Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-05
THE PARTICULARS.
An Iafuriated Mob-Bombs Thrown
ana Policemen Killed.
fBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l

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noon the scene Of another riot. A
crowd Of Anarchists and their friends
assembled on the corner of Eighteenth
and Morgan streets for the purpose OF
holding q meeting. Ii was also said
they intended to renew the attack on
the Mccormick reaper-works. The
notice, who had been notified OF the
affair, kept close watch upon the
proceedings. IIostilities soon CON-
menced. The crowd numbered
nearly one thousand. Detective
Mike Granger, Of the Central station,
attempted to arrest one Of the disorderly
men. and the detective was Immediately
set upon oy bowling mob. Before he
could escape he was struck in the fore
head BY brick, knocked senseless, and
very badly injured. Then revolyers
were drawn and indiscriminate shooting
began. during which Officer John
Strong, Of tho Hinman-Street station,
was shot in the hand. A number OF
riotous persons were also injured. The
police charged the crowd and made seven
arrests, capturing the man who threw
the brick at Granger.
Great were the expectations OF the
Socialist leaders regarding the meeting
called for tonight. AS early as 1870
had been mentioned as the hour when
the speaking and excitement would be-
Gin. The place chosen was the old
hay-market, on Randolph street, capable
of holding from fifteen to twenty thou
sand men. Touching the square at one
corner is IIalstead street, the outlet to
lumber-yards, packing houses, and
TO factories such as McCormick's.
In close proximity to the opposite
side Of the hay-market is Milwaukee
avenue, leading through wide district
densely populated with Germans and
Poles. Surrounding the square on
every hand are ten-cent lodging houses,
saloons, and many Of the lowest dives
in the city. A tour around the market
about 8 7. NJ. showed that the scat
tered groups CT men lettering
in the vicinity would make a
crowd numbering not to exceed 1900.
From their chance remarks and unkempt
appearance it was easy to deter
mine they were Anarchists Of the most
approved type. Nevertheless, quieter
gathering could hardly be imagined.
Passers-by who inquired the occasion
for the meeting would wait five or ten
minutes expecting the crowd to rapidly
increase in numbers. In this they
were disappointed. It was after p.
NJ. before the stolid groups Of Anar-
chsts were cheered by the presence Of
any leaders. August Speis finally ar
rived, and climbing wagon in front Of
Crane Brothers factory began an address
denounciDg capital and claiming that he
was not the cause Of yesterdays riot,
but that it was the natural result OF
class oppression. There was no enthu-
siasm created by his remarks, and when
he was succeeded by A. ii. Parsons
the crowd began to gradually dwindle
away. Within half a block of the
speakers could be seen four patrol
wagons, with horses ready and n good.
sized detail Of police with it.
a man who was standing in the
crowd received a pistol-ball in his
thigh and has just been brought to the
Central police-station. He says that
during the progress of speech by one
OF the Socialists squad Of officers
marched by, close to the speakers
stand, and some one shouted,
" Kill the - - -" Al.
most as soon as the words had been
uttered three bombs were thrown from
near the stand in the midst OF squad
Ct officers. The bombs exploded in
stsptly and five policemen fell. Others
were wounded and several Of the Social
lists did not escape. An officer who has
just arrived from the scene says there is
hardly any doubt that at least five oili-
GERS were killed.
MORE COHERENT DETAILS,
More coherent accounts are coming
in, and they point to much more disas-
trous ARRAY than at first reported.
About two hundred officers had been
detailed TO attend the meeting and had
been in the vicinity since the Socialists
had begun to assemble. At the time
of throwing the bombs the crowd had
dwindled TO less than thousand. The
utterances Of the speakers we're still of
the most iniammatory character, how
ever, and the hearers who still remained
grew riotous in their demeanor. The
police concluded TO put an end to the
disturbance, and, advancing, ordered
the crowd TO disperse. At first the
Socialists fell back slowly, one OF the
speakers still urging them TO stand firm.
Suddenly the bombs were thrown. The
police Ietorted instantly with yolley
from their reyolyers. The rioters an
swered with theirs, which the sequel
proved they were well provided with. |
The mob appeared crazed with a
fanatic desire for blood, and, hold
ing its ground, poured volley |
after yolley into the midst OF the |
officers. The latter fought calamity |
and at last dispersed the mob and
cleared the marketplace. They are
now guarding every approach TO the
place and no one is allowed there. I'm.
after the first explosion the
officers who were left standing drew
heir revolyers and fred round after
round into the mob. A large number
,f these fell, and as they dropped
we're Immediately carried to the rear
md into the many dark alley.ways
BY their friends. No estimate of the
casualties can be given, but the police
Il Desplaines-street station state that
ully fifty Of them were wounded. The
irpgstores In the vicinity are crowded
18th people who were hurt, and doctors
ave been telephonsd to in oil directions.
'tfcre the firing had ceased neighbor.
% police stations were turned into
tmporary hospitals. At ii O'Clock
wenty policemen lay on the floor Of
sss,ion-house ell dis.
bisd, add probably half Of that
nmbsr ssricusly. Others were 70.
ostsd 70 b still lying 10 the
pm square. either dead Or badly ]