The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
4 BICTCLE BUG.
A Story of Thrilling Interest, but Much in
Need OF Afidavits.

Story of Thrilling Interest, but Much in
Need of Affidavits.
Here's tho latest chronological wonder
which threatens to Guido the kissing bugs
career Of crime. 1t is told by Brooklyn man.
II Is the bicycle bug. 1t furiously attacks
wheclmen as they speed along. even though in
so doing it sacrifices itself. which is evidence
OF its diabolical spirit. Three specimens turn ed
up yesterday on the Coney Island cycle path
and one OF them caused the liveliest kind OF
mix-up. The original victim was man nam ed
jackson. who wore black and white sweater
He WAS redalling along in front OF
group OF wheelmen. travelling in a pretty
solid phalanx down tho south bound
path. and lust after passing Minden's
ha gave yell. let go his handle- bars. clapped
his hands over his eye. and sprawled upon the
path. or course dozen other wheemen pre-
cipitated themselves over him in n com bina-
ton cataract. When the mass disentanged
itself and the black and white sweater again
came to view its owner was PROSTATE and still
clnginG to his eye
I'm shot," he moaned. Call doctor. Get
a policeman"
hundred other bicyclsts dismounted and
crowded around. and II any ono had happened
to select man who looked as II he might have
fired the supposed shot there was material for
mighty lively chase. But the shooting theory
was spoiled by negro who had been sitting on
bench nearby.
Dat want no bullet" he explained. going
up to the injured man 1T was a bug. seen
him come droppin' out o. dat tree an fly right
into 20 face, l think he dropped close to.
somewhere
Immediately an eager search was begun for
the assailant II was found under yackson's
bicycle considerably knocked out OF shane, but
stll weighing. 1t looked like June bug, but
was somewhat larger. and had very hard
pletely closed, wrapped the bug up In piece OF
paper and took II away with him. He declined
to give his address to the mounted policeman
who came up to see what the trouble was
about. The attack might be regarded as
blunder on the Part OF the bug
Of bicyclists. but a little later in the afternoon
another insect answering to the description OF
this one assaulted wheelman near the end of
the path. causing him to fall from his wheel
took it to Bicycle Joe's surprising 1t to be dead.
There he present ed il to the Young lady at the
desk. She put 1t IN the money drawer. and
then something occurred which goes to show
thievish well. The young lady declares that
when she next opened the drawer the supposed
deceased emerged. bearing O 81 bill in its
powerful Jaws and hat when she snatched the
bill away. 1t fiercely battered her face until she
fell to the floor. whereupon 1t flew out of tho
door and disappeared.
The third specimen was captured by coll
ored instructor connected with one OF the BIZ
cycle academies while he was riding through
Prospect Park. He saw It making Decline
coming to himself he looked for the insect
and found II trying to gnaw a hole in his rear
tire. II ia now located in the immediate VI
clnity Of and surrounding a pin. and its pro-
prietor says he will send 1t to the Museum OF
Natural History