New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-14
STUDENTS ~ A LIVELY FIdHi'
PrsrpvEs CALLED OUT TO oUELL THE
DISTURBANCE IN WEST FIFTY-SEVENTH-
sT.-EX-MAYOR GRACE's SON MADE
A PRISONER IN HIS FATHERs
STABLE.

Two Of Columbia's sophomores unwllllnsV spre@u
,,o,- log. under the freshmens mahogany at the
latter's banquet .-4st night. and elsh' Oh tIo NO.
men dressed In evening clothes FOR their h's' O'"
dinner passed the night ms prisoners Oh thelr III
piacable enemies IN the stables OF e1-Mayor orace
Incidentally Dickinson president OF the sophotho'c
class was arrested and in order to dueIi the MANY
fights II was necessary order out forty reserves
from the West Forty -seventh-s;. police station
Tho scene OF these troubles was In ana ABOUT '"S
restaurant In Carnegie Music Hall tn" OBJECT Oh
the strugge was twofold The freshmen desired
10 get a fcw "sophs" 10 entertain them at inc Dali
get and tho "sophs' were extremely anxious 10
enjoy the company OF n few men or l9ol. Boh
were successful. The freshman dinner was inc oe't
In years on the other hand. the "sophs manager
to capture William Henry Grace. n son or eh-Ma|oT
Grace and president OF the freshman class. VINO
was TO respond TO the toast Of Glass lCl COL
lege" The other prize captured was william Ems
Mitchell. vice pr, sidout Of the mines VINO was 10
speak "A Freshman
The freshmen had tried hard TO keep the meet
ing-place secret Being winners OF the football
game the cane sprees. the tug-of-war. and having
successfully been photogrt phed from the library
steps. they knew that desperate efforts would be
made 10 break up the dinner. Cautiously, they
gave Il out that tho feast would be served AT 'he
Holland House last Friday. Among tho capuVes
o, the "sophs" on that day WAS Esser. VINO WAS
forced by the sophomores TO promise that no would
dinner In orde. that he could not keep his prom
ise tho freshmen leaders determined TO make him
a prisoner. They put him In coabln III west
Flfy-siXth-st.. and UP to late hour last night
he had rot been released. In order further TO
throw. tho sophomore. or the scent. notice was
posted In West Hall. calling for IA meeting OF the
freshmen class tus noon 10 discuss Important
business
Somehow or other. the "sophs" learned OF the
dinner abou, o'clock. and Immediately teleSrams
to al, the members OF the class 10 De al
Carnegie H-u by p. IN. Al that hour only eight
noplomorcs had appeared. and inside. preparing
FOR the feas;, almost al OF the freshman
class 4 few minutes later Cornell and Pinkney
drove NJ tn cab. In a twinkns the "sophs
were on them. ant had started to drag them down
Fl,ty-seven,h-st They yelled for their classmsies
who quickly responded. and up and down tho
street the rollcgiaus fought. the sophomores con-
tinuauy Increasing In numbers Near Sisth-ave
they found tao cabs. into which the Two enp,iye'
were thrown and then driven 20 ne stAot OF eh,
Mayor Grace IN East seventy fourth-sL Athoush
there /. freshman. Grace. his brother VINO y a
sophomore had ,ome iimS ago given ms i.red
It tho most available place for prison Last even
When tho TWO mon had been removed; tho fight.
INK became more and more fierce call was sent
TO the Twcnty-second Precinct station for the re-
serves. and IN about a quarter OF an loqT u0iHS
policemen. under Rouudsmen ,agnGy ana liusntss
WINS Ignorant OF the dinner. was about TO visit
friend on tho opposite side OF tho street. when nc
son used his lists effectively. and made Two OF MS
antagonists roll over on the sidewalk Just then
he was bounced upon and arrested Even inc
freshmen admit that his arrest was mistake as
he was attacked and had taken no part IN the
trouble Inter he was hailcd out ny DanieI j.
Grammar ~ No 20 West Forty-sevcnth-st $500,
Early IN the day the freshmen had caught VIII
tam g Melssner Algcrnon g. Schacncr ana Iohn
u Reed sOphomOTcs. who were TO be usch rs
court testers" when tho speaking al me dinner
was finished. Tho last-named was placed IN
West Fifty-sevcnth-st stable. About $50 O'Clock
ten ~ MS companions. who had learned OF MS
Whereabouts appeared. and nghting on me
hosilcrs released him. Tho other two were uTn
hand and foot to chairs In the banquet nan.
Meissner. In trying 20 cut the cords with knile
which he held In his teeth. cut himself paintuIy;
President Grace was captured ~ he came Out or
his house lie put up good night. but WAS nnaliy
bound. and for the rest Of the night enjoyed coIu
comfort IN his fathers stable. Duden was caught
IA he came out OF the Grand Central Station:
Mitchell and Shea seized Mt the Circle. and
two cabs were required 10 take them to the prison.
John r. Mitchell father OF Vice President Nit
cheu appeared at the restaurant just as The
Tribune reporter arrived there Mr. Mitchell heard
OF his sons capture and took II good-nat uredly:
well. and that n little thing like that would make
I college life more enjoyable.
The men who missed tho dinner and were held
as prisoners are Grace, Mitchell Bernhcm, Pink
new Duden OShea. AppleRnte and Cornell. Two
who escaped being there only by the healthy use
OF their lists are Gardiner Ladd G!lsey and Cor
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