New-York tribune., 1902-02-09
POLICE CHARGE RIOTERS.
THREE THOUSAND HEBREWS RESIEGE f
THE GRAND CENTRAL PALACE
FOR ADAIlTTANCE.

Three thousand Hebrews who could not get
into rbe Grand central Palace last night TO at
.,rs the masked ball Of he Jewish 'Norwaert" "
Socialist paper Of the East Side. because the
ta1 already contained 10000 Hebrews. were be-
coming riotous and had carried ticket sellers.
ticket takers and guards in a grand rush when
rap,aiu I.antry and the reserves of the East
Fiftv-frst-st station put an end to the rioting
10 one was hurt. but two thousand persons
fs,led 70 get into the ball. Intense excitement
rsiyned for time in and Of the hall.
The big hall Of the Grand Central Palace was
crowded as early as \ o'clock. At o'clock it
,,ss hacked 10 distress with people in all sorts
of costumes. At . o'clock the jam in the lobby,
where the tickets were taken up. was so bad
that several women had TO be carried out The
street was filed with men and women in all
sorts Of costumes.
There was a shout Of Indignation and dis
content when the mana cement announced a
few minutes after o'clock that the hau was
100 crowded 10 let any more in.
There was rush forward to get TO the ticket
takers. and they and their boxes were carried
on. There is a fight of steps just beyond the
ticket boxes and the ticket takers and guards
and policeman were carried up the steps TO
the landing and then jammed against the wall
while the crowd diverged TO the TWO sides and
kept on.
The crowd kept pushing from behind. and
+bosa in the lobby were being crushed. They
shouted for help, but pushed back by re
,nforcements 20 the managers Of the hall. The
roaskers pushed again. however and the man
.geroenr found they could not cope with the
crowd and they Ielephoned for the police Cap
tain Lantry came around in patrol wagon with
a dozen men.
the police forced their way into the lobby
The rnaskers tried to force them back. and did
rho doors L. the street. The crowd outside.
which filed - sidewalk and street and which
had hv this time blocked the lexington
cars pushed on They iammed the policemen
against the doors till Captain Lantry thought he
had TOO few men and he sent for more. 4
wagon. The policemen then proved the stronger.
They made several charges pushing the people
in front Of them.
The crowd outside auEuentlng 10 two thou
sand lust before midnight and making pc
rlodiraI rushes Captain Lantry sent down the
frIl platoon coming IN at l. o'clock Those al
resdv there were una bic 20 cope with the crowd
50 many ouslaughts had been made on the po-
Uce1nen standing in front of the entrance. that
rhav were tired ana asked for aid. Inside so
many struggled in the courtroom 10 So their
clothes that one man called for the police, say
ing they WeTe TluilIE upstairs. CntilSeS OF rob-
bery were made.
i lost nv diamond earrings" said several
women who would NOT give Their names. SoTe
men said they had been robbed. They said they
were going TO sue the management Of tn" ma!
for the loss of the jewels.
committeeman named HorOWitz said:
,'Th- management Of the ball sold thirteen
thousand tickets There were sixteen thousand
Teople here at $50 O'Clock, and the hall is said
10 be able 70 hold onlE ten thousand