Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-21
AN EXCESS OF LAGER
Beer Caused a Lively Disturb
ance Last Night at
HAMMEL'S PICNIC GROVE.
A Scene Of Wild Confusion Sup
pressed by Police officers.
GLASSES FLEW LIKE HAILST0NES
And Broken Heads as Well as Several
Arrests Resulted.
PICNIC GROVE.
GLASSES FLEW LIKE HAILSTONES
A DAY OF PLEASURE ENDS IN RIOT.

The Eammelsburg, or Hammelrs, grove
on Mount Oliver was the scene of one of the
liveliest rows last night that has probably
ever occurred In that part of the city.
The Bavarian Beneficial Association, an
organization of Germans from all over the
two cities, held their seventh annual picnic
on the Mount yesterday. Their celebrations
are always attended with diversified amuse-
ments, and they have on that account been
a great attraction for the Germans. There
were about 800 people present. A license had
been secured for the day, and the tickets for
admissions were put at 81 per head. This en-
titled the visitors to all the refreshments
without charge, a fact which was plainly
stated on the card of admission. The South
side police authorities, who anticipated that
there was probability of great vivacity at
the grove had two policemen detailed to
watch the proceedings. About 8 o'clock
Inspector McKelvey and Captain Stewart
went up the hill to see how things were
progressing. But they had hardly arrived
within earshot of the grove when they heard
q bowling and screeching as if the gates of
Inferno had been opened.
Arrived within the grove scene of utter
pandemonium presented itself before them.
Beer glasses were flying through the air
like hail stones. Men were standing on the
tables and swinging chairs over their heads
in the most reckless manner.
The women were screeching, the children
yelled, and all was in great confusion.
Captain Stewart at once telephoned Tor
e frorn cfr
20 come up tie hill, and when the officers
arrived they entered the grove in a body.
But the sight of the clubs and white helmets
aroused the jewellers to a still greater fury.
As the police advanced the men threw
beer glasses at them, and attempted to op-
pose their entrance. Then the officers were
ordered to clear the place, and in the next
few minutes the clubs were making very
effectual play upon the heads and backs of
the rioters. This proved to have some real
influence upon the crowd. Those who had
still sufficient agility left escaped over the
wall OF the grove, while the others sought
their escape through the gates. In ten
minutes the entire grove was cleared.
STABBED IN THE LEG.
After the rioters had left Karl Hammer
schmidt was found with a wound in his leg.
He had been stabbed with "a knife, but the
injury was not serlOuSs anu nc COulu uOI teAA
the name of the man who had attacked him.
George Holm was arrested and locked up
in the Twenty-eighth ward station house.
The officers took charge Of him, because he
objected to being put out after he had paid
S2for his admission. Another man, who had
forgotten his name during the excitement,
was also locked up in the Southside station
house They will have a hearing before
Magistrate Brokaw this. morning.
There were several stories told as to the
original cause OF the disturbance. From
one source information was obtained that
Mr.. Hammel insisted upon a young man
being put out because he was too noisy.
Another man stated that the trouble had
been started about the qualify of the beer
which was being handled by the Committee
of Arrangements.