Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-17

as Seen IN ths Great American
Metropolis from nay 20 nay
Miss Nan Aspinwall. the Montana cow
girl who reached New York City a week
ago, having ridden on horseback from
San Francisco. has managed to breathe
easily in the canyons OF the town. Wher-
ever she goes she attracts attention, and
Is looked upon as a tabloid exhibit Of a
wild west show. Dressed In a pink shirt
waist short khaki split skirt showing the
pepper and salt pantaloons stuck into en-
bossed leather boots, and a sombrero top
ping her own hair, miss Nan turns every
head on Fifth avenue and occasionally
blockades the Great white Way. New
York City has got the drop on Montana all
right when II comes to gun play" Miss
Aspinwal remarked after a few days in
spection Of the town. IT never heard of
place where they were. more careless
with human life. Out west we carry re-
vovers only when we have to, but in New
York folks seem TO have 'em Just to play
with. II we had any gangs in Montana
such as the papers here tell about we'd
organize a vigilsnte committee 'mongst the
neighbors and clean 'em up.
why. I'll bet you there's more shooting
in New York City in one week than there
is i'm the whole state Of Montana in year
And say. out west we don't have the hold
ups and murders you do here They hap
pen, but not often. We're decent, law
abiding citizens out there. even II we do
wear red shirts and cowhide boots, And
we have respect for law and order"
Miss Aspinwall. who was born and raised
on a ranch. left San Francisco September
last year and had been riding steadily
ever since She started with the intention
of writing her experiences for a magazine.
She kept a diary throughout the long trip
and tells many tales Of adventure and
hardship.
Chiyalry in the west Is not dead, by
good deal" she said. ct have had the most
chivalrous treatment from the rough min
ers in the lonely places OF the Rocky noun
tains When I was lost in the desert, with
out food or water, was rescued by some
miners, and even though was out OF my
head. they cared for me like baby until
l got well.
THE western men are finer and moro
sympathetic than the eastern men.
I'm planning to cross over TO Europe
next month l have been offered good
wager to 20 round the world. SO far,
have broken all records in this country.
II I cross to Europe with Lady Ellen III
heat the record of the Russian woman VINO
rode sss miles from Hardin TO Moscow.
The telephone bell rang loudly In the
silent watches Of the night In one OF the
larger hospitals Of New York recently ana
one of the young internes, who was dong
duty in the office at the time, answered
Us dis der hospittle?" came a female
voice in a strong German accent
Yes said the doctor.
81 wand TO speak to der doctor" came
the voice.
This is one of the doctors" said the
inferno What is 1t you want?'
II wishes to inkvire." said the voice
how ISIS Rosa SchmideH"
1t happened that this was the name of
one Of his recent patients. Rosa
Schmidt" he said. why. Rosa Schmidt
was discharged four days ago as cured.
She is not here any longer"
Zach, Gottl" came the voice In tone OF
profound vexation. "A nickel gomez
The unprecedented mortality due TO heat,
which was the most serious feature of last
weeks experiences. was even more phe-
pomenal among horses than among people.
The death list for these animals in New
York City totalled over 900. and II was
a problem how to dispose OF them. Drop
ping at the rate OF over hundred day,
II was almost impossible for the health de-
partment to secure means Of transporting
them promptly away so as not to be a
| menace and an offense to the public. Were
transportation service dependent upon
horses alone the fatalities would have been
double or more what they have been. but
motor power has taken their places to such
an extent that their burdens have very APP
probably lessened. Such an experience viii
tend to accelerate the substitution that has
been making rapid progress the last year
| or two. The object lessons of both hot
and cold seasons are very convinctngly
in favor of such a movement In the
SHOWS of winter the auto trucks will
smash through obstacles that are insupera-
BILE to the horse. In super heated periods
they are in no danger Of prostrstion from
the blazing sun.
John Kelly and his wife. living at 1Sa
Eighth street. Brooklyn got a shock last
Monday that they will never forget Hear
ing urgent knocking at their door. they
opened It TO find an ambulance surgeon
| there with their 1S-month-old baby In his
arms The little boys head was bleedins
| from cuts and scratches.
Little James, who is precociously active
| for his age, had awakened at daylight.
| crawled out OF his crib. crept to an open
window and fallen through the fire escape
to the ground. four stories below,
The baby landed on q pile Of garbage.
| which accounts for his not being Killed
outright The janitor heard the infants
cry and sent for an Ambulance. The sur
| geon found that the baby had escaped seri-
Gus injury.
The baby. erowed and laughed IN gIee
when placed In his fathers arms HIS
| mother had tainted.