The sun., 1891-07-13
WATERS ON THE WARPATH.
O'NETLL,s OYSTER HOUSE WAS SHUT,
BRISTOLS WAS OPEN
There was n ScrimmnGe the Fifth
Avenue Pavement and One Mas was
Chuckod Through Anothcr's Window.

There was n ScrimmnEe on the F;rt
Avenue Pavement. and One Mas wal
Chucked Through Anothcr's Window.
A plate-glass window on the Sixth avenu,
side OF the building that was once Booth
Theatre was In ruins yesterday. Broken glass
Uttered the sidewalk. and the fragments o.
glass letters were strewn among the splinteret
glass. The big blue curtain behind had beer
cut ann torn by the broken glass. Tho broker
show window was one OF many In the bis
trunk store In the building. Policemen stood
| guard at the broken window Inst night.
| The Interesting thing about the wrecked
/ window IL that the smashing CT II was brought
. about by misunderstanding with which the
1 man who will have to stand the loss bad moth.
ing whatever to do.
| The Misunderstanding that brought abou,
the smashing Of the glass arose between John
O'Neill and Henry ID. Bristol They keep
oyster saloons on the east side OF Sixth avenue
between Twenty-second and Twenty-third
street. 1t was all about closing up 'ho saloons
on Sundays in July. ONeill and Bristol being
neiRhbors. 40 close that O'Nell's property
really embraces Bristol's on all sides. are also
business rivals.
Three ysnrs ago the employees OF both es-
Establishments pstitionsd the proprietors to
close on Sundays In June. July. and August.
There wasn't much trade in the eating bouse
business in these months on Sunday. and the
walters thought they saw chance TO collar
fees at Coney Island and Long Branch II they
were allowed to go there on Sundays. Bot h
9Neill and Bristol were willing to accommo-
date their employees. and they signed an
agl cement to close. No labor union intsriered
to secure thus concession. 1t wasn't necessary.
4 until this year. This year both Bristol and
been so cool cool that tho usual cause isr closing
M had been done away vii h. Iroprietors and
walters and everybody else apioared to be
o. sunday n s,n G' last Ts.k Though % oNs
rralize,. and thereirom grew th- trouble that
resulted in the smashing OF tho trunk mans
Mr.. DNeill, was somewhere in New Jersey
ss"nIing tina, hi place would be opened His
O'NeiI sad lie had made 10 close, ur.
Yesterday afternoon. but rcfusod to go to work.
Mr.. Bristol says that they raraded up and
nj his oook as s s"h Es
coming around the corner 10 go. to work.
siI Is @ sts fla and yss
Of o'Neill's men pitched IN, him lnex pectellly
with their fists. crowd gathered to watch
crash All, one Of the nbatants went tn / ongh
The big plate glass window Of the trunk slors.
lneTe was bnONor oi eiuSS, Out tn6 man
came out unhurt.
through the window Tho man who was fight
ing will, Lichtenberg, however. was William j.
Gillen. one OF O'Nsill's walters. He is II years
old, and lives at AIS West Fifteenth street.
ana ran to "R hs sna
station. Sergeant Lame held them both for
assault and they were hailed. Jimmy Pater-
SON. the sporting man OF 209 Seventh avenue
became bondsman for ONeill's waiter. Mr.
Bristol bailsd out his cook.
One Of O'Neill,- head waters says that the
employers acted without Mr.. ONeills knowl-
GU ty entirely into their own hands.
Mr.. Bristol said that he had signed an agree
ment with his own and O'Neilps men 10 close
during July and August
II has SGT 70 have Nj. o'NeilIs signature to
propose to be made q shuttlecock Of was
willing to close for three mon, hs bnt can't
close IL Mr.. O'Nsill is going to keep open with
out consulting me. haven't had y chance to
right This is funny for everybody but tho
trunk mnn.
The trunk man is anxious to find out who |
will nay for the s75 or 800 worth OF damage |
done to his show window. He thinks he is In |
hard luck. |