The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-04
The Famous Kansas Smasher
Had an Uncomfortable Time
While Waiting for Train at
the Union Station
MANAGER POMEROY KEPT
HIS EYE ON THE VISITOR
He Feared an Attack on the Cigar
CAGE But the Western Woman
Was Too Busy ExpoStuIating
With Smokers to Pay Attention
to the Restaurant

Carrie Nation, equipped with her
little Ratchet which she carried in q
handbag, struck Worcester yesterday
morning and, after a three-quarters OF
an hour stay here, decided that eveiS-
thing was not going all her way
She was called a lobster, a fakir, a
dead one and a freak by the crowd
that assembled at Union Station, and
after looking into the matter, Station
Agent Davis said he was glad Carrie
departed when she did, as he felt she
might be unable to get out OF town II
she remained much longer.
Carrie was as thirsty as ever for no.
toriety, however, and at Oakdale, on
the way to Concord, N. H.. after she
left Worcester, she got off the tram.
A crowd had assembled at the depot,
not to see Carrie, but to wait for
train to go to Boston. She asked one
of the employees at the station what the
crowd was at the train fer. The en-
ploye was joker and told Carrie there
was a saloon-keepers convention in
town and the crowd at the train was
the reception committee.
Carrie started the ball rolling by yell
ling at the top of her VoiceETAOI
ling at an unoffensive looking man "Ci-
gars are worse than whiskey." The
man was accompanied by his wife and
Immediately his better half todok ex-
ceptions to the statement. Carrie, how
ever, looked so formidable with her
hands clinched and an old-fashioned
bonnet tipped on one side Of her pate
that the better half became timid and
led her husband to the rear.
One of the Red Men on the way to
Holyoke recognized Carrie and his first
sally was well If it amt Carrie ma
ton. Well Carrie you old lobster how
is everything" Carrie almost I'M
sheathed her Ratchet but she refrained
and the man not at all satisfied with
the impression made on the smasher
said Carrie, old girl, did you bring
your Ratchet with you?" Carrie again
stared but said nothing. This wasn't
enough for the Red Man and he began
to sing the song I'VE couldn't Carry
Carrie Because She Couldn't Carry any
More" Carrie was obliged to turn
away from the Worcester man who
dared to get into an argument with
her and finally had to go back into the
waiting room.
To Carrie, this was like throwing
meat to a hungry dog, and she imme
diately cleared her throat and got after
the crowd. She opened up by saying
that every man in the crowd was due
for an eternal job in the lower regions.
Hell would be too good for you all, -
shrieked Carrie, land as sure as this is
the Lords domain you shall all spend
eternity in hell" Someone in the
crowd recognized Carrie, and replied:
We'll, Carrie, old girl, / guess you'll be
with the crowd" This was too much
for the Kansas smasher and again she
began TRADE that ended only because
the woman was whisked out of hearing
on the train as it sped on the way to
Nashua.
When Carrie arrived in Worcester
yesterday morning the trainshed was
well filled with Red Men on their way
to Holyoke, and for every expression
from Carrie there were a dozen in re-
turn.
Twas said that Carrie became so mad
at one time that she swore, but several
of the trainmen who watched her say
that she didn't swear She did not feel
lat all elated over the reception she re-
ceived in Worcester, however.
Again she made a flank movement
on a man who was smoking a cigar
and to him she expressed her senti-
ments about hell The man failed to
see through the woman's words at all
and stood stockstill in the middle Of
the floor until Carrie disappeared in
the women's waiting room. Then he
grew wise and, banging a friend on
the back with enough force to knock
horse down, he yelled: "Well, If it
amt Carrie Nationr ITO h with
Carrie Nation! Do you think I'm
bag punching machine?" answered the
friend.
Carries life was very miserable
while she remained in Worcester, but
her misery was shared - Manager
Pomeroy of the Union 6 - n restau-
rant, who feared Carrie ould jump
through his cigar case every moment.
She finally left Worcester shortly after
s o'clock, serenaded by the jeers of
large crowd in the station. She was
engaged to appear at a fair in Con-
cord, N. H., yesterday. ShSe prom
ised several men who bothered her
greatly that she would come back to
Worcester. Chief Stone, when told
that Carrie intended to appear in
Worcester. only shook his hehad and
said: well, It won't be my fault If
she gets into trouble. If she does and
breaks a law, we cannot be any more
considerate with her, surely, than I'VE
would be with our own fellow-citi-
zens."