New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05
A FATAL RIOT IN BOSTON.
CAUSED BY A WOMAN IN AN ORANGE
COLORED DRESS.

OF PROFESSIONAL SOLDIERS YELLOW
PLUME ALSO ENRAGED THE RIOTERS
FINALLY AN INNOCENT BYsTANDER
WAS SHOT AND KILLED
OTHERS WOUNDED.
Boston. July 4-Extraordinary scenes were
enacted in East Boston to-day. The trouble be-
gan with an exchange of hostilities between
paraders and sightseers who lined the side
walks and it ended with the killing of one per-
son and the wounding of two others. All the
trouble in connection with the afternoon
parade. which had coTe to be called 'the Little
Red Schoohouse parade" The paraders repre-
sented A. p. A. lodges. Patriotic Sons Of Ameri
ca orange lodges. the Order OF United Work
men, and other kindred societies.
The procession started from White-st. at about
1:3O o'clock 1t was escorted by a squad Of police
who led the column and nanked both sides OF 1t
for a hundred yards. There fully 800 police
men under the command of Deputy Pierce and
CAPTAIN Irish There were about 200 men In the
parade. 1t was headed by the Little Red
schoolhouse" which has been the subject Of
much talk and comment. 1t was fac-simile of
the regulation New-England schoolhouse. In
front were number of men with sashes made of
the Stars and Stripes. Standing in the open
doorway was tall figIre. clothed in military
costume representing Uncle Sam. On each side
Of the miniature building three windows
and in each window was a reading book
The float covered with red white and blue
bunting and the schoolhouse was surmounted by
the stars and Stripes.
At the end of the procession. which was
without police protection. was barouche
drawn by four gray horses. In the carriage
were O. C. Emerson. H. Roberts. Mrs. Q. c.
Emerson and Mrs. +. J. Campbell. The car
rage was profusely decorated with American
flags, and Mrs Campbell wore an oranse-col-
ored dress
HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN.
When the rear of the procession was between
Brooks and Putnam SITS, in Saratoga-st, the
crowd closed in. A drunken woman, decked in
tawdry fnery. marched up to the rear of the
carriage shouting insulting speeches. The
women in the carriage shrank back in fright
one Of the men pushed the drunken woman
away Some men in the crowd fell upon the
man with loud shouts milkcan sailed
through the air and fell into the carriage the
occupants Of which shouted for help.
Albert L. Andrews. Of Everett. a private IN
the Roxbury Horse Guards. was standing on
the sidewalk nearby. He was in full uniform,
with his sabre at his side. Andrews had peeh
in the escort of the Mayor all :hc morning
and had just returned To his fathers house at
No 45l Saratoga-st. The bright yellow plume
Of his helmet attracted the attention of the
struggling women in the carriage.
Help us soldier" of them cried.
Andrews rushed into the thick of the fight.
drawing his sabre as he ran. He waved the
blade above his head and the crowd fell back
81 second. Then they rushed upon the orange
plume with tremendous roar. Four men stood
by Andrews. one of them brandishing two SELL
cooking revolvers
perate fight Gradually Andrews was driven
up sa~~t.ss -st.--fwfcr ne feii. and twice the
auffh fh.r At,ch 10 fhs
pistols were charged with blank cartridges
Andrews retreated slashing and feinting with
lis sabre. but cutting only once. when young
man named Stewart. OF Brooks-st.. had his
nose slashed off.
As soon as the crowd started the fight. mes
senger was sent foi the police. There was not
policeman within quarter of mile. captain
Irish detailed three mounted men 10 go TO the
rescue. They rode DIVE Boston-st at gal
lOp. AT this time Andrews and his supporters
were nearly done for. officer A. S. Bates and
two others did some vigorous fighting. Bates
struck by a brick and several of his teeth
were knocked out. His Uniform was spattered
with blood. With great difficulty Andrews was
protected till he reached No. 40 Saratoga-st..
where he dashed under Batess horse and es-
capped Ovei fence into his fathers house. The
mounted officers held the crowd at bay for ten
minutes more and then a platoon OF fourteen
officers dashed TO the rescue. clubbing right and
left Many heads were broken before the crowd
went scurrying down Saratoga-st.
Michael Doyle. of Morris-st was dubbed so
severely that he is dying at the City Hospital
ONLY two arrests were made The crowd made
another attack on the line at Prince ton-st.. but
they were easily dispersed
THE SHOOTING or WILLS
As the result of another riot. John W. Wills
lies dead at the East Boston police station.
Patrick A. Kelly had the back of his head split
open and John Quirk suffered wound just
above his left temple. A small detachment Of
the paraders was coming down Bordcr-st. just
after the parade had been dismissed. Al about
..F Nax rich md 81 In from of
the Atlantic Works, there was trouble. which
originated IN the manner as did the other
disturbances Of tho day. There was hcOting
and kissing. followed by personal encounters
between tnos,. who we're coming from the pa
radc and the pcopl, In the crowd Some sticks
and stones were thrown, and the fighting in
creased Whereupon number Of the paraders
drew pistols and began firing unfortunately.
Wills. the man who was killed Is said 10 have
been an involuntary participant in the affair.
teng on the street merely as onOoker. Just
a few feet from Wills stood John Ross one Of
the paraders. Ross pointed his pistol at Wills.
rext to him, and fired. The bullet struck Wills
Just above the right hip. passing into his alb
6omen The stricken man gave a cry and fell
70 the pavement.
Oulrk sprang toward him and bent over his
bleeding body. Qurk declares that Ross pointed
his pistol at him and fired again. The bullet
grazed his right temple. Patrick A. Kelly was
wounded but whether with bullet not. Is
MT known
Ross and a man named Harold G. Brown were
arrested on suspicion. while many persons were
held as Witnesses Ross lives at No. GO Beach st.
Cambridgeport Wills lived al No Y Webster
ave East Boston. and was a 'longshoreman in
the employ OF John II. Sullivan
The police formed a gard about the rest OF
the paraders and escorted them to the ferry. On
tho ferryboat they hid their badges and regalias.
and they were soon lost In the crowd.