The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-12
kmSay becNss en- the Students OF Yale College
ard the Members OF Engine Company NOsA
an Nevv Hnyeu--A Fireman Killed.

knray berws en- the Students OF Yale College
ard the Members OF Engine Company No's
on Nevv Haven--A Fireman Killed.
Prom the New Raven Courier, Feo. l0]
For week two past there has been dinicuity DO
sween some Of The students Of Yale College sna sne mem
bers Of Engine Company No 2 whose station mouse IN
High street in front Of the College Library Building Tue
cause Of the original difficulty We are unable 10 seae eaoa
PARTY claiming that the other is the aggressor Last evcu
about O'Clock while six egnt OF the members OF NO
in their engine house, party OF studen narcninS
three abreast passed by the house One moro ohe Ere
men the street when brick was sred at the
hoase, and an alteration at once commenced 1he ure
began rally, became as numerous as the
students and while the dispute high severa. shots
were fred from revolver ia the bands u Of the stu
dsnts Que the balls taking effect in the persen of VIM
Hles' member Of No 2 and steward Of the company.
A soon az the Eremen that Miles WAS shot, they
raised an alarm Of ere, which efough. srse low 20
who M a member Of Ne 2 seized q man whom ne sup
posed bad discharged the pistol, and, ss he says,
qave him a severe blow over the face with a wreuch
which have left mark upon his person. but Hay
ward was rushed upon by number OF students, and
obliged let 60 his hold when the students separated,
and lett the spot Hayward after Or Whiting, and
when he reached hs house found that bis clothes had
Sesn eso cut ~ ,o the engine house uSeIe he
examined by Drs Whiting and Austen, who probed
VIE wound bun unable TO dislodge the ball. He was
Afterwards moved 10 his place o. residence, in the upper
part OF the city where an examina ion had oy Drs
Kbeht and JeSett II found that the ball had enter
sd the right hip passing through the hip bone aud lodging
the abdominal cavity. His is considered hope
Crit one
THE FIREMEN's STORY.
There various accounts - the OF the dis
uTbance The tremen claim that the students were the
segessors; that the difficulty orig mated from party OF
the students who beard in the no the corner of High
and Finn streets the back windows of which overlook tae
engine house hst these students have been in the habit
OF late OF insulting the members of No whenever they
in sight of them that they have called them every
degrading they coud think Of and even threatened
" b esk into the engine house and destroy toe ,bne II
also stated that Of these asons stones
have been thrown into the windows of the engine house.
and pals of water thrown upon the members "a they
went in and Of the engine house door and that on
Monday evening while the students were at supper they
passed resolution to enter the engine house and serve
Che engine in the same manner as Engine No vas
served by the students number Of years since and
pointed Of their members 70 lead them in the assault
IL claimed by the fremen that tho last night
was commenced on the part OF tho students, one Of
whom nsued fireman rs he came out OF the house, and
Mat the assault vas entirely unprovoked no cause what
having at the time been given the part OF
those in the engine house This statement of the fire.
mems account Of the alir comes from the memhers of
the company, whose word We have reason 10 Doubt
and IT is substantially corrohorsted by Number OF nd
ferent persons who we're near by at the time
THs STUDENTS STORY.
Frcm member OF the college person in whose integrity
and moral char scter the Faculty have confidence have
following account Of the affair club Of students OF
she JUNIOR class board at Mrs Bishops the Of
Finn and High streets. The house of Engine Co No Is
by, and the students have 10 pass in going
20 and from their meals They have been IN the habit
Of sipgius college songs and the persons collected
IN ana around the engine house have pro
vohed them for cong It, On one or two occasions
has been thrown ana the other parties from
window ana stones have been thrown al the students
said stone has been thrown through the windows
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through the college grounds and and out the
balls Of the college buildings for the apprent purpose
OF provoking the students Last evening the students
club returning from tea passed the engine house and
commenced enter the coll ge grounds Four or ave
femen gath. the opposite side Of the street.
banGy ing wOrts took place The hremen and stu
seps became agama in the same crowd and
fireman with trumpet, who was the principal spokes
man got INTO unriendly conversation with the stu
they sac they had right 10 sing taeir songs,
and be said le supposed they had They appeared he
trenjly just then another party remou up,
when the with trumpet suddenly changed IA tone
and made attack upon the studelu, Knocking Of
them down. Tnen general tok place, about
which tbs person whose authority make this state
merit uncertain. During IL the pistol was discharged
and the man With the trumpet was shot.
AN OUTSIDER : STORY.
pcrscn unacpuairteu with me previous troubles says
he passed down High street at the time. The students
sqe Of the street ana the aremen on the
other and they closely approaching mingled with
each just after he aad pRsfed tho crowd behind
she Students side he heard from the remens side
e1e say, "Sow, dEGln them, let them have IT," Imno
cRely he hesrd some from the stufeus' side gay,
SNOW Ore" when ne seard three pistol shots in rapid
SUCCESSION. sn1, quickly after, fourth shot He
Vasseu o Oil net know la any serious damage had
been done until after he returned from 10