New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-04
ORGIES IN TENDERLOIN.
District Expresses joy at TammanyS
Triumph.
DANCE HALLS LITTLE WIDER OPEN


Broadway last night, from the fall Of darkness
till long after midnight, throughout its Tender
loin section. was the scene of one vast, long
tinued orgy of noise, that grew from vigorous
hum as the first few bulletins appeared to the
most tremendous human demonstration Of de-
lirous Joy that the Tenderloin or the city itself
has probably ever seen when the result became
certain. From the Flatiron Building, with it's
twenty stored beak a glare of electric lights. to
the ugly hole of the big subway ditch at Long
Acre Square, hundred thousand people surged
back and forth from bulletin board to
other.
A curious feature Of the demonstration was
the comparative suddenness with which it be-
gan. The crowds started to gather in the streets
around the newspaper bulletins early
o'clock, but at that time singular spirit Of
apathy seemed to possess them, and what talk
there of results was mostly of fusion ma
jorites And when the first bulletins were
posted. showing that if the rest of the city were
to be judged by the early returns MCClellan's
victory was assured. then there was evil
dent Discrimination to accept the reports. But
s the totals grew and Low fell steadily behind.
the Mcclellan supporters grew bold and the Low
supporters fearful, and 10y O'Clock the noise
was at its height. 1t kept up until midnight
In spite of its large numbers, the crowd was
remarkably good natured one. and the only ar
rest the police had to make were those of
few youths whose enthusiasm became too much
for their discretion, and they were taken TO the
Tenderloin station to cool off More than nine
hundred regular and special policemen were dis
tributed through the district, Inspector Walsh
being in command at Madison Square, and Cap
tain Nurtha, of the Grand Central sub-statlon,
at Herald Square, the two points where the
crowds were thickest. Most Of the work OF the
police vas in making a way for the surface
cars to pass through the excited masses. some
times 1t required two mounted policemen, rldlnS
either rail, to force way through the thick
est brushes so that the car could proceed.
The noise producing and ear torturlng 1nsuu.
ments chosen by the crowd for its display or
enthusiasm mostly horns or all IengLhS
and tones, and, although other Darbarous de-
vices were added, such as rattlers, "squawkers.
drums Cowbells, or just plain but serViceable
tin pans. the horns made the most racket ana
the fakirs who sold them coined money. Hordes
of youths, mostly of tender age, but some olo
enough to know better, armed with horns OF az
sizes would march III file phalanx up and
down Broadway, and none dared say them nay.
Among those who used these noise producing
devices the element for which the Iehue[-
loin is noted. The days results had apparently
filed them with great Joy. This joyous state
"of affairs made such resorts as the Haymarket
tho Cairo and the Bohemia, near SiXth-ave-.
more entertaining than has been the case IN
two long. dreary years of reform AS the pro
pretor of one of the places said, when some one
remarked that he would have a big croWu'
Yes you see we can run our places with niue
more confidence now"
Between election figures the newspapers oper-
ating the bulletins entertained the crowds with
pictures of candidates and others. one pro-
phetic bulletin, coupled with n picture of the
Squire of Vantage which sent a laugh all over
Madison Square, this: Charlie to Dick.
Come home. come home ," He'll be here by
New Years" said a TendeToin police sergeant.
"New-York is New-York, and it cant stand
being good for more than two years at a time,
and that's all there is about it"
Nearly all the gambling houses kept open
house. At a well known one in Twenty ninth
st. the negro doOrkeeper said TO a reporter
"Ah rackon now, boss it will be a heap sight
easiah for now The place was lighted from
basement to roof
August Bumenthal. proprietor Of a storage
living at No. sos West-End- ave. complained 10
the police of the West Thirtieth-st station house
last night that while he was watching election
returns in Herald Square he was robbed of a
gold watch. valued at $500.
Edward Cook, motorman employed on the
Broadway line, was arrested at Twenty ninth
St and Broadway. charged with assaulting Leo
o Brien, OF TWenty-flfth-St. and SlXth-aVe. 1t
is alleged that while Cook was trying TO get his
car through the crowd he ordered O BTien, who
was in front of the car. to get out of the way.
O'Brien did not move fast enough 10 suit him,
and it is alleged, he jumped from the car and
assaulted the man.
The election celebration in the Tenderloin re-
ceiveda decided setback about a. m. to-day.
ing each in the way which seemed at the mo-
ment to appeal most strongly TO her and the
men who were watching. But little before !
O'Clock Captain Burfiend. at the station. heard
that the Tammany administration would not
come in until January. lie sent out his men,
and in n short time had all the places i'm the
Tenderloin. with the exception of he Havrnar
ket, closed. The women were turned out as
usual, and the scenes OF revelry had 10 be most
poned till later date. At 80 O'Clock the
Tenderloin was, II anything, more quiet than
usual.
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