New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
THE list ARMORY STORMED.
onD.pn AND HIS MEN OVERRIDE
FRANCEs'S LOCKOUT

,,vn,rrSAxT ROPER GETS IN BY "iNDo"
AND LETS N THE list RECRUITS. VII" hh'''
ryv pr.JDrNG THROUGH THE NIGHT.
m. disagreement between CoioneI "us"''uS
r Frances Of the Hist Regiment anu O"f'''
cries IL Stoddard, who came heio va
cruiting mission from tampa 'Wo "'
20 get 3G7 men to fill UP the hs' hee'''''"N
IN Cuba assumed belligerent aspect '
Cantain Stoddard three days as'
snec,sl order from Colonel FRANCES ''u7'. us ~
,or,ner 70 get ont OF the ar"'''! q"
,orr,h.st and Pa:k-ave captain "'ouu"'" "
,rsed N nudge. and. though the lirne "'''' was
O., .or las; night. the Captain ana MS 'eo'ui''
az. more firmly intrenched IN the a'''o's 'o'"'
"'e INV other time since the Captain began
recrui,,nc in the big armory. lhroueh ruse
49, nort Of Colonel Frances. Captain Stod-
sa,d and his 27O-odd recruits were locked out
49,. nicht and the big doors and iron gates
were barred ana IoCheu "e' ~ ~
.on,tor Iohn Gormley
o ,rbre the recruiting officer and his
<.... ,.e,o NJ dinner that Gormley acting un-
49, instructions from Colonel Frances. set up
-, ,orr;cade II WAS shortly after = O'Clock
49,. 1-irs, Lieutenant Frederick Hopper. who Is
Nv, IN command 10 CAPTAIN Stoodard. discov-
o-ad the lockout He called Gormey and com
,oanded him % open the gate and doors CORN
ley refused Armly. but politely
"Onen the doors or III see that it's done!
Numbered Lieutenant Hopper. who preceoeo
Colonel Greene in the command or the ISL
Regiment and who was later member OF "oV-
ernor Hnl's staff. Gormley paid no attention
20 Kopper's order, and began to smile conten'ed-
" al the increasing crowd on the sidewalk on
the Thirty fourth st. side Of the armory' In
few minutes Lieutenant Hopper was reinforced
by Private Harry Martin. Texan ranger VINO
carries a dirk IN his swordbelt. What's the
matter. Colonel" shouted the Texan, address
ing Lieutenant Hopper. Without waiting for an
exclamation Martin. having taken in the situa-
ton at a glance. prying open one OF the
windows in the Board Room. II did not take
long 70 omen the window and in less time than
I. ,akes 70 tell II Lieutenant Hopper clambered
ovor Martins back and shoulders and into the
s,r,orv through the open window. followed by
ahou. ffty recruits while the crowd in the
street cheere6 heartily. Lieutenant Hopper had
little difficulty IN finding bunch OF duphca'e
KEYS With these the doors were unlocked. ana
possession was retaken. In order TO prevent
the possibility Of another lockout Lieutenant
Hopper placed guard at the door. WIFE III
perative orders not 10 admit any one, nor even
Colonel Frances himself. should he appear
During the excitement following the invasion
~ the building the janitor rushed around TO .ie
East Thirty-Hfth-st. police station ana repor oh
10 the sergeant az the desk that oruhkeh "lp"
was beseging and breaking INTO tilt o. nui
Roundsman Smith and four patroHeH nu. -,
10 the armory and. after making iu,.Ie ,
fort TO dislodge the recruits asked Lltu'e' ar,
Hopper to surrender to them possession oi Wv
arrnory This Lieutenant Hopper stou.'S
fused 10 DO and after being threatened VIII
hodilv injury by Private Martin II tney oa!,u
touch a United States soldier the poilce ~ ~
drew 10 the sidewalk, where they olsPeI SCI ~
croud This feat was hailed with cheers "nIci
were renewed again and again by the ha ;n
who had bivouacked in the armory' 10 uiV
tense qualification Of Lieutenan. N.Y. ns.umed
in the absence Of Captain e'oouaA'
Two hours later Roundsman smith reyurme a-
N the arnOry and asked Lieutenant hopnP,
what authority. II any, he mao 10 ''A'
possession and hold the armory $1,000. con.,.,
II IN, here bv authority Of Adjutant- Genera
Tillinghast. Governor Black and the Con rnn'asd
der-nC Chief Of the Cnited states tn ryoundsman
withdrew and the crowd cheereo AGAIN "a
this iuncture Captain Stoddard appeared anu
smiled sarcastcally on being toio ""a' '
Then the roll was called and the men were
instructed to repair 20 the Milis house' ~
Bleecker-st.. for the night. More than ~ ~.
hundred refused to leave the armory. on the
ground that they would not desert the, ~, SUI
nar,or officers in a time Of great moment Those
IL .ha
bicyc,e race on the main drill floor. whlle ths
others sought repose on chairs ana boxes anu
not a few on the floor. -, r.,.
The guard. comprising Privates Irwin. feno'e
ton. Martin and Hopper, the latter son Oh
Lieutenant Hopper. sat down on tI,e GoUi ,,,n
Win the Sntentior OF continuing their vgn untII
relieved at O'Clock this morning Cap.as"
stoddard and Lieutenant Hopper announce
heir Intention OF sleeping in the Board room
over night Lieutenant Hopper said that any
attempt at eviction BY Colonel Francis "ouio 10
met with force. ,>.,.
Why" said the lieutenant. CofoneI FRANCES
has not sand enough in him 10 fight he never
fought He wriggled himself out OF going 10
Rull Run in 1862 and he funked when the as,
went out this last time. wish somebody "ouid
go and tell him that am firmly intrencheo IN
here. and raising hell. too
OF the 300 men needed Captain Stoddard says
he now lacks thirty seven, and Will continue re-
cruiting today and tomorrow. just as ne dld
last night. Mr.. Patterson. superintendent or
the building said he had instructions from
Colonel Francis authorizing him 10 admit Cap
tain Stoddard into the armory to-day Colonei
Francis was not at the armory last night