New-York tribune., 1899-07-20

break was sent TO the East Eignty-eis h'n-s'
station, and twelve mounted policemen IN re-
serve there went down the avenue to the rescue
They dispersed the crowd for the time peins
but no arrests were made.
INSPECTORS Cross Harley and Kane were IN
charge of the police at the Ninety sxth-s'' STA
bles of this line They had six hundred police
men at the stables and distributed along the
avenue at various points.
CARS PRESENT A SORRY SIGHT
The cars coming into the stables from down
town looked as II they had run the gan'e, ol
Balaclava Windows were broken anu siue'
were dented in. and more than one mo'o'i,'"
left his post with the statement mat ne hdu
"haa ALL he wanted" In such cases new men
were at once sent out.
Few Of the passengers remained in the cars
after getting above Eightieth-st. The reahy
dangerous zone began there
One car which had Ill fares and transfers
rung up at Fourteenth-st had only the motor
u.n conductor and police escort Of two men
aboard when IL reached Eighty-frst-st. seVera
~ the Messengers had been hit and got of the
car further downtown.
The men In the mobs were backward ABOUT
taxing mart IN the trouble until night began.
BEFORE this they contented themselves by urging
,hs women and children TO throw missiles. ana
thew needed little urging One we'll dressed man
st Eiehty-f -frst-st. had a pockeful or pennies
which he handed out TO the children whenever
one Of them managed to soak the men on the
passing cars About o'clock Conductor NO
l.5O9 on his way uptown. was Knocked oo"n oy
a brick when near the barn. A policeman heipeo
him into the barn. and he was unable to take his
car out again.
,,o.har nlace where the crowd caused much
.roub,e and interfered greatly with the Second
sve cars was at Second-ave and Tenth-st. Inc
nlsza near ST Marks Church was throngeo
with jcering cheering, riotous crowd OF TWO
thousand or more. Captain Diamond OF 'ne
East Fifth-st station had large squad OF men
thero and found it almost impossible to Keep the
crowd moving. One man set up a shout Vi
.sDown with the police" and Roundsman casey
ahhed him Casey used his stick without
stint. and then let the fellow go. Another man
got in the way Of policeman and woulo ho'
move on. He was placed under arrest out 'he
crowd gathered about the policeman and he was
obliged TO let his prisoner so, and take care VI
himself. .oo
John Barney. fifteen years old, OF NO oo- East
Eleventh st, spoiled policeman's helmet WIN
brick. and Policeman Heinatz caught hifn' ne
took him 10 the East Fifth-st station.
The passing TINS point SttIHeu Nt4i iii'NN
but the shades were always drawn as crowd
approached.
ORsTRUCTIONS on THE TRACK.
A tayor,,e diversion for the mob was to drag
nm the heavy iron covers of the conduit man
holes. These were turned on end and thrown
into the manholes leaving about half or the
cover project and making most effective par
rier They were easily enough removed, but 1t
made the progress of the cars uncertain ana
slow.
AT @ o'clock the cars were blocked at Eighty
eichth-st Some one jammed the slot win
wire. and IL was half an hour before the cars
could proceed Motorman No LOT. on Car NO
933 left his car at that point saying ne hao
enough Of 1t for one night.
S. Heyman. twenty-one years Old address uh-
known. and Joseph McMahan. fourteen years
oN of No 315 East Ninetieth-st., passengers on
this car. were hit with flying stones ana re-
ceived scalp wounds. Bothfwent home.
In shakeup at one hundred and -eighth-st
Policeman E. j. Mayer and Policeman William
Davis of the mounted squadS were hit on the
heads Davis will have 10 get new helmet
Policeman John OIsson Of the Kingsbrdge
mounted squad thrown from his morse IN a
fight near Ninety -fourth-st. Some one hit the
horse with a stone, and so frightened the animal
that il threw OLSON heavily. His leg was
broken and he was taken home.
The Brooklyn police on duty along upper Sec
ond-ave. said the riots were infinitely worse
than any which took place over in their Dor
ough They said the crowds were far larger
and decidedly more anxious for fight
Roundsmen Grady and Devery, the latter a
brother of the Chief with fifteen men in plain
clothes. boarded a Second-ave. car downtown
lust before 8 o'clock with the intention of max
ing a trip over the road The car was greeted
with jeers and hisses and at Thirty-seventh-st
a crowd advanced on the car in a threatening
manner When the detectives rose In their seats
some one in the crowd recognized them, and the
mob melted away in quick time.
At Fifty y-seventh-st. crowd OF fifteen or
twenty men advanced on the car with the object
OF arguing" with the motorman. Before they
could lay hands on him the police had arrested
the ringleader. who gave the name of William
E. Brown, a bookkeeper. of No. Az East Sixty
fourth-st. He denied that he had anything TO
do with the mob. but he was locked up in the
East Fifty -frst-st station
Martin McGrath, sixteen years old, of No. 300
East One-hundred- and -fourth-st., arrested
at One-hundred- and -fourth-st and Second-ave
for throwing a paving stone a passing
Michael McGovern, twenty-five years old was
arrested for a similar offence. Both were locked
up in the East One hundred and fourth-st. sta
ton.
From Seventy second-st. to Seventy -ffth-st
the police were kept busy arresting persons who
were throwing stones At Seventy-third-st. they
gathered in three boys-Frederck Shubert
twelve years old. Of No. 34S East Seventy
fourth-st.: George Fisher. twelve years old Of
No 119 East One-hundred- and -eighteenth-st