The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-27
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At 1910 yesterday noon the 5000 Chariot
went bounding through the square at
23S clip and the only occupant of the
same was the driver, Charlie Burroughs
This caused considerable comment and
later 1t was learned that an order had
been issued by some one at the Chaffee
street police station to he-drivers OF the
chariot that when the gong sounded for
the same that all haste should be made
and wait for no one.
Now, Charlie believes in obeying orders,
so he made a quick hitch when this
particular alarm came in and was off in
a jiffy. When he drove around TO the
front OF the station he saw Lieutenant
Tyler and three patrolmen waiting to
get aboard of the chariot, but as he had
orders from high authority not TO wait
for any one, paid no heed TO the eight
pair of arms and the shouts OF four
pairs OF lusty lungs. but pushed the old
white nag to his utmost speed to box
33
The lieutenant and his squad, OF course,
had to indulge in a walk for the box.
and what some Of them said will, OF
course, have to be omitted from this
item.
When Charley reached the box he saw
no one or nothing that would lead him
TO think that tho services OF the wagon
were needed, for there was no one at
the box
He waited until the foot brigade"
reached the box and it was then learned
hat a.fuxF ap1 70 . he. ,.fs.
of the call, but as the card players had
good ears and could hear the musical
sound OF the bell on the chariot. they
broke up the game went home and slept,
instead of being cramped up in a little
stone room at the Chaffee street sta
tion.
1t has been the custom in all of the
stations when there has been "A call for
the wagon TO wait in the barn until the
men get aboard. but now they must be
on their tops and make rush for the
barn as soon as the bell rings, and get
aboard before the wagon starts or tell
the reason why.
MANY FIRE ALARMS.
IL Is believed that there is some one
hereabouts that has evil designs on some
one I'm the vicinity OF Manton avenue. be-
tween Tar Bridge and Delaine street,
for during the past few months there has
been a number of fire alarms from this
section.
At SOS this morning Patrolman NJ. r.
Kelly sent I'm an alarm from box S73 for
n fire I'm an ash-box I'm the rear of the
I.awton House.
So far as can be learned no ono I'm
any OF the surrounding buildings had
been TO the box, and furthermore, no one
has any coal I'm either OF the blocks
The location for a fire is all that could
be desired by one with an evil mind. for
there are no end OF wooden buildings
In the vicinity. and among them IS W. W.
Whipples furniture store.
Had IL not been for the timely
action OF Patroman Kelly the result
might have been gratifying 20 the mis-
creant who Is connected with the diabol-
cal scheme. for the fire had worked It's
way through the box To a dry wooden
fence and this would have set fire 20
Edward WINNINGS ittttU EiTuU ana as THIS
was adjoining MIR. Whipple's store az
the rear the nremen would have had n
hard task to have got IL under control
HEAD CUT OPEN
Three or four Italians got into n dis
pute near the British Hosiery mills at
Thornton last evening, and Louis Sam
Ola. better known as Louis the sport.
was arrested for striking Michael Patrick
another Italian over the head with the
leg Of a chair.