| Show opening of the ao dis proceedings thieve in the tha crowd according to aimo the cosmopolitan hotel was thrown open for public inspection last evening and such stich tt ft crowd ian an francisco basail km seldom seen and lor iter her credit it is hoped will never see again long before the appointed hour tile street and asage ways to tile the hotel were crowded with cecle atal when at tot kat the thrown open UW the m A ahl eh ed in like a pack of hungry wolves crowding and squeezing ng without regard to order system or decency the Ala mazeppa zeppa rush was not a circumstance and the crowd of office seekers who besieged the 11 new collector so graphically described by phoenix nix was but a parallel case the they y stormed the house wid and rummaged it from top to bottom every nook and corner was packed with people tile the proprietors had no idea that their general invitation would be so generally responded to arid and they were not prepared for such a reception there must have leave been at least visitors many of them ladies and gentle gentlemen trien but for the most part a 1 I collection of roughs boughs and loafers who carrie came for the purpose of raising ti a row arid and amusing ther themselves in their peculiar fashion they gathered on the stairways in th halls and parlors pushing shoving and swearing until the whole scene was one of the wildest confusion and a disgrace to the city tile the proprietors were nvere powerless to prevent these lawless acts and in their attempts to do so were roughly handled the policeman at the door was squeezed in anong abnor a gan gang g fr of roughs boughs lifted from liis his feet aard carried half way up the stairs three several fights occurred in the lower hall and on the stairways and men were seep emerging with bloody noses andt alryd lac ened l eyes women fainted and were nvere trampled under foot and arnid amid the din and confusion thieves and pickpockets pick pockets were plying their calling arid and nipping 0 all they could la lay y their hands on oil sheets and pillow cases were stolen from tile beds boots slippers arid and clothing from the rooms and crockery and silver ware from the dining room and pantry in fact nearly everything 0 that was and which was wa s not n ot closely watched was gobbled up and confiscated A fine silver salver which cost 80 and a sil silver pitcher val valued ned at 40 were stolen from the hall and ten silver goblets were taken from the dining room besides other articles of value mr hennings Henning 8 room was broken into arid and all his boots and underclothing and even the clothes bitis brushes hes arid and wisht brooms were stolen in fact his domicile was completely cleaned out without lea leaving him a chal change c of undergarments the proprietors are busy taking an all account of stock in order to ase ascertain calain what is missing for the purpose of reporting to the police chier chief burke casually happe happened i ned in about half past 9 p and nd sent for a squad of policemen li cemen who soon cleared the house from top to bottom about 1 this morning the house was searched from pit to roof to see aee if any stragglers had bad secreted themselves when it was discovered that a party of ladiemer and gentleman were looked locked into the parlors by some loafer and the key dav taken a anav the were to towi jy i p 1 t r the door and release rele ase the tl ie p riat 0 aj e r had a fire occurred in the house ther re 17 is no telling 0 how bow many lives liht 11 0 it have been lost mr penning henning reco recopy gj nihed in the crowd several scalps scamps and lui vagabonds who wera we e obliged to leave lead VC virgiinia imi city to save val preciosa pre ciona st necks from the fl halter alter a aad one ot of the bieni n i lie had arrested dai oha account of his dia di 4 graceful conduct such an abuse of hospitality hospitals ho ty was never before witness aw 4 m this city and we trust MC i again will be we grave gave a fl nal nfl d di dicris efthim crip M tion of th eat establishment abolishment a few days since but then the fin furnishing was wais in in complete nearly 40 46 iiren men have been engaged for the past six sik weeks b bj goodwin goodwill co the upholsters in get 0 ting tin the furniture and upholstery ater Y ready for the opening the fosmo t I 1 politan 11 commences business today to t oda o day da and already there is a ion long list of autographs auto to on its books S F bulletin bullitis ih sept 1st ast 1 |
