The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-12
NIGHT OF ORGY
FOLLOWS DAY
OF REJOICING
Drunkenness Prevalent and
Streets Unsafe for De-
cent Folk.
CROWD rs TREMENDOUS
1t Is a Struggling, Laughing,
Cursing, Gay, Ugly and
Festive Mob.
CROWD is TREMENDOUS


France. balanced upon the tiptoes OF her
No. 81 right in front Of the Hotel Aston
Mt exactly 10 p VI. on the second great
est day In the history of the void and
pumped into the very, very open mouth
OF q monumental traffic cop handful Of
confetti.
on. Ia, iai mes enfants. that Fla did
this very thing And NJ. lie Cop7 one
asks. OF what attitude was M. lie Cop
capable In that moment OF amusement
profound? This person OF autorite smiled
like man receiving kiss, and gave
voice, when breath returned to him.:
View. lay France, Madymoyselie
To hell wit tn Kaiser'"
That Germany should have fought and
lost 70: this and so many other diver
sions Of q hectic night in the Manhat-
tan OF that United States! The Incl
cent, foolish and trivial. Eliminates like
the great searching ribbon of radiance
that fell in the dark hours over the
inightiest throng that ever surged and
stormed between the two rivers.
Even the Law Unbends.
In other days Mile. Fin would have
COMO to the Jug-but last night who
cared. even the majestic guardians Of
civil order. what happened to their per-
eonal dignityf Pretty much everything
happened between daylight and daylight
Nobody was minded to set fire to the
city. fortunately. or to discharge loaded
firearms but lesser disorders boiled up
wa.d through the caldron OF excitement
II had an ugly side. this night Of
titanic celebration, a side which 1t we're
not well or happy to dwell upon too
heavily IN print 1t seems, one may
gather oIt of experience, that II is the
bane and curse of great throngs thrown
together In New York city after dark
70 coarsen and degenerate. Transfigured
JOY slowly departs and gives way all too
much. as some saw last, night, to baser
disorders. The thoughtful and judicious
leave the streets to the hysterical and
the drunken, and amiability and SYM
pathy and consideration and sheer hap
piness fee like hunted things before un-
ieashed imps. -
Otherwise why was Il that as one
walked in Broadway between Herald
Square and the Circle one saw and
heard many times helplessly intoxicated
soldiers and sailors swearing maudiinly
at officers of their services, commissioned
men who realized the futility of protest
or action2 Why was II that, bad as
conditions were the night Of the prema-
turs celebration. when more intoxicated
men In uniform were seen In the streets
and all about than had been seen in all
of the years Of the war put together. tho
sights were more unplea sant last night?
Despite law and public opinion there
were plenty to supply intoxicants to men
interdicted. and the results were disa-
grseable and shocking. Trained ath-
etes are always the quickest to lose
their heads and their muscular senses
with too much drink.
No Woman Safe. From Insult.
At s o'clock last night no woman or
no number Of women unescorted could
walk anywhere in this throng without
risk of being seized and kissed or
mauled by drunken men. After s O'Clock
(the police seemingly surrendering all
authority 'ticklers' made their appear
ance on all streets. as often in the
hands Of young roughs as not. Not sat
isfied with using the simple stick and
feathered end, the hooligans Of the great
peace celebration found ways and means
OF dipping the ticklers in SCOT or filth
and then jabbng the atrocious things In
the faces of passersby. women and men
no confined and enclosed IN the surgins
throngs that avoidance OF the indignity
was usually impossible. Years ago
ticklers were banned by the police at
New Years Eve celebrations.
Last night. too. there was confetti
everywhere. Confetti Is n pleasant. fun
stirring thing in itself. 1t 10 the whirl-
Eng accompaniment of laughter and gay
spirits. 1t is the futtering red, white
and blue Of happy hearts. But when It
o. gathered by handouts from sidewalk
and gutter and flung squarely into the
faces of women, as was done last night
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The early part of the day was not like
tlis by any means From that ,rondar-
full hour before the dawn, when men ana
women were fairly shocked from a,een
by the triumphant p@ans OF siren and
cannon. when a whole city knsx uitbout
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