The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-16
MEN WHO HAD LUCK.
STORIES CIRCULATED IN AeRouP OF
TACOMA SPORTS.
Most of Them Were Told by Professional
Gamblers and May May Not Be True,
but an Anidavit Is Required For the Yarn
About the Gold Seeker.

Gamblers ana May or May Not Be True,
but an Anidavit Is Required For the Yarn
About the Gold Seeker.
"Well, that was luck"
The speaker was one of group of half
a dozen men who were standing on Pa
cific avenue putting away at Havanas and
talking just to pass time away and to
clear their threats. The conversation had
been about the livery stable man, Mar
tin, of this city, who had fallen heir to
$3.50, 900 three years ago and didn't find
it out until few days ago.
Talk about luck" said one of the
group, who was gambler, 1--WE see plenty
of it. Do you know that one day last
week man entered one of our gambling
houses with nickel and won ont $500 in
three hours? He had gone clean busted
the night before and found the nickel in
an out of the way corner in his room the
next morning.
THAT blokie went to the gambling
house with the intention of placing his
cent piece on the number 8. He got
into the room when the roulette ball was
whizzing around on its tour of numbers.
He rushed to the table and got down his
nickel on the five just as the game run
ner shouted All DOWN. In few SEC
onds the ball started on its rear end
bouncing, and in few seconds more the
man shouted 'fiveI' That gave the man
with the nickel $l75 for his cents.
Then he put 81 on No. II, and that num-
Der came up, giving him $35 more. He
continued TO play with varying luck
until in three hours he had won 800.
And the next day lie WAS broke again.
He borrowed nickel and tried the game
again. but it didn't CO."
"a can tell story Of man who was
| lucky" said business man. "ln the
early days of the gold excitement in Cali
I fornia, there came into San Diego a man
who was ragged and sick almost to death.
Tie was taken in hand and fed and fixed
mp. Then no told story of wonder
rul find of gold he had made. 1t was
only a few days of, he said, and he would
take party TO tho place if they would
outfit.
| several men who heard the story OF
tie great gold in the mountains that was
thcirs to go after got up party of 30.
! The start was made with that man as
leader. After few days travel it be.
came evident that the man had forgotten
Che way. They Travelled on, trusting te
luck, however. Indians were hostile al
the time, and they started in to NOV th-
gold hunters. They picked off one aftcl
another with their bullets. A score were
thus taken of. Then fever struck the
party, and II more went the way OF
1 death.
BY this time the 10 survivors were
"razy with rage. They had been If day,
out and were travelling in the most arid
country. Food was growing less ant
less, and desth faced everybody. On til,
afternoon of the fourteenth day the lead
! er, who had caused so much misery. was
given three days more to find his golf
/ find II he was not successful by that
time. he was to hang.
well, tho three days had almost
passed, and still there was no sign Of the
find. The last hour was almost up. Ii
/ seemed that tine man must haug. There
were only five minutes more, now two
I minutes, NOW Ona minute, now Il half
miAute-thcn came his luck. Just rs the
! time was up for the hanging that man
lroppod dodl."
II don't see how he was lucky" put il
the gambler vino had tol the first story,
-Fr't.r," "'sil tho b,.si.lu7, man, "hC
j was lucky because if be hadn't died he
fwoull have been hanged"
Another gambler told how few davs
ago Il green Swede who knew NOTHING
tAcut tile game, hut determined to try
ais hack, lad won nearly $1,000. II.
lad been an unluoker once or twice and
.rell big winnings. He went to tha rou.
'tte wheel with 500, and in few hours
a" had wen out $500, Ii seemed mat nt
uatt5r what number he put chips on
and h. played rrckleasly, us all new play.
RS de--it cam up every time. That
vas pure lurl,. Tho man PLAYED uoro,n.
! bin4s2Gls or arrangements, " because he
vas rs green as grass and knew nothing
tbout the game,
Il have friend" spoke mp one of tn,
!. group who is connected with the cit,
J. government, 'who b. the merest lucl
made a discovery that is netting him mil
I ions. His name is Perkins, AMI Il few
I y"urs ago back in Minnesota hemada hi
!, discovery. lie was travelling nan rD,
! f-rocory firm, aud While walking to 6
tr9ln to 20 from one country town toan
other ous day he whitfield a stici.
Tic had whitfield the stick in a trian
sular shape. On thn trGin the idea stracl
lin TINT the shape would be int whaf
vas wanted for railroad spikes. TIL
IslEaTo spikes in vogue wero not the ri.-l
hing because they split the grain Of til,
ties when driven into them. an
vhca dry tn wood s!ranll away from
hri4. The triangle shaped spike Norl,
lnt SPLIT the grain, and sub oqueu
shr;Ekuse would he done away with
Perkins subinittel his discovery to Pull
msa, @ul Howtho spikes arc being ma I
ny millions at Pullman, Ills, inaBm.
Allll.oAa for Perkins and Pullman. y"
Another gambler here clhlned in wifi
de statement that during thu past wrel
a. sslADler from Seattle had Won - 1901
It faro II Tacoma rooms in two sitfiugs
4iutn sitttngs occupied l3 hours, aud tn
r5t sitting resulted in tho winning q
geo and the second 81 900. Dsfn,
he lat or game the nun WAS ont naiult
Q he whole $1,000 hp had Won at sittim
No. /, but he picked up and won III.
5 money. u suppose he has z,he back t
seattle with his dough. said The gam
- al=r, as | have not seen him for som
Gofa."-Tacoma News,
4 Ancient Girdlcs.
hncisrt Eirales were in some respect
= iiEe HE CHAT .;iiucs not long ago eolnrcl
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