Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-03
THEY PAY THE BILL.
Young Men Assessed the Cost OF Re
pairs to Deadwood Coach.

pairs to Deadwood Coach.
The pleasure of rolling the old Deadwooo
coach down the steps of the Post once
Department is likely to cost three en-
ployes of the bureau Of engraving ano
printing a pretty penny in the near future
The coach was removed today to the An
drew Joyce carriage-making establishment
14th and E streets. to be repaired, and the
Young men who wrecked the old vehicle
are to pay the bill.
II will be remembered that Col. W. f.
Cody presented the old Deadwood coach to
the national government sometime ago, ana
it has been used several times as part OF
the Post Office Departments exhibitions.
Last summer 1t was brought 10 Inns oa. ~
and at one time the statement was mace
that the coach would be placed In the Ma
tional Museum. The matter was delayed
however and during the Grand Army en-
campment last fall the old vehicle was one
of the attractions. 1t was placed on the
portico at the east entrance to the post
ONCE building, where 1t would be protected
from the elements and yet be out OF the
way.
EMPLOYED at the bureau of engraving ara
printing, happened to pass the post ONCE
at an early hour in the morning. and con-
ceived a desire to ride up Pennsylvania ave.
nue. in the old Deadwood coach. without
stonnine to think what the consequences
might be, they seized the old coach and
pulled 1t off the portico. The coach bound
ed down the steps. swapping and cracking
as through some one was using an Ak on H.
The noise attracted the attention or the
watchmen on duty inside the post once,
and they promptly captured the coach ana
the three young men. placing the latter un-
der arrest.
The coach was almost wrecked by the
rough usage 1t had received. the body being
twisted and several pieces of the plank
being knocked on.
The young men were charged with de-
stroying government property and were re-
leased on bond pending the disposition OF
the case by the authorities. The latter were
rather disposed to look upon tho AFFAIR al
a thoughtless prank of fun-lovtng young
men, and decided that II the coach should
be repaired and restored to Its former con-
dftion the prosecution would be with
drawn The authors of the damage agreed
to do this, and the coach was therefore
sent to the Joyce establishment to be re-
paired Just what will be done to place II
in its former condition" could rot be
learned by a reporter who called at the es-
Establishment this morning 1t required the
united aid of seventeen men and thirty min
utes to enable member OF the joyce frm
to move the coach, task performed by the
three young men in ten minutes. Win
skids and ropes and a quantity of other
Uncomfortable the workmen succeeded in
getting the coach off of the portico ARD
started up Pennsylvania avenue. They mao
not gone far, however, when an omciai oi
the Post Office Department rushed out ana
ordered the workmen to take the coach
around to the repairing establishment by
the back streets Just why the official did
not want 1t to be taken up the avenue he
refused to explain, but his orders were
obeyed and the old vehicle was trundled
along the back streets to the shop.