The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-06
MOB ON THE LAKE FRONT.
RIOTERS CHARGED BY THE COP
PIERS OF CHICAGO.
Serious Trouble Threatened for n
Time While the Mob. Was Hurting
Missiles mt the POIice-Speeches TO
the IdIers Urging Moderation.

CHICAGO. Aug. 3O.-Gatling guns in
use directly in front Of the Auditorium
was the scene imminent for a short
time today. Coupling pins and clubs
were the worst weapons actually
brought into use, however, and the most
prominent public ground in the city,
the landing place of the worlds fair
steamers, was narrowly spared spec
tacle Of carnage paralleling the memoir
able Haymarket riot.
During the morning crowds Of unem-
ployed and idle spectators crowded
around the Columbus monument. AS
the minutes passed the crowd grew
larger and more turbulent. Indications
Of rioting began to manifest themselves,
and in addition to the number Of Off
GERS in plain clothes circulating among
the throng Chief of Police Brennan
summoned first 500 uniformed men, and
later a round 1000. Prior to this the
only patrolmen in uniform visible were
in the street ends abutting Lake front
park. Meanwhile the throng had great
ly multiplied, impromptu speeches be-
ing made at several points, attracting
additions to the crowd. Soon the out
skirts of the great gathering were surg
ing across Michigan boulevard and
blockading access to the Audltorlum.
Along the boulevard and streets leading
from that thorOughfare traffic was sus-
pended and a number Of teams were
caught in the mass Of people, from
which egress, owing 10 the crush, was
impossible.
The first uniformed police to arrive
were under the command of Inspector
Iaughlin, and they were cheered as they
10
mander was told that a crowd OF 900
Italians and others had started up State
st bent on mischief. With thirty men,
the inspector started after the MOB
The police came into the crowd at Louis
SpiZzariS provision store, at 80 state
st. In the basement of Spizzarfs mar
ket were stored fifty rifles and a num-
Der of flags used by the Italian social
lists in their parades. These the mob de-
manded. and invaded the premises 10
obtain possession Of them. SpizZari,
who is a leader among the Italians, ad-
dressed the crowd, and, after refusing
absolutely to let them have the guns or
flags, pushed the invaders out of his
store and locked the doors.
As a concession SpizZari gave the lead
ers 50 and they bought Italian and
American flags and returned to the
o'umbus monument on the Lake front,
followed by the police squad. During
the parley the police kept the streets
near Spizzari's place clear, but made no
arrests.
News Of the events on Safest excited
the lake-front mob and it became more
disorderly. Excited individuals made
speeches continuously and soon stones
began to be thrown. Rioters who were
in the eastern outskirts of the mob
picked up coupling pins from the Illi-
nois Central tracks and the heavy mis-
siles were thrown toward the police. In
spectors Shea and Laughlin at this juno
ture promptly ordered a charge upon the
crowd. The police were in force by this
time, but a short distance south Of the
body of the mob, and before the rioters
saw the advance the shock came. The
contact was of short duration. AS the
heart of the mob around the monument
saw their friends scatter before the
swinging clubs the leaders turned and
fled. Their course lay north and west
out of the park to Michigan-ave. In an
almost incredibly short time the mob
dwindled away as the rioters sought safe
escape in the alleys and streets.
During the riot the back door OF bat
terry d armory, facing the Illinois Cen
trail tracks, and almost within plain view
Of the mob. stood wide open. The bat
terry has four twelve-pound Napoleons
and four Calling guns, all of which, the
officer in charge said, were ready for
business.
Bishop FalIoN's Appeal.
At the mass-meeting OF laboringmen,
this afternoon. Bishop Fallows Of Chi
cago, Miss Kate Field and Terrence V.
Powderly were the principal speakers ad-
vertised for pltform No. 2. The latter,
however, failed to put in an appearance.
Bishop Fallows spoke first, counseling
moderation and urging the men to call
for help upon some Of the saloons which,
in times gone by, had absorbed a large
amount of the earnings Of so many of the
workingmen. and if the saloons refused
10 aid them to boycott them. He con-
tinued: 1.-The public officials are In SYM
pathy with you. They have sprung from
policemen come from"-the bishop was
not permitted to answer his own ques-
ton With one voice three or four hun
dred people yelled, ireland" and the
laughter that followed nearly destroyed
the bishops speech.
Kate Field was next introduced and
said she belonged to no party and was
not there to advance any interests of
any faction, but to show her sympathy
for her less fortunate brothers. She de-
clared herself in favor Of government
employing agencies to be established Just
as custom houses and pOstOffices were
now established, and IL the department
of labor was made a cabinet office and
employment agencies established in every
city throughout the country, the work
ing classes would find great relief from
the present condition and would be dis
tributed where their services were de-
manded.