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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27
WICKED WEAPON or THE JAPS.
ICs SMALL, bat VIII DPlng Death
with q SLIGHT Blew.

w. - OhbOot 0BOWs
Il have handled good many outiandlsh
but there Ii q little instrument that for
pure diaboliam beats anything I ever cav
In my life. I bought it the other day from
. Norwegian sailor, who tells me Il was
given to him By q Jap at Yokohama-A
story that You may take for what It II
WORTH
A. he spoke he opened . show case and
took out what seemed to be IN ordinary
Chinese marking brush OF rather large
sise. The handle was some ten inches
long, and the diameter Of lead pencil. BY
swing Il sharp twist II separated about
. hands breadth from the end. after the
manner Of sword cane. and attached to
the smaller piece was slender glass rod
with . needle point. The rod was not much
bigger than = knitting needle, and with
the handle Il had the effect Of . very small
and delicate stiietto.
I shesld think that wonld break II Il
were used to stab with" remarked q via
itor after examining the contrivAnce.
Certainly II would" replied the dealer.
And that n where the flendishness OF the
thing comes In. Look closely at the glass
rod. and yOu will see Z tiny groove Med
around II about two inches from the hilt.
Suppose that II was driven into the body
Of . man. u would be certain to break on
as the groove. ana he would have at least
three inches OF glass buried In his vitals
Tho puncturs would be 10 small that II
would close when the stump WINS drawn
out. and doubt whether a single drop OF
blood would follow. In other words. the
victim could receive his death blow with
out knowing exactly what had happened to
him. He would feel shock and q panK,
but hnd no wound. and meanwhile the AZ
sassin would stick his brush together ana
80 about his business. The same idea
might DO applied 10 stylographic pens"
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aid and out e ~ m1nn1 % hssp ~
clothes forever.
II called at h.s bsoRdnn9 hsnsR cd ran9
the bell HiD landls1U go to tn dor.
when asked U M As1o11 800 In she
gave . Gasp Of aseon6nnDnne ard enciazmr
and hu1fedr
1T was my turn to - hnocked out.
After Z recovered my brDak1 explained
that I had not heard u nsUA ana had
merely called to tahe oacn ~ drsso sass-
IT would doubsleas b eosnd among my
friends effects. explained
The iandlady turned pink. white and
then pink again Why So Uasped. that
must have been the su.t ~ buried him in.
IL was the only sod 60 - found ampag
his wardrobe
80 you 80 tho reason Why say - 20
r. s. v. =. noees just n0W."-RhiladelpniA
Inquirer.
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AnsDao - Hs9ey - a
- Anss1sD - - q
Tho yswfound1and 49, -.
u~,.>tf an ct which - -
SATISFACTION ~ Amsrsc.n = -
the hunting zrounsfs a. - n
thrown omen TO msu = n111 un
and limited holiday In UrwI g
ses enacted hy the coIauns = -
perminlon 20 shoox c.nnm - -
for srven aea<f-dvs - - go
For this there sas nssa = 1n0k
ed Itcenpp. a. rolloux UwGmm -
Raneed~ eoe<1 Tor oaomn1n - -
holder TO xiii two - - = -
- tho number . - wG -
and one doe. and - ukw mnn1
to ssx weeks: whils - 49, um1
license ID obsainabIe. uumUu6 1oDI
I've ssn4s and 10 g.
rns desr-seaIhtnw 49, Dm@
IS and continues unkfI OeuowGNED
ID an interval az rveaty - -
resumed ON Oespour - - 60 -
February I. from which t. y
tiis Of July q close seazsn n q =
caribou are 70 ~ fnun6 ~ tnu~ -
OF interior forest and - 49, -
ssbarrenA- unrrpddsn euuuu8 -
aoual hunter. m 49, - 49, -
herdA and xhoss ID - cu1uuD -
most closaly observed - - -
With proper safegunrdD am11neu
Ing there - no reAson ~ -
not continue 20 provS1o - -
the hunters Of Europe - AmmoD4t
every other accsnndbla 49, So
been ssplesssi n - - -
thar she maeo peopIe - unmm
pn,x,<3t~-~4 H.. ,~s,.->.x - ~unno~r<G
three uSles from hsaa 49, -
u not \ settlement Ia runG&G
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''Ths greatest orator ! ever listened 10
In my life was the late Daniel w. voor-
hees." said well-known New Orleans law
yer. HE had Q 1ovial presence, Q great
resonant bass voice. and q bearing so
slngularly compelling that know Of moth
ing except the trite word magnetic that
begins to define it, effect.
II heard him in a murder trial at Louis.
Vile, and his speech on that occasion was
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= - 49, -
- - ennuD.1nmuNn--.
y cssap Csys -. - <--~.-
y nos& INV 49, . sseznE I1-r-...-
49, g ~ noa.o of HouI~W ,.
- of FnfAasiphzA< IL &c. r1-5-
annavsrsasy % the oss<n sk D. rS.@...
as izssa softer. ssn e -. u17I~-s--
1oDouo do Tina rAo rAx<v
- Ev~Da< the younx >an - -
arm and evcrvtnsnu u~nupa aw~1r~ :zz
es1Qosstel Somswn~k 20 ths 49, --1~s..
psSpiel and psrAApn - - .r~-rS
Dene % IL dosD rrupunx. tn.-
nwhrt1R
Tho invssaeipns sent oue ~ -
ans Richards 70 the ssv~rai - -.
So reod as cs;lows< De- lmG~S,..
ssntao hi conplinenssl an - s-'.
pressure ID YOUR company - - e~@
tn chsps w1fh htDI O. - G%-
nd1a~
ons az Evans youne -.
MASTER Henry Ncrxan- was - -
ate enough 20 have a 10 - -
about borrowing one He - - s.
he explained. n huxe nusl<3Nm A
20 the owner who. "a Iearulnw <nr1S
mans purpeSe>I sieesEDnS 20 - -
for any such drpusr1p 49, -
Richards dow party
AT e'clork I'm The af<nrunum -. -
guests and the PERSONS wno -
them began 90 arrive. and - -
house iot Of Nr. R1char1s - -
Of . queer sAtherin9 rAsr~ Hm1
ssng of taiis galore and. 49, -
awkwardness az tn oeean1sm -
on. ehe dogS procee<1e>s - - u1<
seivss In the way that 49, -
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A DRESS SUR oUANDARY.
strange Fate 81 One which . Pm.
aaeopAlan Loaned % . Yp1enA.

