The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-02
RUBBER NOSE LED HIS GANG.
THE HRANGLE BERRIES AND TIE
HOOPLEs MEET IN BATTLE.

not the Police swooped Down IN the Thieh
OF the Ftght nnd Spoiled Dee Of the Pret-
tisst LITTLE Riots sees On the Upper West
side for May Dsy-rwentS-six Arrests.
At noon Yesterday J. b. Allaire. real estate
dealer in Tenth avenue. near Fifty-third
street. rushed into the West Forty-seventh
street police station and informed the police
that two gangs Of young toughs we're lighting
ench other. and that sticks and stones we're
flying around the street in Tenth avenue be-
tween Fiity-thlrd and Flity-eighth streets.
lie said that several passers by had been
struck and that the boys held the avenue
against all Corners Cant. Schmittberger or
dered twenty policemen who happened to be
in the station at the time TO don citizens
clothes. and ut their head he marched to the
seat Of war
The "Hells' Kitchen wrangle Berries" Of
Fify-third street and the "lIoople Gang OF
Poverty Hollow" were having one OF their
regular battles.
The Hell's Kitchen gang derives It's name
from a cave IL Inhabited in n vacant lot In
Fiity-third street. between Tenth and Eleventh
avenues. and tho other gang is commonly
known as The Row" because nest OF it's
mombers live in n notorious row Of shanties
on Eleventh avenue. The combatants were
hard at work when the police appeared
The mon employed In the car stables In up
per Tenth avenue and other citizens who had
tried TO dispense the fighters had been utterly
routed. ami were GLAD enough to leave them in
possession OF the street uItil the police came.
The gangs are made ur chiefly ~ tough
youngsters ranging in age from to 10 years
but Mt times. and especially yesterday. there
were among them youths rs Zig and strong as
iull grown men.
There were from thirty to forty on each side.
and outside the lighting lines were gathered
hundreds ot Lows and men whose thirst for
cor" had been rOusod. They chrcrod tho cotu-
sort So t. Of weapon. sticks stones. tin cans dead
cats. pieces OF glass. anything that could DO
:, The cause of tho night yesterday was the
thrashinG OF u member Of the Hells Kitchen
gang BY ono OF the Poverty H1lows. Aexap::
VAS aS"" walSing ' d t%at tenth I avenue With
When esrSd at G y William Schro OF the els
Kitchens he replied with some OF tho stones. In
less than ten mlnuIes schroT resppesred with
his gang. marching at their head with band.
age over ono eye and singing:
TAKE on your shoes and stockings
For on" We're re iiSsf r ifrs IL Street.
And touch ust you dare
We are noble aghters
Our words we don repeat
Aud II we soak you IN the eye
Youll go Clean across the street.
We carry knives and pistols
For wers the only living boat.
That can HEX the Battle Row.
This song was composed ny Fat HOoHte, ana
he. too. was in front 81 Hollis Kitchens Wran-
gle berries with a club in h Is hand his pock-
OTIS hulging with stones. In the moan time
Rubber Nose had huntod up his gang.
They came from Eleventh avenue through
Fifty fourth stree and their yells and cat calls
could no heard / blocks. The nsRhhors he-
gan to think the Anarchists were gathering
and we're going to tear things to pieces. and
hat Is what started Mr.. Allaire of for the po-
Ice.
The gangs met near the corner OF Fifty-third
street and Tenth avenue and In an instant the
air was filed with flying missiles. Then tho
'front.' and soon there was hand-to-hand fight
ng
Clubs came down on heads and clothes were
orn. In the centre OF what looked much liks |
III up-to-date football game the com batants |
'Ould be seen rolling claaped in each othor's |
.rms Many crawlel TO the rear after receive |
ng few cracks. but they went at 1t again on
When the cry went up that the police were
.oming the gangs separated and ran In every |
direction.
1t was too late. however. for all to escape, |
md the officers advancing in two lines. one on |
'ither side OF the lighters. closed In. capturing
wenty-siN OF the young rioters.
They were taken to the station houen, and In !
he afternoon were arraign"d in the Yorkyille |
,ourt before Justice Burke. Many persons
whose windows had becn broken by the flying |
n lssiles appeared as complainants
The prisoners presented sorry spectacle in |
curt Most OF them were bad ~ bruised and |
battered. Justice Burke was inclined to be !
enlent with them on account OF their condi- |
ion. and fined them only 81 each. saying that |
ne fine would he an incentive for their pa |
ents to punish them further.