The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-19

oApldlneu ana never VIII be, Panue
monium reigned supreme. No ont
stopped him. He tried to ask ques
TONS, but not man paid the slightes
attention to him. 1t was the culmina
ton of one of the worst panics In the
history of Wall street and the greatest
slaughter of the lambs" the street haf
ever known. He asked excited mel
what 1t was all about. He was pushed
and trampled on. but withal was the
only calm man on the floor of the ex.
change. AT three O'Clock the floor was
cleared and Tucker went back to the
Wall street Office Of the Continent
An hour later Blanchard, the Wall
| street man, came in. His clothes We're
torn, his cravat was gone, his derby
hat was covered with dirt, his eyes were
bloodshot. Clearly 1t was whisky and
cigars holding him up. Tucker tried
to speak to him
Sit down there and wait" he said,
And Blanchard went into the inner Of
flee. For three hours Tucker heard
the keys Of the typewriter click, inter-
rupted every few minutes by the tele-
phone bell ringing and men going in and
out, telling him what they knew. every
half hour boy from the Continent Of
flee came and carried eight or ten sheets
of copy to the Office, and brought back
whisky and cigars at intervals. At
eight O'Clock Tucker was still sitting
there, Blanchard had written five col
umns telling of the panic.
He came out of the inner office at
last. His work in the street was over.
He put on his hat and coat. Il suppose
III have to take look at the Waldorf
crowd" he said in parting to his ste
nographer, you needn't wait" Then
noticing Tucker, he continued. 81 had
forgotten you, but will explain TO
Bowker What did you find out? Have
you written anything?"
mo, | haven't written anything.
There was nothing to write about. |
saw a lot of people shouting, but no.
body would tell me what 1t was all about.
went on the floor and"
you went on what fioor?" interrupted
Blanchard.
THE floor of the stock exchange"
said Tucker.
You went on the floor of the stock
exchanged" repeated Blanchard over
again.
Yes, there were lot of men shout. |
ing and yelling and making signs. and |
/ went up TO where the biggest crowd |
was, but nobody would tell me any
thing, and at three o'clock everybody
went out. There was nothing for me |
TO write about so far as could see"
Blanchard looked tn amazement.
Here was man who had never seen
he stock exchange before, not even
the visitors gallery, who, In one of
he worst ranics of Wall street, had
got inside the gates that are harder
or non-member to get through than
he proverbial camel through the
leedle's eye.
You'd better get your dinner and
% back to the office. Tell Mr. Bowker,
r the night city editor, that will
ave another spread Tell him it's a
eat and to save a column on the first
age for it. | will send It up by the
oy by 1890"
Tucker gave the night city editor
he message.
"All right" he said, "if | need $
OH I'll call"
Tucker went back to the place the
iiice boy had given him in the morn I
lg. Bin and the other boy had gone. /
lore boys took their places and at
nded to the telephone calls, the q
louts of copy" and visitors. =
Tucker sat there until the night edi.
r said: You'd better so home now;
ere is nothing doing" He went to :,
IS boarding house, and wrote home. !
Hing the family of his first day
In the morning Tucker got the Con :
nent at the corner news stand. !.
cross the last three columns OF the ;,
st page he read; :,
-ORsT PANIC IN THE HISTORY OF :,
WALL STREET,
TRUCE AFTER THE e
SLAUGHTER OF LAMBS Il
&c INTEREST CALLED A HALT =
AFTER MANY HAD BEEN RUINED.
ANKs HAVE COME TO THE RESCUE. 3,
AND WILL ASSIST THOSE WHO -
HAVE BEEN HIT HARD RY
THE SLUMP IN STOCKS. u
lie bought his subway ticket and q.
{ on an express at the Grand Cen. y
A. Then he read the story Below n
e big headlines in the fifth column e.
the first page he was startled TO G
ld: al
RANGER INVADES STOCK Fx- u
CHANGE n,
muel J. Tucker a Calm Witness OF tho
Exciting Corner Yesterday
Before he reached the BROOKLYN :"
dye be had read IT three times II
d of his doings-something unbeard "a
before. Here was a college bow.
lb" reporter. who had paid nothing ~
the privilege. and who saw the III
ne from the inside-a calm specta.
Of the widest half-hour ever ex. I
fenced in the street. We
ie was Inundated lie looked az
und him in the car like a criminal tr'
thought every eye said: sc
ire Samuel j. Tucker. OF Harvard on