The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-18
Fivs Thousand Russians March Through the
Streets and Smash Their Way Into Hall
Where Admission Was Denied Them.
Plate Glass Windows and Doors Wrecked
by Showers of Paving Stones.
Only Thres Arrests Made by the Handful of
Police-Speeches and Resolutions Demand
ing Work-Quieted BY Leader BarOndsss.
LABOR RIOT AT NEW YORK.

Russians Get a Place to Speak by Forcing
Enrrance ts Walhalla Hail.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE fermenting un.
rest of the unemployed in this city has at
length burst bounds, and on the East Side
to-day there was an explosion. A riotous
mob possessed themselves of property
which they had no money to hire and to
which they had been forbidden entrance
by the owners. There is in the city TO-
night no panic of fear among the people.
because absolute confidence is reposed in
the power Of the police to quell the restless
elements. But. nevertheless. the situation
of otherwise helpless want among the la
borless thousands ls sharply pressed upon
public attention by the occurrences Of to-
day. There Is evident. too. plan of CAM
paign on the part of these people. This was
to-day evidenced by the fact that the king
Of cloak makers" Joseph Barondess, called
at the May or's Office. to-day. and asked for
q permit to hold Open-air meetings of work.
ingmen in Union square. The Mayor sent
for the secretary of the park board. and
after consultation told Barondess he mi ight.
on application to the park department..
Barondess 10 also. as q condition of the
granting of his request, to notify the pO.
lioe. so that full force may be present to
preserve order. This brings the ferment-
ing forces and the officers of the law avow.
edly face to face, and the result will be
closely and anxiously watched.
THE RIOT AT WALHALLA HALL.
A crowd Of more than five thousand men
attacked WalhalIa Hall. Nos. 4S. 30 and SO
Orchard street, because admittance was de-
MED them. They smashed the plate glass
windows to atoms forced IN the doors.
which had been turned against them. and
forclbly took possession of the place. Sew.
eral persons were cut by the flying glass
All sorts missiles were used. and finally the
police reserves from the EldridRe. street
station were ordered to the scene.
The success of the spon taheous meeting
of the unemployed and the parade held
yesterday was the signal for Q much
larger gatE Eering to-day. As early as
O'Clock this morning men began to
assem- ble in the vicinity OF the Labor Ex-
change an Eass Tenth street. They were
noetly Russians and represented principal
iy the clothing trades. There were cutters.
garment makers, hat makers and cloak
makers in the crowd. At first they gath
cred in small groups of q dozen or NOR 9.
and entered the building. At 0 O'clock
the crowd. which was without a leader OF
any kind, had grown to over O thousand.
Every minute added to the number. and at
$50 at least 5000 were there When 1t be-
gan to rain the few who had umbre las
raised them, but the majority stood there
indifferent to the weather.
When 10 O'clock arrived the street in
front of the exchange was black with peo.
pie. The large hall downstairs was liter.
ally packed. So were the stairs and every
one of the little meeting rooms upstairs.
Bartendsrs stood ready in expectation of
doing rushing business, but not a single
drink was purchased. Finally voice
that even If a meeting was intended it
would be impossible to hold one for want
of space. The same voice suggested Wal
halla Hall. on Orchard street,
and instantly the CRY was taken
crowd formed into line. and the march be-
gan up Tenth street to Fifth avenue, and
along Allen street to Grand into Orchard.
where Walhalia Hall stood only few
doors away. The size of the crowd can be
imagined from the fact that when the head
of line had reached Allen street the others
had not ceased moving out of Tenth street.
q mile away. When passing the Fourteenth
precinct station on Sixth street several pO-
licemsn put their heads out. and inquiry
there resulted in the discovery that the
serves had been held in readiness. The
crowd up to that time had been most or
derly.
THE PLACE sToRMED.
Word of the coming OF the unemploye cd
had reached Walhalla He'll ahead of the
crowd, and In the absence Of Fliegman, the
proprietor. his sons and daughters got
ready to defend the place They first
barred the door and then demanded
through the key-hols to know what.the
they wanted to hold a meeting at the hall.
but had no money TO pay for its use. They
were told they could not have 1t. Instant
glass. Paving stones had been
seized from the street. where
they had been lying around loose.
The moment the first pane OF glass was
smashed every one seemed TO throw eau
tion to the winds Pane after pane of the
was as also forced. Mr. Fliegman's daugh-
ter. young girl of eighteen years. tried to
get In front of the crowd as IL swept in,
but she was thrown aside. The unem-
ployed men swept chairs and tables aside
in their eagerness to hold the meeting. and
they had just about settled down to busi-
ness when word of the affair was sent to
the Eldridg dge-stre police station. The
sergeant In charge at once called out the
reserve section. The reserves. number
ing about fourteen men, with rounds-
man Cotton st their head, start
ed on doublo-Quick pace for
the scene of the distur bance. 1t was then
that pandemonium broke loose. Tbs Sons
and daughters of the proprietor Of the hall
insisted that every one of the unemploy ed
men should be arrested at once. The
roundsman saw that this was i'm possi BILE,
as the hall was packed with men. The
roundsmsn however, asked If they wan ted
the hall cleared. and on getting an affirm
ative reply he proceeded to do 10. One of
the ward detectives was by his side. and he
at once tried TO seize man who had
mounted q chair and was in the act
of speaking. The speaker was dragged
through the crowd. and, with po.
nceman on either side. was marched
to the station house. One-half the crowd
followed. while the other renamed. deter.
mined to hold the meeting. The rounds.
man said he would clear the hall at any
cost. and more policemen were sent for.
Then he changed his mind for the momen,
by leaving the hall to take care of itself
and he directed his men to clear the streets
which were fast getting chOked mp in the
vicinity.
ONLY THREE ARRESTS.
The first prisoners name was Alber,
Rosenfeld, and he said he was q tailor. bu,
refused to tell where he lived. RosenfelC