The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-18
STUDENTS FIGHT
WITH FIREMEn.
Hose Cut and Other Property
Destroyed by Co|Iegians.
Hand to Hand Encounters on Brown
University Grounds Big Bill for
Damages Probable,

Brown University had a celebration
without a parallel in its baseball his
tory last night in honor of its ball
teams victory over Princeton. The
early part of the evening was devoted
TO a general discharge of firearms and
the blowing of horns. This was fol-
lowed by parade of the students, who
clothing.
At $3.50 o'clock they lighted "A bonfire,
the materials for which they had Sc
cretly gathered and piled up on the
middle campus, dangerously near one
of the dormitories. As soon as the
fiames showed up strongly an alarm
was rung I'm from box $40, the private
box at the university. When the fire.
men arrived the students had arranged
TO give them a red-hot reception. The
firemen ran lines of hose into the col
lege yard and began playing upon the
bonfire. No sooner id the water strike
the flames than rush was made upon
the pipemen, who lost control of the
pipe. They closd i'm with the students.
-fega4Red the pipe -and- turned the stream
upon the boys.
The latter cut the hose near the hy-
drant, and when second line was
attached to the hydrant they tore that
away from the firemen, and in the
fierce struggle which ensued half the
George street fence was demolished.
Eventually the bonfire was extingulsh-
ed, but not until the students were
thoroughly soaked. Bound TO make the
lIal. Ion hs
repaired To Lincoln field. which is the
back campus, where the ball games are
played, and there started rousng fire.
Fences We're torn down, gates and doors
wrenched from their hinges, an unfin1
ished barn stripped of It's flooring. and
valuable lumber, benches and staging
were thrown upon the heap.
Two hose companies were ordered to
Lincoln field for duty. When the first
lire of hose was brought into service,
the collegians rushed the firemen and
took the pipe away from them. The
firemen rallied. got the pipe and turned
the stream upon the crowd. The small
er men ran. but one big fellow, E G..
Hapgood. ducked under the stream.
and he and the first pipeman had
scrap which was lively and short. The
colegian struck the pipeman and the
latter returned the compliment, and in
the mix-up which followed the colleg-
ian got n blow from the pipe which cut
his head open and necessitated} a trip
to a doctors office
This line Of hose was cut. and then
two others were laid One was turned
upon the Fannlngs grand stand. which
was filed with students and their lady
fr ends, as we'll as outsiders. Every
body was wet through. The other
stream was played upon the fire a min
ute. and then the boys had IL and cut
the hose. a third fire was started in
the farther corner Of the field. but this
brought the colegians between two
powerful streams. and after two
hours struggle they gave up the fight
During the melee Capt. Wilkie OF En-
gine cUTTUTrv SU- 2 was etrtfr-it-i ~
face and received a bad cut Two off,
GERS who went 20 his assistance were
thrown down by the mob, and n third
officer. who came 10 their rescue. broke
his night stick over the heads of some
OF the students. A fusllade OF brick'
and eggs followed but the police
charged the crowd and prevented fur
ther trouble.
After the crowd was dispersed quite
n number Of the boys came down town
To finish the celebration. a group OF
minister street at 1880 a. m, and in
dulged I'm revelllng.
Patrolmen j. II. Martin and Water
man closed in and placed two OF the
students under arrest Instantly an at
tempt was made TO rescue the prisoners
and one of the party jumped upon
Martins back. Waterman used his free
hand and swung his locust. bringing 10
down on the Students head, causing
I'm 10 n "a fHfn n hr N
his companions. They led him away
and the prisoners were safely lodged
at the Central station
When the police court was opened
they were arraigned under the assumed
names OF Frank Donovan and James
Dillon. and pleading guilty 60 the
charge Of revelling, were tned s. and
costs each.
Ths identity Of the gentleman with
the sore head has not been disclosed.
Hancood the football niavcr. who
was done up az the time Capt. Henry
a. Wilkev. of Engine company No. ..
got his black eve. was I'm bed this
morning nursing n sore and aching
head
VIVID recOllectlons ~ what N vs. to be
tossed ~. The boys just made foot
ban of him.
Hose cor,uanv No. : lost six sections
~ hose and Hoss nine sections. Each
se,tion we rN-fe~i tong and wns
voiuod ~ s7- -n Tho 30 800 of hose
rr'~eT var valued ~ s-e9 n r'verv coo.
f'o~ save ono was cut I'm the centre.
r7~f'sr~ " n da9d Toss
Tha hoo~f 80 a~a co,,, W. saiorers IN
tend % mt IN n hii f,v-an 'ha bose de-
strovod. end e~oar' the university cor
pr~aiior So settle ~
Severri cifizens arc evneefai 20 nie
claims for fences. Vaios. lnmbe- sta~-
ing and carpenters benches burned.