Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13
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Startling Experience Of Two Young womei
In Gothnms Vast building.

Startling Experience Of Two Young Women
In Gothnm's Vast building.
Two young women living ON the west
side had an experience in the Metropolitan
Opera House few nights ago thAt they
arc not likely 20 forget Like great
many other music lovers in the city these
times, tho necessity Of keeping careful
watch ovcrexponditurcs had induced them
10 forego the opera, to their regret, and
when friend sent them family circle"
tickets for Onc Of the best performances
the gift was accepted with unusual pleas
ure.
Arrangements were madowith an elder
ly gentleman, who was ln old friend Of
their family, to meet the young women at
the close OF the opera at tho Fortieth street
sntranco and they enjoyed the entertain
ment soouro In the thought that they
would have n safe escort home,
wban the opera WINS over, however tho
young women turned IN the wrong dircc-
ton on leaving the gallery, and when thoy
ruachod the entrance they found they were
on tho Thirty ninth street side OF tho
building A heavy rainstonn had set in
during tho evening, they had no umbrella,
and to ruin" their hats and dresses 10y
running around TO Forieth street was not
10 10 thought Of
Taking counsel together. thcy decided
10 60 back TO tho gallery and down the
other way. They did so and found the
Forticth street entrance closed Pounding
on the door brought no response, and the
young ladies started back 10 tho gallery to
go 10 tho other exit. just us thoy reached
tho family circle nsRln the lights wero sud
donly turned on, aud the frightened wom-
On wcrl left Ia utter darkness alone in tho
deserted opera house
That tloy wDro scned noarly out OF their
wits goes without saying, and when one
OF them saw tho dim light OF q lnntcrn
carried by some ono walking across the
stngu away down below she was Too norv-
GUS to cyun call out for help. Her com
panion, however, managed to scream loud
ly enough TO DO heard on the stage, aud
thoNatchman who carried tho LANTERN was
finally made 10 understand that thprp
were two distressed females Ia tho gallery
who wanted very much 10 grt out
Hn shouted directions TO feel along the
walls until rhry reached certain door
through which they could 70 down stairs
20 tho otagu Cropping their way along,
tho young women entered passagewny
They crypt along mn Inch ct "a time, feel.
ing for stairway Ono OF them came to
~ hNFAE anu lNlllll iHN hIltlUs nv NhhI
opened, and tho two found themselves
looking in upon party u half ~ dozen
gentlemen sitting around table enjoying
midnight lunch.
1t Is hard to say whether the diners or
tho intrudcrs wero the moro nstoniahcd
but the latter were certainly more scared.
They wcro trying 10 shy something to
explain their situation whom doorou the
other side of the room opened, aud In stop.
ped the friend thoy had tried To meet lie
had waited until tho Forticth street doors
wcro closed. had hastouod 10 the other en-
trance found that ALSO closed, and fearing
something hud happened had Induced the
atage doorkrepcr 20 let him 80 into the
house IN sraTuh Of his friends Hn was ON
hs way TO tho gallery wheu he stepped
Into tho ooni ind mos the young women
he was searching for
Explanations followed, and tho women
and their odcort wore soon safely out of the
building, bua tho opera house hrs loss Nc.
tructiun for two music lovers than IL once
had. New York Herald.