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Show BERLIN INVADED BY SWARMS OF BEES Settle In Stores and Cars, Causing Consternation Among People. Special Cable to The Tribune BERLIN July 18. During the last tew weeks Bojlin has been iSvaded re- Pcntedlv by swarms of bees and drarjon-thes drarjon-thes The latter are harmless creatures, out the bees have made their presence udt on the exposed parts of many an unoffending citizen. Indeed, so persistent persis-tent were the little pests that the fire brigades have been called out on several occasions to clear them awav. The first swarm took possession of tho entrance hall of a large store, which had to b0 closed. The police fussed about, but the bees cared nothing for the minions of the law and orde? and a detachment of firemen with hose pipes was requisitioned. Tho water lots finally won Oie fight, but the store mis closed for about two hours. On another occasion a swarm of bees settled on a horse and dray in the busy Zittel Market. The horse and driver were badly stung and the horse bolted, let another army of winged buzzers took complete possession of a tram-car. tram-car. The passengers scattered right and lett, and after the fire hose had'cleared the car it had to bo sent back to the car barns. In two other cases the fire brigade known as the "maid of all work" by the people was requisitioned. In the center of Berlin's busiest part, Pots-darner Pots-darner Platz, a huge swarm settled and held up the traffic for thirty minutes and another small army took up its position po-sition around the portico of the Central station and did not budge until the hose had done its deadly work. |