The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-13
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Hard Fight for His LIfe-Saved by the
PoItce-One Person Killed and Two In
t~ured-The Hub Disgraced.
Boston, July 5.-The most extra
ordinary scene were enacted in East
Boston yesterday. 1t began with the
exchange of insults between the pa
raiders and the thousands of sight
lseers who lined the sidewalks; it
ended with a murder and the injury of
two other persons, after the paraders
had gone over the route and dis
banded, and portions of it were on
their way home.
All the trouble was in connection
with the afternoon parade, which had
cOme to be called THE Little Red
fSchoolhouse Parade" The head of
the column started from White street
at 1:30. 1t presented a novel appear
ance. 1t was completely encircled by
300 policemen, under the command Of
deputy Pierce and Capt. Irish.
There were about 1900 men in the
parade. 1t was headed by The Little
Red Schoolhouse" which has been the
subject of much talk and comment. 1t
was a fac simile of the regulation New
England schoolhouse, seen in all the
states. In front were a number of
men with sashes made of Stars and
Stripes. Standing in the open door
way was a tall figure clothed in mill
tary costume, representing Uncle Sam.
On each side of the miniature buildings
were three windows and in each win
dow was a man reading a book. The
float was covered with red, white
and blue bunting, and the schoolhouse
was ~surmounted by the Stars and
Stripes.
At the very end of the procession
came a barouche drawn by four gray
horses, which was without police pro-
lection. In the carriage were .. C.
Emerson, Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. I. J..
Campbell. The carriage was profusely
decorated with American flags and Mrs.
Campbell wore an orange dress.
When the rear of the procession was
between Brooks and Putnam streets,
on Saratoga street, the crowd closed
in. A drunken woman, decked in
ftawdry finery marched up to the rear
of the carriage, shouting loud insults.
The ladies shrunk in fright. One of
the men pushed the drunken woman
back. Some men in the crowd fell
upon the man with loud shouts. A
milk can sailed through the air, fall
ing into the carriage. The occupants
of the carriage shouted for help.
Albret E. Andrews, of Everett, a
private in the RoSbury horse guards,
was standing on the sidewalk near by.
He was in full uniform, his saber at
his side. Andrews had been in the es-
cort of the mayor all the morning.
The bright yellow plume of the he'll
met attracted the attention of the
struggling ladies in the carriage.
Help US. soldier" one of them cried
shrilly.
Andrews rushed into the thick Of
the fight, drawing his saber as he ran.
He waved the heavy blade above his
head. The crowd fell back a second,
then rushed upon the range plum
with a tremendous roar. Four men
etood by Andrews, one Of them brand
fishing two ~self-cocking revolyers.
! In seven minutes the street was the
scene of q terrible battle. Gradually
Andrews was driven up Saratoga
street. Twice he fell. Twice the man
with the revolvers fired. 1t is very
probable the revolyers were charged
only with blank cartridges. An
drews r~etreated, s~lashing and feinting
with his sabre, but cutting only once,
when one young man named Stewart,
of Brooks street, had his nose slashed
off.
Hardly had the crowd started the
fight when a messenger was sent for
the police. At this time there was not
a policeman within a quarter of a
mile. Capt. Irish detailed three
mounted policemen to the rescue.
They came down Boston street on the
gallop.
At this time Andrews and his sup
porters were nearly dead. Officer
Bates n two others did great fight
ing. Bates was struck by a brick i'm
mediately on arriving on the scene. A
number of his teeth were knocked out.
With great difficulty Andrews was
protected till he reached 449 Saratoga
street, where he dashed under Bates
horse and escaped over a fence into his
fathers house.
The mounted officers held the crowd
at bay ten minutes more; then a
platoon of fourteen officers rushed to
the rescue, clubbing right and left.
Many heads were broken before the
crowd went s~currying down Saratoga
street.
Michael Doyle, of Morris street. was
dubbed so severely that he now lies
dying at the city hospital.
Only two arrests were made. The
crowd made another attackon the line
at Princeton street, but were easily
dispersed
A small detachment Of the paraders
was coming down Border street just
after the parade had been dismissed.
At about the corner of Maverick
street there was trouble which origi-
mated in the same manner as did the
other disturbances of the day. There
was hooting and kissing, followed by
personal alterations between those
who were coming from the parade and
the people in the crowd. Some sticks
and stones were thrown, and the
melee increased, w~hereupon a number
of the paraders drew pistols and be-
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