The morning call., 1893-07-05
THE NIGHTS PANDEMONIUM.

When night fell on the city pandemo-
mum broke loose. As soon as darkness
clouded the azure, and the first star began
to twinkle, the obnoxious hoodlum broke
into the open. Armed with pockets full
of crackers and bombs, he crept from the
lair where he had slept off his previous
nights carouse and entered upon his usual
vocation, namely, of interfering with the
peace of as many respectable citizens as
he possibly could.
Chinatown was the center upon which
the -h0odlum's patronage was conferred
There he was not satisfied with throwing
about as many harmless irecrackers as be
pleased, but he used his bombs for the
inimitable pastime of setting fire to the
passers-by. One burly fellow thought it a
huge joke to let one of these Internal ma
chimes off directly under the chin of an
inoffensive Celestial, the consequence
being that the victim was knocked head
long down stairway.
Gangs Of these men paraded the streets
ana even threw their missiles on the
heads of ladies. The offenders were diff
cult 10 detect among so many. Others
made the rounds of the cracker stores and
threw their bombs through the windows
and doors.
Sergeant Price of the Chinatown squad ];
IF one Of thuse things were to explode in
a cracker store it would blow the whole
works clear into Arizona" and as he
spoke he made charge at young tough
who was in the act Of making merry in
this way. The offender talked back and
was marched Oft to the station. He had
money. though-he was bartender
balleG himself GU: and walked triumph
antiy off with the intimation that he was
golnS to continue his amusement.
but even these men are not worse than
the corner loungers on Market street
The thorough1are was densely packed
and amid the confusion one Of these men
would dart out and throw a lighted
cracker onto lady's dress. In one in
stance the lady's gown caught fire, and if
bystander mad not rushed promptly to
the rescue serious results might have fo.-
lowed.
Meanwhile the Chinese proved as
patriotic as any and sent many fire.
balloons decorated with the red, white
and blue soaring triumphantly STEWARDS
This was all right. bur when some
eccentric celestals mounted the roofs of
their houses and began dscharging their
pistols at an imaginary moor this was
thought TOO much and the knights of the
plgtall were summarlly subdued.
On Merchant STREET a band Of patriotic
policemen gathered around an enormous
hre-balo0n that was under charge of one
OF their number. He was. in his shirt
sleeves and mounted on step-ladder.
Let her fill with gas, boys" shouted he
and when she's ready light the fire.
works" All this was done, and when the
balloon was thoroughly distended the
manager roared, Let her GO" The rock
cts were lighted and up scared the males
tic balloon, straight as an arrow, heaven
ward. VI she scared until she had gone
so lar that watchers began TO wonder
wheiher she was not one of the many
stars that twinkled in the heavens. But
soon there was flash. report. and
myriads of green, red and gold stars
came floating through the air till they
finally lit all around on the ground and Oh
the roofs of the adjoining houses.
Soon after IL o'clock, all the frework