New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-18
MADEASC ENEIN THE STREET
HINDOO FAKIRs ATTACK THEIR MAN
AGER
THE LATTER SAYS THEY HAVE BROKEN 1hh'"
AGREEMENT. HAVING BECOME uNRuLY SINCE
THEY WERE RECOGNIZED BY ONE OF
THE VANDERBILT FAMILY. BEFORE
WHOM THEY HAD PERFORMED.

THE VANDERBILT FAMILY. BEFORE
WHOM THEY HAD PERFORMED
An unusual scene took place about noon yesterday
in front OF the Everett House. seventeenth-st and
Fourth-ave Three Hindoo fakirs. attired In ORR
entail costume consisting OF a huge turoan percnea
on their heads. jacket OF dark maternal az
trousers which bright red hue ana s'''"''',
to their limbs as II glued. were cavortins afou"'
an American meaning good to him by the man
ner in which their were flying about MN. y
large crowd collected in which were three poi'ee
-, .
The American proved be A. Edwin Rooo' IL
nenhey of Henry Ballantne former cohsui ~
Bor, bay India. who was. II Is alleged. Instrument
in inducing these Hndoo conjurors to leave 'ie
native land Mr.. Rood has acted as manager an"
INTERPRETER for them and has exhibited their UNIQUE
representations OF Indla's mysteries in nearly All
the fashionable summer resorts of the country su
as Lenox. Newport and in many Of the prominent
clubs in New-York City. 49,
In their tour It is said. they appeared oeiofe
the Vanderbilt and Gould families in private el,-
tertainments. and also before the DUKE Oh a'
borough and Lord Dunraven. when 'he a.
visited this country with his famous yacht An ap
nontn,ent with their manager. Mr. Rood al MI
ponds office in the Everett House yesterday morn
,ng. accounts for their appearance IN that
Of the city. , 49,, q tax could
he had az 10 what would be pursue hnt
rnto- rou. that the summer season hal c-orcu'
when the marty began TO discuss tnis pIoe H.
the Uindoos protested hotly through tneiii 90 20
meter and said that they no onger deSiIen maj
main under Mr.. Roods management aIIeEgplS RAJ
they did not get their just dues and demahueu '''
their salaries be paid 10 them a,.u,,, ~ submit
Wr Pood could not see the Feasibility OF ~ =
ting 10 this plan and eft them there ne SoIn- ,ha
rear door through the hotel once anu "''' WV
The fakirs left the hotel by the street aSo' an,
caught MIR Rood al the main entrance OF the NJ
and then occurred the scene described lhe Ia = !, =
went away swearing vengeance on the iianas , sor
said they were going to court TO get "ai'""' Iva
Roods arrest. -, ..,-,..,,s.
II got them In London. where found the,n va" ~
derinR about In a starving CONDITION, na.s ms %
come stranded owing to the poor support tne"
hiht,ons received Arrangements were inane WIN
then, nv which they were to be taken 10 TINS coii
~ and 10 give exhibitions for the season "nlci
would end in March. 1896. and In payment tney WEI
70 oct food clothing ETC. and at the conclusion o,
their massage to their homes In India - -,
"a verbal agreement was the ony thine uone
toward the securing OF the services OF the cVIl-
Jurors on March last the tour began. ana az pe
fore stated exhibitions were gwen IN many proln
inent summer resorts as wei az IN our Iofe"os'
families homes particularly the VanderbiIts 49,.
"a short time ago. continued VT. hoou we VIZ
troune were saluted the street by one OF the
Vanderbilt family and they seemed to nave ac-
qured since then the Idea that the Nanderoits
going to support them. and believe the fantasv
has something 10 do with the trouble ana conse-
nuently the breaking OF their veroa. agreement IN
which II was clearly defined that any unruy con-
Guct on their part would cause the loss TO them or
the bonus Of 600 rupees and their passage tickets