mo am not going on, IN the evenings
sus, now to anything but strictly Informal
affairs" remarked friend OF the Ssun-
terer the other day WHY Well. ee-
cause just now ! am not TIE posstssor 81
q dress suit ana lack the wherswfthai 20
purchase another. II happened this way:
had a friend. a good fellow. who came 20
me ore night and asked me n vondn'e
lend him my swsslowtau consented.
bur I told him ! wanted the clothes back
the next week. as had . function 70 at
tend myself.
Well 90 make long story sncrt. ths
week went BY and not word from NY
friend or q Sign ~ rsy evening 1ufs
had TO miss my date. ard was pretty
mad but cidn', say anything. Another
week went by ard stu no word Then I
decided - 20 out ana hunt up NJ fy1end
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ssee that nan. said no ci~<o - -
town hotel % rus this ss~nsnG - >
some. nidsi~-ax~i man ars9e1
tho lobby. That 3 rs pFenx
Life Insurance csncznE -
red hts ssenaxrspn-r asst -ugzn&
quite q romans~. ff~ ami - - -
once boy we're corusrg 1owo =
vafor one sffeFnoenI sn~n -
rher $40 a nsss< ~ 40 aaS's
3h~ sar~w her arms Around f1< prsnu
ae~h and ser~am~d % aam - prut~
TIE rnozs~ cuw~re<t 70 > e1r5~r Snz
elevator r-zcnef the oeFrssn To9r -
escaped. the ztrf -olfsrr ,1r
the time Well. re as<f ~ -~n~~
beng huxw@sf ~ q pretty SF1 -
t-af ne rnsr-sess n@r 4 sss s~as<
sa~v3~ -Aad znzf a@c41se n -
bev - 4sxzef or ~ as a i@<9
,fsre az a good sztarv sss ara .
70 ns president - 5ne sfrses sns~~
-a~rr ~sr-s~~sv-New rorn cnrr~
sncs pss.saarx Dfscakss
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BISHOP BoMPAss' DEVOTION.
4 Lifetime Devoted 10 Missionary
work In the frOsen North.

