Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21

But a New York street Crowd Caas
to His Aid and Ignored Red Tape.
ON the New York HersL ID.

From the New York Herald.
Never say that New Workers are not gen.
erously charitable when distress IS genuinsi
An Italian was tending his push cart filled
with candies about O'Clock Saturday after
no on in front Of No. 49, Park Row. His
license number is 2Cll. Sales were slow,
but the yender was picture OF lazy con-
tcntment ard easy going thrift. In a way
he was rich. though the sum Of his earthly
possessions was there on four wheels.
Suddenly a covered brewery wagon turned
in from the bridge. going uptown. The
driver whipped UP his horses. There was Q
sharp clash and clatter and then a collision
The push cart was thrown half way across
the street. The Italian Was turned heels
over head and dropped into the gutter The
driver. seeing what he had done. dashed his
horses and turned the next corner. making
has escape before anybody realized exactly
v hat had happened.
There. was a Mid rush 81 small boys q
scramble for the sugar-coated debris. They
threw themselves down upon the lozenses
and chocolates. they stuffed their pockets
with gum drops and peppcrmints; they
Set oped up hatfuls OF marshmsllows and
lemon drops. The scene OF the wreck wAs
carpeted. four-ply fashion. with a spread
out tansle OF legs and arms and bodies az
the youngsters struggled for the spoils In
the gutter.
The Italian was helpless. The delight oe
the sfts3fl boys Vas MS rum He mace one
or two clumsy attempts TO rescue his cam
dies, but was laughed al aad thrown of and
swept aside.
suddenly he drew long knife. keen.
bright-bladei. ugly Thing. threw back his
head. and would have driven she weapon
into his throat had several byStanders not
seized him. Even then he struggled with
all his might 10 Kill himself.
"Ail gone" he said. They TAXA every
ting. 4 canno' buy-a mo. AL gonc-every-
ting
BIG tears were rolling down his checks.
the queer little old cart was everything 10
him; His despair was genuine: it Was pa
tletic.
Here, here" said weii-dressed taan,
stop that. You're all right"
With that the speaker took OF his hat,
put in two silver dollars and some cn.aIl
ccins. and passed his hat to The next man
who pat in handful OF pennies and nicssels
and passed The nat TO the next man. and so
on. While the collection WAS being taken
up a number OF gentlemen. several OF them
removing their gloves for the work, gath
cred up what was left Of the stock OF candy
The example was contagious. The sRau
boys fell back and sneskeJ Off. except three
OF four. who assisted tine SarnariIans. The
crowd were keenly interested il rcmcIyinG
the Italians misfortune. as they were but .
minute before i'm proiIting by his IN LUCK.
There we're men picking no cocoanut b.fs
and butter1cotch for the street pesIdlor ,,!o
give LrIIda,in6ly TO charity. and then give
hUadrcis perhaps thousands, CT doilIrS Zoo
pleasure. The rivalry sre,c. They tosSied
one another for the privilege of ptczin, uD
= stray lozcage. they oajJycI dctaE SOD
laughing over IL like 80 nlsny sSLosl bS,s.
As the hat Was about t. IA han led 30 lae
Italian. = man. who hsl coatrioatel noia-
inS and who had net as sisted In picking up
the candy. Stcppcd forward throwing back
his coat to expose 2 badge
That's against TIE l&s." he aaii. You
can't collect money on the streets fST a t,Iaa
like that. I am an eseat Of the c,la:tIy--.
The official representative OF pG5Iie char
ity. whoever he Was. was EioNc1 CT
poke ia thc riis--it was doae Mix a ia
headed uYlbre3is-lI2d .icrpcl his speech
greet howl ~ disgust ca: iaeiynation &C.
compaaicl his exit. .-obg"iy EacGs who hit
ainl first. he i.,skcl NJ hiJ hal ss gosn Al
~ couh Ss.l NatkS1 away.
Than thu lot. containia. Sil Jn was Given
10 the sszut,iy Grate,Ul Italian. and the
crS~I d.s.sS-JcI.