The National tribune., 1889-07-04

In keeping with this ccgnomen that they
were among the foremost in the outbreak.
That night gangs of men were seen along
the wharis on both sides of the city, not un-
usually noisy, but seemingly engaged in
earnest conversation. Every saloon, rOOkery
and out-of-the-way place seemed TO have
occupants The quiet-sleeping beast was
being gOaded into wakefuiness. Early Mon
day morning, as If by preconcerted plan,
crowds began 10 assemble in different parts
Of the city and 10 move along the various
avenues, all IN a noriherly direction. Every
factory or other place which they came TO,
occupied by workmen, was invaded and the
men compelled 10 stop work and join their
ranks. Augmented in this way,
THESE MOTLEY CROWDS,
armed with sticks, clubs, and many with
firearms, moved north until they came 70 a
vacant lot IN Central Park. Here a consulta-
tion was held. and dividing INTO two separ-
ate bodies they moved down Fifth and Sixth
avenues until Forty-fifth and FOrty-sixth
streets were reached, and then they turned
directly east. What was their purpose?
In FOrty-sixth street at the corner of
Third avenue Was the Provost Marshal's
Office, in which the remaining names filing
the quota for the Twenty Ward were
being drawn. Down both streets, filing
them full from curbslOne TO curbstone, men
without coats, ragged and hatiess, women
with dishcveled hair, yelling and cursing,
swept in a wild tumulL The tiger is aroused
and locking Tor its prey.
Suddenly the officers stationed at the draft
ing cureau were astOnished by an angry
roar outside the building, and as suddenly
3 payiBg-stOne came crashing through win
usrl,f hos H.
gave way and the yelling crew poured into
the apartment. Quickly they smashed the
furniture, including the wheel in which were
the names yet TO be drawn, and tore indis-
criRinaiely the lists, books and papers into
fragments. A safe containing important
documents was attacked with clubs and
stones II resisted every effort.
Then wllc-l0okiBg man produced can
Of spirits Of turpentine, which he poured
over the fO0r. he rolled up a newspaper
he lighted a match. Get out o. here" he
shouted a. he waved the burning paper to
and fro. The crowd poured out Of the doors
The smoke BEGAN 10 ascend, the flames burst
out, and ;he mOb outside. now filing the
streets IN al directions, ret Up loud cheer
Then hey began 10 throw stones against the
upper windows OF the burning building.
The upper floors were occupied by fami-
lies who were teFrDrstricken at the pros
pect A Provost Marshal tried TO explain
this He was knocked down instantly, and
narrowly escaped being killed. The tiger
begins 10 show lis teeth
AE q man In citizens dress, carrying a
light cane, made his way through the crowd,
someone cried out: There's Kennedy, Chief
Of Police" They set upon him, knocked
him down, stamped him into the mud. He
struggled 70 get into pond Of water out OF
their reach. Drown him. they yelled.
Save me, John Egan," he shouted TO Q
man standing on the bank. The Superin.
tendents Life was saved as only by a mira
Gle.
Kennedy was NOT killed outright. but hii
treatment maddened the police, aud ihey
were doubly efficient from that very time
Then some invalid soldiers from the Parl
barracks came, and thinking TO intimidat,
the mob.
YIRED HARMLESS ToLLEY OVER THEI
HEADS.
Foolish men! Their guns were wrestel
away from them, two left for dead on thu
pavement, third pursued 10 the river hurl
ed down upon ledge ofrocks. and his corps
hidden by the stones cast down upon il, an,
The remainder only saved from simila
treatment because the attention Of the riot
erE was drawn 10 the arrival Of q polio
force under Sergeant McCredie The tige
has tasted blood, and il will need a prett
good police force now to bring il into sub
lection.
The mob does not wait Cor the police 30 be
gin the attack. They brandish their clu bg an
muskets and rush down upon that intrepid ban
Of policemen, only "A in number "Charge =
shouts AcCredie With their clubs raised til
- deployco across the street, rushed forward
BEADS and arms were broken as the clubs fell
The undiscipiined horde ight savageiy. bu
are forced back. For several blocks they ar
driven. Then the exhausted policemen fin
themselves hemmed in by another crowd 4
the rear. They break and fee, aud thong
all finally escape. nearly every policeman er
gagged IL badly injured. Now the huge sayae
beast is thoroughly aroused; it has taste
blood and gained victory.
The sDrging mass Of not less than $4,000 Del
EOns divides into several sections. One attack
the Armory in Twenty first street, and thoug
several are killed IN the attempt they captni
the arms aud burn the building. Others sac
ieWelry and dry-gOodE stores aud then set thel
on tre. Aud great crowd yelling. 4" Dow
with the niRgers," engage in chasing and hanl
1ng every c0iored mRn they meet.
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