The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-01
RIOT ON WARDS ISLAND
BEGoARs DRIVEN 70 DEsPERATIoN
BIZ OFFICIAL BRUTALITY.

BIZ OFFICIAL BRUTALITY.
Their Wrongs Forced to Expreesiou-Tbeir
Impudonco Rebukcd - The Rioters Arm
Themselves with clubs superintendent
Welies Draws Ills Revolver and 10 Re-
sistod-The Rioters Defeated.
For some time past a deep feeling Of dissatis-
faction existed In the minds Of the emigrsnts resi-.
dent on Wards Island against the ofcias ln charge
The following round robin was last Saturday pre-.
pared for transmission to Superintendent welles,
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Governor Hoffman remains unanswered.
similar resolution was passed BY the German
residents, and on Sunday copy Of tho British reso-
luton was sent to the superintendents once.
Yesterday 8. Meadows, W. Milton. and A. Mer.
rick, were brought to tile once accused OF having
sent threatening communication. and were told
that they would bo put Oh the Island. Their friends
seeing that they we're being detained, mustered
around the once some hundred strong Seeng that
MESSAGE was sent " the Harbor Police station for
assistance.
CHARGE rHB POLICE.
platoon OF police, under the command OF Sergeant
OF action, riot similar TO that which occurred about
q year ago being expected.
sent for, became INDIGNANT, and many armed them
selves with clubs obtained nom the coal yard Pre-
.eniing Themselves again 70 the Superintendent they
demanded that their friends be delivered up Mr..
Welles, who was standing on the terrace, drew
yolyer In reply, and ireiused to surrender the men,
patience. The men derided him. and several snow.
balls were thrown at him. From all evidence re-
further violence than this. The police, however.
sehwezer and R. Conn on the head. oihcer sas wa:
particularly valorous, - also q sandy whiskered
colleague named o'Brien. Three arrests were made
The emigrants, now thoroughly intimidsted, were
forced TO the beach and were shipped of on Q
schooner and small boats to New York.
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE.
AZ ten minutes past O'Clock message was re.
eeiyed at Police Headquarters nom the station at
laSth street and Fourth avenue, as follows:
About "a. VI. Superintendent welles, ward, Island
noi'r.d Cart slott that he anticipated disturbances
ssd .T ion srsssp @ Barrett and men mmed.,ey
rested and locked up and about two hundred sent
The following account Of the affair was trans.
mitted at the same time to the Chairman Of the
Wards Island Committee:
wAnDs ISLAND. sUPERiSrESprSr's oyyIer.l
To fcyw Lo.t-,t Esq, Chairman or ns Ward,
three hundred men with clubs. Who came TO the once
snn m as ,ne r.a,e o Of sos a,,ordcry men am
ABOUT one 6rhdTed men poeS OF winoS, any io.s of
'"' ''"0Os" '00NS Your. T.cu' one 'i%f 'Ki%ifwELLEs
THE roRLoRS wRErcHrs IN rur STORM
Al half past two a public meeting ofthe men who
had left the island, was held In the Park, in the
midst OF the storm, under the presidency Of hIeran
der Murray. Their condition was truly pitiabIe.
some wore armless coats: the jackets OF Others
hung together one knew not how others had shoes
m unfn Ala h.h
shoes through which their toes projected, and one.
L. hilberg who had no shoes to speak Of, showed
an order for pair OF new books dated February 49,
which be had not yet received. William Milton
stated that he hal held for long period an order 10
and now kept a- a relic in his pocket book. The
snow fell heavily on the unfortunate they cus
done for the common good.
ruIIR GRIEVANCES.
Melton, pointing to the shiverinE wretche. close
to him. asked Americans II II was humane to force
building stone walls or Wards Island in the recent
bitter cold weather. At o'clock In the morning he
said they had four ounces Of bread, and cold. vi
lHinous compound which they called coffee. With
food Ike This they had to work like slaves on the
riverside emholi .hments. or the dinner he did
breakfasts badness. With reference TO the washing
accommodations, he said two can wash and hun,
the week Our letters are opened; we are denied
access to the reading room; we have no place TO
write but on window sills, aud when not At
We are all willing to work for bed and
board to get away from Wards Island
What IL the use OF pettioning for our rikhtsf
one pays any attention TO US We are Do or and
poverty Is q crime NJ you all know.
The Speaker concluded by reading an extract from
The Sun OF last January, detailing some OF the
wrongs under which the residents OF Wards Island
suffer.
BEpoRB rHE POLITICIANS.
At half past the meeting came to an end, aud
started for Castle Garden TO lay their before the
Commissioners OF Emigration. The spectators ap.
peared TO thoroughly sympathize with the men the
City Hall loungers show ed that they could be occa.
sionally sympathetic. and spoke few words OF on.
cOuragebient TO few OF the most forlorn look ing.
Tarshsl Took opened his window to learn she rea-
son why so many men. who did not look like once
seekers, had gathered under the portco and ON the
marble steps Of his house.
On arri ring at Castle Garden, the deputation that
had formed to sec the Commissioners were not ad.
mited. Perhaps tho boorish brutality Of the gate
keeper, William Maloney. whose badge bore the
number 50, had something TO do with II; but Il Is
certain that none Of them permitted to enter.
In the oice OF Mr Bernard Cossorly the conduct Of
the men was stgmatized as bosterous, disc bedient
and rioous Mr., Casserly stated that the men could
not be allowed 10 return to the island on account
OF their conduct, but that they would be alowe. TO
have supper shelter aud brea kfast at Caste Garden
and that an endeavor would be made TO obtain work
for some OF them In North Carolina to I'LL up an
order Just received.