The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-05
BOYS WHO WOULD BE BOYS.
A "RUSHD ny STUDENTS OF THE
COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
Something that the Folks in Tbird Avenue
| Thought was a Riot-A Might Encounter
Between Freshmen aud Sophomores.

COLLEOE OF NEW HORh.
Something that the Folks in Third Avenue
Thought was n Riot-A Nisht Encounter
Between Freshmen aud Sopbomores.
Residents of Fourth and Third avenues,
from Fourteenth to Thirty first street, talked
| yesterday about what they had seen on the pre-.
| ceding evening. They were startled from their
beds at a late hour, and running to the windows
| found that the street was filled with throug OF
rushing, bowling. fighting young men. Tall white
and black hats and long listers ai,ted in the
bright moonlight; canes were upraised, and oaths
were shouted. Two hostile parties charged
each other until one side OF the other was driven
| from the Geld to another point In the neighbor-
| hood, at which the cont est was renewed. At
| Third avenue and rwenty-ninth street was the
! most turbulent demons.rs,i,n. Ths stree. YES
illed with broken stovepipe hats, fallen mon,
excited policemen, bricks, stones pieces Of fro
zen earth, clubs and canes. Suddenly one party
| gave way and ran bareheaded down the side
street closely pursued by the other, and In a mo-
| ment aftervard the scene was rs quiet as II had
been before the conflict. The people who had
looked from tho windows were mystined and
astonished. Many thought they had witnessed
a riot.
WHAT 1T WAS.
The freshmen Of the College of New York.
after enduring the tiunts cf the Sophomores
challenge that night and had preciptated
street fight. A freshman who participated in
the row gives this account. The sopbomores
and freshmen have two grand rushes each year.
One Of them usually comes OF on the night OF
the Junior exhibition at steinway Hall This
exhibition, at which ten Of the best speakers,
chosen from the junior class, deliver orations
In public, wa, given Friday night
The large hall wss filled from the
| o. ~ Al.Aa Tk. ,hn-
mores who had been threatening us for long
dime thought this meeting was good oppor-
the hall In le. IS 100 strong. carrying and
wearing tall hats, and bearing a banner that was
Intended for AN insult to the freshmen. They
marched up stairs to the highest gallery, max
ing great display. and waving their banner In
the faces OF our classmel. On the banner was
picture Of a high hat and two canes crossed be-
meath aod the words ~ beware and judge
Rilsh hats ts''S' ~eie iassndsd to inform GUS Us
that they dared carry the one and wear
all ali through '"s1 tho sGsicl.s. kep. dis,nrs.
Ing the, spoakers With Ibes at toe fresh.
command them TO keep quiet. They had made
} out several mock programmes In ridicule Of tho
iSnorsi and they also distributed card; abou. about
, cards was bright scarlet. 10 the centre was u
, picture representing sterrined freshman on his
knees, WITH out-spreac bands aud raised hair,
qd I New v" YORK sS 1Ss I'd nS Xy @
FSosS@sa siSn ats al stenSays Street
Rancho. CLUBS are trurnps. Admission free:
'n,s a.. ,se Back aUSr TSGa p9S,ed
: house across the way. P.s.-raculty and mem.
, bers OF the press are provided with spoons. All
others will bring knives ana forks. Any person
IN pss the G sGSs sIs w % the
card were various mystic signs.
THE STREET ENCOUNTER.
AT half past ten the exercises were finished
, AMI the people oeISn y crowd tocir way out. out
9 position across the street opposite tbe hall
! They numbered about 100 and were Joined
1 the nrst class in the college. When the sophs
came out they sang and shouted mockine col
eRe song and tossed their banner In the air. Then
the freshmen aud introductor. across the street
2 set up yell that meant business and drowned
the words OF the sophOmore's song. The sophi
began to ge, scared, and secured three police Of
u tcers to escort them up the aycnucs We fol
: lowed after them, leered and taunted them. and
d made several attempts to break their ranks snc
. smash their hats and canes but the policemen
,. played around lively with their clubs. aud rappet
" Tor assistance. Seven other policemen wer'
IS called, and they protected front and rear rank
II OF the sOphs so that we could not get to them
g There were several small tussels and good des
e OF shouting and hallooin;, but not N much night
. all Joined together ana serenaded Profess0
]. | Doremus. Ilr-n The sophs marched on, but th'
guard. as the officers had to stop at the limits o
y their beats. They did not mind IL, however, ant
e at every street corner they halted and dared VI
10 to come on but when came they made TO
!, the next corner. When we reached Thirty-hrs
!, street only one policeman wa. leit and th,
- At Lexington avenue they got frightened, threw
their banner away, aud shook the bare pole a
us. We pressed them closely, and theS turneS
down Third avenue to Twenty ninth street
iiiiefe, on tie corner, our front fnd their rea
IN was begun. 1t wa, very lively, and canes an!
te hats were smashed. faces scratohed, and ever
~ best OF them. aud had broken their ranks. anC
'e were driving them on a run down the street
ID ing upon US, knocking right and left with thei
u clubs. They tried TO arrest some, and pounoet
Is upon freshman and junior who had oeei
y to the Thirty-ufth street police station. Th
in fieht Of the sophs stopped tho patte, and theI
c. went home with their tall hats under. tbei
:. thew % had % trought % ia view view Of % possible smsr
e Rency that might make them necessary"
IL PoLIcEMAS's ACCOUNT.
The police give a different story OF the nght
They say that 1t was a yeritable hght, tnat tn
neigh hborhood was frightened and that II wa
- said oficer Flynn, yesterday. who was the Hrs
- policeman at the hght," Why,I thought that tn
in Is Teird ayeSe oS s nv beat from Twentyssyena
N. street, when heard tremendous noise, like
a seven hundred madmen were coming down th
street. At Twenty eighth street a fellow cam'
ne tearing along. barehesded. his face bleeding an
ne ne his overcoat happinR, and whole crowd OF fel
u, s hlmi' stopped the fellow with the bloody fac
~ ~ and asked him. What's the matter? and h'
si'Sr sroat crowd sS ra AZ WENT
10 sixth street, bowling, hahtrG ana cracking eac
en- other over the head with canes. coudn
~ ~ make out what IL WAS thought II was pande
d. monium, or that the tow n bad brokeniloose 10
as bread. went right into them, for
he couldn't do anything else, and hl
right and left and pounded the sdewa
for help. There were more than thousanc
ana was lost among them, and had TO hgh
-. | them on with both hands. l cracked them owe
" the head, and they cracked me, ana we mad
'er all around the street. Everybody was hghtin
IN every else, and man didn't know wher
49, | to turn, for he might get rap In the Jaw An
| all the time did not know who or what WI
~ hghtinR. Every chance could get pounde
~ on the ourbstone, and 1 broke my club int
I'D pieces rapping for help. Every window for ivy
le or three blocks was open, with heads ~ 1
1sr Some OF the boys got on top OF
re big pile OF bricks, and not seeming 70 kno
he | what to fire at, they pummelled the house
ire and ratified bricks and stones upon the windo
ed shutters. Then how the heads went 10 and I'll
ne windows came down Some OF the fellows
per was nghting wore peculiar numbers upon the
ne coats, such as '7S aud TO- some wore badge
ne, and many had black patches over their face
AT last Oficers Meagher and Parker came TO q
aid, and the boys, after singing out, Here's u
cop, go for him turned and hed. We arrests
-, some who would not go away and went to Il
hu police station. Three OF tho boys were locke
| tha IA fat ne of abO