New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
THE PASSING THRONG.

That n crowd assemblies with exquisite in
the streets OF this city every New-Yorker well
knows. and while foreigners will
CROWD tell you that Americans and es-
THAT WAS pecially NEWCOMERS race through
DlsAP- life limited schedule and with
FoINTED- the apparent fear that be they de-
iayed never little they will lose
their right OF way nevertheless. should John Bull
or Johnny Crapaud devote time enough 10 the pur-
SUIT OF knowledge of things American 20 become
eosnzant OF the thrilling interest that couiured
up among the city's population by the digging OF
d mole or the cleaning out OF a sewer. he would
aIze that the limited schedule OF life Is not uni
versal in America The knowledge thar crowd
comes together easily and from trivial causes led
the passengers In Fourth-ave. car in Broome-
81. Yesterday to take but a languid interest IN one
that was assembling on the Mott-st. corner. until
an excited individual the platform exclaimed.
mats gun she's got in her hand sure.'' and
straightway OF the car dropped all the masculine
passengers and portion OF the feminine as well
WIN the hope that another Marie Barberi case
was 10 be enacted under his interested eyes and
that MS report OF the would pry apart the
uoors leading TO public fame and journalistic
saTtT the Young reporter hurried toward the
STOOD with revolver in her hand Stout OF per
son and German of lineage from thu ron ~ gbar
faxen head 10 the sole OF her ponderous foot sbe
nsfeIy 80, ~ us"liderment as she looked alter
iateg rom the weapon In her hand the gestcu-
gsces "a ana dc commenting crowd surrounding her
ing hopes Of the reporter For H. 20 alspeI the r
the variety that shoots fans or squirts cologne
away with collective look Of foolish deprecatio2
xi,b e woman pursued her journey down MOtt-st
Sb nh uhe n9n-iethal weapon stl cIasped in her
thlhk the most CHASTITY thing in certain wavs
'hat 1t has ever been my I'll 10 run up against
occurred night last winter"
ALAosI said a well known newspaper man
NI1-NE-oS OF yesterday. Il had been over TO
SUICIDE Jersey City 20 some Western
friends Off. and the boat swung
up the Hudson | was leaning the rail on the
lower rear deck watching the ice filed river which
presented a beautiful spectacle. Across the boat
with MS shoulder against pillar stood man
IN Hight coat, he and I being the only persons
IN that part Of the boat. Ny attention was held
by the river for few moments and when I
looked up again the gone. first I
supposed he had stepped inside but happening
glance PACK l saw that the protective gate stood
open and as / had been the last board I
knew that those gates had been closed, for I had
seen the deckhand shut them tight. Thoroughly
and comprehensvely did search the boat. but not
man in a light overcoat there among the
passengers and as finally returned 10 the lower
deck and looked again down at the dark, swirling
stream with its continuous procession OF gittering
ice cakes II was with the conviction that
WHERE in those depths weary soul
and that while my back had been turned the des-
perate finale OF lfe's tragedy had been quickly
and silently enacted"