The sun., 1919-05-07

who 10 governor Of the Federal Reserve
Bank, Deputy Cop Cmish Freddy
Wallis-back of all these boys came the
pee-raders. the same being thousands OF
men and women Victory Loan workers.
Archbishop waves Greeting.
From the Madison Square neighbour
hood to the south side Of ST. Patricks
Cathedral. where Bill and Al and Benny
and Fred and everybody turned east to
march into the Park avenue Victory
Way. they all done noble. SO far there
wasn't a scandal. But as they passed
the south windows OF Archbishop
Hayes's residence--and tho Archbishop.
being q New York born lad himself who
never misses a parade. waved them a
weicome-and headed across Madison
avenue to the corner of Ftftieth street
and Park avenue. somebody threw q
sputtering eparkier into the ALTAR" at
the north end Of Victory Way.
Friends OF Al Smith said he threw the
sparkler into a dry balsam tree which
was one of many evergreens fianking
the tall white columns OF painted No.
North Carolina pine. Big Bills adher-
ents said Big Bill had thrown the fate
full sparkler. In the excitement that
followed nothing came out OF anything
except the undisputsd fact that the
whole DANCED north end of Victory Way
went UP In sparks inside OF eight min
utes.
Exactly 2s3,6+1 spectators stepped on
one another. Approximately 3,222
apartment house residents in the neigh
borhood hung out of windows and
cheered, the apartment house jewellers
thinking that the big fire out In the
middle Of the wide avenue-and there
fore harmless-had been planned by AS
sistant Publicity Director of the Loan
Johnny Jones. which II hadn't. Brass
bands which had been crowded 80
closely In the line of march that the
piocolos of one band pierced the bass
drums OF the band Just ahead had to
halt or suffer the misfortune OF having
cornetists burn their throsts by sucking
In sparks during the intake Just before
hitting high c.
FlaG Rescue Thrills Crowd.
Streams OF water came instantly
from nowhere, largely because the boys
Of Engine we're selling notes when
the fire started. And while the flames
were leaping to the onetime black but
now cerise, skies. forward jumped Dave
Zacharias. a bluejacket from the cleo
trical department OF the u. S. Cruiser
huntington. Sailor Dave aimed to
climb the big flag pole in the middle OF
the Alter and get the big stretch of
Stars and Stripes which already was
submerged in haze OF flying sparks.
Forward Jumped Lieut.. Fred ]. Brown
OF the Thirteenth Infantry. who had
come from Upton so shortly before that
his olive drab helmet still clanked aft of
his hip pocket. The Lieutenant pulled
the sailorman of tho flag pole and while
a combination of sparks and name and
water hid the soldier nd sailor tempo
rarily from view they cut the lanyard.
pulled down the big flag out OF the fire
and came down the steps Of the burning
altar with the red and white stripes
bullying from their arms.
Cheers? You bettcha! And after that
not a thing happens. except that the Are
men pulled down the black. once white.
altar end It's fianking columns with
hooks, and steam surged skyward from
the ruins. and the crowd tried to get
ashes and water drops on its spring
clothes by Ticking handkerchiefs, and
the part of the pee-rade which had
wormed inside the fire lines had the
time Of It's life. and the part that didn't
dispersed in disgust far away In excited
Fifth avenue. and nobody ever did learn
what Big Bill said or what happened to
Gov. Smith or how many Victory Loan
rotes were sold during the pee-rade and
hre-if any.