The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
"FLATIRoN" A PRoBLEM.,
Men Forbidden to stand and Watch
Women I'm Distress.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
No business building ever shot skyyard In
the streets of New York has achieved such
a sudden notoriety as has the wedge-shaped
structure at Broadway, Fifth avenue and
Twenty-third street. known as the Flatiron
architecture of the skyscraper were respon-
slble Tor its first claim upon the attention
of the public, but it was not until the Octo-
per gales began to blow that its principal
field OF operations asserted itself 1t then
became so apparent that the wayfaring
man, though In a bit of a hurry, often
paused to marvel at the exploits of Boreas
whenever the wind god turned his Tyre TO a
higher key than usual
In snort, the Flatiron building has be-
come the greatest center of pneumatic ac-
tivity the town has ever known Its lofty
razorlike beak has way of catching what
ever wind rs blowing, splitting il into con-
uary currents and hurting them with the
speed or the leaping lightning twenty sto-
rtes to the pavement. there to work the
malevolence OF a maelstrom on hats UNI
hrelias' coats. and, more particularly.
building has brought suit to recover dam
ages for the loss OF plate glass window at
which one pneumatic avalanche was flung.
and yesterday the devious and violent do
inss of the sixty-mile gale that was dragged
from the heavens by the Flatiron build1ng
and dashed with added fury to the streets
below brought the nuisance into court
again.
This time it was police court that heard
the windy tale Policeman Bennett whose
strenuous lot 1T is to brave the wrath of
the hurricane at the Twenty-thir
crossing, arraigned in jefferson Market
Court prisoner who said he was J,IIius
Cesio of No. 164 West Twenty-eighth street
charged with disorderly conduct i'm refus,
ing TO move on when ordered to do so.
You see," said Bennett, 1.-THE wind was
comm down the sides of the Flat,ron
building In all kinds of punches and whirI-
ing across the avenue and up the sides ~
the buildings across the way. and the
stunts it was dom to the skirts of the
ladies' was certainly most careless. Well
this chap was standin' there givin' 'em the
gutta percha neck ''S
Whats THAR inquired Magistrate
Mayo. o'e
'Rubberin'. your Honor, an I tells hin,
to chase himself, and he wouldn't Go
runs him In. 1 got orders to chase the
gang that stands around that corner wind y
days dfsplayin' interest I'm petticoats and
such Ike. and II don't give EN- the run
I'm liable TO get 1t myself"
The magistrate discharged Cesio but a..
ne did so, he fixed severe and significa NJ
sively: iipies-
Don't stand ON that corner on
able time. Just keep moving
Now, the difficulty here appears IN hs 49,.
OF dennitton. What Is an ''unrea sone hI-.s
time? On this point opinions are likely 20
diner, with Policeman Bennett as the Az ~
bitter Certain 1t is. however. that fbs
Flatiron corner is the place i'm this , sns
most dreaded by women pedestrians wbans
ever the wind Is high. Leisurelv nrc.. LII
is impossible, dignified advancement on nSs
remotely possible and utter and y,a my
and ruin OF hats caps and umhreila.s loss
be endured with comparative euua nivosfx
especieiiy oy the manufacturers OF fbess
nfceestttee, but the problem OF the Srsns
o!ow1ne skirt cries IN thousands OF fernj
n'ne Soecss for solution II this solution be