The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-11
STREET FEAST BY Z. |. HOYT.
INPRONPTI AND Caused b
URE(k or HOS SEHOLD GOODS.
Truck That Mas MOstng Them Turned
Over. aud shot guns. mbre,ias. Trunks
and Preserves Flooded the Sidewalk.
such 10 the 10, Of On,niv Orous Italians.

Truck That Was MOVING Them Turned
Over. aud shot guns. nbre,ias. Trunks
and Preserves Flooded the Sidewalk.
such TO the 10, Of On,ni> Orous II alians.
Hazen L. Hoyt's family preserves. his
costly bric-a -brac, shotg,ins. gold handled
umbrellas and an assortment Of trunks
were dumped out in Borden avenue, Long
Island CITY, Yesterday. bv the upse'ting
Of big market wagon from Mr.. Hoyt'-
country home. Mr. Hoy''s country resi-
dence, Bellehazen. az Great Neck. is one
Of the most picturesque places on Ions
Island
II was evidently moving dav in Mr.. Hoyt's
household and big market wagon drawn
10y two horses and bearing a load that
tapered high in the air. with a rustic pilot
handling the reins, moved cautiously down
jackson avenue, which IL being improved,
into Borden avenue. which il torn up and
Uttered with piles Of paving blocks and
trolley rails Thus far the driver sue
ceeiei in navigating the Howl caravan
safely, bu he came to grief when he en-
countered a trolley blockade There we're
trolley cars ia front 81 him, trolley cars on
both sides of him and several cars bearing
down in the rear with their bells sounding
ominousy.
There was only one avenue Of escape,
and that WAS 10 turn on the tracks int o the
depression alongside. which was caused by
the tearing up of the paving blocks. He
tried it. The overloaded wagon bore OF
like a ship careeniug in heavy sea II
lowered ia the air few moments and then,
with sigh and groan, slowly and deliber-
aie!y turned over on it, side and ~ ruck the
ground in gsn'eel fashion.
As il went over. seventeen trinks by
actual count went sCudding and fying
around H. IL shot from l3-nch gun. With
yells and cries Of alarm the half hundred
Italians and other men al work in the
street fled. Several bundles Of shot guns
followed The trunks, and next came the
gold handled umbrellas The fourth
course was made of lars Of preserves
picked cabbage and chill sauce Each
Jar struck the stone pavement in perfect
cratic fashion 20 gurCle out It's contents
Pools OF red. green, purple and various
other colors soon formed around the
wrecked wagon, until passers by began
asking how many had been killed To
add To the interest Of the happening, many
~ the trunks were burst open by The fall
and the contents We're dumped into the
street and the slippery ooze from the pickle
and preserve jars.
Among the debris WAS fine Gladstone
nag over which broken gar or red beetS
had poured out lis laie Of woe while several
Jars of picked cabbage and preserves
vented their spleen ON hslf-open trunk
from which protruded many costly femi-
nine garments
Recovering from their astonishmen, the
Italians smeared their hands in the ooze
and licked them. They caught up the
picked cabbage and devoIred it When
tired of eating red beets they pelted each
other and occasionally whacked some
pas>erby on the sidewalk II was a great
dav for ltalys swarthy sons. They feast ed
while the driver and another man in cha &c
of the wagon gazed rIefully al the wreck
Without delay M. crowd began To inspect
Sundry fine shotgIns and piece OF silver
that had escaped from the trunks when
the police came along and spoiled the fun
II took an hour 10 right and reload the
wagon. The horses We're uniujdred. but
the wagon pole was broken and had To be
replaced. Reloaded once more the wagon
with red ooze still 'rickling from its depths
moved mournfuy down Borden avenue
and boarded a boat bound for Mr.. Hoyt's
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