New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-09
KILLED ON A CHOWDER.
WILLIAM HAGGERTY. OF LONG ISLAND
CITY. RUN OVER BY A WAGON,


LEADERS OF THE NJ J. SULLIVAN
ASSOCIATION - CHURCH BELLS
RANG AN ALARM IN THE
VILLAGE BUT WAR
WAS AvERTED.
William Hagg~ty. a stone-cutter, twenty-eignt
years DID, living In Pearsall-st.. IN the bhsss"e
section OF Long Island City. was killed yesterday
at Corona Long Island, while going to chowder
party. Haggerty and his brother were members OF
the party which started from Long lsiand City
in the morning, with the Michael j. sullivan AS
ISOLATION The party started in four-horse stages
and while passing through Corona the rear "hee'S
OF the stage in which Haggerty and his brother
were stuck in the mud and the horses were uh-
able to move IT, The driver asked the occupants
Of the stage to alight until he had freed his wagon
and they did so. Haggerty Jumped over the side
and fell between the front and rear wheels just
as the horses started the wagon. The rear wheel
passed over Haggertys abdomen. He lived unt
a priest and doctor reached him. His brother re-
mained with the body until an undertaken from
Long Island City drove out and took charge Of the
After the death of Haggerty the party had con-
siderable trouble. and only the cool work by the
leaders OF the party averted fight In which seri-
GUS results might have come to a number OF peo-
pie The destination of the party was large open
field which is about TO be cut up into building lots
by Brooklyn land agent When the wagon ar
rived there. they found delegation Of citizens OF
tion was the Rev William J. Peck. pastor of the
Union Evangelist Church. OF Corona The site site
OF Corona Mr.. Peck informed the Sullvans that
on Saturday night the citizens OF Corona had re re-
age limits ra' would not be tolerated, and that the
sulIivans must go elsewhere II they wanted 10 20
minister said would be enforced by the a1thori nor,
ties and a special force Of constables had been
n In he
The nremen also stood ready TO help the con- n
e T sn said 81 ,a the must o ON
and go elsewhere, but their followers tried to over
ter and his followers from the field but finally all
were in the wagons again. $500.
the shore OF Flushing Bay. about mile and
half from the settled portion OF Corona. There MI
this aroused the Ire of the Sullivans, and trouble
at once on the boards 1t was with the gtmos, most
attacking the party. They surrounded the minis
sna @ and @ rdr6 ws as on to the par of G
prevented fight. Finally the leaders Of the Sulli-
ter chance The minister was not 50 polite as
before and spoke In authoritative manner and
TSe ans full S Of sS and with
this they ran over and and for oaa-. few Sa MINUTES there
force. In the mean time one of the villagers worked
his way out OF the crowd and ran to the village and
fSaa and The s foTSi y,Ss o. ssay
shirts. responded. The party. headed by Constable
Lake, hurried on the double quick to the grove
The Sulllvans meanwhile revled the minister.
and he and his friends probably heard more strong
uttered I'm their village In n month
Tho arrival of the constables and nremen. In
stead OF frightening the Sullvans. further excited
them. as they saw that iespte the reintorcements
tage in numbers and as further incentive to the
Ia1s so was a ss freely ;sa that s
Finally the leaders Of the Sulllvans took the min
lister and his leading friends aside and orderin.,
their followers 10 keep quiet while they gone,
they talked long and earnestly to the minister and
his friends They said there could be only one re-
suit 20 a collision. Some would be Injured both
siiea but that tho chances tho mon from
Long Island city would every citizen OF
Corona In the bay or creek. There was no valid
objection 10 the holding OF the party where they
were There was not house or human habitation
within good-azed fraction Of mile from the
grove. and II they we're LETT alone none would be
the on. while n fight would more
trouble than either side wanted.
The committee finally saw the Suvans had the
best ~ the argument and agreed TO withdraw The
sullivans promised on their part that they would
not again Invade the town.
The minister called his party of, and all. includ-
ing the d-shrted fire laddies tramped back 10 the
village. The Sullivans ate their clans and had
good time, and last night were driven roundabout
way home so as not to pass through the village of