New-York tribune., 1902-06-05
BATTLING IN STREETS.
FIGHTS BETWEEN C'HICA 20
RIOTERS AND POLICE.
RATONS WERE USED FREELY AND SEN-
ERAI PISTOL SHOTS WERE FIRED
No ONE WAS KILLED.
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Chicago June 4-Riots in the downtown dis
trict reached the height OF pitched battle this
afternoon in Fifth-ava. and three shots were
fired between Monroe and Quincy SITS. two -
police and one by driver for packing house
Later the police fired freely in attempting to
disperse the crowd. They apparently fred in the
air, and one was hurt
Probably the most desperate situation was
reached in Fifth-ove between Monroe and
Adams SITS. Here. lined along both sides OF the
thoroughfare, thousands of people congregated
around The packers wagons Crazed by con
certed attack upon them from the elevated
trains. fire escapes, windows of buildings ana
the streets, the police were al a loss how TO
quen the disorder. Missile after missile was
hurled into their ranks, and when one police
man saw spectator throw large bottle al his
head he drew his revolver and fired two shots
He hit nobody.
Quncy-st. and Fifth-ave. another point
where the melee assumed dangerous proper
tons Just the processson y p" -gvHS az
ing reached the end OF their deliveries was
crossing, a cobblestone hurled by strike
sympa thizer struck a driver on one Of Armour
g. Co.'S wagons Only for the assistance OF
companion on the wagon he would have fallen
In an instant the driver had whipped out re-
volver, taken quick aim at a man WhoH ne sup
posed to have thrown the missile, and utterly
disregarding the safety of hundreds ot olhe[s::
fired shot. The bullet gTaZed the cheeh oI
damage The shot was signal LOT d huliIoGi ri. 81
policemen TO board the Armour wagons lakliiS
the revolver from the driver. they p-aced MN
under arrest. Then the crowd again DttdH!e
demOnStrative, and charged about the wagon
At this juncture i reinforcement OF police from
the Harrison and Central stations came 10 me
aid Of Police Inspector LAWN. and drove the
pressing throng back a third shot was hFtd
shortly after this BY sergeant -hI!eI oI '4S
Hyde Park station.
ro-days meat riots were = repetition OF
yesterdays, with double the number of injured
yt4flf
rnobs- AT times the police were helpless ana
drew their revolvers. forcing he Gro" DIS BACK
and threat tening persons on the elevated struct-
ure. In many instances they were beaten with
their own clubs. Several officers were seriously
hurt. large number Of rioters and spectators
were dubbed and arrested. The hospitals be9an
70 feel the results Of The I0eites ana Il nuInber
of persons are near death from injuries received
in the chief battle OF the day Wh!Gh oScuIrtu IL
State-st-. between Harrison and Monroe SIS
4 desperate battle occurred at HARRISON ana
State SITS. at i o'clock Inc teansltfs' ny W!'at
appeared 20 be shreTdly planned manuuNfe:
divided thirtyeght wagon meat caravan or
the packers which left the Yards early in the
day. II was guarded by large force Of police
\ handful OF hluecoats We're. by some rnlSuh-
derstaudlng leff 10 protect this end II the pro
cession The mob dashed through the line with
wagons and while the front end of the process
sion went on. stormed by esss ana hott'es' the
rear cam. in for the hrunt Of the conflict
RalIying the aid of the helpless drivers
whom the mob threatened I" tear 70 pieces tht
squad of bluecoats who were left behind charSed
the infuriated mob three times. Twice the
crowd batted with the police. and twice II drove
la officers.
any police charge seen in thlcag" Slnc7 the
Haymarket riots for merciless clubbing and
grim defiance of the law by a mop Inc GFoMd ;
was finally heaten back. While this was helnS
done the teamsters were busy They had sur
rounded the wagons Of the packers. me vans
with the meat We're tied up similar hittle
took place q few moments later at tongress-st
After the wagons were freed from the strikers
by repeated charges of the police at Ffth-atc-
md Adams-st one driver for I.ibbey. MCNEIL x
I,il,bey made a determined dash at fuIl speed III
F,ifth.aye the mob falling back before the
f,;oyb I'D turned
St struck a. trolley car and the wagon was
wrecked. Then he fed. The crowd rushed IN
great number to the scene and unhltched TN
horses The animals ran away in different di-
rections but subsequently captured.
Stare-st witnessed one of the most remark
able demonstrations of hostility recorded in the
history of the city From Polk-st. to Congress
81 the thoroughfare was crowded with teams
and the crowd was SO large mat II enectuaHy
resisted police efforts to press II back Hun
dreds of women and children We're beaten by e th9
police. The officers lost their discretion ana
their temper and in the riots that developed
along the way, brought down their heavy maces
indiscriminately on the heads or the crowd
Nv noon State-st was d maelstrom of dis
order The shrieks of women bleeding from the
strokes of the hawthorn clubs of the bluecoats
mingled with the mad shouts of the riotous
humanity which fought the police Unable 20
stronp and the helpless suffered like fate
Two cripples were seen to be beaten down by an
officer whose name could not be learned Hun
dreds of men who sympathized with the police
i'm the preserv alton of order became enraged at
the sight of the bluecoats beating women and
children,
'.Down with the brutes. Shame, Shame!'
Wherever the wagons went the mob followed
and the scenes of riotng and disorder We're re-
peated until the wagons had delivered their
loads of meat and returned to the stockyards
The members of the LIST Regiment. l. n. CT.
were instructed to- might to be prepared for
hurry call to duty. Commanding officers sent
word 20 other officers. and through them the
non com missoned officers were detailed to noti-
fy the privates TO be ready al moments
tice.