The sun., 1895-03-18
AFTER A MYTHICAL JOB.
TETTOSIC TSrISI0S or CHICR RERy
ING HfLL DUE TO A "BOGUS AD.O

Throna- who Couidn't Speak English Jass
ber with Temperance Men who Couida't
Speak German-PoIiccmcn mcn Drive the .Tos
sechers OF Long sh orsmen Also Fooled.
Persons who went to Chckcrng Hall yestor-
day afternoon to hear u temperance lecture by
Prof. Samuel Dickic, Chairman OF the y ational
Prohibition Committee OF tho American Tem-
pcranco Union, found tho Fifth avenue and tho
Eighteenth street entrances to the hail blocked
BY crowd VT Germans apparently not addicted
to total abstinence Tho temperance folk found
that the lobby OF tho hail also was crowded
with Germans. Tho crowd was so big that TING
early arrivals of the temperance hosts had much
trouble N getting into tho hall.
When Joseph \. Bogardus, President OF the
American Temperance Union, tho Rev. u. II.
Pond, chaplain, Prof. piclie and other officials
arrived they were at first pleased at the prGs4
pect of having so largo \ crowd OF hearers who
were apparently in need Of such instruction a.
they were prepared to give; but their pleasure
was changed 10 dismny when they beleld tho
proportions and true character OF the vlstors4
They vera iabbcrins in German at Charles Lee.
the colored innitor, who was endeavoriNg ID
hold them in check and make out what they
wanted.
1t did not tGko President Bogardus long to
learn the nature OF the trouble. Many of tho
crowd waved in their hands copy OF German
newspaper. in which there was an advertise.
ment saying that fifty Germans were wanted
at Chickering Hall; that they were to be on
hand at tho Fifth avenue entrance promptly AZ
=. NJ, and that they would receive liberal pay
for services rendered.
When. long before the appointed hour. crowdf
of Teutons began streaming into Fifth avenue
from the Jersey City and Hobokcn ferries. from
the east side. and from north and south. resi>
dents Of the ncighborhood Of Chickering liau
wondered what it all meant. Especially was tho
mind OF Policeman Kupfrian of the West Thr.
teth street station filled with amaaemcnt. IIe
stood Mt Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street and
watched the professions.
Policemen sloan. Dwyer md ,shibols. whg
the strange looking throng. and they made thclr
way to Chickering Hall to be ON hand in case
,lanitor Lee. President Bogardus. and Prof.
Dickie vanly tried to convince the Germanst
who had become angry, that 1T was all q
mistake.
The temperance folks couldn't talk nor under-
stand German. and that made matters worset
Pnntomime wouldn't work. President I3ogarduS
explained tho situation to the policemen.
70 the shouts OF the pol iCemen to dsperse the
be not unmixed with German idioms. Finally
there was IL waving of clubs. n counter waving
OF German newspapers bome vigorous talk, and
the lobby was cleared.
POLICEMEN were stationed at the entrance Of
This prscalltion proved to be wise one, for long
after , O'clock beated applicants for a "shob"
made their way to the hall and demanded ad.
mittauce.
Policeman kupfrian was still turning JOBS
seeking Germans away after the temperance
orators had stopped talking. The policeman
sad, as he sent two German lads to Hoboken
That's The way it's been for the last hour and
| half. You ought TO have been there. though;
when it began. l never had such q timo in my
life"
President Bogarlus doesn't know who is tho
author OF the advertisement that caused all the
trouble, trouble; He. he thinks it was the york of
There is a club called the Lithos Club. It's
| members are lithoGraphers. Its headquarters
are ut GO Pank street. The club had a stag"
party on Saturday night. Things went merrily
| along until about 10 O'Clock when about ono
hundred 'loncshoremen arrived looking for q
| job. They had seen ri advertisement on Satur.
day morning that 'longshoreman were wanted.
with instructions to apply at 80 Bank street,
between 70 and II O'CLOCK at night 1t was .
hoax, and when the 'longshoremen learned that,
they went for that club house ferocously. The
niembe OF the club erected barriers and bolted
the doors. The siege was getting dangerous
when ono of the members stole out of n back
door. lie sealed n fence. reached the Charles
street station. and got three policemen. The
lief was timely and nobody was hurt 1t IL sus|
pectcd that the advertisement was put in the
paper by a man who had been black ballod by
the club.