The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-04
A yxnY MERRY WAN.
Sailors and Pullers-sa Raise Tenpest IN
she Ola Chatham street End Of fark Low.

the Ola Chatham street End effark Row.
Across the street in the only original Harris
Cohons place thoy say It was the worst scrap
that Park row has seen since 1t changed It's
name from Chatham street. There are several
stories OF how 1t began and several descrip-
lions OF tho combatants. A. krisowski has
shoe store at 1876 Park row. and next door but
one. at 1871. Mr.. l. spero's clothing emporium
is located. Mr.. Spero's chief assistants are
Sam Mendoza, better known as Cooney bamel.
and George Miller. Two English sailors. who
are variously described as from to feet
9 inches tall each "a feet being Mr.. Spero's de-
scriptionl. wandered into Mr. KrisowsEi's store
yesterday morning. ono OF the .ailors had
pair OF shoes that looked new. but he was pull
ing the paper sole OF one to pieces with his
flngernnil. This was at 8 o'clock. There came
n howl from inside the shoe store and then q
curse. and then the sailors came tumblinR out.
Just what had happened probably no dtsin-
terested person will ever know. forthe princi-
pals won't tell. Edward Rogers OF 1872 Park
row says TINT tho sailors resumed their walk
down tho street and that they were counting
money az they came opposite Mr.. Spero's pull
erin MI Rogers says the puiler;ip 1T took one
dS% %a Eom @a they're "s ino setkes said the
thats y 9S ysa is
said the sailor. as lie proceeded ut once into
We'll" says Rogers; 1T was the clqanest
u good time in the Bowery."
Minute Thers ,y was Wild wSoop from within
tack ca the "" man Who had iloored the pSllsr.in
and snsoh min t the inv wh his e
and n na.'Y Bib went tho Sailors ss on 6eSn
Sys SnS ho ef
tn" second saS Thsy sattef Inn nm acs IN TIE
,rhe sailor got Gcqney's finger in his mouth.
salor the HT mouth Daddy Dandy sSout"s
the crowd, The sailor let &c, with his teeth TO
fists. while there came a chorus Of 'ohsr'
from the crowd.
street was 6loEed p this me
Hail was behind him; all the, passengers stand
the curb. and She drivers shouted encourage
ment to the sailors. The crowd filled the
whole block and extended around into Baxter
Then" says Rogers. "a big fellow l.; come out
MIS- c an raised it. an w iast going to bring
it down on the head Of one Of TIE sailors when
The fight was over. Speros men sought
refuge in the store and shut the door. The
sailor-men went away for breakfast. banged
and bruised; hut happy: It took twenty min
" were tho people rqcked,,at least. Rogers
that place and ask about # they'll show You Q
ors throwed it. They keep that stone there.
and when there's any row they bring it out to
SIr. Srern and Cooney and. Miller and few
fbar q ri
there when the reporter called. .r,
was four of en-. strapping big fclleEs. and
they got fighting among 'emselves. We lust
went out to stop 'em: that was ull" Then Mr..
'!Til tell YOU he safd. "how. it was, You
soc they bought some shoes Of fellow at
them. Well. the fellow wouldn't charge =, 'em;
OF the place. an then they got, scrap'pin'
an my boys Simply Went out to clear 'em
away. Miller. he got knocked down"
Mr.. Spero. feeling along the wall with his
foct At last kicked put bH rock r, .oGF at
An look a this" said Cooney. holding up q
new coat. See that no o tho rock made in
it." He displayed u rent four inches long.