, 1877-07-27

still nnothcr. and BY far tic larger part bounded
for the trt.EYc. lscforc u was rcacc't the plfce
ha ca,tsc'l It to lie partly turned, but, tho nlb
gathering OIL tho south s'1o OF 1t With all Its
nEsrsaATs BATTLE KSsuEp
for tts possc.tIon. Tho Md fired the police,
hurled stones md: clubs with !" stal'lmr"t.s
piled BY firing III the mir, md ut once rumnrs of
terrible slaughter aprcnd. Tho D,uh held lis
2runl nuhl Z any hntEllt bravcly. II the s5pee,
the river, wllor they had been expecting to Join
tnGnl, would eh'*e In upon the p,ltre. In this
they were mistaken, however, f1r Instead Of re-
lief co'n,ng to them thcr soon inund themselves
the Cottage 0rovc Station, unicr Lfcnt. Barrett
IIcro tho fnDst terrific fighting was had.
sENGEANT DARRRTT's MHM
r1ishct1 upon the mot with their batons at tho
rihk VI tttlr iivcs, fit tho lace Df hutehcf.knvcs,
PISTOLS clbs, atil stnncs, al also In fnce Of tho
valley Of bullets bc1ug fired by the potieu aqaal
from tho opposite side of the bridge. They were
raysTy War%g I u croe. of mauv atcs
too much cannot by snid to their ercdis. They
Dispersed tho crowd atter har'f mud continuous
str0ele. aa'f, but for thcir arrival, tho result
nearly an hour, and every. Incl, gained was
warmly cunt.s on both sides. ifttcre was
coward in t',c hattie he co,sll mt be- detected.
The police wcrc left n chareo OF the bridge.
After tho police hhd routed the mob 1t was
BLOW IN nIsPEHAlNO.
Instead Of the streets being fllicd with one sim
Ele body Of t,cn, Us lia,l been the casc during
thu fofenoon. tho cfosFt! divided Itself Into sa!
groups and ,iiacussct the situation The crowd
was all In sympathy with tho mob, even the
women taking hasitl in tic conversations, say
Ivy when they saw reporter, There's whitc;
The women Ind been exciting the men 10 actlon
throughout tho morning. md felt bntlly that
their larl1.gs should i,e defeated. Every re-
spretabie man that was to be seen IN the street
tat Has
Irish woman, wl,o Ind n great deal to say
saw a Wcl.drcsseI gentleman passing along
Arher avcnue-hLs being well dressed must
hare been slgn to her tt'at he was not III SYM
s'Look at tho co1ur Of Ills tl,rt-front; l could
whip lliu, mcsllf.'' Things still looked doubt
iu!, with tic mob ahead. They 'lnt been d.
ved Into numerous small tlohics without any
lea,lcr aud not tho least siRn Of organization.
Every roof, alnNEhtcr-housc, street corner, mid
stairway, WAS hlled with people who wore anx-
iousfy awaiting Developments. As soon ~ the
pulise Ind settled matIers n the ncl1l,borhond
Ing houlewartls by wnY Of Archer ascnue and
Twenty-ilfth street. They were being nnxiousIy
watched By tho large crowd tint surrounded
could easily be traced il, the faces Of tho BY
ISLANDERS. It was motncntarlly expected that
halt wuuld be tnadc which would lcal to OH
other bAtttc. It touk
Just ONE rlsroLrsnoT
from policeman to scatter thu entire crowd.
Every alley, street, mud passagc-way wins used
by tlerctirlng crowd, and 4 was quito . wll!lc
before man, wo1nai,, or child appeareo ~ tle
vicinity. They were thoroughly frightened
now, and supposed that tho policemen had
tokcn possession of every Important position IN
the vicinity. 4 number of roughs who isatl
bean amusing themselves during tho earlier
been observed running down Murray street at
about la:2O o'clock. Lieut.. Barrett, from the
Cuttagc Grove Avenue Police Station. gave
soon overlook the rougl.s, seven In number,
nnl took thoIn to tho Twcnty.sccond Street
Statlun. Their nnnIos nre as follows:
Thomas O'U4y,- Michael O'BrIeu, Michael
man Buckley, and Patrlck Knoxquerner. They
wero all bad specinc'ls OF humanity md wcro
| armed with rocks, stones, and other missiles.
! During the arrest Osilcer John Cass was struck
in the elbow by stone thrown by ono OF the
II was rulnorcd at about this time that Ser
gcant Callahan. III charge Of squad Of men
iieas Sixteenth street bridge, ha1 been shot
/ Thls was
WELCOME NEwB TO THH CROWD,
most Of whom were In sympathy With tho
Rioters THY I'll agreed tlat 4 ssryed !, a.; them @
mind their business, and was on!Y too glnI fOr
an opportunity to lire Into the crowd. They
did not lIke to ,aye police fire at tho men, but
| sul1 that II they wanted tho crowd to dlsperso
|
aboye tho heads Of the people. Meanwhile tho
mob had aGaln assembled at tho corner ot
Archer avenue and lla!stcd street. and promised
to make matters lively. They had sworn
rengcanco OIL the police for shooting. and SUD.
p0tel that the time for retaliation bad conse:
Thc mch began gathering th various places, anu
| wcrc rather quiet. They proposed to make q
grand rally, aud to aeni III the polfce IL poasi-
| btc. They Wcre Just about getting ready f0r
sotnc more hot work, which would have proved
1Atal tU thu police vi they were small In MIN.
bcrs, with liltle an1nun,tfon while tho mob had
| gained considerably In stzu efncu IL O'clock.
Their plaus were defeated by tho sudden up.
pcarai,ca uM tic north stda Of tho bridge
| Ut i've or SIX companies OF tho Second
| lsegflncnt, commanded by Gol. QuiFk, and =
company of special cavalry. Tbs cavalry march
CT ID tar 40 Archer avenue where It w. sutton;
Cd nn tho south sAa VI the street Ine eeeoht
Regiment tllcn tAino up and WIS stationed on
lialsted street, Tbs poi!co thus rclntoscea hat
little trouble Ia
EFFECTIVELY D1sfEhslNo Tnh cRoWp:
Thc sight OF police, infantry, anu cavalry wa
too much for them. The sccon1 Regiment car