The sun., 1896-07-03
PELTED SILVER DOLLAR.
THE East SIDE sTATEsMAN BoM-
DIRDED DY MS CONSIITUENTS.

He Had to Ran the Gnuntiet of Decnyed
Vegetables and Antiaunted Fish ns lIe
Rode Through Essex Street the Tally
ho Chartered by the Cosmopolitan Club.
When a tally-ho stops in front OF Silver Dol
lar Smiths saloon the news travels quickly
through Essex and Norfolk streets, rs far west
ns tho Bowery and over TO Goerck street on
tho cast running as far north and south MS
Silver Dollar Smiths adhercnts live. So tho
word went around quickly on Wednesday
night that q chowder party was on whom II
barge and four horses drew UP in front of the
saloon and simultaneously there began to roll
from inside the bar u succession of beer kegs
that were lifted into tho back of the wagon
and took up two rows Of the sents thar had
been intended for tho guests of the Coemo-
politan Club, which was giving Its annual
summer night festival at Coney Island.
For an hour before the tally-ho drove up
thore had been gathering In the saloon the
guests OF the club, and there were thirty Of
them whom the word wac given to start. Sill
yer Dollar Smith missed the warning, as he had
retired 70 the upper end Of tho bar when tho
word was given. and when he awose to the sit
uation the members OF the Cosmopolitan
Club had climbed up into the barge and filled
every available seat. Two women who were
along got the last two places. and nobody dis
til he rushed out OF tho ealoon wiping his
mouth with his hand and stared in astonisE-
ment at the vehicle. which. already crowded
and with its occupants ignorant OF the fact that
Smith was not aboard. had started up toward
Broome street.
"Stop her. there! Stop her!" Smith yelled
running behind the wagon.
But Just at that moment one Of the orchestra
alonR with the club lot out blast that not
only drowned Smiths voice, but overwhelmed
the shouts Of the crowd that were gathered
around the spot and vociferously commenting
on Smiths predicament in no sympathetic
tone. Tho orchestra consisted Of two instru-
mcnts. coach horn and q cornet. They never
played simultaneously, but tore the air alter.
natcly. 1t was the horn that opened the pro
gramme and kept Silver Dollar Smiths voice
from stopping the speeding tally -ho.
Luckily, In q buggy following them was
Thomas J. Bradley, who was to accompany
Kensinston Hotel Dance Pavilion in the
T'fy s% sf saT re Sohsa Gans
ming behind and waving his hands. His
ss red snd h s& sdro ,5 es15e n ao M
the crowd. The horn was momentarily silent
and the tally.ho was brought to a standstill.
ing harder when he was dragged up into the
barge and deposited on the top of pile OF
na Ss esrn wai a the 1e
how near the party came to losing their prin-
cipal guest, was great but not equal to Lead
lar, 80 he sat on the beer kegs until Coney
Island was reached. That may have been the
sUd was that At they WV We're sfsS not No" needed ' '
The horn blew again and the tally-ho started
Ese The Re rae an Se
across the street followed it up; Even IN such
there are likely to be iGnominious and accessi.
BILE missiles lying about the street, and most
p M hese when
commenced to run after the tally-ho, they car
r,ed along, with them collection of tomatoes.
potatoes, beets. and other vegetables which
Essex Es N Market. Just as the @ tsliy'SS ISseehed
ehscS ths 6orn V, to srsa roe H favor
eSrnetst So he made his valsdetory sal blast
@ a%SSt there ses seho ne eherus
EsssS Markets S ,sjesisd Vegetable. sailed sass
mark. More of them hit ths bull's-eye than
tally BIO sailed around the corner Silver Dollar
dqeked his head IN d,d I Of more yegs
that landed on the side of his head when he
Il .iI@ also hailed from Essex Market and it had
The vegetables. and had passed with them into
that condition which Essex Market decided was
useless.
The corpetist warmed to his work; the crowd
away patiently at the the remnants rem 1 OF tlsh that thai
seen the volley Of vegetables, but were igno-
rant of the adventure with the fish. So they
Tsef S So parces ss
missile. Silver Dollar yelled from the back Of
Take a short cut to the bridge down the
Bowery."
There was no need of further, exclamation
looked at him. Tho driver whipped up the
horses. and when the tally. turned into the
crowd. crowd and by the time the bridge was reached ca
spirits were restored. On the drive down the
they they arr arranged Gy the liquid details Of tie pro.
gramme. Leaving their place in the rear Of Of
or two ahead and wait for the vehicle to reach
them. Then, there was halt. and for few
tive Rurgling broke the silence.
When this was concluded the buggy halted
until the tally;ho was we'll ahead Of It. Then
again heard on the Concy Island boulevard.
and nos
pavilion. and It was kept up on the return trip
only It was beer coming back.
in front of silver Dollar Smiths saloon. Tho
cornet and the coach horn had been at work
other small crowd awaiting to see tho party
alight. Silver Dollar didn't have W ride home
on the beer kegs. He had scat, but he WAS
the first to alight from the tally-ho and hurry
into his hotel. He had his finger down IN his
the last OF the Cosmopolitan Clubs members
disappear. He seemed to be clutching vio-
lcntly at something under his shirt.
whats the natter" asked the bartender.
"Only another piece of that damned fish :"
answered Silver Dollar, trying hard to get
his finger far enough down to reach 1t.
BURDEN THIEVES CAN'T ESCAPE.