Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-31
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Chicago Police Charged on
Rioting Mob.
CALLING GUMS RUN OUT
Mob Was Dispersed and MAny Arrests
Made--si.yor Harrison VIII Allow
No More Meesinxs

Use directly IN front ~ TIE Auditofium
Was the scenc imminent Tor short time
10 day. Coupling pins and clubs were
the worst weapons actually brought into
use. ho uever. and the most prominent
public ground In the city. the landing
place a. the worlds fair steamers. Was
narrowly spared a spectacle of carnage
parelIeling the memorable HGymarkct
riot.
During the moring crowds q unem.
ployed and idle spectators crowded
around tho Columbus monument on the
lake front As the crowd grew In mum
bers. Indications Of rioting began to
manifest themselves and in addition to
the number of officers ia plain clothes
circulating among the throng. Chief OF
Police Brennan summoned fret 800 uni
formed men and later round thousand.
The first uniformed police 10 arrive
were under command OF Inspector
Laughlin. They were cheered as they
appeared among the crowd. The in
ltalian had started up State street.
bent on mischief. With % men the in
spector started after the mob.
Mob Wanted Rifles.
The police come on the crowd at Louis
Spizzari's provision store at DO State
street. In the basement Of Spizzari's
market were stored 90 rites and mum
ber OF flags used by the Italian societies
In their parades. These the mob de
manded and invaded the premises 10 oh
tam possession of them. Spizzari. who
is leader among the Italians. addressed
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
leaders 81 and they bought Italian ard
American flags and returned 10 the
Columbus 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 OK the event on state street irri-
tated the Lake front mob. and il became
more and moro dieorderly. Excited in
diyiduals made speeches continuously
aud soon stones began 10 be thrown.
Rioters who were in the eastern out
skirts OF the mob. picked up coupling
pins from the Illinois Central tracks.
and the heavy missiles were thrown
toward the police.
AS the danger OF assault became i'm
minent. Shea was Joined 10y Inspector
Laughlin in charge of his squad Of uni.
formed officers. The latter carrie clubs
and the former were armed with long
canes.
Charge OF Police.
After moments conference between
the inspectors Shea ordesed charge on
the crowd. The officers were but short
distance south Of the body OF the mob
and before the rioters saw the advance
the shock came Tho contact was ~
short duration. As those ineide the
mob around the monument saw their
friends scatter before the swinging clubs
the leaders turned and fed. Their
course lay north and west of tho park 20
Michigan avenue.
In an almost incredibly short time the
mob dwindiod away as rioters sought
safe escape in the alleys and streets.
During the riot the back door OF Bat
terry ID armory, facing tho Illinois Cen
tral tracks and aluost within plain view
OF the mob. stood wide open. The bat
terry was four twelve pound Napo!eons
and four Gatling guns. all OF which the
officer in charge says were ready for bus
mess
About dozen prisoners remained in
police custody after the mob had fed.
They were captured in the rush and
held by the officers while other police
continued their pursuit. The prisoners
were taken 10 central station and no at
tempt was made 10 rescue them.
No More Meetings To BE Held.
Mayor Harrison this evening in
structed Chief 81 Police Brennan 90
allow no moro speech. making on the
lake front. and IL the men that have
been congFcgating there continue 10
make trouble 10 clear the place and
keep IL clear.
Chief Brennan intends 10 throw
enough policemen into the park before
the crowds begin 10 gather 10 enforce
the order he received from the mayor.
He has no doubt but that he will be
able to enforce II without trouble.
To the finance committee appointed
by the mayor to raise funds for the aid
az the needy unemployed tho mayor to-
day added all the presidents AZ the rail
road companies. all tho brewers and all
the bankers. The committee now nun.
bers nearly 500 persons
Actor was taken at the meeting ~
the drainage board today by which from
100 to 30 laborers can he put 90
work on the drainage canal within the
next two weeks II is proposed that the
men 10 be employed upon the work shall
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