The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-26
BIG NEW YORK RIOT.
UNEMPLOYED IN CONFLICT
WITH THE POLICE.
Five Tho ussnd Men Storm Hall and
the Police Attempt to DIsIodgc Then
The City Threatened witha Genera
Outbreak OF the Idle Men.

i
ing unrest OF the unemployed in thu
city has AZ length burst bounds and oI
the east side there was an explosion
A furious mob poss essed themselve.
ofproperty which they had no money
to hire and u which they had beer
forbidden entrance by the owners
There is in the city no panic of feAi
among the people because c nfidenct
is reposed in the power Of the police t.
quell the restless clements
Nevertheless, the situation among
the laborless thousands is sharply
pressed upon public attention by the
occurrences OF yesterday. There is
evident, too, plan OF campaign OF
the part OF these people.
The success of the spontaneous meet
ing OF the unemployed and tae parade
held Wednesday was the signal for a
much larger gathering Yesterday. AS
early as S o clock in the morning men
began to assemble in the vicinity of
the international labor exchange, on
East Tenth street They were mostly
Russians, and represented principally
the clothing traces. There were cut
ters, garment makers. hat makers and
cloak makers in the crowd.
When 10 o'clock arrived the street
in front of the exchange was black
with people. The large hall down
stairs was literally packed. 30 were
the stairs and every one OF the little
meeting rooms up stairs. Bartenders
stool ready in expectation OF doing n
rushing business, but not a single
drink was purchased. Finally voice
cried out that the place was too small;
that even il meeting was intended
it would be Impossible to hold one for
want of space. The same voice sug-
gestcd Wal ialla hall on Orchard
street, and instani ly the cry was taken
up.
"Walhrlla hallr' "Walhalla hall"
AS il with one impulse the crowd
fell into line and the march began up
Tenth street to First avenue and
along to Allen street to Grand into
Orchard. where Walhalla hall stood
only few doors away. The size of
the crowd can be imagined from the
fact that when the head of the line
had reached Allen street the others
had not ceased moving out of Tenth
street. a mile away.
Word OF the coming of the unem-
ployed had reached Walhalla hall
of legman, lie proprietor, his sons
and daughter got ready to defend the
place. They first barred the door and
then demanded, through the keyhole
to know what the crowd wanted. The
reply came back that they wanted to
hold meeting in the hall, but had no
money TO pay for its use. They were
told they could not have IL. Instantly
there was crash of breaking glass.
Paving stones had been seized from
the street, where they had been lying
around loose.
The moment the first pane of glass
was smashed every one seemed to
throw caution to the winds. Pane
after pane of the plate glass went in
and finally the door was also forced.
Mr.. Fliegman' daughter, young girl
of Is. tried to get in front of the crowd
as II swept in, but she was thrown
aside
The unemployed men swept chairs
and tables aside in their eagerness to
. old the meeting. and they had just
about settled down to business when
word of the affair was sent To the Ed
ridge street police station. The SER
geant in charge at once called out the
boring about fourteen men with
Roundsman Cotton at the head,
started on double-quick pace for the
scene of the disturbance. 1t was then
that pandemonium broke loose. The
sons and daughter of the proprietor
of the hall insisted that every one Of
the unemployed men should be az
rested at once. The roundsman saw
that this was impossible. as the hall
was packed with men. The rounds
man asked If they wanted the hail
cleared, and on getting an affirmative
reply he proceed, d TO do II. One of
the ward detectives was by his side,
and he at once tried TO selze a man
who had mounted n chair and was in
the act Of speaking The speaker was
dragged through the crowd, and with
a policeman on either side was
marched to the station house.
One-half the crowd followed while
the others remained, determined to
hold the meeting anyhow. The rounds
man said he would clear the hall at
any cost and more policemen were
sent for. Then he changed his mind
for the moment by leaving the hall to
take care of itself and he directed his
men to clear the streets. which We're
fast getting choked up in the vicinity.
The FIRST prisoners name was Albert
Resented, and he said he was tailor,
but refused to tell where he lived
Two other arrests were made. One of
the prisoners was Joseph Gid, IS years
old, tailor of 1913 Hester street, and
the other Abraham Simon, % years
old, of 80 Richardson street, Williams.
burg, also tailor. The bowling mob
followed the officers and their prison.
ers to the very door of the station, but
the prisoners were safely locked up
Meanwhile the crowd which had re.
moined in front of Walhalla hall had
not dispersed, and the little room in
the rear of the saloon was packed
with shouting Poles and Russians
Proprietor Fliegman thought it was
best to let them remain in there, tor
in reality he was afraid that they
would kill him and his family II he
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