The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
IN THE FOOTBALL CROWD.
TALES OF RUSH AND Th0ELB M A
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Were q LsnsrheFornan, asa mustnf EYES
wish re Could. but FOR yahbiuE ana hisoT
Digs ana Tee TrampiiBG. Oh. Deari Oh. p"ari
The fat policeman at the receiving station OF
the Grand Central Depot-tho one who owns
that part Of the earth adjacent tbereto-woro q
wearied expression yesterday. His experience
with che football crowd Of Saturday had been
a harsh one, and between his complaints OF DO
ing sore and lame he was congratulating him.
self that he had como out with no serious
casualties.
"Talk about your mobsi' said he. "T've three
stripes on my arm and I've seen mobs OF every
kind but that kind. Most Of 'om 10 made OF
men that you can club over the head. But this
time the women was worse than tho men and
there was no doing anything with 'em. I'd
rather go up against . bunch Of drunken long
shoremen out hunting trouble than get mixed
in with that football crowd again. There was
forty Of us ell told around the station. and We
had our orders:
"'Keep the crowd moving toward the trains.
Handle them easy and help them along. The
railroad men will furnish you information about
the trains. and you can direct all inQuirors to
their cars
"All the information tho railroad men gave
us or anybody else wouldn't plug the mock Of o
whiskey bottle. 1t was O case Of everybody
shift for himself and nobody know whore he's
going. was stationed Just by the door there.
and Q hne time I had. Before 10 was time for
the frst train 10 start the place was 10 clogged
up that you couldn't breathe. and everybody
was asking questions Of everybody else. but
mostly Of the police. 1t was:
"Oflcer. how do I get to the $3.50 train r
Mr.. Policeman, where's car No. Str % Mr..
oftcer, you can toll us where to 60. Here's the
ticket which way TO seat A17A on car No
1871 Has the third special gone out yeti and
q hundred other questions. all fred at you at
once.
"Al I could say was Don't know; don't
know don't know. Trains are all outside. Ask
the trainmen.' Just 90 fast as 1 could speak tho
words. By and by ! got kind Of short In the
bresth-I amt as thin a. I used to be-so ! tried
to squeeze out tho door for some fresh air. While
I was standing outside q carriage comes up, and
an old lady Jumps out with blue ribbons flying
from her dress, the ~liveliest old lady you ever
saw. As soon as she strikes the sidewalk she
makes Q dive into that crowd that would par.
alyze you TO see. and bores through like q train
Of cars going through q snowdrift You ought
to have seen her elbows swing. I saw
her double up two men with elbow jabs.
send another fellows hat flying, and all but
tear the dress of q woman that was in her
path. She was the feroest thing everi You
could toll that she was going to get TO her train
II 1t took q leg, and the chances were that, it'd
ton ' yards she I pulled e ie Up short n5sts and stamep Ds " on =
mans toe. The man yelled, and then she yelled
"'My satcheli It's got my ticket in It and all
my m, m n SsynL left it on the scat of the carriage
Round she came for another plunge, and tho
people in behind her turned pale. Some fellow
with q lot of presence Of mind sung out:
DO come btcki Stay where you are.
Then the people formed in close around her so
ih got sq ber satd iSsl z fr sSSd ts ssa otad dSF snG ans started aqssdi
It, and it went from hand to hand, until she got
had i; W Y. asss ySp have 70 Sa thought !Fbss she 1 %iFht q have ne
Didn't have time. i guess She just, grabbed il
after lost sight Of her 7 could tell whore she
was BY the men swearing.
tough, proposllien myself. She WASN'T so old
and she didn't look so bony as the other, but
s Seins sA A. soon oon' as she fnsf got " ~ against ana GsI me os She
% I hard i that q ! h so y sa feel my coat button making
nj wish' you'd take that away. ma'am.' I
mo any harder look. Why don't you move out
I'm pllnsnsd:: says. There. a penalty for
a, n',tHliS HEP 10 al sse Of s ,Ss;, v e yos so %.ps anv ' hiOS
q s, an St ,Ss ySa'a help a detenooles' woman
"'If you can't help yourself ! says, tho
Lord help you, for nobody else cam
with that there was o move in the crowd
and she went on, giving me q parting lab to re-
member her by. I took 1t out, two minutes
later. on . man that came and roasted on my
feet. 1t wasn't ten minutes before ! had another
experience with . woman. only this one was my
but Q girl. and when a wave Of the crowd landed
her against mo she stuck. Thoro were tears In
her eyes. and her voice was kind of wayery
when she pointed out an old. man with a Yale
ribbon over one ear and q hat banged down over
his head struggling with tho crowd twenty
40, Mr.. Policeman. she said. Got him,
please get him for me. Hes got my purse with
-"'Til arrest him. Miss, I says. Don't you
worry and | started for him.
Arrest himl says she. opening her eyes.
What forf
..m "' I,.aI% says I. There's a plenty of
"'He isn't q pickpocket,'. says the girl. begin
ming 70 CRY. Hes my father. and want him
THAT was one on me-. ! fought my way to the
old man. who wal calling 'Bessiei Bessiei
Where are your and dragged him back; but it
cost me two buttons and q dented helmet. Some
Of the other cops got It worse than I did. saw
three that had to got out for fresh air, and ono
bottle Of ammonia drop and smash right at his
feet. I'm sore all over. including my. throat,
from answering questions; but I'm too thankful
to have got rid Of that females elbow without
internal injuries TO feel like kicking much"