The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07

policemen when anything happens near II or
anY body threatens to iniure 1t.
II was about IL o'clock on Wednesday when
the two boys that are responsible for the big
red blotch on the srchs side came through the
SQUARE. Policeman James Brennan and
Roundsman Cary we're on the south side. La
borer Pagan was at work raking up leaves on
the grass plot at the east OF the arch andinot
more than 200 feet away Right at the foot OF
the arch we're little boy and bicycle. Pagan
Gays that the small boys coming across the
square were y and II years OF age re-
spectively. They were skylarknR until
within n few feet OF the arch. when
the twelve.year-old boy struck the nine
year old boy alongside the head ana
ran of. Quick as a flash the nine-year-old
boy raised his arm aud hurled bottle after
him. That instant there was crash. and the
lux splattered in every direction. The boy
with the bicycle yelled. Pagan dropped his
rake and started after the nine-year-old boy
who ran up Fifth avenue Pagan only ran as
far as the arch. He looked at the red spots
and then went back to work. 1t was ten min
utes later when he told Policeman Brennan.
The policeman ran TO the arch. They went
up that way" said the boy with the bicycle.
pointing up Fifth avenue Take my bicycle
an you can catch EN-.
The bicycle was seven sizes too small for the
policeman. ne pOlConhu Juhpcu oh pVH'uu
a Fifth avenue stage. He rode up to Four
teenth street. but not boy did he see. He
corrallel half q dozen on the way back and
brought them to the arch with him. They
were almost frightened to death. he OK
amined their hands but there wasn't red ink
stain on any Of them. Neither Pagan nor the
little boy with tho bicycle could Identity any OF
them SO they were let 60
The news that the arch had been damaged
spread about the neighborhood quickly. and q
crowd gathered and said things about the boy
who had done 1t. The hands OF every urchin
we're looked at with suspicion. It would have
gone hard with some one II q red ink spot had
been discovered. "Ho'd been spanked
within an inch OF his life and then arrested"
said Brennan yesterday. Nothing was done
! on Wednesday or Thursday to remove the
stains though the time Of the policeman on
duty in the square was taken up listening to
men and women who wanted to wash them
or rub aod on them. or to do dozen other
On Friday morning Johnson. the head fore
man OF this downtown park. got to work on
the the spota are They are on the east side Of the
arch. The largest. which Is where the hottie
c sTh q his ht shsrS
streak two inches wide running down to tho
larger stones tina, form the base III The boy was
bottle. and the splash was therefore directly
across the side OF the arch toward Filth ave-
nue. 1t was Ike the tail OF a comet comet
and all around were isolated spots Foreman
Johnson began first with milk. That took OIL
the ink that had dried on the outside. but 1t
didn't make any Impression on the red that
had soaked into tho porous stone. Then some
one suggested that Oxalic acid be tried and
bottle Of that was got At first 1t look ed as "
some Of the stun Was coming nnt ont IL turned
said another spectator, and some OF that was
tried. 1t didn't work any better than tire on
alic acid or the milk. Then the foreman re-
removing colors. and he got some. The result
was the same. The next suggestion was lemon
Juice and salt. Lemons were squeezed on the
spot and salt was added; IL haa no ene,t on
were no stains. Then the Job was given up for
4 great many people from lower Fifth ave;
nue. came to the square Yesterday aad looked
at the stain. shook their heads, and walked
away saying Too bad. too bad" Among
the early visitors was David y. CaEyalho, the
expert on psnmanship He told Policeman
take the stain out like rolling OF q log. One OF
the IN en- en- ployed about the square went down
TO Mr.. Carvalho's office and got two bottles OF
applied first. then No. 2 and then No again.
and that the stun must not be used until NOR
ming. After giving the two bottles to the work.
man Nr. Carvalho lett the city, and the re-
one smelled strongly OF muriatlc acid Inc
workman will lie up with the daylight this
morning and viii try the preparation;
ored either with Brazil wood or an am moniacal
solution Of cochineal. These are fast col
ors. IL is feared that the stains have sunk so
deeply into the marble that no preparation
will be found to take them out. In that case
1t will be necessary either to remove the spot-
ted blocks altogethe OF else to put something
on them that will cover the marks-