The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-23
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mrs, NATION

A disciple OF Mrs. Carrie Nation
appeared in Baltimore with VEN
peance yesterday when the interior
OF the saloon OF Frank b Schroeder,
16l West Cross street, was demol-
ished by a frenzied expounder OF
the smashing principles in the
person of James Cunningham, -
Years old, and whose home IS at lS2
West Cross street
Cunningham, who is oil herculean
proportions. accompanied by Rlch-
ard Wilmer, entered the saloon at
noon yesterday. Wilmer called
for a glass OF beer. While Wilmer
was drinking Cunningham began
expostulating with him. Mrs. s.
Schr oe ter, who was behind the bar
and was besides the two men, the
only occupant OF the saloon at the
time, described what cnsued as toll.
lows:
cunningham became very much
excited. He entered into a long
TRADE against the evil effects OF
liquor. His friend laughed at him
and continued to drink his beer.
Cunningham finally brought up the
subject eof Mrs, Nation and her
Kansas Crusade. He said he APP
proved her course and regretted
there were in Baltimore no persons
we're brave enough to follow her ex-
ample. He had had nothing to
drink and was not under the lnhu-
ence of liquor, because | know that
he does not drink and has nos tor
several years.
BEGINS TO SMASH.
Finally he cried, Mrs. Nation
shall never wantio a representa-.
tive in Baltimore while | am in
town and shall begin right here
and lei the world know that there
is one man at least who is not
afraid to battle for the right.
crushing to the bar he grabbed
a bottle and sent it with crash
into the large mirror breaking it
into hundred pieces. Again and
again he did fire the beer and
whiskey bottles in direction where
they could DO the most damage. EX-
hausting the stock of bottles in
sight he charged upon the pictures
several large ones Of which were
hanging upon the walls. Having
demolished these. he ran over to
the bar again and seeing several
dozen glasses with one blowo of his
arm he smashed them into atoms.
a stove sits Just in the rear OF
the bar and although it had fire in
it, he threw it across the room.
DThe gas fixtures next caught his
attention and he grabbed them,
twisting off the ends as though they
had been wood.
A large crowd collected about the
saloon, attracted by the cries tor
help and the sound OF breaking
glass. Patrolman William Essex
arrived shortly after the "Nation =
ling had been completed, went
to the home of Cunningham, which
is lust across the street from the
saloon and arrested him.
Cunningham is about 6 fee. ,
inches tall and is very "broad. y
His health. he says, has been bad
Tor several months. The wrecked
saloon was a silent witness to the
prowess o. the man "who did not
feel very we'll People who gazed
upon the wreck wondered what
would have happened IN the neigh.
borhood if Mr.. Cunningham had
been in robust health.
The floor was covered with brok-
en- glass and picture frames. Beer
half-burned Goals and ashes IRON
the overturned stove were mixed to-
gether in the rear Of the bar, the
mirror was wreck and there was
not whole glass in the estblish.
ment until Mr.. Schroeder, who re
turned shortly after the trouble
was over, sent outfor new supply.
During the remainder of the day
he did tremendous business will
the crowds who gathered to see the
first specimen of a Baltimore sa
loon which was wrecked under the
"Nation" idea. Many of the GUS
toners secured pieces OF the broken
/ mirror and bottles as souvenirs Of
the occasion. The damage done by
Cunningham was probably abou
$3.50.
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