The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-27
RIOT IN CHICAGO.
A Mob of Idle Men Iarudes and Fights tho
Police.

CHICAGO. Aug. Delivery afternoon OF this
week the so-called unemployed o. this city. 70
the number Of severa! hundred. have paraded
undisturbed By the police. The crowd gathers
around the Columbus static at tho lake front
and listens to speeches before parading.
This afternoon the crowd gathered as usual.
Some one raised n black flag at the foot Of the
statue. Under this forebodng ensign the ora
tors spoke. Then the black flag was tax en-
down. tho Stars and Stripes raised and the
chaotic mass OF humanity started for the City
Hall. Some 500 OF the men marched in reg u
lar form.
Tho others were punched anyhow. The
crowd moved west from Wabash avenue. 1t
blocked the way and cable cars had to stop
running on all streets in the neigh borhood OF
the avenue. This gave the crowd q sense OF
AT Clark street cab tried to pierce the line
Men crawlel all over 1t in a minute 1t finally
got through. Then mail wagon was della ed.
but was gotten through BY the free use Of his
The clubbing began to give spice to the AZ,
ternoon's performance. rho crowd got wild
and noisy DpgEy hs came w 1t WINS tipped
Inspector Ross marshulled his forces and
CHARGED, Clubs were used and ma! stones few
trnmrled on. The mob and spectators we're
driven hcad!ong before the nolicc.
Joseph Wauze was caught in the net Of hurl-
Michael Horowita was arrested. lie WAS badly
excited. In his poke. WAS found a pistol
rs friends rushed to his rescue. but We're
A crowd Of 5000 hal gathered by this time
tho Railways and olilccs OF every building
around.
Inspector Ross was struck on tho head by q
stone and knocked sonseless. He was carried
to drug store. where tho wound was sewed
up., When Ross went down the, crowd cheerHG
and beat the rabble back With vii their clubs aud
carried Toss to the drug store
and in an incredibly short space OF time sew
eeral hundred officers were in and around the
CITY Hall. but they were as nothing compared
AS the crowd poured into Washington street
one tai. young officer charged the north side
dred men, before him. One Of the. crowd.
man IL blue jumper tripped and fell.
As the young policeman bent over, him to
pick him up companion of tho fallen man
his shovel aud ran. The blow broke tho he'll
met Tho officer sought reprisal on the man
When the mob was at Last fSsttersd great
q barber shop near the corner Mayor Harrison
was being shaved. Hearing tho noise. he
Jumped to the door to learn OF the trouble.
Policemen were boating the crowd into re-
I'LL ~lts only let OF foreigners: serves EN-
After his whiskors wero combed the Mayor
hHsteneh % ths ely Hall and had conference
derR went out that kept the reserve police
force and tho patrol wagon system under i'm
mediate command all night. From Fifth av-
enue the mob scattered
The injured are:
POLICEMEN.
Inspector ALxIASnEE Ross cut severely on the head
and bruised about the body.
Sergeant JAMEs VI. SWIM. cut right forehead; left
hip badly bruised.
Patroilan ANS LARkls. bruised on the head from
blow with club
EIOTERS.
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bruised on right side of face
JOskrI WESEEI, cut on The head and bruised On tho
body.