, 1874-01-14
A Short and Decisive FIGHT Between the
New York Workingmen
and Police.
Many Rioters Badly Clubbed and Thirty
RingleadeEs Arrested.
Nine Thousand Miners on o Strike
in the Schuylkil1 Region.
Negro Strikers Raiding Through the Teche
District In Louisinna.

Speeta, DispatcA to TIE Chicago 7Lans.
New Tonk, Jan. 13.-To1npdns Square and the
streets in Its vicinity has been the ofs RIOT
though not rory disastrous one ali day long. Tbs
Executive Committee Of the Unemployed Workingmen
decided yesterday, because Of the strong opposition
they met on al sides, not to have their proposed
parade to-day but announced to thelr fellows that
mass meeting would be held In the aboye-naued
square at II O'Clock this morning. to fix
upon what measures their condition demanded
they should take in the future. Many who expected
there would bs little trouble were disappointed.
Tompkins Square. which is bounded by Avenues A
and and Seventh and Tenth streets, ,s deso1ate-
looking nclosure several In extent, and Is bar
rcn of trees and shrubs Early this morning there is
sued forth from the tenemcnt-houses. which are
packed together in that quarter OF tho city crowds Of
people, all Of whom bent their steps toward the above
named square. By o'clock the square itself was
ruEoSoED WITH MEN.
Organizations Of the unemployed arrived from time
to time, gradually swelling the crowd. They were
nearly al men whose features indicated That they we're
endowed with only the lowest order Of intelligence
c not capable Of reasoning tracing effect to its
carse, and regulating their actions thereby. They
were fierce and did not hesitate to
nutter audibly cursea on the city authorities.
The windows Of the houses facing the square, ~ we'll
the Streets allied with idle spectators who had
gathered at the promptiugs Of their morbid curiosity
to witness whatever Of trouble there might be.
ARRANGEMENTS OF THE POLICE
1os 1'os "efe .ie'es ue,et a'a sno -.
order to bo prepared for any emergency which might
arise. One thousand si1 hundred men were on
duty, either garrisoued in downtown statious
patrolng those streets in which there might be
sqtb Precinct tatoeHouge in Franhlin Street, not
fnr from the City Hall, Inspector Walnng being in
haadn,,.-rp hsra hr5 t,e1s teen necessity for 1t.
M.I a tr;e9 to ,rch beioT canai
tt-ea ~ wont haSa ecn met by this body Of oh
@ ~ 15 ~ ca-a-+asn+h pracinct in 1rt;ch Tornn-
~ ~ 49, 80 10 l., % ;+t5 ann r,en we,n e+,toned nndrr
conmand cnn, nI u Of cant Waish.
nckod 1nnn n dnn5Ie r.nls. mcrch,d to the centre
r. Thomn1irs snnare md there ha1tod to await the
T,a sco111a vs ing erosrd th,t rronnaed them
4A7 Neo"nnS SSa." s.o". 49, ~ NJ nr,,u~sTT.r1yr
and capt. @ Wslsh ordered = charge. The officers
4hoi reanh n in 1nnt,tes t1e souars was c1cared
a noee mt IL With rsanee IN onT one Or two a
stances st3cx se{ saoess on ,d .ns
ns~n r., ~" omno-s wsro strnct with stonea All
Wera heInsa eIeSs to tas st.tion-house and
80 ra,,n4,a drnsscd md Mons ara
thoncbt dangerous. The man who struck Berghold
~ s, "t,..a sSe!s. ~ -. ar3 nno ~ Nc ,,,nu
was badly about me aeaa ma 1ne o. 11s az
~ G,n. q ~ rI eoi,tno ~ tbosa rreecnt IN otjact
ti,e oioe1s S,a 49, srrestrH and anothcr. Who wore
Gommnrjsf';c ~ had 1rrs t,,krn into cnstody
~ .-,xo. - ~ -Tur ,on
~ thass sssenici To- to tate n.rt IN the
t ~ ~. * ~ ;ie @,r .he dsr .f,or ~ ratd w,s
tsda w ten bnt thoussnds Of youue ruians. from
~ ~. 20 ~ - .ra M Mtta bovs Gathered fro,n
49, ~ ~ ~ 49, =; ~ ~ 49,, th sta+nn- -housn INT
@ ~ ~ 'o tt -. hr1sa M ~ ~ nnca md driven Into
~ neie So.r a. o,su sA' 80 - ma, otber bidinr
ill., ~ go, AN ne, tooE noaacssion of =
p. $50. a1 ,vonna ahnnt noor
tue"en. oous th. " f ~ -s,,t"o b,,rlaG
1uu tt'u H., ; I 9 ssa , - .,.,'sa;r6ss .o abnn1
stous @ .. ~; ue d1 @ - * -oaf ~ ,T.atas
~ o h ~ +hnr cor15 catch naTing the 5ay- thjrty
~ "noin @ su.! E ~ ,sto,. ..ts EE,r;ors ye.nnns
t.lea nea 49, 90 -. ~ ss 1900 ~ ~ nocto;a of
anu '.unss " Nn.'tS e. e. W." ] ~ ~ - ntst, IN xroe
a ~ tta ~ - s.,t 90 ~ III ~ X or3oct the
nleo ~ @ ,ta ~ t1or strono IN en.rd from
pl1sonets 80 "s He;t S.at;n 1Ia".n - E.s ~ Tsr
Sne ,s ' o ~, @ itt1 ~ tr.1
AZ nn tha 1uneu TsE eoA1'' "N'Ae 'A@' "''0
AZ .rrr,tpr m pr,crz
.hor, r,aa a,,l .tonea sttcEs mn otter n,salex
sr ,r,aa ~ tha ofice-s hnt hv thc ssaiduous rse
- a,,bo tSo, ~ aoot ,nt tr1r nzzsi1ants to Aioht
rhr5st1i.n 'Nerer the man WHO aasa11lod EerRt
pa~ahn5 :. D.inter and haa hecn ont nf work nne-
tren ,Tceia He SAVE that at the last meeting Of The
organ;1aion IN whteh be belongs. known a. the Ar
f 11; ~" na11n,ttae 81 safetr renorted th.t
'or - ,nid ~ ,n5uca the citv .nthoritiea to
;j 49, o-I a. ~ nnenonorad and tha. tba oroan-
Pti autS ,.nu 70 co1n npei}ed IT, ,sa forca The
cn71T;tter e1,muu su he % aid then
Apy1sEp MEMPHIS