The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19


What one might Sc They all wen
aloft. led by Uncle, and like the rest o
enc busting hotel district Jaw nothing
But there we're other thing, mostly OF
the tables. that had been ordered anC
therefore were MATERIAL.
So FAR 40 the comet was concerned
Broadway didn't -eem N care much
When the final curtains dropped In the
theatres the audiences ambled out pre-.
~tsalv As audiences amble ont on any old
nlFht Crowds Clustereds on the north.
east corner Of Forty second street and
Broadway stretching their neCks toward
the moon gave the only hint ot ceiestial
interest And they missed their cars
while waiting Tor something 10 happen.
In nn the Waldorf roof one might So
more than thrne hundred hosts II supper
nartiss that included, besides Uncle Joe.
Mrs ! Frumme. Mr. and Mrs. A, J. Drexel,
JF Sir Herbert Marshall. Miss Marshall,
Henry Watter,on and party ~ twelve.
Baron won BleichrOder. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul smith r. Mitchell Springs Mciih-
hons. col John Lambert and many others,
A. the Hotel Belmont II was decided
az late hour that no meals would be
served on the roof but thai anybody
Who wanted could take a look from tho
roof nv entering an express elevator and
walking out on the tin. The Astor officials
also decided early that there was nothing
% see hut that any II their guests who
wanted o. 20 10 the rOof might do 50
A. n O'Clock there we're more than NO
persons on the AstoT roof They found
that Il was fine moonlight night.
One 10 whom the comet brought good
luck was the old man who makes prac-
tics Of setting up his telescope IN the
enclosure a. Columbus Circle on warm
summer nights He appeared with his
instrument early IN the evening and
Immediately began doing a land Office
business In spite IT the line which
formed quickly % take turns AZ looking
through the small telescope the old man
did not raise his invariable price Of cents
q head
AZ the supposed hour Of the earth :
entering the comets tail approached
the crowd about the old man grew and
grew and he fairly coined nickes. OF
course nobody saw the comet or anything
else out of the ordinary. bR there was
little quibbling about that
report spread through the downtown
region chat a procession Of young girls
all dressed in white robes was marching
around and around old 81 Patrick
P!.Ssssoa against pos=ibls evil elects
from the comet A search IT the neigh
boFhood failed 10 reveal any PROCESSION.
but finally A man was found who ad-
mitted having seen two or three girls IN
white dresses IN the neighbOThOOd OF the
old church.
The tenement roofs ON the East Side
were pretty well peopled with sky gazers.
Now and then one Of these tossed his
spent cigarette on the edge Of the roof
The tiny light would curve out and down
ward and there would be an 'O-O-Oh!
from some passerby and everybody would
stop and look
One real moment OF gasDing wonder
ment was given the Fast Side district
early IN the evening Tn moon and one
star were plainly visible and over the face
of these hoated some heecy clouds. Sud
denly ont from the edge Of these clouds
came reddish hall Of fire slowly drifting
toward the earth When II got near
enough IL was seen TO be a small hot air
balloon. which soon tipped caught fire
and burned