The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
STOCK EXCHANGE REJOICES,
AND ITS ONLY REGRET WAS THAT
Ian son WASN'T THERE.
Most other Obnoxious Persons Had
Crowded aud Exciting Hour and
Hnlf-Broker Coler Ate Confetti
ZINE IR~y for the Haberdn snerlps

Fine Dsy for the Haberdosherles.
Wall Street whose wear ended at noon
yesterday had rs traditional tomfool oele-
bration in the Stoo Exchange Just after
fhe gong put an end to trading Nothing
rnarred the affair except the absence Of
Gbonse ". lawson. Had he been there
soy might have stpetohed into rnanslsughter
without the aid Of Col Greenes gun.
Through the mohs Of takers selling
squawkers and horns the public wendell
tts way 10 see the sport Most of this pub
lc was Of the professional element
Hall Of 1t wore creations OF pink and brown
%hatyoucallit. with cranial corrections
{. OF msuve youlnowwhats. At II 30 o clock
IRE galleries we're jamrpad and entrance
vas forbidden
The Christmas decora tons 81 bay leaves.
pine needles and red ribbons and bells
were still in place. On a platform over the
telephone booths sat the Seventh Regiment
band, and when the gong rang at noon
& struck UP = The star Spangled Banner
Nen.vho didn remove their hats on hearing
the first bar had them removed for them
and shot into the circumambient air. whence
they returned to be once more violently
gitsteh end finally to disappear into the
fourth dimension OF the gallery.
Every broker had stocked his pockets
With bags Of confetti ard in minute there
9ss q terrific storm Of II The packets
uere sent 70 the ceilings 70 come down
CT the public and then the srtillerymen
TUNED OF each other and administered
PINK paper shampoos
There was broker with long, black hair
who was hailed as Tennessee probably
hecause ~ bis fondness for the coal and
iron sun Every one seemed 10 have il
10 for him They put confetti in his hair.
cans. nose and shoes and down his back
He took the roughinE in good part but
orca hH tried 10 escape, and the mob Of
, thrnentors ripped bis collar on tore the
buttons out Of his shirt and sat on him
Bird ; Coler. broker and Civil Service
Commissioner started dignitiedly across
the floor he scouts saw him and there
wss A rush When Air. Coler came out Of
the acnmmage bis collar vas gone and
when he spoke be SPRAYED confetti For
Eve minutes the air was full of pink paper,
snd when the last bag had been fired the
floor was a mess
Then from nowhere. came leather
t9n six feat in diameter and blown M tight
lt-'9as the' color oi copper and the intention
bad been 10 paint Amalgamated on IT, but
the time was roo short 4 dozen brokers
fell on II. or against l. with hovls. The
leader was LoTrimer Norden who wore
2 sun IrAirl b-llA'4lE ilP iHUlHtF OF NIdf4h-
Cascar u vas marvellously loud affair
with checks. No part az II vas intact when
the day was over but Nh Norden explained
that be had chosen It from his wardrobe
With cunning idea Of what was coming
20 him
Every new broker. and every one who
looked 700 ddppcr ana self conscious had
10 have ride on the ball Most " them
fell on backward and were saved from
broken bones by the mating Of confetti
l..
hair vas the gayest boy in the crowd. was
suitably. arrayed. His heiotrore shirt
excited the envy az the whole gallery and
his red cap was everywhere the sign Of
trouble.
The only way 70 escape the terrible ball
was 20 mount the posts Some venture
some women stood on the post benches
and Famed a. the big leather sphere
was, propelled toward them. II pursued
broker took refuge on a bench, the mob
simply lifted the ball and threw it
at him rolling it over him after be had
been knocked 10 the floor
The baseball game began about o'clock.
The balls were light and smaller than foot
balls and the bats we're tiny sticks The
pitching art Of Lorrimer Worden was Of
noavail against Doc Freeman who knocked
the ball into the gallery. Brokers Wronn
end Carlisle were the iimpires, but one in
ming was enough for them
When there were no timpires TO fall 1ipo,
the players fell on each other. hurting the
Hall into whatever face was nearest They
discarded the bats and kicked tho ball
hnd al last II lodged in fhe hands Of "A
fouvenir hunter in the gallery and didn't
Dome back.
There was CITY for the big ball
And lawson. too. yelled the brokers
.s~ho we're bong Of copper at a certain period
On history.
! While the big globe was being rushed
Rbout the floor the hnnd came ont Of the
Bsend-and led a march which was speedily
broken mp by the pushhalers The band
'n1seter assembled his flock in seernin civ
sefe place, hut in moment his cap and
baton we're snatched from him. and a new
leader appeared in the person Of Laihs Sond-
helm, who wore the cap and hanors grace
fully and waved the baton Ike a music
master He gave the brokers "Therell
Be Hot Time and oiood-by. Little Girl. .
but they didn't like his position 20 they
folsted him on top Of the ball, and there
he SAT. directing tho band, while the gall
lerles applauded. Then somebody took the
(hsll away and gravity did it's old trick
!. About 80 o'clock the band pla yed Aud
f1.sng Syne and the brokers. ceasing their
'ridoes. rushed for the nearest haherdash-
friea.