The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-07
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OmoOr just Escaped u nuiiet,

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Mauy InIured by rriols aud atones-Ah
Omoor just Escaped - ballet,
Nrw Y0BW, February "A riot occurred
on First avenue near Thlrty.ulnth street.
yesterday afternoon, during which q mum,
bor " persons were Injured by bricks pnd
stones, and OnlcOr Brennan narrowly cs,
capped q bullet that was lrod from tho roof
Of a tenement The trouble began with an
assault by the crowd upon aomo ears ON tho
ThlrDy,IoUrth street branch OF the Third
avenue llno and some Of tho Fourth stree,
line, Tho streets wore finally cleared bv q
largo detachment Of police under lnspccsEs
| hyrnc and Steers
The avenue had been crowded al tho
morning with people who we're In on angry
mood over tho strike. Some boys playing
In the street about ono o'clock rolled q
| truck from tho curb across the ear track
Tho solitary officer In the vicinity drove
the boys away and caught ono Of them,
whom h0 took 20 the station house, When
the officer returned tho crowd had Increased
In number md In yIolOusnosg, Tho blue
coat was received with q shower Of stones.
A. tho Wm0 time the mob foIgcd yomo
trucks and upset thom on the tracks bl0ot.
udiugu Iairty'iourth street car This car
formed a target for stones aud bricks nrd
lts windows were quickly demolished, The
passengers, among whom were como women,
llel ln terror Meanwhile tho officer had
raped for assistance aud tho aiytcouth
precinct reserve was on S. way 10 tho
dcoup,
IT. mob was busy dragging trucks,
rt0Uri logs and oil ooris o, Constructions
from UpHhNorlng stone yards. wood yards,
olo, OUd pIliug them on tho tracks, Thou
MnlH OF mon, women and children shouted
approval from the Windows and roofs OF
tho toncmontg which llnod tho street
Whom the rpalryo Gamoup thoy wore p'l,cl
with missiles both from tho rlolcri aud
from tho roofs, Tho police torco was too
small TO mako any impression ON the moi
and moro h0lp was summoned Some ut
tho passengers In tho car had been hit and
bruised, ono old lady nintod and was
cared Tor IN u nclghboring drag store,
Tho shot which 30 narrowly missed pc.
liccman Brcnuan crashed through tho win.
dow OF tho bar on which tho officer wng
riding II went clear through tho cur bal
fortunately NO ono was seated In lis path,
The SHOT seemed 70 como from Il house and
officers broke In tho bulldinrbut could lul
no one on whom TO Tx tho guilt At'ono
from q root smashed u hDlo on top nt o.
Fortyaccond street car that was In lh1
blockade,
Tho stones were growing moro plentiful
and dcmunstrRtlyo when Ucnrrlugn contain.
INK inspectors Byrnos and Steers dashed
around u corner into tho mob, Tho officers
jumped ont and began 10 ply their clubs
At tho same timo two patrol wagons hur.
riod around another corner, Tho mon
Jumped ont formed In limo and swept down
upon tho crowd, In ton minutes tho ave.
nuo was clear Of pcoplo,oll tho rioters having
boon driven down tho side streets,
Tho policemen remained stretched along
tho ay0nnc NJ keep II clear, Some men on
tho roof Of No, COZ throw somo bricks, ono
Of which crushed tho helmet OF ON onlccr
A detachment Of officers Nldcd tho house
but after climbing four flights OF stairs
found tho roof deserted, Tho offenders
had found refuge IN other tcnomcnts. This
ondod tho trouble except for tho occasional
throwing OF u brick from some yard or
other place " concoOlmcut, ut m officer.
There was no further disturbances. Cars
worc kept running on tho avenue until
1850 p, M
There was no trouble Of noto on any
other cast si'c limo during yesterday,
II doesn't amount 10 anything, OF course,
lint iia rnlhnr singDlnr that , loon rot,,t