Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-22
GUARDsMEN IN ROUGH PLACE.
brooklyn Boys Threatened by an Organized
Mob.

Won.
BUFFALO, Aug. 22.-Hemmed in as il is nv
tall elevators and massive warehouse on one
side and by row Of low. recllng saloons on the
other, the surroundings Of the thirteenth resi-
ment Of Brooklyn are ANYTHING INT agreeable.
In a section where the most vicious class q
men in Bnffalo have always made their habits,-
ton. the locality is anything but safe ai night
An organized body of about 3 900 Is claimed 20
be ready To- resist the forces Of Col. Austin q
the thirteenth should the prodding Of the sirlt-
ers and their - tmpathi.ers continue. The refi-
ment is qunrterod in the New York Central lake
freight house. ON Ohio street IL IL a long loer-
ranging building extending along the Buffalo
creek and at present j. shelter for a store t,f
fertilizer, -four ard bran. The dust of the eis,-
vators and various obnoxious odors are added
to that winch Goats over the marrow strip uf
territory separating tine building from the vie
Hamburg canal. With blankets spread nb0nt
the floor and knapsacks for pillows the Brool-
1yn soldiers not ON duty lie about the hig
freight house while the dull hours PASS along
Not 30 with the pickets Their duty becouses
more and more difficult 90 perform as niEht
draws on Hundreds Of hard1ooking men Lad
been lettering all day Yesterday around Ohio
street. When they congregated in groups cf
any size the guards gave the order 60 move
on" and sullenly the conferences broke up.
only TO be resumed in the more secure conflne
OF some one Of the dlngy sailors gropshops tl.st
line the north 1de of the street Oaths vie
indecent epithets aud threats against the lives
of Col. Austin and his command were frequeht.
just the setting sun touched the tops of the tA
eleyators and men were thick about the rom
halls and blind alleys. a corporal and his men
raided group Of grain shoyelers who had
sembled at the corner of Michigan street.
Curse the whole OF you," growled one Of
their number, a well-known character as he
retreated.
lis this free country" he asked. addressing
press correspondent who stood near Il l<ll
you" he continued. lit is an outrage. When
men who have lived in this ward all Of Their
lives have got TO be driven about like dogs by
these Tin soldiers from Brooklyn and be jabbed
in the legs by their bayonets IL you doat
scanlper of the minute they halo at you. We
won't stand il much longer, though"
The man went on excitediy: I'VE will fx EN-
one of these nights il they don't let up on tbsir
funny business. There is 100 Of ne srsin
shovelers and ], 500 Of the longshorcmen and
enough more Of the boys in the lumber yards TO
make good 5000 strong men who hang around
these corners. We are a good crowd, too, sn q
row. and most Of us have done n little fighting,
too. in our day. DO YOU suppose we care Cor
their guns and bayonets? Not on your life.
Every man of ne has good revolver that viii
shoot five times to their guns once. and sc
know how to use them, toe. guess IL we were
TO start one or two of these elevators blaziag
and then give IL Go these soldiers they wotsld
wish they were back in Brooklyn"