcak the Ilockahe. which wnv tn" white
shirts had gone. The officer nn,s.,wcrr. slowly:
ma h"G" r a'n'T With " %ra and WHIT
on tho surface u things. Tho rsrorter bur +;
Madison was made aware by the prevalent
excitement that the white shirts rn-sinly
Through Madison street the reporter, rush"d
on until CathArne street was reached. where
the excitement hai dsve!nnsd into O. hysteriG.
found. ,..'",'.-.--...,
stopped at store TO buy heavy gray w"pl-
len No. 10 pair OF socks A sword ana heavy
socks? That suggested war and rigorous
WHO are those marching mcn?" demanded
the reporter. CRASHING the white shirt 10y Its
They're tho ftsardaston." answered the
white shirt. md tore away.
his rsss o at"r
fruit stand. The owner demands,s ton cents
damases So did other r,Ery iaiinn IS who ,h~
the ten cents apd solve tho mystery q! N, NJ
snrdosnton or suffer the bitterness OF defeat
Tho reporter paid and rushed on
At South street the white shirts stood r"-
vealed in front o! tho Bridegroom stenmh"";
Rosedale's dock IA thc rcpo: ter arrroach"d
the white shirts wcr" absorbed into the wait
ing room. All hut on" He hn'! sst"or"d to
roll un his trousers. He was Il smal! Istr4?s.
tonian. and the reporter MES allie to hold him
fast.
"Mho ere ycn;" !"r,.rhs, u; rer9rtsr
The Nfsardnston. :">nHl!"! ne Hi.ilt.
"Sny it slowly" tn" reporter begged.
THE Phelps Guar Of Paterson said the
SURPRISED white stirtrr.
What arc Won dom. !: w
We are gong t" Bridgeport with the Will
kinson Engineer Corps OF Newark to join in
parade to- iGht."