The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-15
THE RIOT IN MAMARONECK.
IRISHMEN AND ITALIANS IN 4 SAN
GUINARY COLLISION.

tered In the Town Hall Of Morrisanis-
Our Home War of Races.
Yesterday afternoon Q Sun reporter called
upon Deputy Sheriff Peter Conners OF Mount Vernon,
one Of the witnesses OF the riot, who had been de.
TERED from attempting to suppress II account OF
the rioters overwhelming numbers. Sheriff Con-
says that for some time past the biterost feel.
ings OF hatred have been manifested between the
Irish and Italian iaborers employed In grading and
laying out the Grand Park. The Irishmen at fret
began TO domineer over the Italians, Who in time
became their superors In numbers, and retaliated
upon their former prosecutors a every opportunity
Only few weeks ago, con unucd the Sheriff. several
officers OF the law rather roughly handled by
the lrishmen, when the Italians, avang themselves
OF an opportunity to prosecute their psndetd under
the protection OF the law, Joined the oficers with
immense crowd and drove a com; arativsly small
number Of Irishmen from the field.
TuR BEGINNING or ruE WAR
On Saturday evening, at about O'Clock, throne
Of Italians, numbering over two hundred, were con
gregt,ed arou-i the Companys pay once, waiting
their turn to their wages. In knots OF two
and three tbs Irish aborers evidently
dispeased because the Italians were hrst getting
their pay. John McGrath. a young Ifishman. made
m attempt to force his way through the crowd o.
Italians TO tho pay window, when he was struck by
the Italian foreman, Manuel zeriga, and knocked
down
TIE Italians at once set upon McGrath, and beat
him featfuly. John Conners, seeing Zerisa over
| the PROSTATE form Of his comrade, sprang to his
rescue. and feled the Italian to tue ground. This
was signal Of war TO he knife.
Crowds OF lriShmen, who had been collecting
along the railroad, rushed upon the Italians, and
bloody and desperate conflict ensued. Sticks,
| stones, hudrcons, knlve.-iudeed every imaginable
weapon was used. Tie 1tulians. nearly all OF whom
were armed With knives fought like tigers. But,
the lrshmen being constantly reinforced. the ltal
| ians were at last forced to fall back.
| IN Win A YELL AND BOUND.
At the railroad station the Italians made feeble
attempt to gain their lost ground and for few min
utes poured an iucessant and telling shower or
stones uron their antagonists, but the lrisimcn,
who were maddensd to desperation bv the treatment
| which young McGrith and subsequently ,onners
| had underg me, determined TO drive them from the
With veil and bound the Iri,hmen were among
| the Italians and terrible hand to-banl hsht en-
| sued. The ltelians, seeing themselves worslcd
The sherif further says that McGrath WAS frght.
iu'ly cut and had Eve deep gashes in his head His
face was rounded ou, OF shape, and his body was
| Horribly bruised. Conners fare but little better
The Italians carried their wounded with them, con.
scquenty the Sheriff is unable ~ state the extent OF
One giuseppe Errani hal bis life s,ved bv the
| timely interference OF the Sheriff, who dragged him
| from the clutches Of the enrsgcd mob. The Sheriff
positively asserts that the lrshmen were not In H.
| The residence o. Michael Call CHER was visited,
and the man was iounl to be so seriously iniuc
|
| conversation with Gallagh e.icited the following
| statement respecting
| Tus CAUSE OF TuR RIOT.
| About O'Clock on Saturday afternoon visited
the once OF the Grad Park for the purpose OF re
ceivng my pay; ten found that the Italians 10 the
number Of about 10 hat besiesei the once,
% s hem n IA .!s%Ys: % % s.s q; sss: ,s
| clin with my elbow he at once hss back again
with hoe; bucked him with NY heal under the
| at.A Ifa la IN hlaal taa bnNi in
| caarse OF the gang II Italians then hit me OIL the
head with fence raj, telling me I" the eround aud
cutting my head bacly; as soon as tins was done,
| THE FRESHMEN CANE TO MT RESCUE,
hut tie lalians had more men thAn we, and beat
several OF us with stones and clnosi the hght then
tecame general, and though only tlnrty lrishmen
were presSni a stand was made about sii lrl,h,
hcGrath, sullivan, Cragon; tue names o. the others
Heportet-Is there auy intention OF renewing the
Gaisgher-I cannot say for others; l know have
got enough.
