The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-20

dispersed the crowd, making a number of
arrests.
Another crowd got together in a min
ute or two, at Fifty-ffth street and Sec
ond avenue, and when a car bound down
came along 1t met perfect shower of
bricks, stones and other missiles, thrown
from the streets, the windows of the
flats and the roofs Women were per-
feet furies. While a car was passing
Seventy-second street, with Policeman
Gallagher as an escort, a score or more
of the mob tried to board 1t to take off
the conductor and motorman. Gallagher
got off, and drawing two revolvers, walk
ed ahead of the car, clearing the tracks
the mob retreating sullenly. Some one
threw brick and hit Gallagher in the
leg, cutting him badly Twelve mounted
policeman came down the avenue to the
rescue, and dispersed the crowd for the
time being.
STRONG FORCE.
Inspector Cross, Inspector Harley and
Inspector Kane were in charge of the
police at the Ninety-sixth street stables
of this line. They had 600 policemen at
the stables, and distributed along the
avenue at various places.
The cars coming into the stables from
down town looked as if they had run the
gauntlet of Balaklava. Windows were
broken and sides dented In, and more
than one motorman left his post with the
statement that he had all he wanted
One car which had Ill fares and trans
fers rung up at Fourteenth street, had
only the motorman, conductor and po-
lice escort and two men aboard when It
reached Eighty-flfth street Several of
the passengers had been hit and wound
ed and got off the car further down
town.
The Plaza, near ST. Marks church.
Snpnnd
thronged with a jeering, riotous crowd of
2,0G0 or more. Police Captain Diamond
had large squad of men there but found
1t almost impossible to keep the crowd
moving.
A favorite diversion for the mob was to
drag up the heavy iron covers that COW
er the conduit manhoIes. These were
turned on end and thrown into the holes.
leaving about half the cover projecting,
and making a most effective barrier.
At o'clock there was a block at
Thirty-eighth street Some one jammed
the slot with wire, and it was half an
hour before the cars could proceed.
A great many men were injured all
along the line. Policeman Olson, Of the
Kingsbridge mounted squad, was thrown
from his horse during a fight near Nine
ty-fourth street. The horse was struck
on the head with a stone and SO fright
ened that 1t reared, throwing Its rider
heavily. The policemanS leg was brok-
en-, and he received internal injuries.
A motorman was struck on the chest
with brick near the up town car stable
and seriously injured. Several of the
passengers of one of the cars going up
town, near Tenth street. received nasty
scalp wounds from stones thrown by the
mob.
The Brooklyn police on duty along up
per Second avenue declared that the riot
inf nit fnII thnT1 hot lo5
ever previously taken place in Brooklyn.
The crowds were greater and more anx-
iouS for a fight.
OPERATIONS SUSPENDED.
At 1920 tonight all operations on the
Second avenue lines We're suspended
None of the companys officials would
assign reason for withdrawing the cars
but the strikers claimed that the COM
pany did not have men enough to run
them. The last car was housed about
1876 and heavy guard of policemen put
about the power house. Detectives were
posted on the elevated structures to
watch the surrounding streets and pre-
vent any one from throwing explosives on
the building.
Louis Minkus, who was injured In one
OF the riots, was found to have a fractur-
ed skull and will probably die.
Capt. Schmittberger, who was in charge
ty-second street, was roughly handled by
the mob at 10 O'Clock tonight. He was
driving down the avenue and encountered
a barricade of paving stones. There was
big crowd standing about and Schmitt-
berger ordered them to disperse. Instead
Of dispensing they attacked him, striking
him In number of places on the head
and chest. He finally got his revolver
out and threatened to shoot. With the as
sistance of some of the patrolmen he dis
persed the mob.
About a hundred motornen emnloved
OH the Eighth avenue line held a meeting
tonight, effected an organization and de-
clared a strike in operation.
RIOTING SERIOUS.
The rioting that took place in New York
this afternoon and tonight was Of a seri-
Gus nature, Infinitely worse than ANYTHING
tnat mas taken place yet in the borough
across the river Scores of peon1e were
injured and severely injured in the Sec
ono avenue district. Tonight that great
thoIoughtare was crowded with a 1eering
hoWnng mob, almost it's entire length
Inc great tenements gave forth their
Work1ngmen residents, who backed IN tho
strikers In many fierce struggle with
the police, and with the men were many
women and still greater numbers of cbii.