The little fAr-northern town OF Bennett,
X G. on the route 20 Dawson. WAS visited
on July Of this year ny Bishop Bompass,
cs the Church ,os England. Although this
excursion took him snly .our,s.a miles
hsyont the boundary cf the Northwest
Tsss,tsxx tntA u Arsvlnso aS 0ssstsA Co.
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sorns lr-a us1s % fsrn~sf e 80
sn~~~,ars~s q ths blilaF8 table 80
x,xr>1 that e re1rires ma tszsk@
ei~phants 10 sszrzish . cssnplsss ssf
aasnsiy. sixteen ryr<znst- r~~s~~ =
rhr~, ssr.srxs snlEn~-Rrts1crs -
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He's a great rnafn>rzssfetar.
Yes
w. r@fs snE~<ss xx4frx flirT~4
ssrrzna that 40 wlf~ l<s~s tA~w
-
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
A CHICAGO MYSTERY.
Butcher Albert Becker Believed to Be
Wife Murderer.

CHICAGO. Feb. 26-Evidence strengthen
ing the belief of the police that Butcher AL
bert A. Becker, who was arrested yesterday
en- suspicion of having murdered his wife,
did actually commit that crime, was fur
nished to-day by DR.. w. r. Kirby, who,
after a microscopical examination of the
stains found on the boards in Becker's barn,
expressed the opinion that they were made
by human blood. Further examination of
the barn has resulted in the discovery of
small bunch of black hair, which neighbors
say exactly matches that of the missing
woman. Search for Mrs. Beckers body was
continued throughout the day, catch basins
and the prairies for mile in all directions
being thoroughly investigated but no trace
of 1t was found. The earrings and ring
found in Becker's house, and which the
butcher declared he had recently bought
for his second wife, were positively ident-
fed as belonging to the missing woman.
From story told by afell0w-countryman
of Becker, the suspected wife-murderer may
be implicated in the murder fifteen years
ago of a wealthy stock dealer in Magde
burg, Germany. Becker was faced by Henry
Sander in the police station to-day and
charged with having knowledge of the
murder. Becker, however, denied the
charge. Sander, who also knew Becker
when the latter lived in Milwaukee, told the
police that Becker once tried to kill his wife
there, and but for Sanders interference
would probably have succeeded.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Willie Collier will appear in his new
farce, Mr. Smooth" in April
William Gillette has nearly finished his
dramatization Of A. Conan Doyle's interest
Ing. Sherlock Holmes" stories The play
Will be produced early next season.
1t is reported that Sadie Martinot will
play the leading emotional role in "The
Elder Miss Peterman." B. B. Valentines
adaptation from French play by Jules 10
Maitre.
Miss Louise Beaudet, the actress, recently
filed petition in voluntary bankruptcy and
was discharged from all her obligations as
z bankrupt. Her liabilities amounted to
Richard Mansfield has so far improved in
health that the positive announcement is
made that he will resume his performances
March 8.
A new musical number. called 'The
Columbine Song" by Reginald De Koven,
was introduced last week by Joseph Mara,
the tenor Of THE Three Dragons" with
an invisible chorus accompaniment.
Frances c. saville, the opera singer has
brought suit against the proprietor of the
Maidison-avenue Hotel in New York to re-
cover $4,000, the value of a casket of jewels
apartments in the hotel in December 1885,
presumably by an employe of the hotel.
Nine. Herrmann's press agent ambush
ingly tells the following amusing incident
which he claims occurred at the opera
house in Crookston Mimi, recently during
the engagement of the Herrmaans, Adelaide
and Leon, in that city. Adelaide Hermann
was on the stage presenting her famous
dances, and at that certain time appeared
In the fire dance, seemingly enyeloped In q
cloud of flames. The other actor to the in
cident was a fireman who belonged to the
fire department of that city, who had been
out late the night before and who, when the
house was darkened and the sweet sensuous
music of the dance played, fell asleep
in his chair. sudden crash Of the drums
awoke him with start and as his glance
rested on Adelaide Hermann apparently
all ablaze the fire before his eyes was too
much for him. The instinct of the fireman
was there, for hastily climbing out of his
chair, he made dash for the stage. AS he
reached the orchestra pit the lights were
flashed on and the dancer disappeared. The
transformation brought him to his senses,
and an explanation followed. The inter-
ruption was received with boisterous ap-
plause and as he returned to his seat Ade-
laide Hermann reappeared and the dance
was gone over again.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