oSH or THE INJURED ITALIANS
was next visited, aud, though he spoke IN broken
English, his story WIS substantially as follows
| We had not not received any money Tor some
weeks from the Grand Park people; the Irish.
mon were jealous of US because We gained
| employment here many Irish wefe turned
away worked for less money; we were stnryir g,
the storekeepers refusing Us credit while they eAve
| II to the lrishmen; We went to the ONCE deter
mined 10 get some money an lrishman tried to get
| In before us, and we began the heht; no Que was
|
| we are willing 10 work, but We want our money,
| and wo going to get II II We can when men are
starving they are despeiate
| several other Irshmc1 were interviewed, ana all
| agreed that
| THE IrALIAss STRUCK TIE rIRsT sKRIoUs BLOW.
| Their. can be little doubt that but for the rain
Grand Park would nave been the scene OF one OF tie
! most bloody riots ever witnessed IN WestchesteI
| county. Al the time the quarrel was at its height
| news OF the disturbance sent 10 the lris
| men at distance, aud
| ~
Both Irishmen and Italians say that the real cause
Of the Grand Park ofhci1Is in payin,
wages which have been fairly earned
the sorekeepeis for the necessaes ofl'e, but such
IL not the case with the ltaian These latter, who
without pay and in the desperation OF half starved
men, determined OF SATURDAY to take the nrs
chance foI wages at the Grand Park once,
| Yesterday dozen men were walking about iu
| the neigh Dorhood OF Mamaronock bearing evidence
OF the serious nature Of t1e night with bandaged
| heads, broken noses. and bNckened eyes.
The Ir,LIAs VERSION or ruE RIOT.
| MaG2el Cussaba, one OF the Italian laborers says
| Jlat number OF lrishmen. who had been drinking
IS they went % up to got their wages lie adds that
| Pat Riley, aias Crook neck Riley the foreman o
leader OF the Irishmen, aud that he knocked oown
heir foreman, Manuel Zeliga. The Ishmen, he
said, greatly outnumbored the Italians, and afei
driving them from the Onice, eating item, and roh
bling them OF their pay tickets, they (tho lrishmen
TOOK complete possession Of the place, The victor
Gus rioters then appeared at the Italian bnrmcss
and threatened to drive out the women and emil
lien and set hge to tie houses. Fearing that they
would execute their threats, the ltalans dese ted
their homes, and with what few articles Of clothug
'hey could hastily gather together with their aives
md little ones, saI out TO walk TO the city
Among those thBt were badly Injured are Emnn.
mel Cnyasa, Chas. Cassaba, Antonio Gurde, Fran
csca NicaIi Bella Massona, Stept anO Colopi, AngelO
Chinonl, Giovanni Lantari, Stephano Chicuri, Luis
Asela, Bntclom0 l. ,rgo Giuseppe Biroinl, Francis
90 FerraTd, Andrea Gardeli, Lorenzo Roma anu
| Giuseppe NUsseli.
At three O'Clock yesterday morning, after a weary
| tramp OF over sixteen miles through the mud and
rain, the Italian refugees entered horrislnil. The
| poor women and children were scantilY clad aud
| were soaked to the skin. Tdoy sought sholter In
| the Town Hall, which was readily thrown onen tC
| them BY Jus ice Hauptman onl the kind hearted
| keeper, Mr.. James Morrison After the OmplAiu l.
| OF tle men had been heard, they were sent to the
| city. Aamaroneck is utterly deserted by the ltahaI
| lAbOIerS