Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-05
RBvELRY BY NIGHT
Amherst Freshman Had 1heir
Banquet,

Hydrogen Sulphide into the
Hall.
Rrattleboro may have entertained angels
unayares last night, but If so appearance
were deceitful. The freshman class OF
Amherst college had planned to have thelr
| first banquet at the Brooks House me
original intention was TO come here lasI
week then Wednesday was the day hXed,
and finally Thursday was decided upon
The sophomores were alert to break up
tho mans of the reviled and despised fresh
men. and Yesterday afternoon ABOUT
O'clock thew found that the freshies were
| m have their celebration. The story leaked
ont through the mistake of freshman
who spoke TO a sophomore about the pan
quet. supposing him to be fellow class
man. oi.i
The freshmen had chartered a special
train TO take them to Brattleboro via
Northampton, the object in going there
being to throw the sophomores on tue
trail. The freshmen boarded the train at
Amherst early in the evening, and soon
after the train started torpedoes on tne
track denoted danger and the tram was
stopped. The sophomores boarded IT, ana
the freshmen surrendered quickly, jumped
off, and allowed the special to pun out WIN
the 81 sophomores on board. The sopho-
mores we're carried to Northampton and
the freshmen soon boarded the regular
north bound Central Vermont train when
reached Brattleboro at 9:4O.
The sophomores, after reaching North
ampton, tried to secure special train, so
thai they could reach Brattleboro in adj
vance of the freshmen and capture their
supper. The railroad company would not
al they
were obliged to come here on the 1910
train.
The 10 freshmen marched from the sta
ton to the Brooks House in twos, gave
their cries for President Eastman, Sinclair,
Ryder and other leading spirits of their
class, and then filed into the dining room.
News of the sophomores' movements had
been telegraphed and telephoned here, and
special policemen gathered at the Brooks
House to prevent a disturbance. Thirty
or forty spectators had gathered expecting
to see a lively time
Promptly after the arrival of the 1910
train the sophomores marched up the
street to the Brooks House. They en-
tered the office, and formed in a compact
group for consultation. Chief Of Police
Hall, Officers Worden, Thayer and Ami
don, ali 200 FOUNDERS, formed line on the
stairway to prevent the sophomores from
reaching the second floor, and back of the
officers were several assistants.
Griffin was the leader of the sopho-
mores, and jumping from the group he
shouted, Are you ready fellows? One,
two three, up those stairs Putting
himself at the head of foot ball wedge of
90 men the charge was made plumb into
the officers. Chief of Police Hall did not
have time to tell his men to hold the pass
as did the sires at old Tbermopoylae, or
to recall the example OF Horatius at the
bridge.
The officers were knocked back Tbey
tried to use their clubs, but the suuirming,
pushing, struggling youths pressed upon
them so closely that this was impossible.
The officers were forced back to the head
of the stairway, and the sophomores we're
soon through the line, yelling and cheer
ing, and the spectators in the office below
seemed TO be in sympathy with them and
gave them an answering cheer.
The officers rallied again with the locked
dining room doors at their backs, and re-
Inducements having arrived in the shape
of several "bucky" volunteers, the sopho-
mores were held at bay. They gathered in
the parlor to discuss ways and means.
guyed the officers, ETC., but it was evident
that the task of breaking into the dining
room was beyond them. Several of the
students climbed out upon the roof. hoping
that there was chance to get through the
windows into the dining room.
The freshmen were massed against the
dining room doors, not daring to 60 on with
their banquet. For half an hour or more
the sophomores roamed about the hotel.
threatening to make rush on the door. |
l.. +. Adams, one Of the owners of tho |
BROOKS House, arrived within short time,
and Chairman Estey of the board of hail |
ifs and others were summoned Mr. f.
icy at once assumed charge, stated that
every man not guest of the house wond |
be put out, and, with the policemen back- |
ing him, ordered the sophomores. colIac- !
lively and individually, to go down stairs
and then out of the building.
The sophomores, seeing that further ra.
slstance meant destruction of pronertv
and realizing the futility of an attack on |
the dinlng room, complied. There came |
near being scrap on the lower floor. when |
some OF the students ordered Mr.. Fstav 70
put aside the club which he was wavino
over their heads. waving
Inc sophomores had brought with them
a freshman prisoner, Butler of Nortbar,1
IOh' whom they had captured at Amberst
Inc ofhcers separated him from his gnards
anu iltlie scrlmmage took place. As soon
as Buffers hands were free he los, H.
mead, and began to strike right and laf,
Louis Roeder, hardware clerk. vbo baJ
Volunteered to assist the officers. orahhad
Butler by the throat and slammed bin, 90
Tue moor, while Gen. Estey grappled Rood
er collar, thinking him to be one of Tho
Butler was finally allowed 70 no
upstairs to join his classmen in the dinis
room Al 'ne uIhlhg
The freshmen were armed with oo,,n..
sticks. Many of the sopbomores G SoI t9
les, and few had bones covera H'u III Gi,'
1 ~ tne stairway after the charge was
@ oy Tue sophomores was covered with
,Iihs mats, gloves, mittens, bandkar
I III etc' Chlef OF Police Hall cut Omen
lie I p,@ OF one OF the sophomores with
us only' The freshmen had bronobt
,oPhomore prisoner, and after the offinioIa
iaI control OF the house he was relea .'ais
'nu sent out on the street to Join his con-
rhelps, sophomore who lives at Nor,,,
Aninerst' had the nerve to board the trair
tniSh brought the freshmen here WIN vi",n
ne freshmen saw him at the railroad 49,
ION mere big crowd chased him v;,L
iups, put he climbed over the freight " cara
some OF the sophomores altar ho,.
Jec'ed from the hotel, met G. Fl, Tb Oens !
on IA the Brooks House arch ana Up
ehtly mlstaking him for one of The oo ITl-
usns, made rush at him. He dram Z
0I0lNer ana the rushers fell back