The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03
VANDALISM IN YELLOWSTONE PARK.
People Who Defnce the Scenery aad Some
tImes Get RIghteousIy PmnL.hed.


SCRANTON. Dec. p" The Yellowstone Park
guards told me this summer how sharp they
had to watch would be wand and how they
had handled few real ones" said q Scranton
tourist when you enter the park you have
to deposit your firearms and other weapons.
SO that you can't fire at anything II you are so
foolish as to have such a desire to break the
rules You get n receipt for your weapons.
and II you are a law. abiding citizen you are
glad to help enforce the rules The vandals.
however. don't need any weapons but their
hands to get themselves into scraDes and the
guards are on the alert for them at all times.
"One morning a high railroad mag nate OF
the Northwest accompanied By two United
States Senators. q guard told me. ordered the
driver to take his party through section OF
the park. the driving through which was pro-
htbited by the rules The driver told the rail-
road magnate what the rules were. and also
that IL he We're 10 drive there the whole party
would undoubtedly be arrested. The mARnAts
and the Senators assured the driver that no
guard would dare to arrest them. and that
they would see to 1t that no harm came to him
So the driver oboyed the great mems cons
mand TO break tho rules. and the almost Inn
mediate outcome Of i was that the entire
party. were arrested aud Put into the
the commandant who they we're. and they also
lied T. him by pleading ignorance OF the rules.
bul Tue testimony OF lHe ffiNeE WAS against
them. and they had 10 stay in the guard house
all night, Owing 10 their eminent stations
they got OF with u light punishment and they
promised never to ignore the rules again.
Another story they told me was about q
pOmpous Methodist minister from the East
piece OF natural formation near one OF the
geyseTs. Ito had beon cautioned by visitor
in his party not TO DO SO. but no said he wanted
10 take the beautiful formation TO his family as
him snatch H. Sohe broke it OF and put
II into his pocket, and in less than half Z
Winuts "a guard collared him lie begged
ike good follow to be let on they said. tell
ing them that ho was a minister Of the gospel
ana would pay all the damages. The evidences
OF Hls vandalism was found on his person and
begging 10 be released did him no good Two
guards marched him forty miles through the
para between them, not giving him a chance
70 eat on the way and when they reached the
never 10 return, They were anxious TO learn
they told me. whether the paTson had ever
preached sermon N the subject Of vandalism
A GaTrulous woman was nabbed one day
lusi alter she had broken OF a stAlRctits 70
take home. She was indignant because the
guard had arrested her. and shs was also sauce
AMI lH.t udenL even though she declared that
she Was the chief executive officer OF a
Women Christian IempeTAncs Union In her
town, AS well as teacher IN the local SUNDAY
schonL Her friends pleaded ia her BEHALF but
she herself wasn't bit Penitent aud when
the guards undertook T. march her out Of the
paTS she wouldn't walk step. aud they had
10 carry her out on a streteheT. five or siK
miles. she Ieered them all the way they told
me. and the mem 9ers Of her party marched IN
the rear and made unkind Temarkk Mhsn
they put her down outside Of the PARK. she gave
the guards such tongue lashlhE that thsy
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