The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
RIOT ON ELEVATED TRAIN.
DRUNKEN GREEKS CREATE COM
MOTION ON A CAR

Ehey broVe AL the hhaatuketb
Unabie to Cope with Thcm-Greeks Lay on
the Floor when Policemen Cane-Ench
Grabbed Ono and Pitched Him out.
A party of Greeks, in which were eight mon
and q number OF boys. got into the third car Of a
Sixth avenue elevated railroad train at South
Ferry last evening at IL O'Clock. The mon
had been drinking, and, as soon as
the train started. they began to sky
lark, punching each othor, and trying
to trip each other up. They tumbled around
the car, falling on tho other passengers and
knocking some of them from their seats. Sew
eral women had taken seats in the oar, and
some Of the Greeks thought 1t would add to the
gayety OF the trip IL they sat In the women's
laps.
As the heat Of the car increased the effect OF
the liquor which they had drunk, the Greeks
antics became 30 rough that all the other pas
sengers were driven out Of the car except q
Chinese lnundryman, who was going to his
homo after n day on Staten Island.
The Chinnman paid no attention to tho
drunken Greeks. Finally one Of them caught
sight of him and knocked his hat off, and while
some held him tho others tried to take his
clothes Off and to undo his queue, which was
braided and coiled on the crown Of his head.
The eight Greeks surrounded the laundryman
oAtt iihuhSt hihh u 'SASAs SSaSsS
wriggle away from them and get into the second
car.
After the Chiuaman left tho car the Greeks
began to sing and shout. Some of them lay
down in the aisle Of the car and rolled around.
| Others 10y down on their bellies and crawled
under the seat racks. lifting the cane scat bot
The drunken men shouted, danced. md
mauled each other IN the aisies and
xShn hnarAnl iha train 1a red In nnlnr the car.
Sc veral persons who did get into the car were
set upon by the drunken men and were hauled
about, mauled. and driven out. The guards on
the train warned the disorderly men to behave
themselves.
cars became rowded. and at Grand street tho
train hands made an effort to stop the disturb
anoe. Contn in,o ,h bei len ana ai nr %nerp tb pa Gyyc ana
to sit down and behave themselves. The eight
men regarded the order as a joke;
The entire party of Greeks rushed to the end
of the car where the guards were standing and
surrounded them. The Greeks put their arms
them to the door. and hustled and dragged
All the Greeks were strong men, and the train
hands found that they were powerless to stop
Conductor Feleman ordered the train to run to
Blocker street. When 1t reached the station
third coach was so loud that it attracted the
a rsn inio OF the seo PPi SGHS,te IN Office ice 't aed had nSI'% tho
operator telegraph to Police Headquarters for
From Police Headquarters tho order, was
sent to tho Mercer street station, and Po-
i lice %ora Ba 5niIsd Bf eS \ on bsa and s saa IL aO sne
railroad station on the run. Feleman had the
engineer run the train slowly through West
in the car was so loud that a crowd ran ulong in
the street underneath the train. listening to 1t.
The tr In got to the station before tho policemen
ii waited several minutes for the bluecoets.
During ali this time tho Greeks continued ia
chase zach other around the car they wer6 In
and shouted At the tops Of their voices:
o, The bsd four srr, P9lios at the we si. Rst ses stat tsTns sIm Ss'
exhausted by their rapid run. They had picked
up another map q, on the W xSyi and M
Greeks saw the policemen they stopped
skylarking. and gathered in a knot in
G fSsm end I'd % ts' t fsF' ca Tho f PSa'e snssks 0t didn!J
move. except TO crowd closer together.
them. all tho Greeks lay down on the floor. They
refused to move. and declared that they intend
ed to finish their journey TO siy,ysixth street
PROSTATE Greeks kicked and'squirmed. ,,,,
Each policeman grabbed 6h,l. a g Greek EEL ch hauled led hin 4,
on tho platform: The Greeks made no resist
AL, of them seemed to have lost their nerve
and as many as could ,Ib,s sbe AXE nosas tne SIo oT 10 o
station platform when it was known thai
q fight was going on and ran away
away tH' The RHo' police arrested theodore anG
George Giatras. John Girakas. and Georg.
Msynoyenes. all of whom said they lived at 20t
West Sixty-nInth street. Charges OF disorderly
conduct in a public conveyance were made
against all of them. As Theodore Giatrns and
Girakas were especially drunk. charges o.
intoxication were made against them. All de
scribed themselves as florists.
Although the Greeks had fallen or been pushed
against the windows OF the car many times dur
ing the row. none OF the car windows had beer
broken. The seats were strewn around the foo
of the car and the mats piled w in the middle
The city directory. gives 2O5 West Sixty
ninth street aSthe home OF George Giatras
florist, who has shops at 249. 263, 42S. and 90:
Columbus avenue and Al West Seventy.secon
street.