The sun., 1894-10-01
e previous Sunday. This is the list.

Up town there wasn't enough humidity to en-
courage hygrometcr. The drought began
at midnight sharp on Saturday. Tho night
squads of the Tenderloin precinct before going
on duty were specially instructed.
wherever you saloon apparently closed,
and have cause to believe that there are people
inside, return To the station house and report at
once" were Capt. Schmittberger's orders to his
men.
The Captain himself. with Excise Commits
sioner Dalton. was wandering about the pre-
cinct nearly all night. Inspector McAvOy, too.
canyassed the district pretty thoroughly, and
the other Inspectors spent the night in making
their rounds, while Central Oflice men were
to be met with everywhere. So rigid
were the orders that even saloon keep
ers were forbidden TO remain in their
places after the stroke Of twelve. A broadway
liquor dealer who had stopped all business Mt
midnight and was standing in his doorway
while the barkeeper was sweeping out ard S-4
ranging the glasses behind the bar, was acccstc'
by policeman who told MIN that he must liGss
at once.
But that's only the bar K enper,' y rcInblIsta
tho saloon man. !. We're not open for BUSH ~
He's Just txingy Fittings little
Cant help H." returned the officer. Eel
have to come out. Orders are to have AZ
the saloons empty at midnight"
Even tne nOtels ana cares WerO Whrheu ny VIZ
GERS sent around for that purpose against sell
ing any liquor, except with regular meals. 1ro
custom in this respect has been for the thirst
wanderer to enter a cafe and order n drii \
and cracker. The edibles went as free luncr.
But yesterday that didn't go, and IL mau
wanted TO get n drink In an eating house he had
to order food and pay for it, All the broadway
cafes were crowded to overfowing after mid
night of Saturday with customers who ate that
they might drink. Even the drug stores were shy.
man who went to a soda fountain and winked
a significant eye simply wasted his muscular
energy, and even a citizen with pain was una
BILE TO get alcoholic relief fpharmaceutically with
out written prescription from a doctor,
The d9wn,town districts Were dssfrtsd rx az mad had
chosen the mystic hour 10 wave wand that
should close all doors instantly, the saloons
was a great exodus Of the dry 70 brooklyn,
where the reform Democrats are cultivating the
flourishes best when watered with Sunday beer.
From O'Clock t9. the returning bridge cars
OF satisfied citizens with fortified broaths. Yes
,erday the east side was probably % dEiSr than ia =
has Bowery ssa 9eTTs TTs sGs the
only three saloons that were evidently
doing business The big corner saloons; %snx
perhaps because the police have g habit OF
places had the screens down. 50 that one looking
from the street could see that they were quite
on the side streets business was equally slack.
Walking over toward Mulberry Bend the re;
% ber hSnd % In M earnest % and rather angry CONVEX
satiOn with l-fed jewel-bedecked man who
stood just outside the family entrance TO
"But never went without me beer of Sun
day in me life" cried the woman shrilly. Its
a shame an a disgrace o decent woman cant
get drop of beer TO take home an drink In the
quiet OF her own home" ,u.,.,,. a.. man
Were closed mp tight. Dassen't sell drop on
our lives. Like to oblige you, but 1t can't be
An me that's always bought me stufr here,
an me man. TOO: III buy no more n;, OF {oe you, w
sn6daP R6 Pnits ike Tssrs aTsy. Sone SSn ' 0 0' '
'You won't find any place where you can rush
that growleE around here replied ihe 81 ssIS1 "1
denouncing what she evidently regarded as an
invasion OF her naturul rights
A TRAPDooR AT THE BEGdARs REST.
In his wAnderings during the next hour the
variations least a score OF times. The streets
seemed full OF irate Tome" % ca Gsrryhhg ybaS empty
two saloons which az great pains
to accommodate their patrons One Of them
Standing ON an adjacent corner the reporter
saw several men In walking along 9y the saloon
mad swallowed them up. Going nearer he found
that there a large trap door IN ths siaesnk
a side door stood a red faced man, and crowd
OF tOnQh-loOkin ing individuals lounged about. AZ
intervals apparently by signal t"p or three OF
these would disappear down the lrap dooT;
Presently a policeman APPEARED coming AROUND
the corner the trap door closed with bang ana
the crowd melted away. After the omccr had
nasssd aud the loungers had returned. the re-
porter sGid 70 one of Them.
Can get drink in there p
Nav" was the short reply as the man
looked suspiciOusly at his tnterruSalor. =,
Why uotf They're doing business, aren't
they 4"
Nav"
Then what's that man watching at the side
Az, how n hell do know P'raps he's ad-
mlrtn' the pirture-squee skeneFy.'
ater on X appeared why the man was watch
ing lie walked up 10 the corner and iooEed
care fully about. retraced his steps went 10 ihs
other corner took a careful survey ot the street,
Then returned 10 tue door ami lopcned H. About
thfrty men fled out Two of them were 20
drunk they could scarcely stsgxrr, As they
came half a dozen OF the lpafcra outside doisrd
In tu take their turn.
Further up and further over 70 the east SIDE
there Were more places open. but the bIsuesa
methods were conservative HIa e.. Itlous. 10 9h
admitted tbs customer would 20 10 the sld9
door which was locked, aud tap. i would 80
opened BY the watches inside who, II lie found
nothing suspicious iu the visitors sDpearance,
would admit him, opening the door barely
enough 70 let him squeeze through, Saa locking