Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-05
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOW N
A Sacred Concert at the Police Station Last
Night.
How the Guests Are Treated-A Sue
cessful Evangelist at Work
Other Local Notes.

Inebriate Georgetown reveled on Saturday
hight, and the number of characters taken
in by the police was unusually large. All
the cells at No. were occupied yesterday,
and some were doubly tenantei The condi-
lions of the prisoners were vario&s. Some
were feeling good, others shaky and dis
agreeable, while others still were suffering
that burning thirst, splitting head and tor
turesome stomach that follow the long
debauch suddenly brought to an end.
when a man is brought to the station on
Saturday night who has been going 1t so
hard and continuously that the air SEEMS
full of great, fat, dubious snakes with
spots of brilliant orange, and wings and
long forks emanating from their tongues,
isn't 1t terribly wrecking to him physically
to cut him off from liquor with almost
jerk and keep him closely confined for
twenty-four or thirty hours?' asked The
star man Of Lieut. Swindtils.
In extreme cases." was the reply, we
give a small quantity of liquor off and On,
but it is only given a medicine and on the
prescription of a regular physician, or DE-
Sheckell, who resides rear the station ana
who has been of great service to us often.
Our ordinary Saturday night drunk does
not suffer on Sunday, and Is easily satlsneu
with hydrant water served to him IN MS
cell through our little spouted watering can.
him in. If he develops an extraordinary
thirst and we think he has had enough wa
ter. We give him little liquor on the ad-
vice of 4 physician, from some lllled TASK
taken from him on entering or from some
like prisoner.
while we don't cater to the comfort of
our patrons, we try to keep their health
from becoming impaired while with us.
There was a sacred concert at the station
last night. The officers called it sacred, be-
cause 1t was held on Sunday night Some
of the prisoners were in a tuneful frame OF
mind, and they expressed themselves ac-
cordingly. There was a soprano, who was
arrested for dIsorderly conduct, who sang
with dramatic effect, pacing up and down
her cell and waving her arms as II she
were fiercely battling with mosquitoes. Her
voice had extensive range and considerable
breadth, though her style could not be gen.
orally comm aI4ded for ease and proper re-
serve power. The effect of her personality
was a sort of wild intoxication. The tenor
was n strengthening fellow which account
ed for the warmth with which ne sang. He
gave an originality to his song through the
dissection OF his lower notes, which he ac-
cCmplished by holding a shoestring Vertl-
cally against his lips, on a line with the
nose The be sos were plentiful and strong.
Some were coal beavers, others scorned
work. The cell levels all ranks, though, and
they sang together. At some quiet line a
grunt of disgust would be heard from e dis
interested prisoner, but IL didn't stop the
song. One after another hoated out through
the bars astide of sturdy breaths, struck
the brick walls opposite, rebounded, helter-
sheltered through the walking space and
then escaped through the ventilator.
Successful EvnngcIIst.
There is an evangelist conducting a series
Of revival services at the Congress Street
NJ. 2. Church who is working his hearers
up to an unusual degree of religious fervor.
He Is known as Wilson, the Blacksmith
Evangelist" and is from the eastern shore
Of Maryland. He has never entered the
ministry, but has proven himself power
at every church where he has appeared
Evangelist Wilson is not an educated man.
but makes up with conscientious earnestness
what he lacks in ministerial force. He is
OF the Sam Jones order OF evangelists, in
terspersing his exhortations with rude and
unpublished. but striking. SMILES One of
his remarks last night was: Il am on the
gangplank of a boat headed for heaven
with fist full OF free tickets. Who'll go
with me?" At Dr. Hammonds Church In
Baltimore Evangelist Wilson made 20 con-
verts. His power there seemed Irresistible
He was called to the service OF God, he
says. while working at his forge, and an
unseen spiritual something has kept at his
back ever since urging him on.
Wanted ~ WhccIbarrow.
('hnries Harness stola m