The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02

The TammanY men, loaded 70 their muz-
zles with varied assOrtments of tipple, stray
gled. one at q time. into the third floor front
and turned in AT 5 o'clock In the morning.
when the four members of the Tammany
tribe were snoring like so many trombones,
Mr. Yankee rolled In with a tide that
threatened to run out of his scuppers
Being too tired to undTess, he hung his
overooat on the wRshstand, blew out the
gas, and, boots and all, tumbled into the
ramshaokle bed.
Maybe an hour later McCue who has a
nose as fine as a beagle, scented gas in the
halls. After running about bit be located
it in the room tenanted by the yank aud
the FRmmanyites. Though the door was
unlocked, be, in his excitement, kicked it
in and in the gloom saw the five unoou-
scious men, The gas was so strong that be
feared TO enter BY this time his yells had
aroused the forty-five other inmates Nc
Cue fired a couple of bottles and soap
dish across the room and through the win
dow. This opening made q draught, and in
minute or two SO much OF the gas was dis
peled that Tescuers rushed in TO help thoss
overcome by IT,
In the meantime some one had called an
ambulance from the city hospital. The
doctor who came with it helped all but the
yankee, who, despite the efforts of the ply
sician, showed no signs of life They were
all taken TO the hospital, which the Tam
many man was able TO leave about md
day. The man from Maine never re-
gained what little wit he had. He died that
night.
The doctors told the survivors that their
salvation was no doubt due to the fact that
they slept on the floor where the gas was
less dense than above, while the Maine man
lay on a bed elevated considerably higher
than the pallets and Immediately under the
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escaped. Owing TO the excitement of the
other dodgers II was impossible to learn with
any exactness how long the 1--WE men were
under the influence OF the gas but the doc
tors thought perhaps thirty or forty min
utes McCue was under the impression
that about an hour elapsed between the time
the yankee entered and tho moment he
threw the soap dish through the window.
One of the saved, describing his sensa-
tions. said IAN l can recall is the horrible
dreams and specter-like visions whirling
around me while slept. l was conscious,
too, but while i was perfectly satisfied that
the speCterS we're confusings Of my own
brain, they were none the less appalling. In
that respect they differed from any other
dreams / ever experienced, for / seemed to
look at them in duh way. In an ordinary
dream / have seen, felt and converted with
strange creatures to the utter exclusion OF
any other thought
"They alone occupied my whole atten-
ton. But the visions | saw while under the
influence of the gas were blood-curdling
yet all the while / was aware what they
we're, and yet though my mind was clear,
had no power to blind myself 60 them
or to pull myself out Of the Embarrassing
lethargy.
In the same way" he said, ~ was CON
scious when they dragged me out, although
| tlnuOhE IN who had hold Of ma
strange demons who were about to bear me
60 the Internal regions. / wanted 10 cry out,
but could not, and much as | tried to resist
l felt that was not moving muscle. When
the doctors brought me TO my senses felt
as though had just been awakened from a
deep sleep, aud beyond qualmish stomach
and a buzzing in the head l felt all right
But as soon as my mind became clearer
all the dreadful phantoms had seen Ia my
sleep returned"
Police Captain Price was called on to help
couple Of jays from the interior of New
jersey, who ran up against the Fool Killer
in the Tenderloin precinct little while ago.
It waa their FIRST visit TO New York, and
they were as green as young gourds. They
found room In a cheap lodging house in
Seventh avenue. The house has 80 many
queer fish among it's guests that the land
lord hires night man to parade the balls
to prevent dodgers from taking French
leave with towels or bedding, and also TO
make them quickly shut off the lights TO
keep the gas bill down.
The Waterman noticed that the light in
the room tenanted by the two gentlemen
from the piney woods was burning longer
than the house rules permitted. Hearing
them talking he banged on the door. saw
ing; Say you ducks In there! Put out
that light You don't want to burn it all
night, do Youm
''All right all right" replied the green
horns.
Presently the Waterman heard one say {:
snuff her out. jim snuff herin
Snuff it be danRed" exclaimed Jim, sit
hain't got no wick
Through the glass OF the transorn the
guard saw the light flare up and then go
down as the Reubens within tried 10 pinch
out the flame. Even then the chap outside
did not suspect that they were talking Of
the gas Then he heard one whisper. "pll
fix itW He next heard them soppin9 some
thing in water, followed by swishinQ
sound and dark shadow, with which the
light went out, leaving the room in dark
ness.
He heard them laugh and snuggle down
in their breaking cots, after which no
trotted along to inspect other parts Of the
house. An hour or 30 later he smelled gas,
and after hurried search found that it
came from the room in which the Jaws
slept. Getting no response 10 his call or
his thumps on the door, he procured a chair,
on which be stood 20 peep through the tran
som; but the gas came out ia such volumes
that it almost knocked him down. Help
came In answer to his cries, the door was
burst in, and, using q blanket, they famed
fresh air into the room until they were able
TO enter and open the window.
Capt. Price, who happened to be passing,
heard the hubbub, and, supposing It was
caused by free fight, hurried upstairs. He
found the conatoss Jerseymen stretched on
the hall floor, while men dashed buckets of
water over them. They were removed TO
tae New York hospital. where they were
forced 20 stop twenty-four hours before
they were well enough 10 leave.
Not to the Manner Born.
II beg to be excused. don't belong in this