The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-21
STEVENS TOUGHS.
Institute Freshmen and
Props Have a Disgrace
full Conflict With
the Police.

The students of Stevens Institute sue
ceedod in standing things on their heads
pretty completely in Hoboken last night,
and wound up with riotous clash with
the po' ice.
The sophomores had planned their
burning OF the Calculus, and together
with the "freshies" ana 'preps" they
gathered on the college grounds il attire
original and strange. made up
chiefly of night gowns. Then with
torches and transperaneies they
paraded through Hoboken's quiet
streets, yelling and hooting in gleeful
fashion. headed by a band and in an
order" neither military nor civic. AT
last they returned to the grounds and
after suspendiug an efligy representing
their esteemed Professor of Mathematics,
they proceeded in noble terms to set forth
their love of that DISTINGUISHED gentle
man, and after keeping him in suspense
for some time they lowered him and pro-
ceeded to burn the effigy, amid a chorous
of college yells.
Then they disbanded, not to seek rest,
but mainly to set the night by the ears
BEER DRINKING.
About $50 students, principally fresh
men and preps, went to Bergllamp's gar
den to bavs an unrestrained good time, Il
regular blow out of beer and eloquence.
Policemen McAleer, kruse and McGiu-
mis- had accompanied the boys all
evening as conservators of the peace.
Their duty was to suppress all rioti
When Bergkamp's beer got to work, the
freshmen became indignant that the
preps were allowed to drink in the same
place with them, and they proceeded to
remedy the wrong by ejecting the offen-
sive youths. The latter were unwilling
to leave the foamy fluid. There was q
row. All over the floor rolled prep
and "freshy" in strange and fierce en-
brace; then some inventive genius with a
talent for innovation hurled beer glass
through the air. 1t whizZed close to
McAleer's romanesque mustache. and
lifted from the shaven head of Policeman
Eek hardt new and fancy helmet. which
1t wrecked.
The officers in vain attempted to quiet
things. but there were $50 fighting. stl.
dents and four policemen. Eckhardt
thought he knew the man who fired the
beer glass and attempted to seize him.
SHAMEFUL FIGHT
This student skipped out. Eckhardt FOL
lowed, and when he came too close, the
athletic scholar biffed him in the eye
aud Eckhardt struck him with courtaou {
firmness on the head with his club. the Z
the students stopped quarreling anon 8
themselves and rushed on the
common enemy. The four policemen
did not hesitate to use tEefi
night sticks. The students yelled and
swore and rushed at the police, but the
officers dubbed them off pretty effectually
and finally found the open air. Then
Eek nardt led the way to the police station
Mt his heels the three policemen anu be-
hind them the yelling Stevens men.
George Dlllaway, Columbia man, wht
was not involved at all in the fight, came
up at this point and attempted to find ou
what was the matter. He was arrested
aud taken to the police station along witt
the other man who gave tho name o.
Frank Henderson and his occupation as {
student.
ALL NIGHT SIEGE.
The students surrounded the police
station, and Recorder McDonough was
awakened from his judicial slumbers. He
sent word TO the police station to release
Dillaway on his own recognizance. but
Sergeant Tanning refused to obey the
order. The students surrounded
the police station the greater rari
of the night. but no others were
arrested. Dilloway was subsequently e.
leased on bail, but Henderson was held
for examination. His herd is pretty well
battered uD from Eckhardt's club. Eek
hardt's helmet was ruined, and he has q
large bump on his forehead. He says he
knows he would have been killed il he
was single handed.