The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
TEXANS XMAS IN TOWN.
SOME ORDINARY SIGHTS OF a BTG
CITY APPEAL TO HIM.

a. NaW N
Af.rn Tour In One of Its Loss Attrac-
,,,. Ouarters-saw Two Small Fires, an
Ambulance Call and Bowery Mission.
xT,m Harding. a cattle dealer from Texas.
.rriyed in town on Sunday pight and intro
dured himself to half q hundred men whom he
r,,, in various saloons After whoopinR things
nm in several Bowery concert halls by scatter
ing dimes and nickels among the performers
no Vos led back to his hotel and put to bed.
lie cot IN early yesterday morning and told
,b, hotel clerk that he wanted to visit the
suma. The clerk sent him to Police Head
quarters to try to get detective to act as
Guide. but no drifted over to tho East Side and
brought up at tho Eldridge street station
where he informed Sergt. McDermott that
he was here to see tho holidays out" and
asked where he could spend the day In enjoy
INC himself The sergeant reeled of list OF
Tho various places OF amusement.
Ter hell with playhouscs! / want ter gle
into ysr Christmas games. gol dern Il" said
Mr. Harding Of Texas.
The sergeant very sobery inform cd him that
the only Christmas games he knew OF were
children's games to be played In various char
table institutions where poor children would
receive Christmas presents OF toys and cards
Mr.. Harding said he would be pleased to see
tho gifts distributed and was sent TO the Bow
n line Of several hundred ragged children clam
orins for aamttance The children. Italian.
Hebrews German. Irish and negro were
coming out in a steady stream. their
arms nlled with toys and bags OF good
things Mr.. Harding OF Texas stopped
many OF them and gave them dimes
Ard quarters. aud the crowd on the Bowery
grew so rapidly that two policeman were
chilled 10 clear the street. Mr.. Harding went
into tho mission room and listened to the
children singing The Stnr-Spangled Banner"
In tho front seats were fliy crippled tots OF all
pntionalties waiting for presents. Mr.. Hard
ing said Ne had never seen anything like 1t
before When the organ began to play the
pod whtc and Blue" he asked II II was n
steam band. so after tho singing he was intro
durei 10 the orGanist. Victor II. Benke. and
was told By the superintendent OF the mission
that Renke had nrst appeared in the place as
atrampa few years ago.
big tree loaded down with dolls and drums
and fruit aud candles was suddenly revealed
10 the children. The sight OF them threw
little girl in the third row into commissions. A
minute later the clang OF the ambulance bell
was heard and she was carried out The am
lulance started around the corner into Canal
street with her and Mr.. Harding ran around
tie corner after the am bulance Offering to nay
for the chi.d's care In the hospital. Near the
corner Of Forsyth street policeman stepped
into the roadway and stopped the vehicle.
Theresa sick man laying down here on
tie sidewalk said the policeman. and l
think he's dying"
The ambulance drew in TO the curb. and the
doctor got out and examined shabbly
dressed man who was stretched out on the
sidewalk. After the doctor had worked over
him few minutes the patient opened his
'"Whats your name ?" asked the ambulance
owen Mcdonald" tcebly replied tho man.
Where do YOU lve?"
I've got no home.
suffering from lack OF food" said the
10 IN the sq patlent into the ambulance
BY God III buy him thousand meals;
td MF .aG Fl the er cs%s
near Hospital. Mr: Harding stood In the road
,tianel cIansl clang! Gang The engine ne
owed Sd" the fire.ensi a With the crowd into
Hester street. Fire lines had been formed there
@sS RssS ts ss5 d the asn from
the policemen. who ordered him to stand back.
We'll have hundreds Of EN- in the, next few
d HaTdns h waited to- ge to the
burning building and a reporter got him ad-
nttsi into the ilre lines In few minutes
picked up their pipes and went away. 4 police
man remained getting Information for his re-
Ing at II Hester street. used as a synagogue;
The Ianitor couldn't speak English. SO small
What's Ss the name "a st Of = this synsSogusp asked
There are two, answered the boy. There's
one on the second floor and one on the third.
The FIRE started on the third floor and burned
the records OF the synagogue. The name OF
that's Sheora Machizke Tine!o Anche Stu
elmer
The point OF the pocemans pencil broke
and be asked reporter to write the name on
Il wouldn't want to be q New York police
man said the man from Texas. 49,.
known A. siard Anshei Poem. will I spell it
Please said the policeman.
through G I1 line 81 pn as n carts Theres ped
i sT.S selling bread and pie from aG wagon partly
hSpp %TsS t amu not o"g aerward Mr.
Harding heard the IRE engines bells again. Ht
Joined by crowd that ran through Eidridgt
On the corner. The members OF the twely.
&@y eDud fse msS ro@ Tssas
RAIL- a GGIsn girls ana oI5 women e sssap
tho rear and heard them shout to tRs crow'
on the sidewalk TO get ladders The nre
the women were In the street. telling how mar
rowly they had escaped being burned TO death
The Texan. leaning over the shoulder o!
policeman. saw him write this report OF wha
had happened:
.?Cg Fir was discovered in cellar Of toa,
BY R. Eppstein. Damage $500. Insured. CAus
unknown
Why don't YOU write something about III
people who escaped" asked the man fron
Texas
That's what they do at every fire." IN
swered the policeman. He didn't have to ansswe
any more questions because just then littl
glrl about wears old came along weepn
over u broken doll. Mr.. Harding OF Texas
stopped and patted the child and examined
china doll with half a face.
Who did 2" he asked.
bad fireman knocked dolly down, said I'll
little girl Boo hoo-hoo SANITY Tlaus dav
dolly 10 me-" Boo hoo hoo
NJ Never mind. little one" said the man froI
Texas, come with me and I'll buy you me-
dolly He led her to a store down the stree
snd paid 81 80 for big doll dressed IN PINK
a, This j. great town" he said. as he kisse
the child gOod-by and abe said:
GoOd.by. SANITY TlauB !"