The citizen., 1913-11-21
CHAPTER w.
Darkness and Panic.

Darkness and Panic.
D,otabIr the only men in the whole
yav York who accepted prom-ly
vi nn7ues,.onilgly the fact that the
..,irs electrical apparatus Of the city
:. ,araIvzsd were those in the news
'.1sr Offices These capable citizens,
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.sr environments and TO wide reaches
! tbe fmaE.zation. made two OF three
.r1erimea.s and accepted The iHeyit-
lble
within ,sa minutes the Despatch
\ s.d messenger boys on tap instead Of
8salls bicycles instead Of telephones.
Ind q variety O. lamps and candles il
,acs Of electricity. Everybody else
l ,own was s1ee-lzti1g why i blazss
n, visitation lad struck then The
.Oss,stch vas OIL zt:er news.
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