New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
A NOISY CELEBRATION.
HOW A CANADIAN GIRL HONORED THE
QUEENS BIRTHDAY


crowd OF two hundred excited people. fol-
lowing closely on the heels OF a stalwart young
policeman. who with his revolver drawn. dashed
up the steps Of an imposing Madson-ave house
In the Murray Hill section. and pulled vigorous
~ AT the doorbel at o'clock Wednesday even
ing. caused pedestrians to stop and marvel Sew
eral sharp reports as Of pistol and colored
woman rushing out Of the areaway Of the house
with deep cut in her face. accompanied by
cry Of "Poce," lent flavor to the rumor that
spread quickly among the curious throng that
some one had been murdered Such was the
commotion caused by the loyalty OF Miss Mar
garet b. Ingay, of Toronto. in her patriotic en-
deavor to celebrate the anniversary of the
Queens birth with all the pyrotechnic effects
and cannon frecracker Accomplishments of an
American Fourth Of July.
The young woman referred TO had procured.
through her friends the necessary number Of
cannon frecrackers with which to fire twenty
one gun salute in recognition Of the day. ana
after dinner she persuaded the friends whom she
is visiting TO Join in the celebration. The party
adjourned to the back parlor. where a picture ol
Queen Victoria was hung, festooned with a large
British flag and the Canadian seal The twenty
one giant frecracRers spread out ready for
action. and after raising the windows opening
on the rear yard. the fuse Of the hrst cracker
was lighted and tossed out on the grass plot
The report that followed sounded like the eX-
plosion Of a powder magazine. and set all the
dogs in the neighborhood bowling with fright
Cats leaped from the rear fences ana TOOK
refuge in secluded corners and simultaneously
heads were thrust out OF adjoining WINDOWS III
the way up and down the block.
Nothing daunted however. second, third
and fourth fuse was lighted. the noise from the
successive explosions echoing from the 1our
walls surrounding the yard like the rumble OF
a rapid fire gun. Guests at the Murray hlii ro-
tel. two blocks away, appeared at the "'huo"S
on the Fortieth-st. side. firmly convinced that
street duel or shooting ARRAY was In progress
one of the first four hrecrackers that were
thrown from the window exploded IN niuah
sending piece of the 1recracker through the
kitchen window Of the house. Glass new IN
every direction. Of the fragments logging IN
the face Of a colored servant. who was engaged
in the peaceful occupation of washing the
dishes In her fright she dropped SALAD DOW
and rushed into the areaway screaming mat
she had been shot Meanwhile. the fun went
nerrily on in the back parlor. and II was not
until some one in an upper window Of the same
house raised the cry Of "Police!"-"just for a
Joke" he said afterward-and policeman was
heard rapping his night stick vigorously on tiie
sidewalk outside for assistance. that the HeiI
fairs their tollificatiOn was assuming =
With thirteen OF the frecrackers left some Q!
the more cautious OF the party suggested ina
II would be better to postpone indefinitely the
firing Of the remaining guns. The enthusiasm
of Miss Ingay however. had apparently JUST
reached concert pitch and she protested NleoI-
ously against stopping short OF the full twenty
one-gun salute.
The vigorous ringing Of the dOorbell ana tne
appearance Of the policeman. with the croWo IN
the street put a stop to the argument, ana the
men in the party left the room TO explain mat
ters TO the officer Of the law. Unfortunately,
this worthy representative hao never heard or
the Queens Birthday much less Of the CANADIAN
manner Of celebrating the day, and II TOOK
great deal Of argument 10 induce the zealous
hluecoat TO put his pistol back in his pocket ana
10 prevent him from searching the house for the
alleged sharpshOOter Furthermore, the cpl
thets that were addressed to the policeman were
hardly calculated to mofy his anger. upon be-
ing convinced that his zeal had been mlsdlrect-
ed and he insisted on taking in CUSTODY the Gull
prit who had called for the police. IL was an
easier matter to explain that the call for police
was no part Of the celebration. and on the sug-
gestion that the offender probably lived IN one
of the adjoining houses the policeman reIuct-
antly withdrew and the crowd scattered.
Yesterday the colored servant had her mead
in a bandage and a glazier was putting new
panes Of glass in kitchen windows Of the Madi-
son-ave house. The policeman is still looking
for the man who yelled police. while Miss lngay
! declares that the whole police force in New-York
must he lot Of tyrants to interfere with little
harmless amusement In connection with the
/ Queens Birthday.