The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
THE BUNGAL00S' RAID.
Invaded the Enemy's TerritOry-PO-
lice Are Active.

The "Bungaloos' and the "Red Clouds
and Beavers" the white and black news
boys, bootblacks and street urchins who
are contending with each other for SUI
premacy to the extent of engendering a
miniature race war, tried to get together
last night, but were not extensively sue
cessful. 1t was the intention of the colored
boys to meet at the corner of North and
Blackford streets, and the whites were to
have formed for action at the Park Theater.
But a colored man, who pretended sym
pathy with the cause, learned of these in
tentions and informed the police. The pc
lice were at the meeting places in force
and the early corners among the two fac
lions scattered to their homes early. At 8
o'clock the vicinity of the Park Theater
was freer from small boys than ever before
on night of performance.
There were few more determined boys
in the ranks of the "Bungaloos," however,
who were not to be thwarted by a small
thing like police interference. They passed
the word around that they would gather at
the Union Station at o'clock and at that
hour thirteen dirty ragged lads, ranging
in age from ten to fifteen years, met at
the Union Station and started on a raid
through "Bucktown" and Petersburg"
boys were cautious that their intentions
should not become known. They were I'M
armed when they started west on Louisiana
street, but they found clubs as they passed
by Coburn & Joness lumber yard and they
made formidable company as they skirted
the business center and started for the field
of action.
Two or three of them dropped out before
Washington street was crossed, but about
ten stalwarts continued the march. They
l.
tary Park and kept shy of this place,
though they crossed the canal at Black
ford street. Ihey Spit up INTO .b seveEal
probably would not have suspected that
anything unusual was taking place. The
company went north to Michigan street and
west to Minerva without meeting with any
adventure. Here a few colOred boys were
congregated but they scattered out and
The noise made attracted the attention of
a number of grown people and the Bunga-
loos were glad TO dispense and escape from
the enemy's country.
This is the nearest to an engagement had
last night 1t was rumored that big mob
forming on South West street early in
the evening but it never came as far north
as Washington street and the police failed
to find it.
Yesterday afternoon the police anticipated
trouble in Irons alley when the newsboys
should gather in front of the University of
Journalism fer their evening papers. Bicy-
Gle Patrolmen Holtz and Wallace were de-
talleu 10 ASSIST HaJrOInaH Dull, Dul lliiey
had nothing to do. These two officers also
learned the names of number OF the boys
implicated in Wednesd9 nights rioting and
they will be arrested. Several of them were
found yesterday at school. and We're not
disturbed. Among those whom the officers
found at the school at the corner of North
and Pennsylvania streets were the following
Jesse Clark, East Wabash street; Clarence
Bybee, North New Jersey street; Joseph
Maze Wabash street; Elijah Williams AS
Superior street; Clyde Brakeman. Washing
ton street between East and New Jersey
streets Willis Melvin, Capitol avenue near
Indiana avenue; Patty Payne, (new) 936
Superior street. All these are Red Clouds.
Acting Superintendent Quigiey is deter
mined to break up the rioting. He looks at
the matter seriously and thinks that much
trouble might occur if the boys were al
lowed to continue their feud He has in
structed the force to learn the names of as
many as possible Of the boys who par
ticipated in the riots and to secure war
rants for their arrest.