Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04
GRIMES AND ACCIDENTS.
SUNDAYS RIOT
In the Streets Of New York, Il Horse Car
Nearly Demolished.
The Police Charge the Mob and After a
Severe russel Clear the Saeets

N.w loIH. Feb. s,
A riot occurred on Eirst avenue near S9th
street this afternoon during which . number
of persons were injured by bricks and
stones, and oficer Brennan narrowly escaped
q bulle, fired from tenement roof. The
trouble began with an assault BY the crowd
upon come cars OF the S4th street branch VI
the Third avenue line aud some of the +sd
street line. The streets were finally cleared
by = large detachment of police under In
spectors Byrnes and Steers The avenue
had been crowded all the morning with peo-
pie angry over the strike.
Some boys playing in the street about one
o'clock, rolled truck from the curb across
the car track. The solitary officer in the
vicinity drove the boys away, taking one of
them t. the station house. When he re
turned the crowd had increased in numbers
and viciousness. The blue coat vas re-
ceived with a shower of stones. The mob
seized some trucks and upset them on the
track, blockading the 3th street car, the
windows of which were quickly demolished
The Passengers, among whom were some
women. hed in terror.
The officer had raped for assistance, and
the s6th precinct reserves responded. The
mob was busy dragging trucks and stones,
logs and other obstrucnons from neighbor-
ing stone yards. wood yards, etc and piling
them on the tracks. Thousands of men,
~omen and children shouted their approval
from the Windows and roofs of tenements.
The reserves were pelted with missiles both
from the rioters and the people On the roofs,
The police force was too small to make an
impression on the mob and more help was
Summoned. Some passengers had been hit
Ole old lady tainted and WAS cared for in
uvighboriug drug store. shot from the
roof went through the car but no one was
seated in its path. big stone from the
roof smashed hole in the top OF the 42n1
street car. The crowd vas growing more
demonstrstive when the carriages containing
Inspectors Byrnes and Steers dashed around
the corner into the mob, The officers
jumped out and began to apply their clubs
Al the same tine two patrol wagons hurried
around another corner, The men jumped
out, formed in line and swept down upon the
crowd. In ten minutes the avenue WAS clear
of people. all the rioters having been driven
down the side streets.
The police men remained stretched along
the avenue to keep it clear. Men on the
roof of COZ threw some bricks, one of which
crushed the helmet of an officer command
ing detachment of officers. They raided
the house but found the roof deserted. This
ended the trouble except the occasional
throwing of brick from some yard or other
place of concealment. The cars kept run
ming on the avenue until 30 7. NJ. There
was no trouble of note on the east line dur
ing the day.
Nothing occurred of much interest among
the tied up lines on the west side today
The broadway, sth Avenue, 9Th Avenue.
and Belt line companies made no attempt 10
run cars. The 9th avenue line kept run
ming until $50 r. NJ when crowds began TO
gather along the road, and the outlook was
so threatening that the cas- hauled OF
for the night. One car had its windo"s
smashed but the police scattered the
crowd with some difficulty, In
Brooklyn no attempt was made to run the
cars on the tied up Richardson roads today
and there was no disturbance.