New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26
CHINATOWN'S CELEBRATION.
SOMEWHAT DIMMED ny TIE ABSENCE OF
CoxxoRS BIT NAKED RY RAPID
plsAPPEARANCE OF "BARNEf
r1yNN'S TURKEY.


plsAPPEARANCE OF "BARNEf
FLYNN's TURKEY.
,..,.o.o,,, ,oc,,od something Of the usual exhiia-
,i,, a.,orao,, on its Christmas festivities owing
% tho enforced departure OF Chuck 'onhorS' II"
Mayor who left town AT o'clock 10 HI ,
engagement at Worcester. Pryor TO ms uei ',,,
''Chuck" was in evidence at Barney rN' ..-
Troe Inn where he bewacd the cruel rate 'ia' io'e
hin, from, his native heath Mr. Connors ieil '.'"
Town I'm charge Of his trusted lieutenant. smhhe
paddy" Gugore otherwise known as fadny
the Brute" In whom Chuck repo'es lhii''' ~
dence because in case Of scrap INV 49,
saws "he will stick closer TO you thah poiouS
p'aster a sick blokes pacR' anu "''
bret I'll It's over. l.,
.,buck,s.' other lieutenant, Noisy Dan. was IN
conacltatcd for service owing indirectly 10 ois
cussion he had had on the night previous "e
on by cverindulgohcc In mixed ale anu W .,
by himself After II was over Chuck ana h"'n''
Flynn ondoavored To persuade pan 20 go ~ WV
because they feared he would become hNo'N'u u,
another nsbt a1d POSSIBLY might be hurt pan
was deaf to persuasion. and said that INC I"' "
EN-" couldn't put him to bed and he dareu 'n'N
TO combat In order To preserve MN ITO" '"'''',
injury Barney" laid MIN low witha lefthander. ana
then he and Chuck" carried She fallen nero 10 peu
Big Pat" said that Dan would have been eS-
yelled with contumey from any Of the regiments
that fought at Nalma. as the regulations 'he'" 'e
quired that a man must be struck at least 'nree
times before ne was brought to chrth.
Outside OF this casualty Christmas Eve passe'
or quietly and Chlnatowa. after hanging up inc
bartender but not its stockings. went happhy
10 bed The Christmas Day began late, ana Was
not formally started Until 80 p m. whcn ~ hey
Flyun set up a large turkey. stop Watch VIZ
held on it's disappearance. and IN nNc MINUTES anu
l0rtX--ix seconds nothing was Ftt put M P.Ir,,'
The fornatN Of arriving Was dispensed Win IN,
afternoon was then given over To mixed ac ana
song. and Chinatown wa In such a STATE ~ IN"
time OF its Mayors departure ~ led MIN 10 re-
mark dat at de- rate dey piling IN high hatS
,,fx a,1, nj Inn q
ta1k 10 dem b. aruudder hour would be by Letter.
nv : O'Clock this sag" prediction OF muck hhu
so fIr come true that only big Pat "as hoF 10
carry on an intelligent conycrsation ana ne oilN
with labOrlous speech ana carefully S'l"'t'u WI -
Noisy Dan again appeared. but he seemed ne,
pressed by his previous nights 'Npell"hc'' ana
took his mixed ale with caution ana IN a" small
cllss The evening waXcI dull"r and dulrr as
one hy ono tho warriors fell and. barring an en-
i."nng hair-pu!iinr tnaich pci""'t55 7'i IIt,,
haired Kate and ''Ihc Rummagcr. OF local celeb
ritv the o. .gh' WIS wholly devoid OF incident.
Icvonl hanging out IN occasional lantern rs
courteous recognition Of the day. ~" 'hlne' TOOK
no interest part ia the festivities Their stores were
almost all closed and during tn" ddt the colony
kcut Itself within doors buf cam" out toward even
ing only tn" restaurants We" open. ia" 'hhr~"
MavCr could not be- found ~ his headquarters, ~
No II Mott nnd n Wa SAID der, that h" was
AT a roast-piI f"nst ~ 80 y Pel-st. where - sung
IVs restaurant What rorrrspCuds 20 christmas
vim the Chinese B. celebrated on December ". aud
the.r next auuiyors1r; g. tho New ("ai. which IS
Fohru1rv Fey tho week following that day an
work be- suspended among th" Chinese. ana the time
Is given over 10 religious oh~"rNdnce-.