Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-19
AFat Man Stops Travel.

\ Fat Man Stops Travel.
Brooklyn Bridge! All out?" cried
the conductor in that confident air
characteristic of pullers of the bell rope,
as Bleecker street car came to a
standstill at two o'clock Monday aft er-
noon opposite the bridge entrance.
Three men and two women wearily
made their way out of the car, mop
ping the perspiration from their faces.
The conductor stood on the rear plat
form. His car was behind time and he
was impatient to give the signal to
start.
One passenger didn't heed his "All
out !" cry. He was a big mana fat,
big man. He sat in corner OF the car,
one gigantic arm resting on the win
dow. His hat was on the seat beside
him. Leaning against the head and
the side Of the car, he was very com
Portable, apparently.
The conductor looked sharply at him
and then strobe menacingly to the front
of the car. Placing hand on the
giants shoulder he shook him, but it
was very slight movement he made.
The giant didn't bulge an inch. The
conductor then saw he was asleep.
"Here. now." the autocrat of the car
began grufliy, You'll have to get up.
You're at the end of the road. y
There wasn't even snore from the
bic sleeper. The conductor tried his
two hands now, but he made as little
impression rs if he we've tugging at
stone wall. He weighed only l25
pounds, and the big man looked as il
he would tip the scales at four hun
dred.
Backing away, the conductor took a
careful survey Of the beef he had been
tackling. He looked perplexed. Then
he became angry. =.
"This darned foolings got to stop
he cried, returning to the attack. Il
can't stay here all day for your pleas
ure. You've got to get out right now" F"
He went at his work like a man in
the rush line Of q football eleven. He
tugged and swore, and swore and
mgced. Not move was made by the
sleeping monster. He breathed regu-
larly and easily and there was child
ike expression OF coutentmcnt on his
rosy face. The driver gave the con-
ducror a hand, but even both of them
didn't seem to be able to turn hair OF
th" fat mans head.
Bv this time several cars were block
cd and many passers by had stopped to
watch the fun. Other naughty conduc-
| tors. their hand; on their change pock-
cts, ran to the scene.
Lets throw him of" suggested one.
Four of the bell ringers stepped into
the car, and they and The other conduc-
tor and the driver went to work on the
peaceable fat man.
They took hold on him wherever they
could-his trousers legs, his collar, his
arms-and strained away. They putled
and blew and swore, but they couldn't
move him. They didn't even wake
him.
At him they went again when they
had wiped the swept from their brows.
They were vicious now-just like dogs
suffering from the heat.
Here, no hitting below the belt, "
yelled a man in the crowd who was
ready to give odds that the enemy
couldn't route the fat one.
The assailing party was on a savage
rush when this remark was made. The
laugh from the crowd shamed them,
and they drew back and mopped their
brows again.
"Nhy don't yer get derrick, yer
iavs,n suggested lad whose tattered
remnant hung on one ''gallus' nailed
to his dirty knickerbockers.
While the attacking force was hold
ing council Of war shout went up
from the crowd mingled with pitiful
exclamations in Italian. A banana
pcdler's cart had been upset in the jam
of cars and the City Hall Parks army
of urchins was descending on the fruit
like vultures.
The fat man had the sympathy OF
the dirty faced Arabs.
'Why don't yer let de poor bloke
alone" they cried to the conductor
Hes sunstruck, dat's what he is.''
\ piece of banana whizzed through
the air. 1t struck limp conductor on
the neck. A hurried consultation was
held, and it was decided to retreat
The reinforcement left the car, the
driver took his place on the front plat.
form and the conductor pulled the
bell strap. Away started the horses
followed by the cheers and laughter O
the crowd.
The fat man continued to slumbel
peacefully, while fly lit on his broad
nose. The conductor was tucking 6
handkerchief under his collar as the
car disappeared.
1t was whispered the fat man was &
museum freak who had been doing
the EOWerN nnd rho hna hann auar