The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-15
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extensive coal yards. but II has one of
state.
When coal Is In the neighborhood or
$50 a ton the workers OF this dump get
along nicely. and the workers, that Is,
the grown up ones. men and women
Poles Siavs. Italians and others, all
struggle together In peace and harmony
and here the gossip OF the day Is talked
over.
This dump Is on Dixie street and Is
made up from the refuse or some or the
mills In the vicinity.
Now that the price of coal is advancing
! with the figures al $40 a ton. others, VINO
In the past would not even walk along
| Dixie street for fear that some one
would think they had visited the dump,
have by strategy taken possession or the
| dump and the means Is TO send boys or
| TO ~ years OF age but early In the morn
ing and defend the dump with rocks.
clubs or any other weapon they choose
| TO use. But they must use sufficient force
| 10 defend the dump.
The boys did excellent services every
| morning this week, for they not only de-
Tended their newly found possession but
| they cleaned II of every particle or coal
| and coke, that there was on IL.
This was more than the former rulers
| OF the dump could stand, 80 council OF
war was held by the Slavs, Poles. Italians
and others. yesterday morning, and IL was
an unanimous vote that the dump be re-
| captured from the young invaders.
| The onslaught was ten minutes before
high noon. and the boys seeing the army
approaching armed" themselves for the
fray and each was In high glee for they
all had been carefully selected for ability
and readiness TO fight on any and all oc-
| casions.
On came the women with baskets and
| sticks and when they had crossed the
line. the boys shot out broadside of
rocks and one OF the women. Mrs. Pc
crask OF i09 McDonough street. was hit
in the forehead with one OF the rocks.
Blood was soon streaming down her
face. and this caused break in the
ranks OF the invading party.
The wounded woman was taken to her
home, one OF the party went into the
square and enlisted the services OF PATROL
| man Dyer.
Thomas Mooney of IS McDonough
| street. who passed as commander-in-
chief OF the defending forces. was soon on
| his way to the station, and here the plans
| OF the battle and the names OF the offi-
GERS and privates of the Juvenile army
| were reduced TO a piece OF paper, and 1t
| looks, as II others besides the commander
| in-chief. would be called upon TO show
| cause why the dump on Dixie street
| should not be the common property Of
rich and poor and also to show cause, II
| any. why they should pose as coal barons
Tommy Is about II years old.
Captain Rowe has an idea that this Is
| the gang that has been in the habit of
stoning''cars at the Dixie street crossing
and are mixed up In destroying nearly all
OF the glass'in the old mill on that street.
DIR. Milan was made member OF the
| invading army and acted as surgeon, for
| II was necessary for him 10 take a num-
ber OF stitches In the wound made by the
| stone.
Three OF the soldiers will be taken into
| custody or fined, II caught between now
| and morning.
RETURNED TO HIS HOME.
| Frank Kean, the Juvenile ball player
from Willmantic. Conn. who cut such a
figure for the Annexed Grays by pitching
number OF games FOR them, has re-
turned TO his home.
He has been visiting his cousin, John
Riley. on Bancroft street.
Young Kean went home this morning
and young Riley went with him and will
| remain for two weeks.
Thomas III. Mills. wife and children.
| OF Laban street. will spend the rest of
| the summer season at Narragansett Pier.
Mrs Tanning. wife OF Patrolman Fam
ming OF the Chaffee street station. and
children. have gone to Block Island for
| two-weeks' stay.
| ITALIANS DISAGREED.
| John Disfstina, Gussippe Amagria and
| Toney Gierae, the former living on Silver
| Lake and the latter on Edna street. had
n narrow escape from being killed In one
| Of the store rooms OF the Atlantic mills on
| Alleppo street at $3.50 this morning.
| These men. as their names will indicate,
| are Italians, and are employed by the
| Atlantic mills to work in the storehouses
They had been sent TO this one early
this morning TO load couple OF low gears
with bags filled with wool. and they
had hardly begun 10 pull the bags down
when huge pile, 1000 or more pounds.
| came down upon them.
Frank Malo. who had charge OF one OF
the low gears standing near his
horses when he heard one OF the men
shout. and he Immediately ran TO the
mill and quickly arrived with a small
army Of men. who at once began to throw
the bags into the street.
No one expected to find any OF the men
| alive but they had called DR.. Muphy and
an ambulance from the Rhode Island hos
p!tal
Disfistina had been pulled out before
they arrived sustaining n few bruises.
Gierge was next pulled out and he ap-
| peared 10 be injured worse than the first
man. and Almagria, the last, was injured
more than either but none, according 70
the attending physician, were seriously
injured.
The last two. however, were taken TO
the Rhode Island hospital.
NOBODY WAS KILLED
The news that three men had been
killed quickly went the rounds and Pa
trolmen Jones and McGJrie of the Chafree
street station were sent TO the scene 10
lend all possible aid
There was considerable excitement on
| Pocasset avenue, near Webster avenue
from 10 o'clock last evening until about
o clock this morning.
The cause OF the disturbance was a
runawey wife, or at least Charles Porter
OF Burrfllvtlle came into the neighbor-
hood at the frst hour mentioned, and was
accompanied by four or five friends, who
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