The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-17
FOXY CH|NKS
PUT SCARF:
INTO CITY

About eight-thirty last evening a
sharp succession of explosive reports
alarmed the whole city of Gary. Ped
estrians on upper Broadway looked to-
ward the south end where they could
hear noises that sounded like gatling
guns in action and saw at the same
time flying sparks that scared the
night air.
Twenty Police Rush 70 Scene.
"A big riot on South Broadway" was
the report received at the police sta
ton that brought out Captain Newman
and the police reserves.
NO it's car load of bullets explod- |
ing cried some excited women every |
one on upper Broadway started to rush |
to the scene.
Soon the noises penetrated into the |
three Broadway theaters and vague |
rumors of an automatic pistol duel be-
tween the police and bandits who were
trying to secure the gold supply in
the South Side Trust and Savings bank.
The report spread like wild fire and
soon a thousand people had rushed
from the play houses and were on their
way to the scene of excitement.
1t apears that all evening the Gary
Heat, Light and Water company had
trouble with the Broadway triple light
at that moment hanging to a live wire
at Seventh and Tyler street and a fire
company had gone out to rescue him.
"Hundreds VIII Be Killed.
MY heavens, shrieked one excited
electrician, The conduits are exploding
and all OF Broadway will be charged
with electricity and many people will
be killed" But the crowd minded him
not and continued on its way.
BY this time more than three thous-
and people were rushing to the scene
including sixteen doctors in automo-
biles
Fire Department Turns Out.
Among those who breathiessly ran
was Manager Shaw OF the electric light
company Some one told him that the
electricity was on a rampage and in
less time than it takes, to tell he had
the current switched off, and lower
Broadway was plunged in darkness.
Others said that it was the Gary and
Interurban streets cars burning UP and
two fire companies were on their way
to the place followed closely by the
traction lines emergency wire wagon
When the tail end of the crowd
reached Ninth and Broadway it was
impossible to get within two hundred
feet OF the noises and the sparks.
lamp posts and ALI pieces of STEEL was
the warning of the assembled eleetri-
clans.
Undertakers and Doctors Arrive.
In vain did the doctors and under
takers try to break through the Zines
10 get out the dead and wounded and
those in front wholly disregarded this
advice of the shrieking electricians.
Just then the noise ceased
From above the scene of the suppos.
carnage a smooth-faced oriental stucl
his head out from King Toy 10 com
pany's chop suey cafe and announced
Its velly fine Mellican people nov
come and have some chop suey n,
more devils make noise"
A Terrific Bombardment.
Then the game was up. The Chimes
were opening up their new establish
ment and they had secured more thai
fifty thousand small frecrackers fror
San Francisco which they place
around the electric light poles an
which kept up a terrific bombardmen
for more than twenty minutes
Travellers Hear Mob Report.
Cursing like troopers were the dupe
electricians and angry firemen VIII
trooped back to their posts Half tn
crowd sought out the solace afforde
in near by thirst parlors where the
took Budweiser for over racled nerve
Very shortly the man at the switch
board turned on the electric lights an
Mayer Knots and other city official
dropped into the cafe to accept the ir
vitation of the foxy Chinese.
That beats the photograph for az
vertising," declared a bystander. An
every one of the four thousand poop
now assembled agreed with him. Traff
was resumed once more a string
street cars started down the street ar
passengers on the west bound Wabas
train which was blocked by the surt
ing mass of humanity were glad whe
the train had started. 1t is said TIL
many apprehensive people on board Il
flyer tainted, for the rumor reach,
them that a rebellion was under VIZ
and that a Gary mob was chargfr
everything right and left with machil
guns.