Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-18
WINDOWS SMASHED WITH STONES
Police Reserves Called Out to
Queu the Disturbance - First
Explosion of the Trouble threat
ened by the Unemployed OF
New York

10 hire and 60 MulCu Luey udu uSoh
forbidden entrance by the owners.
There is in the city tonight no panic
OF fear among the people because aoso-
lutte confidence is reposed in the power
Os the police TO Quell the restless ele-
ments.
A crowd Of more than 5000 meR at
tackled WalhGlla HalLOn Orchard street,
because admittance was denied them
They mashed the plate glass windows
into atoms, forced the door which had
been turaed against them, and forcib.y
took possession Of the place.
There was cutters, garment makers,
hat makers aud cloak makers In the
crowd.
AT first they gathered in small
groups of a dozen or more. Then
they welded themselv yes together and
entered the building. At 8 o'clock the
crowd. which was without q leader OF
any kind, had grown TO over q thou
sand Every minuta added TO the
number aud by 9:3D az least 5000
wer- there.
When it began to Fain the few who
had umbrellas raised khem, but the ma
tority stood there sui kiy Indifferent 10
the weather.
When 10 o'clock ARMED the street In
front OF the ExchauIye was black win
people. The large hs;li down stairs was
literally packed.
So were the stairs md every one OF
the little meeting l,ooms up stars
Finally a voice cried Out that the place
was too small aud Suggested Waihalla
Hall, on Orchard street, and instantly
the cry was taken up.
As II with one impulse the crowd
formed into line and the march began
up Tenth street 20 First avenue auu
along 20 Allen street 30 Grand into orch
ard, where Waihalla Hall stood Oniy
few doors away.
The size Of the croWd can be imagined
from the fact that " aeu the head Of the
line had reached Alien street the others
had not ceaset--~--'-
hrftis -~-srug gus EOurJeeuTn pre-
cinct station, on Fifth street, several
policemen put their heads cat, and in
Quiry there resulted 10 the discovery
that the reserves had been held in read
iness.
The crowd up 70 that time had bsen
most orderly. Word Of the coming Of
the unemployed had reached Walhslla
Hall ahead of the crowd, and in the
absence Of Fiegman, the proprietor,
his sons aud daughters got ready to de-
fend the place.
They first barred the door snd then
demanded through the keyhOle TO know
what the crowd wanted. The reply
came back that they wanted 20 hold a
meeting ia the hall but had no money to
pay for its use.
They we're told they could not have it.
Instantly there was crash OF break
ing glass.
Paving stones had been seized from
the street where they had been lying
around loose.
The moment the first pane Of glass
smashed every one seemed to throw
caution to the winds.
Pane after pane Of the plate went in
and finally the door was also forced.
Mr.. Fliegman's daughter, young girl
OF IS years, tried TO get IN front Of the
crowd as 1t sweptin, but she was thrown
aside.
The order was given, and the reserves,
numbering fourteen men, started on
dOubIe-Quick pace for the scene OF the
disturbance. The sons and daughters
OF the proprietor Of the hall insisted
that everyone OF the unemployed men
should be arrested at once. The rounds
men.saw that this was impossible.
The rOundsmen, however. proceeded
IN clear the hall. The man who just
mounted a chair 70 speak was seized by
the officers and dragged through the
crowd aud marched 70 the station
house. One half the crowd followed
while the others remained determined
TO hold the meeting.
The first prisoners name was Albert
Rosenfeld, and be said he was a tailor.
Posanfeld was poin ted out by ProDrie-
tor Fliegman as the rlngleader Of the
n,ob and as one Of those who had been
active in smashing In the doors.
Two other arrests were made, Joseph
Cold s5 years old, a tailor, and Abram
simon. 27 years old, also a tailor, Of
Williamsburg. They had assisted ROs-
enfield ia leading the attack on the
doc and windows Of the saloon, It was
said.
The leader OF the unemployed for
eigners seemed 20 be w. BelkoWitz, who
80 ba lived at 222 Madison street. He
made q speech In his own tongue, which
s,irred M his audleq ee TO the highest
Di,cb OF excitement, and the hOwls
ana yslls could be hebrd outside in the
street
He afterwards tolb q reporter that
tbe object OF the mbeting was 70 dis
crss some means OF finding employ
ment, as the familiesl Of these men were
all starving.
BelkOwltZ explained that In his |
sneech be told the crowd that there |
ongl . 20 be no discrimination against |
Pms, an workingmal n. and that they !
opgh TO be able TO apply for work on |
eona. erms with Am orleans or those CT /
any otner nationality
What be advocated was an appeal to |
the United States gov ernmeDt 70 furnish /
mem with work. II there was no work /
10 be done, the gOVFfnment ought 10 /
make work for them.
Several other speecs ss were made de- |
1Ouncing the gOVernu mt for not giving /
he poor people work
Besides the excitaG men who throng- |
d Walhalla HalQ. there were 1000 |
,tbers az COvenan Hall, 3 fe 4 doors /
series Of rOsOlu-