The evening world., 1905-07-14
WILD OVER
SCOTTY IN
WALL Street
Broadway Blocked and a
Mob Of 5000 Chases
Miner in His Auto.

Walter Scott, the Monte Cristo of
Death Valley, who landed in this city
to-day. caused a riot in the financial
district this afternoon by his presence
there. He had eluded great crowds up
town by fitting about from n hotel
tn another in an automobile hanson.
He bought wine and paid for It from
O roll Of 81. 600 bills in the Grand Hotel,
the Herald Square and the Waldorf
Astoria.
Then, after visiting Third vice-Presi-
dent Gerard. of the Knickerbocker
Trust Company, he made a flying trip
down to Wall street in his auto. He
had two friends with him. who looked
like Westerners.
AS his hanson drew up at the curb
ut the Stock Exchange and he went
in the onlookccs recognized the minor
and a shout OF "Scotty!" rang Up
through the building. Soon every struc-
ture war spoutins men, women and Of
flee boys. AS Sco:ty came out they
srrgcd In n dense mass about the
Westerner, trying to shake hands ard
urging him to throw cut his gold.
He ordered his driver to take the
machine up to Wall street, and the
crowd followed. becoming denser every
moment. Brokers and well-known
hnanciers were in the throng. Men and
boys hung onto the wheel and tried to
climb Into the vehicle. At last 1t was
completely blocked.
Scott and his two friends then jumped
out and wedged their way through the
press up to Broadway. They had to
fight to make itand get aboard a Broad
way trolley car. By this time there
was a shouting mob Of thousands and
the Ire were unable TO move. The
Death Valley gold king was completely
at Broadway and Wall street.
Police to the Rescue.
R~oundsman Higgins and in Pc
Heffenburg and Slot, of the
traffic squad, finally fought their way
through the crowd n managed to
clear a space about the car. 1t took
some time TO d!sencumber the car OF
clerks and office boys who were cling
Ing to the vehicle like flies, Then the
asked "Scotty'' whsre he
to 20.
II want to get out OF this crowd
he replied. my automobile is trailing
behind. IL you "a get this car
down to the Battery l guess we can
make a break for It," The police the
formed an escort for the car and II
rolled down to the Battery,
there were fully five thousand
persons In its wake before 1t reached
there.
More policemen made a lane for the
electric hanson and the miner and his
friends got into 1t. Then with a mount
ed policeman on each side the auto
shot across to Bowling Green, then west
to Church street, where 1t made a dash
disappeared from the ken OF the
Scotty's Arrival.
A great crowd Of curious persons me,
the miner at the Grand entra Station
to-day when he arrived on the eigh-
flyer. His dog Goldbug was
him. Interest was divided be-
tween him and the pup. as word was
along the wire from the West |
hat Goldbug wore a simple and chaste
collar worth $1,000.
Scott was dressed In a rough blue
serge suit. a heavy blue flannel shirt. |
ed tie and broad. black sombrero. He
$ erect. broad shouldered a. carries
with an easy. confident swing. |
In the crowd that was at the sta
ion to o~gle him cared a iibe after one |
good look at the bronzed young giant.
Not a S%pendthrjft.
AS he got into an electric hanson
With Goldbug he said: Boys, l only
.sk o one thing Don't think I'm a
that burns good money to make
the Government richer. I believe In
spending, but I also believe In getting
.y Wsy' from T IGs AnEEeissas ep pd. ~ 81 90 soS VI
,s'R ssss ~ 60 $ sS ss'$ ! i n ny S s$'si ~ stfS h's;ss,fG s.
~ ;h 's$ffF Sst n WAY, s$SsSsffSs ss9sh a, ffS"F'$ e
tass rh lRts the "u''v OF the
Thousand.poIar Bills.
Before he reached the Herald Square
where a crowd swarmed around him.
his hand warmly. He seemed
sboS Ss well Ss w ks0Sn . IN ths p Sy b;uy anS
. glass OF beer for himself and other
drinks for his friends.
Then he rolled up to the New Grand
In his electric cab. where another
host OF men iocked around him and
shook hands, In this place he bought
from a roll fat with $1,000 biilA