The Portland daily press., 1899-07-20

surging mobs on Second avenue tonight
were too much for them. More than a
hundred arrests were made and probably
as great q number of persons were In
jured by the free use Of the night stick,
but even Chief Devery believes. together
with bis inspectors, that more forcibie
measures than that will have to he adopt
ed. New York has not seen such Tioting
In many day.
Several times during the afternoon, the
police were called upon to quell riots in
Second avenue, but none was OF serious
import. The real trouble did not begin
until the thousands Of working people
who live along that thoronghfare came
home from work. By z O'Clock, Second
| avenue from 10th street to the stables on
Goth street and even as far as 10th
streets. was filled FROM curb to curb, and
on both walks with dense mass of peo.
pie. all eager for trouble. Capt. Dona-
hue had sent out squad of men to keep
PEOPLE out of the middle OF the street so
that no tampering with ths slot might
occur. His men used their clubs with
all their power and the only result was
to anger the crowd 50 that little discrimi-
nation was shown between the polioe and
the car men when bricks were thrown.
Police owen Conovan who was
car bound South, was
HIT ON THE HEAD
with brick and knocked of his seat to
the pavement. His left eye was almost
knocked out. He was taken to the Flow
er hospital.
Louis Minkus, nine -year-old boy, got
In front of policeman's club and was
knocked over and had his skull fractured.
He was taken to a hospitll He will
probably die. Mike Sheridan, q strike
| sympathizer. was taken home with "A
| fractured skull. A sergeant and 10 re-
serves was got out on the double quick
and dispersed the crowd, making num-
| ber of arrests
| Another crowd got together soon at 55th
street and Second street. and when q car
bound down came along IL met perfect
shower Of bricks, stones. and other mis-
sils thrown from the street and windows
of the flats and the roofs The women
were perfect fuFies. While car was pass-
ing I'D street, with Policeman Gallagher
as an escort, score OF th3 mob tried to
board 1t to take of the conductor and
motorman. Gallagher drawing his re-
yolver, walked ahead of the car, cleared
the track, the mob retrsating sullenly.
Some one threw "A brick and hit him In
the leg. cutting 1t badly. Twelve mount
ed policemen came TO the rescue and dis
persed she crowd.
At tie 06th street stables Of this lire,
the cars came in from down town with
windows broken and sides dented in.
More than one motorman left his post
with tho statement that he
HAD ALL LIE WANTED.
Tho plaza near st. Marks churc h, Sec
ond avenue. near 10th street was thronged
with leering riotous crowd of 1000 or
more. A large squad OF policemen there
found 1t almost impossible to keep the
crowd moving. A fayorite diversion OF
the crowd was to drag up ths heavy iron
covers TINT cover the conduit manholas.
! These were turned on end and thrown
into the holes, leaving about half of the
cover projecting and making most
block at 6Sth streat. Some one jammed
tha slot with wire and 1t was half an
hour before the car could proceed A
great manyspeopie We're injured all along
the line. A motorman was struck on the
cheet with trick near the uptown car
stable and seriously injured. Several
!, passengers of car going up town near
10th street received
NASTY SCALP WOUNDS
foin stones thrown by the mob.
The Brooklyn police on duty along up-
| per Second avenue declared that the riot
was infinitely worse than any that had
| bakeB Dtttlo IN DEUOktyn.
| At l0.20 tonight all operations on the
| Second avenue line were suspended. None
Of the ofticials Of tie company would as
| sign reason for Withdrawing the cars,
! brt the strikers claimed that the COM
| psny did rot hare men enough TO run
| them. The last car WAS housed about
| 10 10 and q heavy guard os policemen was
put about thu p0wor house.
About le0 motormtn employed on the
Eighth avenue line held meeting to-
night, ELECTED an organization and de-
| clared q strike in operation General
| Master Workman Parsons addressed the
nieeting; attacked PreElseat vteeland:
exhorte1 the men to keep soter and re-
fTain from acts of violence and placed the
Whole blame Of the trouble on Iammany
Lall.
AT ten o'clock half of the cars were
| seksa eff the Eighth avenue lire without
warning, and at eleven O'Clock all the
cars iaxe eight were taken OF end these
were rlu on an hourly schedule No ar.
tests wee MAGE In conrestion with the
strike on this lire up TO late hour to-
nlRbt and no acts OF yioleaee we.e re.