The evening world., 1893-12-28
CHIMES MAY RING.
Rev. Morgan Dix Heeds the Appeal
Of Evening World" Readers,
Proviso Made that Supt. Byrnes
Will Maintain Order About Trinity.
The Latter Has Given Assurance
that He Will Do So.

A reporter of THE Evening World
called on DR.. Morgan Dix, rector
Of the Trinity Church, on behalf
of thousands of people in this city who
want to hear the glorious chimes OF old
Trinity runs out on New Years Eve.
as has been the custom for fifty yeafs
past.
DR.. Dix issued orders recently that the
chimes were not to be rung. He gave as
his reason the fact that the crowds acted
in such disorderly fashion. and gave
vent to such diabolical noises by means
of tin horns.
This action on the part Of Trinity's
rector caused profound disappointment
among thousands Of people in this city.
THE Evening World" was beseeched
to ask DR.. Dix to change his mind. On
this mission, therefore, THE Evening
World" reporter went to DR.. Dix's office
to-day.
III Supt. Byrnes will give me assur-
ance that order will be preserved, / win
be too glad to do so,' replied DR.. Dix In
answer to the reporters question II he
could be induced to reverse his order.
"sup,tt. Byrnes has given The Evening
order in the vicinity OF Trinity Church
on New Years eve he will see that the
mob Is kept quiet said i the reporter. in
writing" said Or. Dix, and l will see
VIII VIII S you apply to o. him &c for 3. a force
asked.
For an answer, DR.. Dix swung around
in his chair and, selling a pen, wrote
the following to Supt. Byrnes:
suPr. BYRNEs.
My Dear Sir: I have given orderu that the
New Years night did this with extreme re,
past the disturbance on the streets In the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the church has been such
bells. An enormous and apparently unmanage-
able mob. provided with horns. takes possession
racket when can only ii be atiy described BY the
word 'diabolical.i"
Last year it was worse than ever before. Per.
sons In the church and In the school house at
some distance of on the corner of Thomas street
and Trinity place. could not hear a sound from
Since giving the order referred to / have re-
ceived letters and have been called on by a large
may be reversed. I am now informed on what
seems to be a good authority. that you have ex-
planned Of. and that you think you will be able
TO do so.
therefore write to say that II you will give
me the assurance that the crowds in the street
will be compelled to behave themselves, and pre-
vented from destroying the effects OF our public
and popular concert on the bells, ! shall be very
glad to change my order and direct that the
chimes be rung as heretofore. l am, very respect
fully yours, MORGAN DIX
Dec. rs. 1893. Rector OF Trinity.
THE Evening World man volunteered
to deliver the letter to Supt. Byrnes and
to have him give DR.. Dix a written as
surance that order will be kept. The Su-
perintendent will in all probability keen
his word and the chimes ring the old
year out and the ney year In as usual.
DIR. Dix. previous to writing to Supt.
Byrnes, said that five years ago the
mob interfered with the chimes precisely
as they did last year. He appealed to
Capt. McCaffrey, WHOM as h In charge
of the Church street station.
The captain sent around s~eventy-five
men to preserve order. The policemen
seized every horn, and breaking them in
pieces. threw them In the gutter. The
crowd was effectually quieted, and for
several years comparative quiet reigned:
Las year the mob broke out again.
said DR.. Dix. at made the most fiend-
of whiskey bottles were strewn about the
streets.
People came in wagons and 1t is be-
lieved that they were the ones who
brought whiskey along with them.
"Of course, the fact that this New
Years eve comes oil Sunday may miti-
gate this portion Of the nuisance. ] was
very sorry to have been compelled to
give such an order. but l was left no
other course"