The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-05
Rl0TINC At east BOSTON
Extraordinary Scenes at the Little
Red School House Parade.
PARADER'S ATTACKED BY A MOB
Dravc battle of Member OF the ilOrs Q
Guards and Four Other Men
Against Fearful Odds Death
of u Bystauder.

| Boston, July 4.-The most eXtraor-
dinary scenes we've enacted In East
Boston today. 1t began with the ex-
change of insults between the paraders
and the thousands of sightseers who
| lined the sidewalks: 1t ended with a
murder. All the trouble was In con-
nection with the afternoon parade.
which had come to be called "the little
red school house parade" the paraders
representing American Protective asso-
| ciation lodges. Patriotic Sons OF Ameri-
ca, Orange lodges. order of United
| Workmsn and other kindred organiza-
| tions. This parade was booked To start
at l.3Q and the head of the column
started from White street pretty nearly
at that time. 1t presented a novel ap-
pearance. II was completely encircled
by police, who not only led the column,
but flanked both sides of 1t for hun
dred yards. There We're fully 300 police
men under the command of Deputy
Pierce and Captain Irish.
There were about l.20O men in the
parade 1t was headed by the little
red school house." which has been the
subject Of the regulation New England
school house. seen in all of its states.
In front We're a number of men with
sashes made of the Stars and Stripes.
Standing in the open doorway was a
tall figure clothed in military costume.
representing Uncle Sam. On each side
of the miniature building were three
windows. and in each window was Il
man reading a book.
At the very end of the procession
came a barouche drawn by four grey
horses which was without police pro-
lection. In the carriage We're Mr.. and
Mrs. o. C. Emerson, II. Roberts and
Mrs. F. ]. Campbell. The carriage was
| profusely decorated with American
| flags and Mrs. Campbell wore an
| orange dress.
When the Fight Hcgnr.
when the rear of the procession was
| between Brooks and Putnam streets,
| on Saratoga street, the crowd closed in.
| A drunken woman, decked in tawiry
| finery. marched up to the rear of the
carriage. shouting loud insults. The
ladies shrank back in fright. One of
the men pushed the drunken woman
tlck Some men in the crowd fell
upon the man with loud shouts. A
milk can sailed through the air, falling
into the carriage.
Albert E. Andrews. of Everett. pri
vate in the Roxfoury Horse guards,
was standing on the sidewalk near by.
He was in full uniform, his sabre at
his side Andrews had been in the es-
cort of the mayor all the morning.
The bright yellow plume Of his helmet
attracted the attention Of the strug
Cling ladies in the carriage.
Help u.s." one of them cried, shrilly.
Andrews rushed into the thick of the
fight. drawing his sabre as he ran.
He waved the heavy blade above his
head. The crowd fell back a second.
then rushed upon the orange plume
| with a tremendous roar. Four men
stood by Andrews, one of them bran
dishing two revolvers.
In seven minutes the street was the
scene Of a terrible battle. Gradually
Andrews was driven up Saratoga
street. Twice he fell. Twice the man
with the revolvers fired 1t is very
| probable the revolvers were charged
| only with blank cartridges. Andrews
retreated. slashing and fenting with
his sabre, but cutting only once. when
one young man named Stewart, Of
| Brooks street, had his nose slashed off
Charge Of Mounted Police
Hardly had the crowd started the
| fight when a messenger was sent for
| the police. This time there was not
policeman within a quarter of mile.
Captain Irish detailed three mounted
policemen to the rescue. They came
down Boston street on the gallop. At
| the time Andrews and his supporters
| were nearly done for, Officer Bates and
| two others did great fighting. Bates
| was struck by brick Immediately on
arriving on the scene. A number of his
teeth were knocked out His uniform
was gpattered with blood.
| with great difficulty Andrews was
| protected till ne reached No. 449 Sara
toga street. where he dashed under
Bates' horse and escaped over fence
into his fathers house.
| The mounted officers held the crowd
at bay ten minutes more. then a pla-
toon of fourteen officers dashed to the
rescue. clubbing right and left. Many
heads were broken before the crowd
went scurrying down Saratoga street.
Michael Doyle. Of Morris street, was
clubbed so severely that he now lies dy-
ing at the city hospital.
A small detachment Of the paraders
was coming down Border street just
after the parade had been dismissed
At the corner OF Maverick street there
was trouble which originated In the
same manner as did the other disturb
ances of the day. There was hooting
and kissing, followed by personal al
tercations between those who were
coming from the parade and the people
In the crowd. Some sticks and stones
were thrown and the melee Increased.
whereupon a number Of the paraders
drew pistols and began firing indiscrim-
inately.
John Wills Killed.
John w. Wills. who Is said to be an
involuntary participant In the affair,
was struck by bullet and received in
juries which resulted In his DEATH
Just a few feet from Wills stood John
Ross, one of the paraders. Ross pointed
his pistol at Wills. according to the
testimony Of a man VINO stood next to
him, and fired, the bullet striking Wills
just above the right hip. passing into
his abdomen. He gave a stified cry and
fell to the pavement.
When Wills fell. a young man named
John Quirk sprang toward him and
bent over the bleeding body. He claims
that Ross pointed his pistol at him and
fired again. The bullet grazed hls