The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-31
Turned 4 hose on
FUNERAL I PROCESSION
Continued from First Page.)
ing soaked in water came down from
above, and even tools, scraps OF sfeei,
~ Ta l1, WINDOWS BROKEN.

bolts ana a deaO cat
FACTORY WINDOWS BROKEN.
The angry populace, most OF whom
were Hebrews, retaliated by throwing
back into the factory windows the mis-
siles that fen on them. They also gathered
ND stones and sticks and IN a lew MIN
utes there was scarceiy
of glass on the Grand Street side OF the
factory.
Then some, one in the factory turned
on q hose and played it indscrlmnateiE
all over the funeral procession. AT one
time as many as five streams were played
on the crowd. Drivers of mourning car
riages whipped up their horses, tramp.
ling over citizens. and the stronger men
trampled women and children under
foot in their efforts to escape.
The police had, in the meantime. taken
a, hand in the trouble and We're clubbing
the people right and left. They were.
however, unable to cope with the crowd
and the reserves of half a dozen precincts
were dispatched to the scene. 1t was
more than half an hour before order was
restored and the streets in the vicinity
of the factory cleared. A number OF ar
rests were made among them being
several employees of the Hoe Company
MANY WOUNDED.
Many persons were found about the
streets, bleeding from wounds on their
heads and other parts of their bodies.
Ambulances had been summoned in the
meantime and three responded The sur
geons were kept busy for some time
dressing the wounds. of the injured.
Several policemen also were injured re-
ceiving cuts and bruises. Two men were
taken to the hospital One of theHn had
sustained internal injuries and contus-
IONS and the other a sprained leg.
Later in the day the persons arrested
We're arraigned in Police Court and fines
of So and $40 were imposed in several
instances. Bad feeling is said to exist be-
tween some of the employees OF the Hos.
Company and the Hebrews residing IN
the neighborhood and this is said TO
have been the cause Of the trouble.
STATEMENT FROM MR.. HOE
Robert Hoe, of the printing press COM
pany, made statement after the trou-
Bile was over. in which he says fighting
was going on in the ranks Of the pro-
cession a it passed the factory; that
some of those attacked were forced 70
the door of the Office, and there the fight
ing continued. while missiles thrown by
the crowd broke many windows OF the
factory. Then it was, says Mr.. Hoe,
that his employees tried to drive the as
sailants back by hurting missiles at them.
and finally turning water on the crowd.
He added that boys working in the
factory had been in the habit of. jeering
at Hebrews. and he had tried everything
in his power to have the practice stopped.
even discharging boys of whom COM
plant was made.
After the riot had been quelled. the fr-
nearl procession 5soceeded to Brooklyn.
where the body of Rabbi Joseph was in
TERED.
TROUBLE IN BROOKLYN.
The funeral procession did not reach
the cemetery, however, without incident
AS it passed through a Brooklyn street,
some one threw a heavy block OF wood
from a building into the line of the MOURN
ers. The latter broke through the police
linae and idl To-, int