Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-27
PIGS CAUSED HAvUJ
Twenty-Five Young Porkers Lib
Grated by Mischievous Rays,
1ne Saloon Is Wrecked, Three Per.
sors Suffer Sprained Legs, De!'v
cry Wagon Is Upset and Mucs
Other Damage Done.

Chicago.-Twenty-fiye young Digs
liberated from crates by mischiercus
,oys caused havoc in Clybourn avenue
he other day. Patrol wagons FLIED
9th policemen in command Of Lieut.
lax Heidlemeier of the Hudson ave.
!ue station charged the enemy" Bul,
cts few thick and fast, and when the
excitement had subsidized the following
sad happened:
One saloon wrecked.
Three persons suffered sprained
egs.
A newspaper automobile delivery
wagon partially wrecked.
Twelve pigs killed.
Several plate glass windows wreck.
ID.
Many women and children in hyster-
cs.
Numerous pedestrians suffered from
bruises caused by the pigs upsetting
hem.
One wagon demolished when horse
ar away.
Numerous other events marked the
lay, and when it was all over Lieut..
Ieid!eneier said he had not put in
such an exciting day in all his career
Is a policeman.
IT, all happened when a number Of
nischievous boys saw two crates Of
7oung pigs being delivered TO Charles
Meuthen, 1857 Clybourn avenue, and
Intended for an annual holiday, one
IF the chief annual events enjoyed by
I'urgomeister" Heidlemeiers sub.
iccts."
The two crates were set directly in.
side the rear door Of Meuthen's place.
rhe youngsters had no difficulty in
entering unobserved Several pieces
of wood were removed from both
rates. The next minute there was
excitement galore. There were pigs
III the floor. pigs back Of the bar,
)iSs under the tables and pigs every.
Where. The air seemed full OF
;quealing, terrified "porkers."
Brave sons OF the fatherland, mem.
)ers of the famous "ClybOurn Avenue
i,lards," who served with brilliant
lunurs in the l3oer war, promptly sur.
endcred when the squealing pork.
,rs attacked them. The brave war.
Tors went down together Herr John
Spicss. general in command Of the ely.
oourn Avenue Guards. promptly grab.
BED his trusty Boer gun and proceeded
% clean out the enemy. The other
members did the same
In Il minute the place was filled
With leaden balls. which raced with
lie pigs in breaking the glassware.
Somebody sent in a riot call to the
Hudson avenue station. Lieut.. Hei.
ilemeier. at the head of twenty-five
policemen, responded. In the mean.
.ime, Ike Meyer threw open the doors.
The battle was then transferred to
The street. a car was. passing. Sev.
.ral pigs took notion to leap aboard.
Panic Immediately followed among the
women Charles Menthen, with his
rusty Boer, gun; went in pursuit. One
Of the enemy tripped him and he fell,
;praining his ankle:
Richard Harder, 1854 ,Clybourn ave.
,ue, emptied a repeating rifle from
ais bedroom window and missed ev.
srything but Il number of ? pate-glass
windows on the opposite side Of the
street. His ammunition gone, Harder
.eaped from second-story window,
.anding on the backs of two pigs. He
surrendered with sprained anklesA
newspaper automobile came in contact
With the leader of the porkers,, skid.
led and crashed into hay and: feed
wagon. -.
The gasoline tank exploded, the
wagon was partially wrecked, horse
belonging TO Alfred Schaart Of Bow
nanville ran away and the excitement
ceased only when twelve Of the pigs
lad been killed and the others driven