The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-11
LIVE COAL STARTS A RIOT.
CROOKED SEQUENCE OF WRY Events
~ ALLEN STREET.

Man Decided TO Sleep on Fioor-Threw Bee Oue
OF W~indow-Conl Fell Into Bed-shopkeepeP
Gobbled he'd - shop Caught Fire Baby
Carriage Lost Owner and Others Riot.
From the fire box OF an engine on the Second
avenue elevated road there dropped a live coal
on Saturday evening into Allen street. Nearly
a whole day later tho people of Allen streot
were so fired with enthusiasm by that coal
though very indirectly-that they had q rios
and mobbed a policeman. The train of circum-
stances is a somewhat devious one. and begins
with Morris Miller.
Morris Miller lives at l56 Allen street with
Rosa Miller. Rosa is no relation of his, beyond
being his landlady. Among Morris's earthly
possessions Is q baby carriage. For some reason,
unexplained. he handed over the baby carriage
on saturday afternoon to Isaac Denbusky. the
agent for the tenement at 1856 Allen street.
Then he went out for a walk. Denbusky, not
feeling called upon to accompany himself With .
baby carriage in his wanderings about the
neighborhood. put that vehicle in the store at
as agent. The store is vacant, save for the
presence of a few straw hats valued at their
In the house next to the store got tired Of Sleep
ing on a mattress and decided thereafter to sleep
good enough to sleep II a man is in the proper
condition. This particular somebody cast his
mattress into the outer darkness and It fell into
had stored Millers baby carriage.
Here is where the live coal enters in. 1t fell
upon the mattress and smouldered In through
the cover. Denbusky. who happened to be pass:
ing along. also fell upon the mattress, bundled
the smouldering coal. He was in a hurry to COB
the mattress under cover for fear somebody else
W Was a d sfe at az I 49, Alien il sn street. Things b tusnS Usually
happen that way when you shut up q live coal
fire out. also the mattress. the straw hats and
the baby carriage. No one took much interest
SON or persons unknown took the baby carriage
out for a stroll and forgot to bring II back.
aI DenSos * ,be mourning s;oTe aaa o tSe r ths sS % of ! mat Ct
tress which he had got for nothing. made no
account, of the Perambulator. It was oroughe
back to his mind by its owner, who came around
argued the matter out in front of the vacant
",vere's my carriage :" asked Miller. coming
to the point at once.
Don't you tell mel" cried Miller. "IgifiS
'".E0Shh . Sts!e!oT Bot 10 Carriage aaGG 9ass said Denbusky in
the tones Of one who has, Just remembered some
thing he hasn't thought Of for a long time.
"Mein GottI + cried Miller. ITS burnted up.
\ 1t didn't get itself 6urnted, bu! my good
cent for@v HE. ali shpoi@" '
Vat should l care for your mattressl vere's
aXasn!ti tellin' yOui Der frcmen dey come
"Mcin Gott! Dey smash dot baby carriage
up like kindling woods. hey
No, dey don't. Dey got it out all right"
NelT
XXI" Xil' ds sbsls sl5;d Miller. We're. my baby
II don't know it. 1t vent away"
People gathered around: In II moment the
disputants would have begun TO pull each
Sager OF the Eldridgc street station. who told
the T n n to Shut shut up f Snd IS go Sd into ahs ho nsebustv
whose blood was UP. dis is my place. | stay
Arrest him: shouted Miller. pointing at his
OppOncnt, HE stole my baby carriage and
blurrnted it up. '.
& in the house" said sager.
Miller on the other side. ana the tug.ot-war be-
lis club and prsodded Rosa in the ribs. Ills was
unwise. Immediately some hfty, persons Or
eyes, tore of his belt, wrosted away his club.
threw him down, and DANCED s upon him with
i HON Is only Sn!" a short distance rtD, away. S' Il did in@.
take long for tho news to get thcre, and
s sS7T,-t and NeI B4sw ssnt wS Ss' p h : Sp .S Gss;
or four other officers on the way, When
they reached the scene of tho trouble the street
riot. With, drawn clubs tho. rescu,.s fought
their way through and got in sight, OF their fel.
had recovered, wrenchcd away from him again.
For a minute here was tho li,vcliest kind OF u
When it was over she was under arrest. So was
Miller. Tho crowd scattered and Dcnbusky.
fromthe safe refuge OF a third story window.
Yah. Miller! Take him away to dor coop. He
and Rosa were both locked up. Miller's last 70.
alarm be sent out for his baby carriage. The
rest OF he afternoon on Allen street was taken
llceman Sager had offered IA reward OF 81 for the
return OF his club and belt. somebody returned
wait for the reward. Miller's baby carriage u
still missing.