The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-17
BEASTS ON A TENEMENT ROOF
20 FtMILTES tFRtID TO GO az
TILL JtNITRISs i'm THEN.


WIN TEL AZ the present NrhnS-
Becky Reiss. the janItress at 30 Riving-
ton street was kept busy for two days
answering questions a. io tn. past " the
tenement house at that number. Mrs.
R.'isss had never ard that a murder had
been done there and she did not know
there was "A ghost belonging tn the house.
Over and over she told every member OF
the twenty families that there was moth
ing to fear hut they were not satisfied
Thos. who lived ON the top floor were
sure that something was wrong. hut they
were afraid To 20 tn the roof The strange
noises started ON Monday night, kept
up all day Tuesday and there was no
cessation ON Tuesday night. Yesterday
was a. bad a. thu. two previous days had
been but Mrs. Reiss could offer no ex-
PLANTATION. Few IN the house had slept.
What Is IL lik.?- asked Mrs. Reiss.
who lives on the ground floor. Those on
tn. top floor said that 1t sounded like a
charg. Of CossaCks Others agreed that
there must be- several sheets Of TIN rafting
all the time
You're towards all said Mrs. Reis-
last night when Mrs Trenck. and Max
Birnbaum went To her for tn. twentieth
time. just To show you that you are
wrong ! will go zap there myself II you
will go along with me. The Others
agreed. but permitted Mrs. Reiss TO act
a. vanguard and main body while they
brought up the rear.
Il was n long way to the top of the house
and IN. army Of invasion moved slowly
A. IL nearsi the roof sure enough there
were, noises To be- heard
MIR Blrnbaum. | will hold the scuttle
door open II YOU go ON the rooi and see
what n IL all about, said Mrs. Reirs when
she had reached the top Of the ladder.
Birnbaum didn't wish 10 do II. but Mrs.
Trencke shamed him and reluctantly
he -st foot on the roof.
As he looked out sonnet hing hit him
between the eyes and Mr.. Birnb ium tum
BLEED hack against Nirs Rel-s. +,
What was IT, ed tn" women in
chorus 'Birnbaum WASH SURE. hut hs
thought that II was a bull from the way
that II hutt ii him Down to the street
ran tn. three. The other tenants fol-
low I'D. all trying 60 ass nrtain tn. cause OF
their hurry but n,ithar Birnbaum. Mrs
Rriss nor Mrs Tr 'noks had time To stop
to tell
one IN TN. fr-,n air they ca,Igh, their
brraih- and declared that there was IA
h. ri uf cows o:: the roof. hrnbaum
ask ed permission To correct himself and
said that he teli., ed they We're buHaloes
4 crowd gathered in IN. street and a
policeman cam. He was told that
there were two COWS AT least on the roof
OF 3U9 and asked II he couldn't get them
down The policeman went zap to see
With him went Abraham Polofsky. who
said that he used To- have a farm ia Eur one
and knew all about handling COWS
The policeman and Abraham were b"set
when they reached the roof. and thoux h
m. policeman kept his as-ailanis al bay
with his nightstIck Abraham had To run
behind Chlmneys as fast a. he could run
from one 20 another They were not
cows however. only goats
Al last III" goats were driven down
from the roof by way Of IN. house next
door and thence 10 the street A. there
was no one TO claim them they were driven
to "A stable IN Go-rck street. wher" they
await an owner The tenants of 30S slept
last night