The New York herald., 1877-07-30
CHICAGO'S AMAZONS.

SCENES on THURSDAY.

THE RIOT OF BOHEMIAN woMEN-sTRAN01
SCENES on THURSDAY.
From tho Chicago Inter Ocean. July 27l
Women nrst came to the front rampant riossr
yesterday. The taste OF blood which the men had had
Ia The early part of the day seemed TO have ndamsd
the women. The night before last there few
half crazcd with liquor and smarting under their real
fanced wrongs, who were bold enough 10 yell fos
plage Yesterday there vas ripening Of this sentL
ment, and the result was
AN AxAzoNAy OUTBREAK
Ia the afternoon The place selected for this demon
slration favorable TO the disturbers the
peace and dangerous to the manufacturers and prop
ery owners OF thaI1part Of the city. The scene was
several Squares west Of the main field OF the days
action. lu the neighborhood OF West Twcnty-second
and FISK streets thero are number OF paning mills,
sash, door and blind factories aud lumber yards These
are In The same neighborhood OF where the lumber
showers riots were few years ago. Just northeast
o! this are the homes OF Of tho most reseive Of
the Rioters These down IN q few minutes TO
aud disappear as suddenly IN The event Of an attack
from the police. The men glutted with their
counters oi the forenoon When many returned to
their houses small cottages tenemcnts they carried
With them proof carefully revised and corrected,
OF the billy" OF some s,aiwart oihccr. Others were
howiing with rage at the III success OF their plans for
plunder. The dlsordery elements, far more dan
gcrous because OF their defeat aud the breaking up
oil Their arrangements, like whipped curs growl-
ing, showing tnelr teeth, but Tor time mparaveiy
powerless. The men. many OF them, wero thoroughly
dcinOrailZ1u Now WAS the w0uen'8 opportunity. and
they ut once began 10 Improve IT. Hundreds Of these
Amazons cpngrcgatcd In tho vicinity of Twen-
ticth aud Fisk streets. The nearest factory
rom tnat corner was tho Goss Phillips place.
The cr.lwd rapiuy increased Women with bAoies
In arms Joiucd the uprageu female The stroeta
were luttcriug with calico OF all shades and shapes
hundreds we're bareneaaed, their dishevsled locks
streaming IN the wind Many were shoecss some
wore young, scarcely women IN ago and not at ali
appearance Dressos wsre tucked up around the
waists, revealing large understandings Open busta
Wore ~ common AS barocrs chair Brnwny, sun
M
anu sticks and wooden blocks Female yeis, shrii Al
curiew IS cry filled the ar The swartny features Of
The bohemian women horrible to look on In
that than ther the Halsted street riots.
lie mob OF icuale iDcendIres rushed TO the
fence and yard Of Goss PhIIiipg' Manufacturing
Company. Tue CONSERVATION which this created
exlenucd to Twentysccond street. at that hour very
queL crowd Of men gathered on Fisk street 70 wit-
this curious repeon OF tho oi the Paris
ian Commune Toe fence surrounding the yard
gave way and carried OH by tho pet
ticoated plunderers In their unbrdled rage.
There tear Tor tio while that tho ANA
conan army would continue their depredatons.
Word was despatched 10 the Hnfnan street station,
and orcc oil officers under Lieutenant Vcsey pushed
down To the OF the contest. The hisscu
as they saw The 6ue coats march along some Of tns
less vaorous took TO their heels incontnently Some
developed into wonderful athletes, and ditches wore
danced over as though they were the floor OF some
popular ballroom Others stood their ground
a shower Of missiles greeted the boys tho came
smiling along ,eii front line One woman pitched
coupe o, blocks al tho heads oi tho officers and then
movcd 10 attend to her family dutioS. The men
weak in the strength and forceulness OF tncii
language compared with tuese wretceA Profanity the
iouI rolled easily OF their tongues with horr<
glibness, expressions were made oi that brouglo
the blood mantlnR TO the cheek o tho hardened
men in tue crowds OF spectators. IL WAS awful Sew
eraI shots fred, by whom not known. Tho
police soon restored order, aud drove the women back
aud hnally scattered thcm ihis most dsgracetul Of
occurrences 10 the most Disgusting revelation that has
yet decpened the shades o he already LOO black record
OF riot and viliany which Tor nearly week has DIS
graccd the lair fame Ot Cnicaao.