The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-27
The BERLIN RIOTS.
Another Day Of Active Work for the
Police Force.
MoBs ROUTED AT EVERY POINT.

TO Ride Down the Mob-Emperor
William Appears on the streets
and Is Loudly Cheered.
BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Infamed by their
excuses the riotous crowds of socialists
and worlingmen, most Of the members
of which had passed the whole night on
the streets, began to renew their dis
turbances yesterday.
The law abiding residents OF the city
have taken alarm, and many of them
did not dare to leave theircdwellings.
AT an early hour menacing crowds of
workingmen began to assemble In the
Inter den Linden. There was strong
force of police present, however, and
they kept the crowd of idlers continually
moving. They would allow not the
slightest attempt at speech making, and
even q muttered reference to lawless
acts, ifsit fell upon the ears of a police
man, was signal for the arrest of the
man who made it.
Charged by the Police.
BY noon the crowds had been aug
mented to such an extent that the police
felt it would be dangerous to allow
them to remain in the Streets especially
as threats of looting shops were being
made. They therefore charged the
crowds, but were met with determined
resistance, and repeated charges were
necessary before the crowds were dis
persed.
The mob that had gathered in Kaiser
Wilhelm strasse was specially de-
termined to hold its ground. The first
charge of the police had no effect what
ever, and the police were compelled to
withdraw, some Of them having been
quite severely hurt by the sticks and
stones of the mob.
The police then drew their swords and
again charged the crowd, slashing right
and left. The mob still held their
ground and returned blow for blow, but
finally they began to slowly give way to
the onslaught, contesting every inch of
the ground.
The Mob Terror stricken.
The police, enraged at the resistance
offered ITEM, rallied and made another
determined charge, and after sharp
scuffie the mob broke and ran in every
direction, abject fear taking the place
Of the brute courage that had sustained
them such short time before.
Quite number of the mob were se-
xerely hurt, but all the leaders fell into
the hands of the police.
Several socialist meetings were held in
the vicinity of the Bourse, and this fact
did not nave a reassuring effect upon the
operators there, as it was feared that
the mob might take it into their heads
to make an attack upon that headquar-
tiers of speculation, which is held by
many persons to be partly responsible
for the bad times existing.
During the day dissatisfied and dis
orderly workingmen assembled at sew
eral other points in the city, notably in
the vicinity of the Bradenburg gate, the
museum and the square in front of the
Opera house, but when ordered to dis
perse by the police they did SO, mutter-
ing threats, but offering no resistance.
Routed Again by the Police.
At noon another large crowd collected
in the Opera house square. This mob
was exceedingly unruly, and refused to
obey the police orders to move on.
Without bandying words to secure a
compliance with their orders the police
charged the mob with drawn swords
and dispersed them with little resist
ance. Seven of the ringleaders Of this
mob were seized by the police and taken
to jail.
In the afternoon relief detachment
of soldiers. headed by a band, was
marching toward the castle to take the
places of the guards on duty there.
They were accompanied by large mob
of roughs, who tainted them with mp
holding the rich against the poor. For
all the notice the soldiers took of their
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ing through deserted street.
Ridden Down by Mounted Police.
A body of police had been drawn
across the street near the imperial resi-
dencelto prevent any one but the guards
from entering the castle square. The
roughs tried to break through this line.
and a violent encounter ensued. The
soldiers marched through to the castle.
still needless of the row between tine
mob and the police. The latter stood
with drawn sahres, and as the mob made
their onslaught they struck right and
left.
Finally detachment of mounted po-
lice arrived and rode down on the mob,
which broke and scattered in every di-
rection. Many of the flying roughs were
knocked down and trampled upon by
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on the fugitives and drove their horses
at headlong speed over any of the mob
who stood in their way. The rout was
complete.
The Emperor Appears.
There was great excitement in the
vicinity of the castle when his majesty,
attended by one aide and preceded by
two mounted policemen, emerged on
horseback from the castle court yard
and rode slowly away. The streets were
packed with people, and as the emperor
was recognized he was loudly and en-
Enthusiastically cheered. His appearance
on the streets during a time like the
present is apt to have good effect in
the direction of cooling the anger Of the
excited workngmen.
The total number of arrests made
during the two days is 200, and sixty
persons are known to have been seriously
wounded. Many Of the slightly wounded
are supposed to have made their escape
and to be in hiding with their friends.