New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-09
SNAKES ON THE BOWERY.
or THE BAD-wHIsKEY KIND. BUT A
FINE PAIR OF RATTLERs.

VERs HANDY.
,ouerv is often stanping-Erou"" io'
,ut as a usual thing they arc the rep'"eS
sn, Given away with Bowery wh'sKeH anu arc
mo m,.a Many Of them In the past rave "e'"
shoT'"'a 20 q small red building Mt Bellevue
u"i and from there to PotteTs r"'' pu
tos', there was change In the usuai pro
yes". and two exceedingly lively snakes made
f'".,,o rance much TO tho disgust of one OF the
pover, policemen o c.h,s
ho .iocar No 6ls OF the Third Avenue '"o'e
rorv was mcandernG up the bo"erS ~ NV
W. email hours of yesterday morning. ih'''
N~ 80, many passengers in the car and the con
Son had been keeping a lazy watch TOT any 49,.
Gus Gus who might board 1t. when IN one Oh Ms
tnA .,,,s I'm and down the aisle he espied
~, ,ac which had evidently been lelt ny OH"
p"e .sssenccrs He took the bag up curio"sN
,s,ar,ea 70 find out what Was inside ne "'' W.
-. etucerly as whatever the article "S' ~
Ve'! 80 sof, and warm Then suddenly inc p"s
.o,s on the car were startled ny yen TIC" -
80 dore Justice TO Comanche i""'"' ..or
n' ,.r,na III to end out what was inc ''"'.'
oOu' 49, conductor his hat of. his halr "iS
s"' -. ,a the look OF n Wards Island inmate U"
~ 49,, se.iu let out a howl that penetrate" ~ e"
u" ,,r,os, Businesses OF the Raines Ia" "o
go time the passengers found out "n"' Va. ., .,
- for the substance OF the scream" v" -.
"', ,,,oe than II takes 10 tell IL the car va
nd mOtOrlndi.
r.s which he had discovered III '"' w
snaN'1 - s~,, u ont among themselves
n'a,''' - Nd reached Sixth-st. before the cor"
NV wa - his senses sufficiently to Kno" "n"'
. j., lie was decidedly averse 10 '"''' - 4,
IND with him and he DECIDED 10 s'"' w A,
-, do, IN somebody else. men Inc 'a' ,i
S;1,hs, he made his presence KNOW" ~ ~ on
NAN Cornelius J. O'Neill. ~ho happe"'" az, ~
i ,. .,o-o At the time Holding the pat ou'
'u'' ,.h tho willy conductor gave II INTO .no
CO., ., ,h, rather bewdered pohcema".
~ s,a -, take In the situation uhu' ~. '
o.e,vos the bundle. Then he asKeo 'a,''
VIA, was in the has. and what was IL" 80
DIV, tho conductor was TOO much Tor MN -. -.
..a, c,,en probably desired the possession o' "
Rag Of rat,lesnakes no more IMAM Nv wv ahoad
e,s, gave the signal to the motorm"" ~ -.
A.,,-e letting on, one more yell: Snakes.
osx,,, u,as .dishcd" The ca- was on us wa! W
,,a-,e,n hut inc snakes were left and ne was '''o
unfortunate person in charg iso,vo NV loafer'
Take This has the station TOT nv
busy to 20 myself he direcle slec,an, ronion
snakes said oNei md TIE Howsry boy roga
no, ne for the dust "a sed by ms 20 lake his
unwecome prisoners 10 ne Fifh;s Sia hir utv
self and with sigh he ,nahiuIId AZ ~ wasted no
Sergeant Hamilton. who was ii the o'sH'
lime after hearing the report. o,a tho sergeant
10 on, m 10 tho Arsenal IN ten'ial ian .h.
~ was more trouble ONeill was getting IN, rh
worst OF IT, but he started ior central Th q, h.
w.. rain on tho elevated road AT Nlhln ~, ~
aa1,led himself for good long roe bu. "a" I'd
.Iore vorc getting impatient. and when Int y u ta
inolad in he was Mortified 70 So, IN. .i, r,
showing unmistaka signs OF NE. ,iigad 70 look
Tor transport ton elsewhere, -. cor,ral PARK
when the unhappy man and his par Ss Of rref
- >t a. 'o moth er case II misplaced confidence
TAX the reptiles 10 Heaiquartsrs we ooN Moran
any sraSes around here. said Scieea'' .;s ii,ins
and again the wretched man look up W M he
aa az. and started his way. WIZ" IL
reached Police Headquarters he was ma nd
weNed into Sergeant Keehers once anu oa a som,
W Ahrpdle down on the desk. We sot So .nd
MS nun a. NAT bag" ne remarked. and started
quickly for the door o,aa ce,geant Kene-
be- You take II 10 YOUR own staIuii oIern Tor
.nu .he sergeant 10 send odt a ge,erai aidii W.
,hs owner But take It away from mere, started
SorIy and sadly ONeill and the snaheS -" tbe
on thsir travels once more. They reacn and The
rSf,b-s, station again long after GAVIN an ~
rnt L 80 Snaiiv landed in coal bin In tne
cellar The general alarm was SEM ou, -, Ne sta
h,s ca,med them and the reserve SQUAD AZ '.,oo,
,son having heard Of the fine rattiers III hou5
downstairs take their reviewers 10 peu WIN W
ready for any emergency