The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
LORD Liz NEW YORK.
Washes His Finger, Sees the FIremen
Run, Eats "a Shad and Visits China

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town.
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang was in acute
agony while he watched the parade of the
police, fire, and street cleaning depart
ments in Union square yesterday after
noon, says the Times.
1t so happened that at the moment the
carriage was aout to start, the viceroys
right hand lay over the jamb of the open
door. Who was responsible for a display
of smartness in starting the carriage
which involved the sudden closing of the
door was not ascertained, but the top edge
of the jamb seized on the third finger Of
the viceroys right hand, and he bent for
ward, uttering an exclamation Of distress.
His finger was imprisoned but a moment,
and his stoical character quickly asserted
itself To the inquiries of Mayor Strong
and Gen. Ruger. he said, while nursing the
injured finger that the hurt was slight.
The trip to Chinatown followed.
on the grand stand in the Union Square
plaza the distress from the injury had be-
come so great that his Chinese physician,
Dr. Max, was called. He found no bone
broken, but at the nail the finger was
crushed and black. 1t was bruised to the
first joint The physician endeavored to
alleviate the pain by kneading and mas
sage, but 1t became so uncomfortable that
the viceroy first asked, then demanded,
and finally insisted on being taken to the
Waldorf before the firemen's display had
ended. He was taken to the hotel, with
his physician, in the landau of state, a
small escort accompanying him.
The programme of the fire department
display was carried out without a hitch.
The viceroy had not needed a repetition of
any instruction, but as soon as the outer
door OF the alarm box was opened he pull
ed down the hook as well as any police
man of long experience could have done.
He then quickly took his seat.
Just then he forgot all about his finger
and was in condition Of expectancy that
was very taking Hardly ten seconds had
elapsed from the striking of the alarm
when he said nervously:
ASK If they are coming. Tell me
quickly"
The Interpreter put the question to Gov
Morton, but Commissioner Sheffield an
| swered:
In moment or two. Tell him to look
| there" pointing to Seventeenth street and
| Broadway.
This did not appear TO suit the viceroy,
and he had just repeated the inquiry,
| when he looked eagerly at the point indi-
Gated and was in rapt interest and admi-
! ration
Down Broadway from it's quarters in
! Eighteenth street laundering and clat-
| tering, and bursting out of the dense crowd
| like an apparition. came, spick and span,
! Engine No. 1.-THE first apparatus due
with its trolka team at their best gait and
! the tender trailing after, its horses tossing
/ their heads as II jealous of the precedence
! of their stable mates. The engine took its
hydrant' on the west side of the square,
opposite the Decker building, 35 seconds
| by stop watch after the alarm was sound
| ed in quarters.
The viceroy beamed with delight, and Or.
Max looked glad because the excitement
| had rallied his patient There were other
surprises coming fast on wheels behind
fiery horses. on every side apparatus were
arriving other engines, hook and ladder
| companies chiefs of battalion, the water
| tower and the fire patrol. Here was an
engine making a hydrant attachment,
there lot Of eager men runnig hose from
| q reel, elsewhere frantic efforts to raise
ladders to beat the time record.
No record was broken, however. Regard
for the crowd had made the time of the
fire engines longer by several seconds than
it would have been at ordinary times, and
engine No. IA did not throw water until
two and one-half minutes after the strik-
ing of the alarm.
Ii Hung Chang was delighted, and for
got his aches for several minutes. He
spoke frequently TO 10, who translated
now and then to Gov. Marion and Com
missioner Sheffield
Splendid" repeated 10, with the en-
| phasis given by the viceroy. ''Same-as-at-S
| Peters-burg, -only-not-so GRAND there
! Wonderful. Very-very-good The-vice-
roy wants-to-know n there is "a
| realLflre, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. No?
Only-the-en-gines? Thank-you. The Vice
-says-that -water-from-the tow err
| is-won-derful."
one Of the stories which foated about
this morning was that the manager Of
| the Waldorf brought Ii an especially fine
shad on a platter, says the Philadelphia
| Records New York letter.
"Why didn't you bring II alive?" asked
L. II should have liked to see 1t wig
| gle"
The manager tried to bow himself out
| but Ii piled him with these questions in
| quick succession: How much did this
| hotel cost? How much does II cost TO
run it7 How much does the proprietor
get for running it?" The manager es.
capped with vague replies.
| Iii liked the shad, for the Chinese cooks
had prepared It just to his taste before
| he ate, and there could be no denying II
| tickled his palate. He forgot all about
| everything else in his quest for knowledge
about the shad. He wanted to know
| where the fish could be found how long
| it lived, how much it cost and whether ii
would live in China.