The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-20
CRUSH IN SUBWAY
WORSE THAN WAR
GENERAL kUROki SAYS ROUGH
HANDLING BEATS RUSSIAN
SHARPNELL FIRE.
CAUGHT IN THE RUSH
In the Big Tube, JAG Commander
Frowned When He Was Jostlsd
About-s Smiled Though When
Given a Seat,

New York, May 19 Brushing .
myriad or so Moujike of th8 face or
Nanchuria facing the combined steel
and vodka breath of the Russian
army and marching with smile
through hail of shrapnel. bursting
bombs and busy proiectiles was a
advertisement of General Baron Kuro
ki. But when be got into subway
crush at the Grand Central Staten in
the canning hour he had a real thrill
ing experience.
The distinguished visitor from Nip
pon and his staff were shown about as
much courtesy by the stampeding
mob and the official interborough
eompressors as If they wire sawdust
manikins.
Get on or get OUT snarled a uni
'ormed rusher TO the littl@her Of the
Yalu River, as he plnekGd him out os
The human maelstrom and hurled him
into the crush. Captain Tanaka and
Captain Markys. of Kurokis staff,
.vnrA. treated With sirnilar aanflnnnss
Notwithstanding he efforts Of their es
sort III United States AFSny officers,
who were plotting them to Gevern
RS Island.
The party had entered the subway
at The Times Susara Station. Briga
dier General Oliver T. Wood and Can
ain w r. Johnson, OF General Grant
staff, met the Japanese visitors at the
Hotel Astor General knroki had not
been in the subway and eyincsd Al
lesire TO make journey through the
tnbe. He was warned that the RUS
lour was on and that he would have
to battle fer every inch of room he
could get.
Caught in the Crush.
This could not daunt The leader Of
The Mikado's victorious 4orces, how
ever. so General Wood led the way
nto he depths of the tunnel A loca
rain came along comparatively
empty; that is there W re three OF
our vacant seats in every car.
The lccal crawled along to the
Grand Central causing Kuroki TO re
mark that the subway. was not so
swift as he had been led to sppose
Then one Of his stan who had be n il
he bore before, suggested embarking
IN an express. whereupon the party
got out and waited for "A through
train. None of the party was in uni
-.-,,. .pH o.pgantt. ,tIv attracted No
lttcn ion in the iammea station
An express did not Hpnll in unit
here was scarcely room 70 heave q
sigh on the station platform. When
4 redeyed Broadway train finally
numbered along Ger raj Kuroki has
)ecome separated from his chaper-
ones. He happened TO he standing
just before the door Cf a car when
the tain came 10 stop. As the
gates banged open a dozen men hurled
themselves forward and swept him
ilong. The crowd behind sprang for
fhe open doors ana spun him some
more.
The ST ady smile that always shine
on the little generals features
iwindled away. and his eyes began t2
tare a little wildly as O big man 70
Uniform grabbed him and tossed him |
into The crush. General Wood and |
Captain johnson wer fighting to gei
'o their guest. but they hai about a.
much show as a pingpoug ball at
football match. When, at last, they
iId roach the side Of K roki several /
ven dressed gen .llemen we're tread !
ing on his htle feet. while another
rested an elbow in bis eye. He vas
DR. athing a little heavily. hui when
It dawned upon him that he Was sill
alive his smile returned.
Gave Him . Seat
Captain johnson fought his way t0
his side aud turning io The men wh
we're sitting in front of him. said
VIII some gentleman kindly give 3
seat fo Gen raj Kuroki o.
1f he bad exploded a troDedo he
could nj have attracted attention
more successfully Mcn who had no
other thought than IN hammerirg one
auofher on the ribs and solar plexus 1
frcpp q their arms and bent Their col /
ars rubbering.