The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-15
DEVERY SETS ninth ABLAzE.
FIERY pODr HtIE 4 DRINK. ~
mrs RtEIIING CRY.


In such n blaBe ~ political and material
glory "a this town seldom $500 tet wssn
elections. Big BILL has announced for a
week that when the assoctai lon oJened
i,s Permanent clubrooms there would Il.
--nmethin' diddin'.' Thero wa. Rig Bll
undertook himself. personally the grateful
task q seeing that Eighth avenue was put
into a pruper frame OF minI 'or the evenings
festivities. After experimenting the fitting
out 81 the clubroom with chairs and other
tIrniturc. he started up Eighth avcsue
toward the Four Corners at Twenty eighth
street. sounding the cry In every saloon
along the way:
Everybody havc a drink on me
He was soon honored with n great fol-
lowing. He went into the saloon next
door 60 tho Pcquod Club. John &. Shoehan'-
headquarters on Twenty-ffth street. and
took all the Gust toners out with him. cheer
ing like mad for the man whose avowed
purpose in entering the Ninth district
ngh, Ia To hunt the Buffalo
While waiting for the crowd 10 drink
up in each saloon. Big Bill occasionally
announced ITS well known there IL goin'
10 be a good time in this district for a " lille :
At \ O'Clock tho crowd in front 81 the
pump Was 80 dense that IL blocked the
street car tracks. There was frequently
danger that y melody would git hurt IN
the crushes. There had been no police
anticipation. apparently. 81 such q crush.
Tn. Devcry lieutenants sought their leader
and said something ought TO be done quick
n the whole celebration was not to eud In
a catastrophe.
AN right said MIR. Devery. with = grin.
.1b.r,. mora than one yay NJ hreaktns
-
W."
lie siepi~u VI III" u"o' vi VI" Fuihp
saloon and let out a below hat rama above
IN. shouts and screams OF the Jsople Ia
the crowd
Everybody have a drink on me-
n. dRshed inside. shouting To tho bar
,.pd,r to civ. ,vervipdy a drink that
asked far n. and made his way out tho
s,d, door and acrus. To the saloon On the
op,-n-tte corner
sCnm. IN here. overyhody,- he yelled
-E-cyrrvbndv have a drink ITO the hnr-
tender 81 EN- up for every nnn Of a gun
that comes N and -. mo later
lilo r,t-atsd ia. invitation In the saloon
on tie THIRD corner. In every cas- the
bartruders fairly flew W and duSn the tar
,n cnuply with mir ~l.hc-. IN. congestion
i'm a.. niddh, Il The street was Irrreptllly
l.sesu.d. hut the crush on tie sldcN alks
was truly awful.
Al half-IA-i : n brass hand emerged
from -nm.. " hsre and started down kIghth
avenue blanns out RIP Van NInkc was "A
IHcky Man The avenue III up with ned
fire and the shou,srS Ia the street ieu into
line and moved downtown. Rockets went
wli-tling up into the sky ah-sd q us
procession and roman candles streaked
The glar. with colored lines 10 fam. while
tie land and the crowd ruapnd tencath
m. ncN rooms e IA" William = lN'verv |
Democratic Association are tarsly bug !
enough 10 hold "a men. They were iill,-i
l-fur,. the pr,ssssion arrived Hundreds
nf men Iamm,-i and crowded their way
up IA" stars ..i N'dg'i themselves "a
when tho hant 'puk up IT, station at the
door How m the world Rg Bill manag,Sl
'o prpirri h,fui-lf through IN" press on the
narrow stairs and at III" back 81 N" room
nobody knows. but of a sudden h." ap-
r-au-i at the front 81 the room with 4
trnad smile under his moustach. Hi-
face was a. rcd as his ucCHtie. His collar
was a wet rag folded about hs neck. His
cuff- waved imp at his wrists a. he gee
ticulated Tor quiet. There was no quiet
the hand ou,sido tll~i the air With c,pio-
sion and h,~- and crash ~ u-as-
-G.cl- SAID Big Bill. I'm dry. Can't
W. have q drink up here
-Thr,-, ctcers Tor Bill Deycry, ycllci a
yoir,, and the sweating mob ~ ist.-i t,-elf
20 gpt the breath To carry out the b.h.si
HnraI Representatives q the Pump was
handel over the hcads Of the crowd and -ct
up on "a Wind sill is'hlnd Mr. DcVcry.
He pouud.-l en- the table bcfoTs him with
III. aat 81 his hand
.s,,,o Ia ,rI.r now gen,l.ua, = n.
,""lI - -
SAID IN" ""I "th'js w. hAH ghshs''
it, name anu has 'ain" Gown from IN"hlN-
eighth Str'-'t 10 NohtN-thtd SI,-rt but
Il, mas taken tho Pump with u. l,h""rs
w nav, cam. down here to max. tins
~, I.,J,u.,t.r. A., this fight. We hav.
'l ','Ht -. .n.f.,i, ,,I,,,."an.
came nor" w. X %, aian mus
We arc goln 20 u" IN Iaii!nhhN nan IN ttls
club, but anti-CruKcI 70 strictly ~anttIruker
IChs-,rs A VOic. Ter hell Md Croker
,p.,rs
Y, .fuL, "a, l.~o no, n NJ ri
ihH' 'lSu' '
win a. lhi!illhhN r'oF' wv hH'll''
h'r" nov ana Sou Az hho" Mha' II" u"h' Tor
the distract ~ leader, ~" never duH"
po,liu' for nolody. He's led many a man
-" = ,l..e n regular Tom Collins ,hs..
M. ,.y., drno mo me , M y,cd
~ 'hM' ~ 80,
lie mas b'"h" NV WI '''''NpN ny
only TO men 81 STANDING hui va n"h lhtNeTy
walk 81 life, uo matter how humble. "
Inns ia l.. hereditary with him Laugh
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''i ""u -, -. ,..Lt,, ,o,Luv ,,,
WI i'v'S 80 IL a.N, - 80
with explosive t'roc. IN asehlhns '"'Hd~lh
he threw IN" WHO'S weight OF us hg IRAN"
forward on the table n b" J-rk"d ont each
When ne recalled tho hIs torc
ADV ~ ia. Older branch u tho Guodwin