Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-15


 could not see one another's faces.
 Longman at the Grand Central ob- served large and curious crowd that filled the building and packed the streets round about They waited for their trains. and the twilight gathered. For ten minutes trains continued to enter the shed. This puzzled Long man until he remembered that gravity would bring in those this side of liar lem None went out. The waiting threng was a hotbed for rumors. Long man collected much human-interest stun, and was quite we'll satisfied with his story-until he saw what 1t had meant elsewhere.
 For in the subways and tubes the stoppage of the trains had automatic ally discontinued the suction ventila- tion. The underground thousands. in mortal terror of the non-existent third rail danger. groped their way painfully to the stations. With inconeeiyab9e swiftness the mephitic vapors gather ed. Strong men staggered fainting into the streets. When revived they told dreadful tales of stumbling over xindrows of bodies there below.
 Through the gathering twilight of the streets, dusky and shadowy. fitted bat-like the criminals of the under world What they saw. that they took Growing bolder. they progress ed from pocket picking to holdups. from holdups to footing The police reserves were all out; they could do little Favored by obscurity, the thieves plundered. It would have needed a solid eordon of officers to have protected adequately the retail district. Swiftly guerrilla warfare sprang up. Bullets whistled An archy raised it's snaky locks and peer ed redeyed through the darkened streets of the city.
 Here and there fire broke out. Men on bicycles brought in the alarms: then. as twilight thickened, men on foot. Chief Croker promptly estab- lished lookouts in all the tall towers, as watchmen used 6 hundred years ago to watch the night.
 At eight o'clock. two hours after the inception of the curious phenom- ena, the condition suddenly passed. The intimation came to the various parts of the city in different ways Strangely enough. only gradually did the lights and transportation facilities resume their functions. Most of the .dynamos were being inspected by puzzled experts. Here and there the blazing Of a group of lights, the ring. ing of bell. the response of a volt or alnmeter 10 test. hinted to the mas ters of the nghtnings that their rebel lious steeds again answered the bit.
 Within a half-hour the city's illum. ination again reflected softly from the haze of the autumn sky; the clang of the merry trolley. the vail of the motors siren again smote the air.
 Malachi Mccarthy. having caught ride on friendly dray, arrived home At eight ten his telephone bell for the first time tangled it's summons. Me Carthy answered it.
 I'm Simmons. the wireless opera tor" the small voice told him. Say! There's, lot of these fool messages in the air again. You know what they said last night about six o'clock, and what happened"
 Let's have 'em," growled Me. Carthy.
 Here she is: Mccarthy. will you do as I tell you? Answer. Remember the sign at six o'clock It's signed M" F. Where did that come frsm?' asked the boss. 2.
 Can't tell, but somewheres long ways of"
 How do you know that?"
 By the sound"
 How far-about?" s 1 Might be anywhere"
 Can you get an answer backr' "I think so. Cant tell whether my spark will reach that far l can send out call for M" Well. send this" said Mccarthy. "'Go to hell.'"
 On the evening of the phenomena | afore mentioned, Percy Darrow had re. turned to his apartments, where he had dressed unusually early, and by ! daylight This was because be had a dinner engagement uptown. It was an informal engagement for a family | dinner at seven o'clock, but Percy had been requested by one of the mem. bers to come at about six. This was because the other members would pre-, sumably be dressing between six and seven.
 The young man found a fire blazing on the hearth. although the evening was warm. A graceful girl sat look. | ing into the names- She did not rise as the scientist entered, but held out her hand with an air of engaging | frankness.
 "Sit down." she invited the guest This is fearful and wonderful time to ask you to venture abroad in your dress clothes, but wanted to see you most particularly before the rest oi the family comes down.
 You are singularly beautiful woml | an" observed DarroW in a detached manner, as he disposed his long form gracefully in the opposite armchair.
 The girl looked at him sharply.
 That is intended as an excuse of ! explanation-nOt in the least aa a conn,