New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-06
POLICE And BOATMRN N A FIGHT.
STOUT RFs. STANCE TO OFFICERS CLEARING AWAY
EXCURSION BOATS FROM THE WORLDS
FAIR WATFR WONT.

chicago. july 5.-Fve thousand people PACKED the
lake front this morning and watched the efforts OF
the haTbormastcr, Dean, backed up BY seventy i've
pr hundred policemen. 10 clear away the excursion
boats and the landing used BY them from the foot u
Van Hurcn In the Interest Of the syndicate 70 whom
the Worlds Fair directory have gwen the exclusive
rght Ia carry people by water 10 the Exposition
grounds Of jackson Park This crowd OF people was
not a nerltral one either. all It's sympathy being for
the mariners: the latter were vigorously cheeied,
while the police jecred and hoo'ed at until, as
A measure Of pr-caution, they drove the crowd back
ron The docks.
The trouble began this forenoon. The harbor
mns'cr accompanied by police captain with twenty
five men. appeared at Van Durn st. and prepared 10
move one Of the two landing Stngcs outside Of SIX
hundred f-pt line claimed by the Worlds Fn'r syndl
cate An eNctf sion boat in their way ordered
moved. The crew becoming telligcrnt were arlrsted
Then the landing stage was moved In The meantime
tho crowd on the lake front had been gradually swelling
and IFS ton~ 80 ugly that In pec'or Hubbard sent
Tor more Officers. sixty more men were sent ana
they drove The crowd back. There WINS only one
morc landing stage 10 b. taken away, but this was
ANYTHING but easy Job, heavy chain cables hasten
ING IL to the wharf on each side OF The lnndlng
-tace were fastened seven excursion boats, ana ms
soon a. the police stepped the landing stage they
were confronted BY Captain II. A. Davis and his son
ln-l,w Captain McGr,gor Although the ODDS wrro
ten Ia one the plucky seamen never counted them
I'm, orercd combat AZ once. The old captain fought
Ms, A hon NJ bay. but finally went down Win hall
A dozen policemen Oh top Of HIN.
When McGr,gor that his companion was down
he r,trr,ted to his own boat. which lay alongside,
and arminc himself with hammer threatened TO
hr,in the first policeman that stepped on board his
,snt At the same time the crew, armed WIN
hntch.ts Joathooks and bludScOns. appeared at her
side officer Hogan, Ot the Central station attempted
f., honr, the boat and arrest MoGpgOr when the
latter swung his hammer. \ quck dodge saved the
officers lifo but he caught the blow his left arm
lie Hated with blow from his club squnrely
an Mctircgors head and the latter went down, the
blood flowing from the wound In streams. Both
side, then drew on for repairs, The harborma,tcr
and pocc after several minor fights began to dctach
the massive cables from their Elstcning,. This was
"A lob that took fully two hours and was performed
under the critical eyes of the various boats crews
and lake front crowds who found something eN
crncatlngly funny in the awkward efforts OF the
perspIrinr policemen. Finally the cables were de-
tachcd aud the police dropped the matter until to-
morrow Before the results arising from the action
ARE. fnlly settled a very pretty question II law may
require adjustment. and that IS rs TO the Ihcsuoh
of iuri,,cion The vessel men claim that the Federal
Government has control In this and that neither
IN, city q. Chicago the State Of Illinois can give
,yny the exclusive right to uac the peoples property
fo ANY syndicate Their resistance 10 the attempt OF
the police this morning 10 board their boats was Dcu
nm tI. ground that they were by vrtu" of the COM
r,issinns from The Federal Government. snprene
masters OF the crafts. some Of them Will take the
matter into court.