New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
BEES SV4RNED ~ PHILADELPHIA.

From The Phila epha Times.
An enterprising swarm % bees took French leave
day and started upon tour OF lnN.S tgatoii Whlcn
before IL ended caused no end 81 trouble ana wor:
through Camden. where none were brave enough %
Rs5 fS safn us !ne f S6a w yse
Sin bound cor this city Without the slightest cert
H h gadins cabin This vas Their mrs. triumph only
20 ne followed ny series OK others before they
upon on II the PR, windows into , taa the s
crew and passengers was busy suggesting a plan
whereby he be- Nigh pc sAisy nivea vH a.,
shooting but thS Mas An arg 'iIlrnt 10 Wnlch my
The winged wanderers 10 leave IN" boat became TOO
pronounced III. bees turned .pOn inrir tOrmentors
ana drove them pellmell from tne cabin. In this
retreat number " p-rsons WEE palnturry lung
Tn bees masters of The situation Thef hrld
When the Markets. SIDE wa reached the bees
again bumped themselves. They did not "aIt until
ne boat Wa last IN hsr Sp el' pTo@pI at ,9
iarted straight away for Market-st D-ckhands.
hrrth Tier passage up IN Street was unob-
,r.i1 II aid no, take hom lone 10 reach ff,th-
unusual spectacle attracted bis crowd but none
roud b. found brave enough to tackle ,hese anne
inhabitants OF Jersey. suddenly one OF The bee.
i-ft the swarm and alighted upon ihe broad window
pane Of he boot and shoe store % ] q Grleb a
Son No 5l3 Markets.. Thls was N. signal FOR :,
genera stampede and instantly the glass WIS coy
er The VII" crowa OF peoPe tkekensd Reserve Police
man Sullivan and Patro.man Mallory o, the Sew
.tth District scouting trouble hurried the
When they learned the cause % the unusual excite
n@nt they took counsel t. how best % get the
bees 10 Vacafe Neither bluccOat lacks in courage
but each hesitat-d about making the attempt. They
would rather face an armed mob than ~ up against
ii l,oesesSors Of tfat window. PatrJ,man Mallory
suggest -i TO the big Kes.rN" that. he had the
longer stick he knock the bees away. But the Re-
serve declined do anything Of the kind Mean
while score more of the insects had mad. 4
sor,i. agains, the crowd which broke and fled I'm
all direc tons.
This offensive attack just "A small boy mad
hurled a fire racker al the swarm. He had time
TO repeat the operation before he Vicously
siung upon the ear. He. too. fed from the scene
This was another triumph FOR the bees. They
were a Zoe which iniimidat el the poke. They held
The fort How long they Nigh; have continued 10
do 80 Il Is hard 10 tell but Just az this minute there
came up A typical Jerscyman. He had long cnln
y-hiskers a broad brmmed hat. and his trousers
we're AT high-w mark. This rustic pushed his
way through the dense crowd 10 learn what the
trouble was and soon as he saw the swarm ne
eXcitcdly exclaimed: - A. -, e,
'WeI II there amt my pesky bees: by gosh |
left em in tn. hive snug as birds IN a cage
this morning but the hot weather has driven EN-
WIN thar the farmer drew from his inside pocket
long ,'gar lighted IT, rolled up MS sleeves ana
nreparsd II hive the bees. He induced me swarm
10 enter a small box whch he procured from a
policeman and hypnotlzed BY the curis OF SMOKE.
All IN. bees willingly entered ana we're quickly
housed Then the farmer placed tho box over MS
shoulder and started for the teHy'