New-York tribune., 1896-09-02
ing and laughed and drank in the festival peasu'e
of the occasion with his accustomed gusto'
HOW CHINAMEN GREETED HIN.

HOW tIfTNAMEN GREETED HIM
But this was not the day for the Americans
The Cinnamon were the puzzle How "ou'o '"'y
greet the Vceroy? 1t seemed to the observer hot
carried AWAY by the general outbutst that iheN
looked upon him with subducd reverence NOT ""-
mixed with fear or awe. There was no @ ciee.,n6 an6
on their part The figures on the nte-escap, hii III
s ns 80 many statues. They looked with all their
yG eyr' '.he he Smiled and INDUCED in that little for
ward inclination of The head when Is t,rng 10 or m
the asphalred pavement to Pell-st and into tnat n
opening they turned quickly ioi'oWsdp w'd o,Sorend
TO- the Bowery. and Chinatown was berst, tnr 4ut
she was disconsoate. Not by a long smor ,h; ,o';
ii himself had dictated that the passage pe iaue Ha
IN hurry for CONSIDERATIONS OF gersonn than
there premlnary sputt1fr r., IN oscape sudden
assault and a string Of hrecrackers, neaIy thlr'y
feet i'm length. which had been suspended on on ID d
long line took possession of about twenty sqnate qi
fect of space and started in TO do business ms ms
nearly half an hour the two streets were simiply
conyIsed with the splitting. cracking. iire,spurus s
objects They had simply been made up INTO r, ire 20
cracker cables. and some OF the slrinsS ,yois of
long that they reached to the cornlce ltveis lhd cd
yesory buildings koPes maj nlIev T'gm and through
this pulley block running rope hat ne,,' [ ar AMI "
so that the crackers burned off at the io"cr e'u
the string could BE- gradually lowered, so as 10
keep the flying particles near the grou'u am n p' 70
vent their getting into windows or set'l"s me ~
the decorations.
REGULAR FUSlLLADE
While the fusilladc from these burning stretches
Of crackers was at its height socmn-vsaged Cees-
tials would approach windows ana hurl puhchea %
big rs crackor-boX out into the street As '"'s
struck they seemed to burst at once INTO name anu
thc shifting and snapninc and snarling of the burn
ing fuses gave renewed emphasis TO the "ilai ol
sound The effect was that oi a pa,'o III WI" I Wv.
about 30"1 apparently are firing by pitlo1ns, u''n
by companies. by regiments ana ihally ny priSHu'9
Near the Park Row end of Mott-st one o~i-,nou" t,
fsI tod of
stand. and from that point engineered the tohul .o
practice over he could be- seen through the smoke
OF the conflict intent upon some now device II was
nutc nvc minutes before ne was ready to proceed
and a. the rope permitted 10 swing pack oh''
,I hn to av. H. room vim a ccorty that was
astounding The fellow who WAS taking his pleas
seriously had concluded that the time IA"
arrived for the heavy artii"ry anu anu ne 'ai % & uds "
line Of crackers. The effect as these began
TO explode is simply Unacceptable the polio M %crr
not needed to clear working space. The crackers
did that in lightning fashion.
Neither tn, Chnamcn nor their miniature on
spcctcd persons lunches Of hrecrackers were
rcckl,ssy thrown from windows high up IN the ar
fghtng humor or landed on the heads Of the pco
pie who had been rash enough 10 rush INTO IN"
midst of IN. fray and were afierward seen going
about in q deeply rcpcntant mood. However, there
were 10 casualties. and not a flag. not a ribbon OF
nH the multiplied decorations bore sign of burn
ing The Chinese had given Fourth Of July celo-
orators an important lesson In the manipulation OF
fireworks. I'm twenty-five minutes they had
burned enough paper 70 supply tho Greater New
York with fun for 4 day They had accomplished
this astonishing feat in the midst of nhammable
buildings and In q space OF less than city block
I'm length. and there WAS no call for The Fire De
rartmrnt Tn. smoke from the burning fireworks
ascerdcd and filed the air. until the street was
completely hidden as hy fog Whon everything
cxTiosi," ~ hand had been disposed Of. those who
had created all Tho commotlon quietly sal them
selves down ono" NOR" and permitted IN" h"t"ro-
gcu'ous crowd 10 90 on with the fussing and FUN
Ing
Tho pavement, was a spectacle to make Colonel
Wariug weep. n covered from side 10 side
with tagged and torn bits ~ parti-colored paper
and for hours tho Goop" wandered mp and down.
their curiosity undated. their cagcrn"ss for the
novelty ~ visit to the Chinese quarter still
edge.