Word: watchmen
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...attempts to stop the performance, but is persuaded to be quiet. Now Overdo appears and discloses his identity, thinking he has discovered the perpetrators of all the crimes at the fair, but finds himself mistaken. Trouble-all, a mad man, Mooncalf, a tapster, and Haggise and Bristle, two drunken watchmen, furnish the low comedy parts...
...squirrels have been killed by them. It is said that this abuse will be remedied when the fence is completed; yet the problem will be just as difficult then, as the gates could not be guarded by less than ten men. On the other hand one or two efficient watchmen, aided by the janitors and porters of Yard buildings, could now keep the Yard clear of objectionable persons...
...stands in so small an enclosure and against the buildings, they consider, is great,- danger from fire during the whole time that the stands remain in place,- danger to life in case of a panic during the exercises. Of course the danger of fire could be minimized by having watchmen; but the danger of a panic can not be obviated without greatly reducing the attendance. Over 5000 people are now crowded into an enclosure which allows each one a space of little over two square feet. 4000 of these people are seated on the stands about the edge and very...
...Watchmen, W. E. Felton, G. K. Denny, G. B. Hanavan, S. Coffin...
...Watchmen, W. E. Felton, G. K. Danny, G. B. Hanavan, S. Coffin...