The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-19
RIOTING AT DEER ISLAND.
THE FISH CHoWDER WoULDNT GO
AROUND FOR ALL THE PRISONERS.
Police Summoned from Boston-Fifteen Pris-
oner- GO TO the Hospital with Bruised
Heads from Clubbing-One Wounded
Several Scalo the Walls aud Escape.


oner- GO 10 the Hospital with Bruised
Head, from Ciubbiug-One Wounded
Several Scale the Walls and Escape.
Boston. Aug. 1S-The Deer Island prisoners
broke loose again to-day. Quiet was restored
by u squad OF Boston bluecosts. To night there
are fifteen new inmates OF tho hospital nurs-
ing bruised heads. Ono prisoner was shot
while climbing over the fence In his effort to
escape from the clubs Of the police.
There are more than 1.200 prisoners on the
island nearly all of whom are serving short
terms for drunkenness. Others are paying tho
penalty for petty thieving. The dining room
will accommodate only $50. so 1t Is necessary
to divide the prisoners into four gangs The
regulation Friday noon repast is fish chowder.
and to-day's meal was prepared accordingly.
The first three gangs were served all right.
The fourth gang did not fare rs we'll The
cooks saw that the chowder would not hold
out, they added water In order to make UP
the required quantity. The prisoners didn't
say anything at first. but the walters who are
themselves prisoners. gave them the tip as to
how the chowder had beon doctored
Then there was n howl. The prisoners
threw the chowder upon tho floor. Superin
tendent Cornish was summoned to quell the
disturbance. He was greeted with n shower
OF chowder and Of red hot epithets He told
the men there was no more chowder, and that
he could not help them any. The men also
kicked because the potatoes were small. aud
refused to go to work until they received
proper food. This was not forthcoming.
The men rushed into the yard, where the
line preparatory to marching to the shops.
hurredy told them OF the situation and urged
them to Join in the strike. Those other men
had had good chowder and were loath TO Join
in the trouble. but the strikers were members
OF the stone gang" and were the tough
When ''t they UNDERTOOK to enforce 'tHeir
demands with chairs, the others yielded. and
the yard was filed with bowling mob The
guards tried to restore order but they were
powerless. Superintendent Cornish tele-
phoned to Boston for assistance. and in less
than half ar hour twenty blue coats were on
their way under the command OF Capt. Drag
doomed up In the gateway all but fifty OF the
prisoners broke for the shops.
The guards. reinforced by the Boston police.
marched upon the fifty with drawn clubs.
which were freely used when the prisoners
would not surrender Several pri soners scaled
the fence and it was one OF these who was
shot His wound is not serious.
teen strikers were stretched unon the ground.
either insensible or badly daZed. They were
bleeding from scalp wounds and were carried
to the hospital for treatment
The rngleadel O'Brien was placed in soil
tary confinement and will partake OF bread
and water for a wi bile. All the prisoners who
scaled the wal had not been reraptured Mt
to escape except by swimming through Shirley
Gut and as the water goes through there like
n mill race the chances OF surviving the at
tempt are very few.