The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-26
THE RIOT IN JERSEY CITY.
THE POLICE IN COLLISION WITH A
MOB IT PAVONIA FERRY

Fisk aud GouId's Newly Em pioyed Work.
men Escorted within n Hollow square Of
ickSnts md PistoIs-No-
body Seriously Iurt-Au Outsider Re-
spousiblc for the Collision.
There Is no end to the trouble between the Erie
Railway and their employees Yesterday the angry
discussion Of numerous knots Of mon assembled on
the street corners the railway ferry eliminated
In On attack upon the men who had been employ cd
to Oil the places left vacant by the strikers, There
had been much vehement talk and many threats Of
violence bad been uttered. Therefore the Erie Com
pany sought the aid OF the Jersey City police thirty.
four OF whom marched 10 the protection OF the work
men who had been threatened. They we're com
mandcd By Chief NJ n. Fowler and bis aids, Farley
and Mann. At O'Clock they went TO Provost
street, and there amused themselves By keeping
back ten or twelve hundred persons.
When the workmen were dismissed the policemen
enclosed them In hollow square and marched with
thcm to tho forry. On the way numerous verbal as
saults were made by the mob. A violent onset was
made, and q
SHOWER OF BRICKS AND STONES
was discharged by the rioters. by this Officers
Campbell and Doyle were injured. and many others
were struck, but not seriously hurt. The policemen
then drew revolvers and several shots were nred
over tho heads Of the asssilsnts. This ended the
disturbance, and tho rioters Immediately dispersed.
But further trouble is spprehended to-day.
OMIT TWO ARRESTS
were made, Patrick scanlon and Patrick Morgan,
for rotlnT. In anticipation OF any trouble to-day,
strong squad Of policemen are In readiness, and
will be on the ground 10 protect the workmen on
their wny from the ferry to the workshop. Tho
ofhcers OF the Company say that the workmen in
the other shops the line OF the road will not par
heipate In the strike, and that tclexrams to that
fr0r tan .l,t. II
work. but that the Company did not want them on
any terms.
rHE OTHER SIDE or TIN STORY.
The strikers met In Washi0ston Hall In the aNer.
that the railroad employees there had agreed 10 turn
cut at noon on Monday, and not resume
work until the Jersey City mon were re-
insssted. They also appointed Q committee
and allow no one TO enter them until the strike 10
ended This report created great enthusiasm IN the
Jersey City meeting. but q despatch from Susque.
hanna few minutes later spoiled their enthusiasm
had rcsended their resolution to turn out, havinR
received further Information OF the status Of the
strike here from Superintendent Rucker The meet.
ing then adjourned, and the riot followed after
from the hands Of the police. lip TO last evening
the strikers bad strictly abstained from public
breaches OF the peace.
rHr ACTUAL cAusE OF THE RIOT
Ire riot was begun on the arrest OF q noisy oun.
ger by the name OF Scsnon. who had no connection
nhltever with the strikers AT this arrest, Mr.
Morgan, one Of the strikers, made n remark which
was resented by the police, and they began to club
him. Thereupon his fellow strikers threatened to
rcecuc him, and the police dashed into the multi
and regret that the OF outsider should have
thrown this disgrace upon them.