The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-21
SEw L1FE IN pHfzaDELpHIA.
A Swarm of Bees Makes the Natives Step
Lively in the Heart of the TOWN.

The swarm of bees that invaded the
marts of trade on Saturday caused
mo end of trouble about Sixth and Mar
ket streets yesterday, and all day long
the air was filled with the little but
formidable insects. They had blood in
their eyes, and they were clearly look
ing for trouble. The combined efforts
of the police and fire departments were
employed in the interest of peace and
public welfare, but Director Riter's
forces. accomplished as they are in
quelling riots and fighting fires, were
quite powerless before the army of
pugnacious insects.
The bees made their first appearance
on Saturday. That being a holiday
they We're not disturbed and swarming
on the sign over the door of J. G. Grieb
& Sons store, at 531 Market street, they
proceeded to make themselves at home.
All day Sunday they remained evil
IDENTIFY convinced that the hustle of city
life was myth. Yesterday morning,
however, they discovered their error,
and then the fun began.
When Grieb's porter came to open
the store he discovered condition of
affairs he had not bargained for. A
crowd of boys, attracted by the swarm
ing bees, had collected in front of the
building, and, armed with long sticks,
were busily engaged in poking into the
mass of crawling, futtering insects.
Suddenly there was a mad rush. The
bees had made charge upon the at
lacking forces, and the youngsters
scattered in all directions. Howls of
pain told the story Of many a sharp
sting. The bees were very much in
earnest, and completely put their tor
mentors to rout.
Taking advantage of the situation
the porter started for the door with his
keys In his hand. He was strong in
his own right, but he soon realized that
the bees were no respectors of persons.
They were firmly convinced that every
mans hand was against them, and
from that time forward they became
the foes Of the human race. The porter
was no exception; nor were the inno-
cent passers-by, as they soon learned
to their sorrow. BY practical expert
ence they discovered that the business
end Of bee is not safe thing to tritie
with
In the meantime a crowd had collect
ed at what was considered a safe dis
tance, and the big policeman on the
corner assumed an air of more than
usual Importance. Everybody had
some suggestion to make. A man with
long hair and a sombrero, who said he
was an old Indian fighter, said the only
thing to do was to smoke them out.
"a mild hammered little man said he
had once read that in such cases the
only thing to do was to capture the
queen. bee and the others would follow
In her wake. Whereupon sarcastic
young man suggested that the mild
hammered man put little salt on the
queen bees tail. Then everybody
laughed, and the big policeman so fal
forgot his dignity as to venture the
prediction that 1t would be hot day.
The crowd increased, and more pc
licemen appeared on the scene. BY
this time the bees that had gone II
chase of the boys returned to theil
companions Then ones of the police
men suggested calling in the services O.
the fire department There was an en-
CINE house on Sixth street, just below
Market, and it was the work Of a very
Few minutes to enlist the firemen In thu
UNIQUE crusade A line Of hose wa'
quickly attached to neighboring mr.
plug, and stream Of water was direct
ed upon the great mass of bees.
Again the invading insects were pu
TO rol1t, and for the balance of the da!
the air in the vicinity of Sixth ant
Market streets was full of bees
Grieb's porter finally got the from
doors. open, and the days business wa
soon under way. The bees, although
scattered, had by no means given VI
the fight. A lot of them got into tn
store and began to make things HVeiy
customers lodged in and out like me-
patronizing speak-easy on hot sun
day. The pedestrians, who dldn'
know there was bee within miles
Market street, were stung by the scores
THE notormen on the trolley cars GOV
cred their faces with their arms a
they skurried through the seat OF bat
tie.
RutaTon1 whitman proved himself t
he the hero of the day Tom works TO
David Bentley G. Co., on the opposlt
side of Market street, and what h
doesn't know about bees isn't wort
knowing. At his home away OUT q
E,if+y-second and Jefferson streets. n
has hives ana hives VI DCcs'' CIV -
+ernined to add to his collection. Al
tar looking over the ground he came
the conclusion that the queen pee wa
sill, in the little bunch left hanging
+be eign. With the aid of some snok
he soon located her, and after efect
mo the capture he proceeded to clip ne
highness' wings.
In the front window across the stree
no nlaced an inverted soap box win
block of wood under one end, leaVin
q small aperture. In TINS ne pu. u
o,een IT wasn't long before three
eo,,r scouts. evidently in search OF thel
-,,Iar came buzzing about the no'
Thev crawled under, held counsel
n,ar for a. few moments, and then Ne
} away agin. Presently they returhe
and were followed at frequent lh.el Nai
Nv other detachments. 1t wasn't ion
before there was constant strean
hoes going into the box. and peroi
sunset the box was completely met
Tben the astute Whitman naiieo
Niece of wire netting over the top an
mis- morning the bees are IN a ne
hive.