The sun., 1908-02-28
SUFFRAGETTES HOOTED AWAY
THE CURB SHOWERS TICKER TAPE
on MRS. BORRMAN WELLS.
with Two other women and George Black
she mvAd6s the Financial District and
Moets q storm OF Jecrs-Paper Bags
Filled with water Used as Missiles.

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Filled with water Used as Missiles.
An advance guard OF three women
from the Fresh Air Sufragettes and Mr..
George Black Of Harlem went down yes
terday afternoon to show the financial
district a great light. Broad street for
a block on either side Of the Broad Ex-
change Building saw the light. but not
in the manner that the three would have
it, and after a bombardment Of wastepaper
baskets, water bags and ticker tape from
every window within reach for fifteen
stories above the street the three brave
women and Mr.. Black went away just as
full bodied young riot was in the making
Mrs. Borrman Wells. chief sufrragette
Of the expedition, was very. very angry at
the treatment that she and her fellow work
ers received. Miss Helen Murphy and a
very young woman who would not give
out her name under any circumstances.
both Of whom were with Mrs. Borrman
Wells in the campaign carriage, were very
wet and rumpled.
The sufTragettes had announced that
because OF the immnence OF the le9isla-
tive hearing at Albany they had planned
to have the best OF their orators in Broad
street at $50 yesterday afternoon, so that
the solid business men Of the community
could learn the fundamental truths of
votes for women. Just five minutes after
the hour appointed an open carriage con-
tanning Mrs. Wells and her fellow crusaders
trundled down Broad street and drew up
In front OF the Broad Exchange Building.
Mrs. Borrman Wells turned TO the re-
porters in businesslike way and gave the
name and former history Of Mr.. Black. and
then as Miss Murphy unfurled a yellow
Votes for Women" banner Mrs. Wells
stood UP to speak.
Every window on both sides Of the street
from the bankers Offices on the ground floor
10 the cubbyholes under the caves was
thrown up, and clerks, typewriters and
Office boys struggled for places Some
body. realizing that a Joke was in progress,
began to unfurl ticker tape from a window
away up in the building at 70 Broad street,
across the way. and within Eve minutes
miles Of the white ribbons were whipping
and twisting from a dozen windows OF the
Exchange Building.
Mrs. Wells took this as a distinct COM
pliment and hurried along in her forceful
way. The street was blocked from curb
to curb. The uniformed telegraph and
cable boys eddied about in disturbing
swirls waiting for the trouble dag to drop.
Get the hookl' suddenly burst from lips
too long bottled up under the strain OF
politensss. Get the hooki' chornsed a
dozen Of the messenger boys.
"Idon't know what you mean. you know"
replied Mrs. Wells. with some asperity, but
II you're referring 10 the necessity of getting
a hook for your Legislatures to bring them
into the path OF justice and honesty, then
am with you in that cry
This made a great hit. Somebody away
up near the roof OF the Broad Exchange
showed appreciation by dropping a paper
bag filed with water. 1t burst on the
carriage top near the speaker and splat-
tered her generously The water bag was
cheered. then Mrs. Wells. Everybody was
warming up and feeling just about right.
The feathers on Mrs. Wells's fur toque
began to droop with the wet and some
ticker tape settled about her neck. but she
kept at il. pounding out her periods with
her gloved hands long after her words had
ceased to be heard three feet beyond the
carriage wheels.
Then she gave way to Mr.. Black. That
was what the crowd had been waiting for.
A roar Of joy went up from the crowd.
which by this time filed In all the space Of
the curb market and struggled away to the
steps and window lodges UP near the Wall
street corner.
Mr.. Black opened his mouth to speak
and another roar swept over the crowd.
Two water bags and a broken wastepaper
basket came down with a rush from some
where up near the skyline. The basket
ricochetted over the heads Of those nearest
the carriage and startled the horses until
they began to get restless.
Just about this time those in the windows
who had been letting ticker tape stream out
over the heads of the gallant four In the
campaign carriage began to reverse the
process. They held to the end OF the tape and
threwElhe bolt; that worked much better.
Thea R.fhsbody high over the heads Of the
crow tRllnd an Office sponge and soaked
1t Win ink. A hashily dressed young
brokers' clerk back at the edge Of the crowd
got that sponge in the collar.
A beer wagon cut its way through the
pack and somebody shouted, Drinks for
the sufragettiesl" A move was made
for the beer crates and il looked for a min
ute as II there would really be drinks for
the suffragettes.
Mrs. Borrman Wells frowned nightly
and whisked the water OF her green auto
mobile coat with her handkerchief. Miss
Murphy tried TO smile. gripping her ban
ner harder the while. The little unknown
in the carriage with them shrInk as FAR
into her seat as she could and looked scared.
While Mr.. Black was standing mute In
the carriage, red with anger and waiting
for a chance to speak, the crowd and those
in the windows above got rough. Some
body threw a whiskbroom from an upper
window in the Postal Building and 1t chugged
into a mans stif hat with a resounding
thud. The hat was jammed down about
its wearcr's chin and he straightway looked
for a fight. Then bananas and big mushy
chocolate drops, such as constitute mes
senger boys lunch, began flying thickly