New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-02
RIOTS IN "HELL'S KITCHEN"
SEVERAL PERSONS HURT IN FIGHTS RE-
SULrING FROM A RACE WAR.

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! Carey Bates. colored. twenty-five years old; OF
No 432 West Thirty -ninth-st. who Is employer ny
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company caused con-
siderable excitement near his home yesterday ar
ternoon by shooting and painfully wounding TWO
men and horse. He attempted to escape anu
was followed by large number OF men ana boys
who would have treated him roughly had they
caught him. He az far as the patrol staoies VI
the West Thrty-seventh-st. station. with the re-
volver still IN his hand, where he was arrested by
Policeman White. whom he attempted to shoot
Late In the afternoon he was arraigned IN the
West Side Police Court. and held without BAH py
Magistrate Deuel. for examination to-day. Inc
police say that there was no cause Tor the shoo'-
Ing The men shot were George Clarke. twenty
ono years old Of No 4g5 West Thirty -ninh-st. and
William McGraw. thrty-two years old. Of No. 53l
West Thirty nnth-st. Both were shot In the right
leg. and are now in Bellevue Hospital The IN
jured animal being driven by McGraw IL Is
said that Bates fired at random. Clarke was on
the opposite side of the street and McGraw was
driving the horse.
The shooting was the result OF violent race
war which has held Thrty-ninth-st In state OF
terror for several weeks. Between Ninth ana
Tenth live many negroes. ana II Is said ny
the police that the war has been waged more oit-
tery since a week ago. the landlords made an
effort 10 get all the white tenants out ana nave
their rooms taken By negroes. After the shooting
Yesterday the excitement continued in the street
and grew more intense as the hours went py' Al
nlghtflll Thrty-ninth-st.. between Ninth ana
Tenth aves filed with crowds Oh exciled per
sons so that two policemen were stationed at each
end OF the block to be ready in case Of trouble
At s % clock three colored men ran into the west
Thirtv-seventh-st station and said that there was
a riot in the street and that the col0red persons
being slaughtered. section OF reserves was
that there had been several fights. but that notn-
ing serious had occurred than me SIsnt GU ,
Tho had inn
appeared. However 1t looked as though there
nigh; be a serious outbreak at any moment. me
which blocked the street kept moving.
out THE % Which had sd4 0oH
the police. believing that all was quiet ior tne
night had Withdrawn the reserves there e, wsar
end Of the block The block Is the very cTn'e se Of
in Years gone BY. for the old Kitchen that was
the scene Of many wild crime was az no, S St9 10
last nlrht occurred. Although everything seemed
quiet at all o'clock. the streets were ned WIN LIZ,
happen. The street was pitch dark, ana th-re We
not ght TO be seen in any OF on rne et TaS SSs Oh
Suddenly there was a wild shout, followed 9uIc"H,
tie house No 55s West Thirty-n St was thrown
open and "A streak Of light from wlthi'i shV P,n,
later these men poured from the houses. shouting
they came and tourishns revovedS' "hch '"eS
In another moment there wild confusion IN
the Men fell over one another IN TYNE Ip
S6,ght II" 6;revented them from getting the spot
where the negroes rushed mad.y about with the'f
A dozen messengers were soon on the way 10 me
police station for the reserves Inc iour pJCeTb a
shooting of revovers soon stopped each man eEi,
dent.y having only one round Then hand NAM
struggle began between the negroes ana the wntcs.
Tho policemen. clubs in hand battered ne rve e
reached the street nve minutes after the shooting
began The negroes fed into the houses as r nn
icc was TO clear the streets While they were t,y
Ing to do this the negroes made their way TO me
shower Of 6atrons. bottles. bricks and lamps.
A section OF the reserves attended TO those WHO
had been injured and to keeping the street clear
While the second section beat through the houses
I'm search OF the hghtirg negroes =, -, ~ sa,
VIZ, Fnr,,nthst was hlt in the breast by one OF
the FIRST shots nred He EEL on the Sidewalk ,, put
cS Ss S Sw2y was ey removed IT said he could
not i've. a priest was called. VINO pefior'heu ''e
as A, r..Is Pord"n. coored gardener Of No $50
Forty hfths was beaten up p,in w sns taken
to Roosevelt Hospital suffering from t Two b sho
wounds 81 the head and contus,ohs o' '"e ''''
old broken AND sSeS 10 drf
Hospital. ,,. ,.o. s,,hhsd IN the
an unknIM W. was being led 10 an ambulance when
he yes dragged away by friends ana hlnuetl III OIL
Of the houses along the street ~ Is not Nno"" "'"
The f6owing negroes arrested Thomas sr FL
RrSon Thirty-nlnth-st and Tenth-ave.' Davm
parkins No 5ss West Thirty mint hist WiI ,h
axel Ne 1 as W Wes, Thirty George
Dixon No 63s West Thirty min Frank I. kNhs
10 20 Ss West Thirty-nlnth-st; Joseph Gepsh,Sn
10 53s West Thirty Ine NH Ss EFFORTS OF
w., mere roI,oe John Gateiy No 5s West Thir,ynnth-
ct John Weyman. No Sg IVES. TIL r.htii,.iyv.ninthst
H netore Midnight the street quiet again hut
number OF pa,rolmen were left on duty there