Telegram-herald., 1888-05-11
RIO 7 { Rs !.
Another Eas-tSt- Raid
The Street Railway Track
Torn Up
Railroad Men and Ofaccrs
Assaulted.
Stoned and Shot at
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At half pxst eleven Wednesday nieAt the
East Street. Holland Christian Reformed
church Gisd the papers IA an iniunctiCn
suit As.4ast the Grand Rapids Street Rail
vsy Company to prevent them from build
tag THAR cA5 track on East-st. and il vas
ssrysd en- @. q. sssnsberg. an officer Of
ths company. Il saa supposed that this Was
cad lhs Of al proceedings until il had been
heard By Judge Montgomery. bat the rail-
var company Mere diszgresz5ly dis4p-
psiutsd.
Just a. The lszt cNrs we're going down
East-sL al 1870 last sysuiag the night
watch placed on the iSacx <as seen 70
skip over ths bank. iollovsd By a voliey
Of stonss and sn Immense eSoud Of Hol-
lzndsrs began 10 tear up the traSk thAg had
sssa laid on Wednesday night. The bolts
had been taken oat Of ths straps and whole
ssctions Of the track wsrs turned over on
the koFss car track. Some went over in
entire sections. others IN pieces. II seemed
70 % any way 70 tear up ths road. and
those who could not get szil devoted their
time 70 throwing stones and other missiles.
Deputy Shsrlds Cowans and Powers
went cut As soon as notified. bat we're un-
able 70 accomplish much because the crowd
was too great. numbering over q thousand
people. O1csr Cowans was struck on the
head With q stone. hurting him pretty bad
~ Powers was bit on bis legs several
times, but WA not hurs much. Those Who
saw the rumpus say that there Was per-
feet shower Of stones and ft is . wonder
how IL happened that more were not hurt
Moses Alley, engineer on the dummy,
vHs struck on the head with . stone and
his scalp was cut open In q frighttul man
nsr, he was Injured also in other parts OF
his body. Fred Dunning. . boy VINO was
holding o lantern, was also struck
on The head with stone and
knocked ssnselsss. besides many
mere whose names the TxLkoRAa-HKkALD
reporter could not learn. were hurt with
ths ayins stones
During the worst part Of the racket some
ons commenced to shoot. and. TO use one
mans expression who claims that ball
went between bis legs, the safest place 10
g-tto was behind . convenient smoke house,
and behind . smoke house they got"
The track they laid Wednesday night is
oil torn up from Shsrman-st. to Logan-st.
Some Of it lies on the other track and some
portisns Of is stands upon the ends Of the
ties. resembling . huge picket fence. A
TKLxsRAM- HERALD reporter was again on
ths ground. and when be lsfs st / o'clock
this morning all was qaie. although IL wa
expected that thsrs might De another out
break. and the track in front Of the
Wealthy Avsnus Baptist church would b
torn up before morning
The patrol wagon was called for. and
when Oficsr Chaffse jumped out Of the
wagon some one greeted him with . blow
IN the breast with big rock. Pssrolnsu
Young vas struck on the knee-csp with q
stone. and bad 70 20 home for repairs The
police made 40 arrests. a. the affair wa
outside Of the city limits
The Sheriff. however. has the names of 9
large numser who took part in the dis
graceful proceedings, and vnolesais arrests
viii probably follow. A gang Of men is a
this writing busily employed relsYiBx the
track zEkin on the Shsrnan-st. end Of the
line.