Times.

GuIduSlPIlid 4iliiSS'
The inception of the naval dispute that
has eliminated in such consuming shame to
the government was in the entirely unwar-
ranted promotion of Captain Sampson to the
command of the fleet over such competent,
experienced and thoroughly tested naval Of
ficers as Admiral Bunce, Commodore Wat
son, Commodore Schley and others. 1t was
not only unwarranted on the score of merit.
but it was equally unwarranted by law, as
the President has no authority to promote
any naval officer, out of the regular order
of promotion, to the rank of acting rear
admiral unless he has received the thanks or
Congress.
The administration thus started with a
blunder that could not be justified under
any circumstances and could be excused
only by Captain Sampson fairly winning his
honors in action, and the original error has
been magnified by the studied efforts TO
make the country and the world believe that
Admiral Sampson is entitled to the credit
for the victory at Santiago when he was not
in the action at all and did not give a COM
mand to any vessel while actually engaged
These blunders belong TO the past and they
cannot be corrected. The President and sec
retary of the navy, doubtless acting in good
faith but grossly misled by the Naval Bu-
reau that is distinguished chiefly for its
deSpouc meannesS nominated Sampson and
Sehiey TO the Senate for the rank of rear
ADMIRAL. Sampson being named first and if
so confirmed he would be the senior officer
These nominations have been held bv the
senate because a large majority Of the SEN
ators believe that injustice has been done to
Admlral Schley and gravely doubt the pro-
prlety OF confirming Sampson as his senior.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Indiann Notes.

A number of farmers living east of Rich
mond have been caught by the agent for a
tobacco-seed house, who sold them seed and
took notes in payment. The notes have since
turned up in bank for largely increased
amounts.
The Frances F. Willard w. c. T. T., of
Richmond has passed a resolution remon-
strating against the reproduction of prize
fights by pictures and placing on bill boards
scenes where persons have drawn knives,
daggers or swords as though ready to take
life. The w c. T. u. believes 1t is a dan
gerous education to the children.
The Porter county Sunday-school conven-
ton closed a two days session Saturday
night. c. e. Meigs of Indianapolis, gave
an interesting lecture on his trip to London
as a delegate to the worlds Sunday-schOol
convention. Prof. c. Fl. Wood, of the city
schools and Prof. H. B. Brown also spoke,
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, w. n. Stretor; vice president, w, r.
Lederer; secretary, Miss Martha Kellogg;
treasurer, Earl HerTick; president home de-
partment, Miss Grace Smith.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

PITTSBURG, Feb. 26.-The consummation
of the big $25, 100000 combine to be known
as the New York Gas Light, Heat and
Power Company has been made possible by
the decision of the directors of the Standard
Underground Gable Company to surrender
to the combine $146,000 worth of bonds of
the United Electric Light and Power Com
pany, of New York, held by it as collateral.
1t appears that the combine, which is in
tended to absorb the Illuminating and power
interests of the country, could not be COM
pleted without these bonds, and George
Westinghouse, who is largely interested, has
secured the authority to turn the paper over
to the combine at actual cost.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Washington Post.

