The sun., 1892-04-04
SPRING OPENS HOT AND DRY.
WICKED NEW FoRKERs GO TO THE
YIRTUOUs SUBURBS EOR BEER.

East side Saloons Closed at First with the
Rest. but as the Day Went On the Ger
mau Vote Got Too Strong for Them nns
Forced Them Open-lt Was u Blessed Day
The real spring. OF bright skies and mild ati
and suggestive summers In tho brown tur
and in the brown branches Of the trees. after
flirting with this city for over n week. smiled
in earnest yesterday and stretched wide Its
arms. There was ray OF summer weather tc
mnke tho heart OF every living thing glad
And when tho people threw up their windows
md felt this gentle air blowing In tho sun
shine. they said: This Is q day for pleasure
Let us 60 out and drink glass Of beer and he
happy"
And forgetting oil about Dr. Parkhurst and
prcsentmcnts and oil other uncanny devices.
they set forth with smiles and spring bonncts
and babies. But presently there camo over
their faces a look Of sorrow and discomfort.
For with the first day OF spring and tho first
chance for expansion. n drought Ind come.
such drought as had not been seen for years.
Those who were nstir at midnight OF Sntur-
day had tho first warning OF the dny that was
to be. Tho law provides that tho saloons
must.close at o'clock on all nights but Satur-
day night. when NIL saloons must close Mt IL.
There has always been u generous construc-
tion O! this. In this city there arc so many
who toll Mt night md want Eood'cheer ut tho
turn night into dny that places OF cheer and
amusement for ull hours havo never been
lacking.
But last night tho nil niChtrs wore turned
into tho streets at midnight at all except
few mover closing restaurants. Tho barkecp-
ORB permitted no lounging or dallyinG. Thcy
turned out tho lights and said: "We aro
sorry gentlemen. but wo must cioso." And
tho dazed all-niGhters found themselves on
~. sks n,
veniently near tho bridge and wanted beer
hard enough went over tho bridge after 1t.
and got It without sdilllculty in tho strictly
vrtuous suburb. Brooklyn. the city OF homes.
the city OF churches. There was n procession
over tho bridge In tho small hours OF the
The first appearances in the streets in tho
find an early cocktail better than q downy he'd:
They passed around to the side doors. pushed
SedSs Sa p%nnos n:l Then Gss they a knosked IN tc
impat iently and then thoy bounded and
Put hsS fo5 sGn pqs sSsa s
curtains raised high and tho EN- pity interiors
exposed. the shining Elass ard ,r,do the clark dark
The key Of .his establishment was lost the
ste5 II ,hs dHy the hsrEGSgBH-s IN tall
SHINY natS ana tlclr ulbsl ulHHy IpllSlleu
jcwelry and linen. came around aud stood out
In front Thcy had come to tell their custom
ers, what thH matter was md md to offer such
partially to take tho place OF those Of a liquid
iorm. But these barkeepers would listen t3
this absurd i state OF affairs rot noised far and
through tho front windows Of saloons that had
always been shut at their front windows as o
At ono Dlncc man who was especially deS-
perate banged and kicked until hs finally
MG h s"
Yo% may bSt Walf In. sir and my
'@fS But t I'm % no oilieer" said the man. want
You can't have II drink"
:::Sat to day you can't drink.
:a% Srsit dSy dsy MSp2nt an old friend die on
. fho f ba%aH fh neSt doa4e
climb tho fence and I'll hand you out a little
drink, But you must go away the way you
the % samo diilcultv hf W was @ ioandthose dtculs
e y s e r. :s
have died. But to the east Of Third avenue.
sRsSty III se pafs e se sfs
Early in the day it was equally tight in oil
quarters: Blt toward noon the pressure 81
had turned its entire regulation into tho
until beer became necessity. SO first few.
then . number Of saloon keepers ovorcame
outtheir hinges. The east side people. except
es ssfn Dr s
sSS Sk
What they wanted: The ,s result W.s u great IN
Tenderioin Ten I districs bef ore. About tho forry
be had il taken tai t. noiselessly and hastily "'''
The Tenderloin district deserves n T., especial
%saSna nsss ss was
soen before There may have been a saloon
two open In that dsTct f. bHt no news % Of It
heard were rs ghty, ths Gssfd IS i
You isS < Know nov those saloons along Broadway and
Sixth and seventh avenues nre for tho
aoSs There are Curtains Whes down
70 meet .hese mirrors when s;n. tho soons Hre
lee led WtR tho ordinary il,tnF q ths curtains to
ss back the swnrnE Ing
cigar sSs S ae nny aas RsSo s
instant doubt or hesitation.
CAPT Reilly told his E4iis;Ement twice yester
lowed to admit customers. and at g 0 clock last
night he called his four roundsmsn before him
carried out his orders. One Of tho coppers ar
rested saloon keeper at 10 o'clock for having
A cab drove up to tho ,Thrtieth. street sta
tlon ut o'clock yesterday morning. and tho
Meeinn for a drink Of water. must have
something to drink" he said; and can't get
anything else" He got drink from the hy-
drant In the section room.
AZ niGhtthero were the usual sacred concerts
with sarsaparia, and tho crowds sat thirsty
and unapprecintive. A few OF tho saloons
opened for business toward o'clock, but so
OF course there were snndry beer halls on
Staten Island and on Long Island. and crowds
patronized tho ferryboats and found their per-
severance rewarded Tho out-of;town places
Wero unprepnred for such an exodus. unheard
was more to drink than to eat. and u lonf Of