New-York tribune., 1900-07-05

THE PASSING THRONG.

In Ptttsburg aforetimes" said Marvin Halsey.
OF that city, at the Hotel Imperial yesterday. we
rejoiced in Mayor. by name An
PITTSBCRG'S drew-or. as he was popularity
MAYOR AND known. .Andy'-Fulton. who was
Nix BLAINE as unique a figure as there has
ever been in city politics Full
ton Who was and is a physical giant had the ap-
petltes OF a giant well, and in those Younger
days when ne ruled over the city he didn't have
mem SO Vel IN check he has now They
on them with kindly and forEying aRI eIe We T0o5s9
NJ Is a very resPeotable member OF the community
was not as we'll respected I remember in fSSS :
whole Pittsburg OUTFIT. including Mayor Fulton and
rs t1 Jle Snlet OF Detectives. and almost
his toiiT ,t StsouIS press accompanied Blaine
sylyania the train drew up on the side Of a ditcb
~ ralIte was tanding on the bottom step OF his
ditch when Fulton from the other end Of the car
the feet Of water spra2g T5s ts H. MavoI P9p ~ pint, INTO
ce Sgrs Tb9 sQshed his way 70 the other end OF the
Name RjaiD statesman and despite the fact that Mr
him gp in bs aTns 1Tsr =. 2" pounds Fulton picked
been baby and carried him across the 5itcb 1 s15
the wild huzzas sr0Hd of b et the hank beyond
SIMILAR rST ne T5 went back and gave Chris Magee
When we got to Ptttston Fulton nailed a pick
pocAeI IN the very act Of his pIlfering Tying the
thief's hands behind him. the Mavor
THE MAYORS put a rope around his nack snd
COCNtER Just then word came that O'Mara
NIIH 70 had brought thief TO bay on the
@ @L.ICE AND bridge and that the thief was hold
AIiAEN ES' ing the crowd of revolver In hand
Fulton at once handed the end 81
Ilie rope TO small newspaper man and made for
the scene Of the new difficulty. Hardly was Full
assoc5 ra1be uTne1 than to his aid the Pckpoekets
~ - GI lhe mighty press against station
escaped with their companion lust before FuIfor on
quarry The bird flown FuIron IN in tgI f LOT ms nrst
8LSt surveyed his guardian. I suppose You Vent
the remark promptly arrested the reporter srIni5
a. joke Let him 20 ri ltlon vocb for only bi, SAID that
Mayor Of Pittsburg' Yes you are returned - ths %
less time than it takes to tell it Pitsbur I nTod IN
mayor was also in the clutches OF the law ONfara
MS COMPANIONS; but his appearance also vas
in hands Of the guardians OF te 'SsG Up & and
as me t1ttston police were starting with the trio
their great relief as tbav had mas I Esiease 70
N'l"t t4eS were IN Tor a night in the station"
Later continued Mr- Halsey, when we got to
Scranton, where were 10 spend the night. it
must be confessed that the rainy
4HE CLERK day We had spent in the anthracite
ASSIGNED region had given to the exterior Of
ROOMS the most respectabIe or ms the
+. d q appearance OF the toughest OF
tramps. \ number OF US made A
nreak for the hotel Behind the counter was a
gem OF a hotel clerk. Dapper and clean was he
headlight scarfPin, pomaded hair, waxed mus
tache and an expression of supreme disdain made
uY MS outward man he surveyed party with
open disgust, would have none of US. and refused
70 assign rooms Too tired argue We fell back
20 await the arrival OF the Al this iuncture
In strolled Fulton. His enormous figure dripping
Win water. mis- face streaked and crossed with
fS, Goa! dust ne looked the toughest OF the tough
registering, he asked the clerk for his room
That worthy. deep IN conversation with some
crony, merely glanced at him out OF the corner Of
MS eye. We've no room for you here nv man
re made reply. Fulton glanced about the once
ara discovered us His ready Wit took in the srua-
ton on the instant Reaching across the counter
ne picked that dainty rose scented clerk up by the
iappeis OF the coat, and, lifting him as lightly as
IeatheT 10 his side OF the desk, he shook him as a
terrier would A rat / am the Mayor OF PirrSburg.
and pointing at our delighted seIves-there are
my friends. and he called OF by name Now
We nave rooms reserved and want those rooms
2 u. .. DO you understand 'Y-y-yes s-sir.'
stammered the afrighted clerk and we pot those
rooms without further delay.
Those were Andy Fulton's salad DAYS He
was mighty man physically and the swift foV OF
MS red blood caused him at times 10 do things
that made the community stand aghast, but hs
had a heart as big as his physique was incapa ble
OF mean or trivial action. and when evil iavs fen
on him later his friends stood by and cune, 10
their faith in him. faith he has fully Justifed-