The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-10
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
Sets Blood Boiling in the Hearts oil
kOhammedanS.
A GENERAL FIGHq FOLLOWS.
-Four Thousand People Gaze on Lively
Battle I'm which There Were Over
100 Participants = Many Injuries
inflicted.

WORCESTER. Mass. April lo.-There
~eas almost riot on Bloomingdale road
yesterday afternoon, resulting from a re
ligious feud which exists among the
Arabian and Greek residents of that To-
cality.i
1t is difficult TO understand just the
cause of the quarrel, but il was enough TO
attract crowd of over 1000 people, who
looked on until the police arrived and
brought IL of the combatants to the police
station. The patrol wagon was not large
enough TO hold the load of prisoners, and
those who could not be carried were hand
cuffed together and walked behind the
wagon. They attracted great and curious
crowd, and for time there was consider
able excitement
Some of the Arabs and many of the
Greeks call themselves Catholics, but most
of the Arabs are Mahommedans.
There Is an Aninity
socsween them, however, for other reasons,
and they mingle with the Turks and
Armenians.
Dormit Jacobs is the leader of the Cath
olic element of the Greeks, and week ago
yesterday he celebrated Easter with his
friends. He invited many of his Mahom-
medan fellowcountrymen 70 the feast that
followed the religious observance, and
there was royal time. Yesterday the
others or non-Christians
Observed Their Feast Day
corresponding to Easter. Jacobs and his
friends were invited to the celebration.
The festivities were conducted by the
Arabs and people of other Asiatic nation
alties.
Since the celebration of week ago Sun
day it is said that Jacobs paid visit to
the Arabian quarters on Bloomingdale
road and was badly used. The Arabs oc-
cupy an old brick house there, place
which during and since the war has been
the most notorious house in this vicinity.
1t has always been known as the Brick
house The Asiatics were crowded together
In the rooms of this house and were pre-
pared to make merry IL was TO this place
that Jacobs and about % of his friends
were bidden, and with Joy and fervor they
began their pilgrimage from their own
quarters in the valley TO Dungarven hill.
Jacobs was nettled somewhat by the
treatment he had been subjected TO on his
last visit, and it is said went prepared yes
terday
with Friends and Weapons.
George Dallowe was the master Of cerc-
monies at the Mahommedan services.
Jacobs was In the house talking to Dal-
lowe. while his friends were outside. One
Of the Arabs made an inquiry for Jacobs
and followed the inquiry with an insulting
remark.
Loud words followed, and IL is said
jacobs then went into the room where a
table had been spread and taking a knife
from his pocket cut the sign of the cross in
the table cloth, and pinned his faith still
firmer by sticking the knife in the emblem
he had cut.
This was the crowning insult hurled q
the throne of Allah, aad hostilities were at
once begun. Pistols and knives were
drawn and used.
going on from hill some distance away,
notified the police station, and a detail of
police FASTENED to the scene.
Blood Flowed Freely.
When they arrived they found that
Jacobs was stabbed in the left arm, right
leg and was shot in the hand. A revolver
was taken from him which had three
empty shells in the chambers.
Another Arab was cut across the throat
near the jugular vein, another was shot in
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was wounded in the leg. These were the
most serious wounds.
There were over 100 participants in the
fight, and cut faces and other bruises were
numerous. The participants were gener-
ally unable to speak English, and thoss
who could were not inclined to 60 into the
details of the affair.
Those arrested will be arraigned for dis
turbing the peace.