The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-10
RlOToUS YOUNG ONES.
In wild Desire to See Santa Claus
They Blocked the street.

In wild Desire to See Santa Claus
They Blocked the street.
Several hundred juveniles made life
miserable for two patrolmen on
Broughton street yesterday afternoon
in front of Adler's big show window.
Santa Claus made his bow to the chill
dren, and the street was impossible.
sidewalks and all, until Superintend
ent Reilly hurried a man to assist Pa
trolman Jernigan and visited Adler's
himself
In regulation costume Santa Claus
drove up at $3.50 o'clock followed by a
bowling, jostling mob of youngsters.
In the great gathering of human mites
there were children of all sorts. Boys
and girls rich and poor. all were on
hand to take the first peep at Santa
Claus-the kind old man who can be in
a million places at the same time, and
who seldom forgets a chimney. There
were children snugiy wrapped in cloaks
and tightly muffled to keep out the
cold damp air, and there were ragged
and unkempt urchins whose hearts
thumped at the sight of the good old
man. Although garbed differently the
children felt as one, and the blood ran
through their veins rapidly as they
looked up at the smiling face of Santa
Claus.
The reception accorded the charita-
BILE old fellow must have made him
feel good, and it was with the greatest
difficulty that he alighted from his
conveyance, and walked to the window
which will be his headquarters until
Christmas eve There he bowed as the
Gh to h fuf of
those things which they desire most.
His mods of approval to the many re-
quests made hundreds of young hearts
leap with joy, and patient parents were
told later in the evening what dear old
Santa Claus had promised to do on the
night before the birthday of Christ.
While the children We're laughing
and shouting, and their elders were
watching the scene with interest gaz-
ing upon sight that took them back
TO the days when they knew no cares
or troubles, there were shoppers and
pedestrians who had no time to tarry.
Although an enchanting sight, 1t was
one that they could not stay and en-
JOY, and still they found it innneas' Die
to pass the happy throGg 81 Juveniles.
Even the trolley car motormen had to
go at a snairs pace when Adler's store
was passed. Patrolman Jernigan was
Wdihlu6 1oiOuSulOn street. Dul lOulu
it impossible to keep the little ones off
the sidewalk.
Jernigan is the largest man on the
force, and as he lowered over the lit
tie ones, first commanding, and then
pleading with them to move he was
met with shouts of laughter from the
brighter faces and jeers from the gam
Minis. The officer was powerless, and
his entreaties fell upon deaf ears. De
tective Murphy happened along about
this time, and saw that Jerngan
would soon be lost in the crowd,
which was rapidly swelling. The de-
tective telephoned the situation to the
desk sergeant at police headquarters.
but similar messages had been pour
ing in since the arrival of Santa Claus.
The strain was telling on Jernigan,
and he was becoming weaker and
weaker.
Superintendent Reilly hurried Patrol
man Buckwall to assist and the two
officers picked up several lads and
made special officers of them. With
the reinforcements the sidewalk was
kept comparatively clear during the
later hours of the afternoon and the
children were banked up in the street
The same performance is promised
each afternoon until Christmas day.
and Superintendent Reilly will prob
ably have to keep two of his men busy
watching the children as they make
their wants known to Santa Claus.