The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-05-11


Ter Of fact. so evident YVES the despair
OF that day. when "trenzied finance
went wild, that the governors dccidedt 10
clear the galleries. secretly fearing thai
some might throw themselves down
The foot OF the stairs vas seized asa
vantage point by the gray uniforms. who
held IL as a pass. Men charged up 10
this line and were driven back.
Tucker got on the floor Of the ex-
change. How he did Il has never been
explained and never will be. Pande-
monium reigncd supreme. No one
stopped h.nn- He tried 10 ask ques-
lions. but not q man paid the slightest
attention 10 him. II 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 had
ever known. He asked excited men
what it 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 10 the
Wall street Office OF the Continent.
An hour later Blanchard, the Wall
street man, came in. His clothes were
torn, his cravat was gone. his derby
hat was covered with dirt. his eyes were
bloodshot. Clearly it was whisky and
cigars holding him vi. Tucker tried
to speak TO him.
"Sit down there and wait, he said
And Blanchard went into the inner Of
fee. 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
opt. telling him what they knew. Every
r half hour "A boy from the Continent Of
5 fee came and carried eight or ten sheets
a of copy to the office. and brought back
whisky and cigars at intervals. At
eight o'clock Tucker was still sittin;
there. Blanchard had written five COL
umns telling OF the panic.
. He came out of the inner Office at
5 last. His work in the street was over
T He put on his hat and coat. Il suppose
III have to take a look at the Waldorf
II crowd" he said in parting TO his ste
Il nographer. you needn't wait Then
noticing Tucker, he continued: Ihad
IL forgotten you, but | will explain 10
y Bowker. What did you find out? Have
e you written anything?"
al mo, haven't written anything.
is There was nothing TO write about. I
saw a lot OF people shouting, but no.
Il body would tell me what II was all about
g went on the floor and"
n you went on what floor ?" Interrupted
Blanchard.
THE floor Of the stock exchange"
said Tucker.
is you went on the floor OF the stock
exchange" repeated Blanchard over
again.
Eyes, there were a lot Of men shout
ing and yelling and making signs. anc
| went up TO where the biggest crowC
was. but nobody would tell me any
thing. and at three o'clock everybod,
went out. There was nothing for m
to write about so far as | could see
Blanchard looked in amazemeni
Here was a man who had never seel
\ the stock exchange before. not evel
the visitors gallery, who. In one o
the worst panics CT Wall street, ha
got inside the gates that are harde
for a non-member TO get through tina
the proverbial camel through th
needles eye.
YOU'D better get your dinner an
20 back to the Office. Tell Mr.. Bowke
or the night city editor, that | wi
have another spread. Tell him it's
beat and TO save a column on the frs
page for II. will send it up by III
boy by 1890"
Tucker gave the night city edito
the message.
"All right" he said. III nee
80 you III CALI.
Tucker went back 10 the place III
- Office boy had given him in the morl
ing. Bill and the other boy had gon
More boys took their places and a
tended 10 the telephone calls. th
- shouts of "copy." and visitors.
Tucker sat there until the night cd
IA tor said. You'd better 60 home now
there is nothing doing" He went
go his boarding house. and wrote hom
telling the family OF his first day.
40 In the morning Tucker got the Col
a.. tinent at the corner news STAN
,no Across the last three columns Of Il
oh. first page he read:
.elp WORST PANIC IN THE HISTORY o
WALL STREET:
MILLIONAIRES' TRUCE AFTER TIL
and SLAUGHTER OF LAMBS
-. BIG INTEREST CALLED A HAL
Inc AFTER MANY HAD BEEN RUINED
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