Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-13

tween the Tattooed Man and the
Living Skeleton-Bowery Cole
brities Present
New York. March 12.-Suaggling
along the Bowery, singly and in squads
Of two and three, were a queer lot OF
people. Long jim, the Skeleton,
wrapped in an ulster that reached to his
heels and wearing a much-brushed silk
hat. marched south from the museum
at which he displays his form, and
turned into the shadows OF Broome
street Not far behind him came the
tattooed man, only he had left his
freak name in the museum and was
plain Charles Emery on the street
Not block away were the five lady
bootblacks." whose pictures, several
sizes larger than life. adorn the lron' oil
the Bovery amUse ment hall
All were headed for New Irving Han,
No. PA Broome street. where the dime
museum freaks were to have dance,
The first one OF the season. The lazy
bootblacks" we're late. and they hurried
along at such a rate that before Troy
reached Ludlow street they had caught
up with Whale Oil Gus, who was the
first to get away from the museum.
Gus. owing TO his stumpy legs and salt
water gait could not make very good
time. and he and Little Lord Fauntle-
roy the lady club sWinger reached
the hall at the same time. They were
none too soon, for the orchestra had
struck up the opening march for the
promenade. and the five lady boot
blacks had paired off with the 1--we
Monte Carlo sports TO lead the grand
march,
There were not many people on hand
when the march began. but there were
before il was finished, for the freaks
hurried 90 the place as soon Us their
turns" were finished on the stage
MOlhe LenOX, the "Circarrian lady
hardly had time to wash off her eXhi-
bitiOn makeup before Ed Cook, a
musical moke. asked her 10 join in
waltz Miss LenoX was in big demand
after that and hardly had chance TO
rest during the twenty-four dances.
Fannie Herring. the oldest actress
on the Bowery." as she is described by
her friends. went through the first
dance with whale Oil Gus. After
that she and her partner retired TO
corner with Ollie Yates. the fat wo-
man. and the three remained there UNI
til the younger people enjoyed them
selves.
The only trouble came when the tat
I tOoed man tried to usurp the place OF
Jim the skeleton in a dance with
which the latter was engaged to Little
I Lord FauntlerOy.' For time 1t
/ looked as though there would be
vacancy i'm the skeleton or tattoOed line
/ but matters were finally adjusted the
two male freaks going ont 10 drink
beer. while the club swinger sat out
the dance in a corner.
Whale Oil Gus, who with Senator
Dry Dollar Sullivan. is one Of the hon
orary members of the club giving the
dance acted as general pacihcatOr and
master Of ceremonies. When Charles
Howard a "v'riety,' charged Ella Loo
mis-. the snake charmer with taking
the pets around with her, so as to scare
unsuspecting people it was Gus who
quoted the troubled waters and told
I the bar-keeper not to sell Howard any
more beer. Afterward Gus relaxed the
order, ON the solemn promise from
/ Howard that the latter would not take
more than one drink at time.
Along about midnight the freaks
/ from uptown began to arrive. The
rivalry grew more intense when two or
/ three of a kind got together The Cir
cassian beauty VINO according 10 the
lecturer. "had been secured from the
harem of the Sultan of Turkey at inn
mense cost seemed to have forgotten
the patois Of their native hills and ID
have acquired the dialect of the Bow
cry with wonderful accuracy and speed.
When they made remarks about each
other their language was sometimes
such as to call out Whale oil Gus as
I a peace-maker.
Besides the freaks there was long
list of BOwery celebrities on hand.
r Senator Sullivan was busy making laws
i'm Albany and could not be present, but
he sent telegram Of regret steve"
Brodie was also UnavOidably absent.
Bob" Stafford was there. however and
so was J. j. Mcdonald and Peter Chief
TO- Dennis Dunn and Andy Kelly came
i'm late Vincent and Tony Monaco. j.
Y De Rosa Charles Lick, Jack Levy
and Ed Frank were there for the grand
march. and Phil Berlinger brother of
the deputy assistant district attorney.
was on hand before midnight.
I'm spite OF the fact that they had
been hard az work all day. the freaks
were the liveliest Of the crowd and
were ready for dancing or beer at any
time. Dress suits were the order of the
evening. but TuXedOs were barred. the
I Floor Committee announcing that its
a spike-tail or muffin here. see?'
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