washington HOSl.
AS for the delays and hesitations off
Santiago, caused by the difficulties Of
coaling in those usually troubled waters.
they would be absolutely without signfi-
canoe were it not that the Navy Depart
ment wished to make point against Schley.
If any favOrite of the Mutual Admiration
Society had been in Schley's place the mat
ter would have been passed without COM
ment, but as it was Schley, who had been
uniustly treated by the peremptory and un-
warranted promotion of Sampson over his
head, it seemed necessary to disparage and
degrade him in order to excuse and justify
an otherwise unjust and inexcusable act. No
man can commit more heinous crime in the
eyes of his superiors than the act of illus
trating their tyranny and inequity. Scnley
had been outrageously treated. 1t was
necessary to belittle him in order to pail
late the wrong. The Navy Department has
done its work with energy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
heading for the soldiers.


correspondence IIdIP0I . " OOHI5'
One who has not spent q few weeks in a
dull. hot camp can hardly conceive how
ravenously anything printed is devoured by
the soldiers. A paper-backed novel or a
magazine or an illustrated paper, no mat
ter how old is passed frsm one to another
until ii is literally read to pieces. Trash
and current literature are better, 1T seems,
for military uses in the tropics tnan more
substantial reading. Any book or paper ad-
dressed to the commanding officer or the
adiutant of a regiment with For the regi-
rounds of the camp and be read and en-
joyed as long as there is a page or a pic
ture of it left. Thus a book addressed ITO
the adiutant Of the Eighth United States
Cavalry, Puerto Principe, Cuba; for the
regiment" will be read by scores of officers
and enlisted men of the Eighth Cavalry In
their hot and dreary camp. and every man
will add a postscript to his prayers for the
sender
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27

been considered In both houses, but final
action has not been reached
The total appropriations of the present
session will approximate 500, 600 600, of which
about $4,000 900 will be for the military and
naval uses or for subjects connected with
the war. This Is a general estimate, how
ever, based on totals which may undergo
much change, as very few Of the large ap-
propration bills have become law and some
of them have not even been considered. II
the Nicaragua canal amendment is added
to the river and harbor bill this will make
a material increase. Included in the naval
bill are provisions for three sea-going bat
tie ships, three armored cruisers and six
proprated for the first years work.
Based on estimates the total appropriations
for the Congress mot including the four ap-
preparation bills left over by the former
Congress- would be approximately Sl,600,O ,O00,
000 of which amount approximately $780,
00000 is for war expenses or incident to the
army and navy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
BAD Enough.

