The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-03
APccullar Feature Of Thursdays
FerOciOua Outbreak In Chicago.

FerOciOuS Outbreak in Chicago.
From the Chicago Inler.ocean. to
Women first came to the front as RAM
pant rioters yesterday. The taste Of
blood which the men had had in the early
part OF the day seemed to have inHamed
the women. The night before last there
were few half crazed with liquor and
smarting under their real or fancied
wrongs, who were bold enough to yell for
pillage. Yesterday there waS.a ripening Of
this sentiment, and the resultWas an Am1-
zonian outbreak in the afternoon in the
neighbOrhood Of West 22nd and Fisk Ste.
where there are q number Of planning
mills, sash, door and blind factories and
lumber yards. Just northeast Of this arc
the homes Of many Of the most FESTIVE
Of the rioters. These men run down in
q few minutes 10 Halsted street through
alleys, open bAck-yards, ETC., and disap-
pear as suddenly in the event Of an at.
tack from the police. The men we're
glutted with their encounters OF the
forenoon, Now was the womens oppor.
tunlty, and they at once began to
imprOveit. Hundreds Of these Amazons
congregated in the vicinity Of Goth and
Fisk streets. The nearest factory from
that corner was the GoSs & Phillips place.
The crowd rapidly increased. Women
with babies in arms Joined the enraged
female rioters. The streets were hutter-
ing with calico Of all shades and shapes.
Hundreds were bare.headed, their dis.
heveled locks streaming in the wind.
Many were shoeless. Some were young,
scarcely women in age, and not at all IN
appearance. Dresses were tucked up
round the waists. Open busts were as
common us barber's chair. Brawny,
sun.burnt arms brRndiShed clubs. Knotly
hands held rocks and sticks and wooden
blocks. Female yells, shrill as a curleW's
cry, filled the air. The Bwarthy features
Of the Bohemian woman were more hor.
rible to look on in that scene than their
men in the Halsted street riots. The
unsexed mob OF female incendiaries
rushed to the fence and yards OF
Goss 4 Phillips manufacturing company.
The CONSERVATION which this attack
created extended 10 22d street, at that
hour very quiet. A crowd Of men gath.
cred on Fisk street to witness this Curl
GUS repetition Of the scenes Of the Pari.
sian commune. The fence surrounding
the yard gave way and was carried off by
the petticOated plunderors in their I'M
bridled rage: There was fear for little
while that the Amazonian army would
continue their depredations. Word was
dispatched to the Human street station,
and force Of officers under Lieut.. Vesey
pushed down to the corner Of the contest.
The women Kissed as they saw the blue.
coats march along. Some Of the less
valorous took to their heels incontinent.
ly. Some developed into wonderful ath.
letes, aud bitches were danced over as
though they were the floor OF some pop.
ular ballroom. Others stood their ground.
A shower Of missiles greeted the boys
az they came smiling along, left
front into line. One woman pitched n
couple OF blocks at the heads Of the off.
GERS and then moved on to attend to her
family duties. The men were weak in
the strength and forceiulness Of their
language compared with these wretChes.
Profanity the most foul rolled easily of
their tongues with horrid glibneSs, ex-
pressions were made use Of that brought
the blood mantling to the cheek Of the
worst.hardened man in the crowd Of
spectators. 1t was awful. Several shots
were fired, by whom was not known.
The police soon restored order, and drove
the women back, and finally scattered
them. This most disgraceful OF occur
rences is the most disgusting revelation
that has yet deepened the shades Of the
already too black record Of riot and vii
lainy, which for nearly q week has dis.
graced the fair fame Of Chicago.