The evening world., 1893-12-01
RIOT on west SIDE.
Tenth and Eleventh Avenue
Gangs in Battle
Police Reserves Called Out to 0usil
the Mob.
House Fronts Wrecked and Many
Badly lnjsrsd.

After a silence Of two years inter
rupt"d only by light outbreaks, the
Tenth and Eleventh street gangs came
together shortly after noon to-day, do
mnlisling hundreds OF dollars worth Of
property. and spread terror over a large
section of the West side OF the city.
The efforts of the citizens to dispense
them were without avail, and It was
only when the police reserves were
called out that even partial quiet could
he restored, Another outbreak Is liable
TO take place any moment
The gangs are composed of boys from
seven years to the verge of manhood,
who reside within the district bounded
by Tenth and Eleventh avenues and
Fifty third and Fifty eighth streets, and
their environments
There arp in the neighborhood Of 1o0
members Of the two gangs; Jealous
rivalry has existed between the members
ms to their lighting qualities
Two years ago tine two bodies came to
gethcr with their full strength bat the
hGht failed to demonstrate which was
| the stronger of the two.
Ever since then the fierce fights pe.
tween the individual members has KEPT
the families In constant fear. ---
member of the Eleventh. avenue
gang struck n smaller boy of the rival
gang yesterday. and the result was the
outbreak OF to-day. The full strength
Of the two gangs gathered. There was
over hundred III them. They carne
| together on the corner of Ffty-thtru
street and Eleventh avenue
Every boy carried some sort Of mis-
size sticks stones, Tin caRa and, the like.
| When they met there was great out
cry, and then the air was hifed WITH
| flying stones.
torn clothes were seeking refuge In the
! nearby houses.
Then the combatants came to a hand
Ilo-hand fight and did more demase;
| ssekinS refuge IN the houses were fol-
lowed by others. who smashed windows,
broke in doors and broke furniture to
! pieces.
A dozen frightened others hurried to
the West Forty seventh street police sta
ton and explained matters to Capt
| SChmittberger.
lie Immediately called out the reserves.
and arrived on the scene as the two po-
licemen on post were faring badly at
the, hands Of the mob. which grew large
and more excited every minute.
The reserves blocked the two gangs
In t'ifty-third street, between Eleventh
and Tenth avenues, and then after be
ing peited with sticks and stones Tor
fifteen minutes succeeded In arresting
twenty-six of the offenders, and getting
them to the station.
and garrets until the police were out OF
the way. They fail to calculate on the
fact however, that capt. Schmittberger
would leave II strong detachment or
policemen on guard.
Later in tn" afternoon those ar
rested we're hrraign"d at the forkvliie
Police Court Among the compiainants
against them were the superintendent
OF a row Of fats in Fifty-second street.
Mr. Allare, Or. Schoe er, or 81 West
Forty eighth street. who had been hit
with brick; II. bowling. OF Downing
| Brothers liquor dealers mt Tenth ave-
nue. and Fifty third street, whose large
Plate glass window was smashed, ana
| a boy whose name could not be learned,
| who had his head badly gashed.
Two or three 81 them were sent to
| Bellevue Hospital
The prisoners presented sorry spec
| taCle in the cour'. some OF them were
| without coats or hats, some had bloody
faces. others their arms in sings.
The detachment OF policemen nan
great trouble in guarding them; they
struggled and yelled and attempted to
continu. their fight between each other.
The spectators In the court numbered
| hundreds.
All the prisoners wanted TO :alk at
once when they were finally lined up
before Justice Burke. Added 10 this,
companions of the prisoners hooted and
dared the police 10 come frcm Inc buiid-
inE, a..
When n little quiet was eventually re
SIT rrd the Justica lectured each boy IN
turn and then fined them each VI. The
most Of them had no money, and were
locked NJ.
AS they were being led downstairs. q
dozen of them made threats to continue
the fight ~ soon Hs released. the police
fear further outbreak tonight, ana
| win guard the district carefully.