I used to kind o think I'd sort o like to settle
down
An mebbe quit this farmin' an enjoy house in
An clean furgit the atmosphere of worry an Of
toll
That seems TO settle round you when you're
tillin' of the soil.
I've tried it an I'm satisfied. I'm goin' home
agin.
Compared to all them snowdrifts country mud is
slick an thin
An when the FUELS gettin low twin do my
feeln's good
To know the ak is handy fur to chop load o
wood
I'm goin home agin; out where there isn't any
law
To keep a man from sittin down an waitin' fur
a thaw
used to think twas hard 10 spade the ground;
but I dunno.
It's caster disgn' garden than it Is to shovel
snow.
I'm goin' back to where the pantry's allus fun
An the bacon from the rafter is a-hangin' not
too high;
Where ali you've got to do is to lift your rations
from the peg
An the hens don't want nickel every time they
lay an egg.
Washington Star.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
NATURAL GAS WRECKS
LIST OF TERRIFIC AND FATAL EX-
PLOsIoNs is GROWING.
Whole Families at walton and Fort
Wayne Blown Up with Their Homes
Other State News.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Feb. 26.-There was
terrific explosion of natural gas at Wal
ton. ten miles east of here, this afternoon.
that shook the village, wrecked the home
of Daniel Eckton and fatally injured sew
eral people. The victims are:
MRS. DANIEL ECKTON, internal in
juries; dying.
MRS. JESSE CoBLENTz, her daughter.
crushed and dying.
WILLIE CoBLENTz. aged eight,
crushed and dying.
NELLIE COBLENTZ, aged FIVE left
thigh broken and other injuries; will re-
cover.
DANIEL ECKTON, right ankle broken;
will recover.
CHARLES ECKToN. aged twenty-five,
burned about head and face
JESSE COBLENTZ, face burned and
back bruised; recovery in doubt.
The tory-and-a-half brick dwelling house
was demolished in an instant The explo-
sion was caused by Charles Eckton striking
a match in the cellar in search of leak
ing pipe. He IS the least injured of the
seven inmates. He crawled from the cellar
and rushed for a doctor. Neighbors
rushed to the scene and recovered the 9TH
ers from the ruins. A special train went
to the scene from here with Drs. Stevens
and Shutz and the officers of the Logans-
port & Wabash Valley Gas Company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Randall Hotel Man bankrupt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 26.-Frank
Statesman, until Friday proprietor of the
Randall Hotel, has filed a voluntary petit
ton ia bankruptcy The liabilities are $l8
1890 This includes wages, rent, trades
mems accounts and other credits The prin-
cipal secured creditors are: Mrs Julia
Randall, $4,000, secured by mortgage; First
National Bank, Fort Wayne. $1,000, secured
by stock in Imperial Brewing Company,
Chicago: John H Pfeiffer, Fort Wayne,
$529. secured by note; Julius Nathan Chi
cago. S76, secured by note; National Bank
Of the Republic, Chicago, $500, secured by
note The other creditors are numerous, in
GLIDING unsecured accounts ranging from 81
up to $500 The assets are given in at $23,
$50. "a These consist of all of Mr., Suites
furniture and fixtures. This latter is the
principal item in the assets. placed at $19,-
81 n
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
PANIC IN A BOARDING HOUSE.
Thirty-TvO ROumanian Iron Workers
Have Narrow Escape from Fire.

ThiFty-TVyO HOumanluH IRON w AA~CAS
Have Narrow Escape from Fire.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 26.-At 2:3O O'Clock
this morning fire destroyed Roumanlan
boarding house in the factory district and
thirty-two foreigners, asleep in the upper
stories. had narrow escapes. For a time it
was believed that no less than dozen men
had perished in the flames. The fire is be-
leved to have been caused by leaky natural
gas pips The frame building burned like
tinder. The proprietor, James Gregor, and
wife and the hired girl slept on the first
floor and the women had to escape in bare
feet and night dresses. When the alarm
was sounded throughout the house the
greatest excitement prevailed among the
foreigners. The men are iron and steel
workers making big money, but keep II
about their persons all the time, being
afraid of the banks. Most Of their trunks
contained large sums of hard-earned money
and were dumped out Of windows, while the
owners in many cases jumped after them.
One man was seen searching near the ruins
and stated that he had thrown 500 out or
the window and then escaped on the stairs.
He could not find his money. Few OF the
men had on other than their night clothes
and are left penniless in many cases.
dozen or more men were severely burned
about the face, feet and body, but the most
severe case was Mike Fascher, who was
taken to the City Hospital and will die.
Some of the men have been driven aImosI
insane by their loss and have to be guarded
by the police.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-27
Trolley Wire Creates a Scare.

Pedestrians along Massachusetts avenue
last midnight saw a short, but novel, display
of pyrotechnics, and that no one was in
jured by reason of it may be ascrbed to
the ceerity with which the motorman and
conductor on North indianapolis car No. 526
took in the situation and warned the passen-
gers and pedestrians near by that the troll
ley wire had broken and was lying twisted
and Wriggling on the pavement No one
knew where the end of the sputtering thing
was nor to what part of the pavement the
coils had extended. Every one began scan
nirg the ground closely before taking any
steps, and the passengers in the car kept
to their seats until assured that the danger
was mast