The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-23

Prompt and effective work on the part
of Captain Shinberger and his men, aided
by a reserve of six men from the Second
District, queled what would have been
serious riot at Eighteenth and Broad
Streets yesterday evening between thet
hours Of o'clock and 1880. During thai
time many hundreds Of people. largo
number Of them women and children.
swayed menacingly about that corner
The crowds gathered mainly at the cor
ner, but they extended far up into
Eighteenth Street, between Broad and
Main, and In both directions on broaGs
Street. .S q
This is the junction point OF tho Oak
wood and tho Broad Street lines. All day
cars had been running over the Elght-
eenth Street line. via Main and Broad
Streets With the exception of small
gatherings OF noisy boys and idle men
along Eighteenth Street and farther out
Broad, there was no trouble up to q late
hour In the afternoon.
rowd Began to Grow.
When the shops and factories began to
shut down in the evening the crowd at
Eighteenth and Broad began to grow
larger and larger. The half dozen officers
at that point found that they could not
handle the people, and, fearing vlolences
refnforcements were sent for.
In O. short while all the available men
In the First District were on hand, with
Captain Shinberger in charge, but scarce
Is semblance Of order could be main
tanned, The bluecoats did all they could
to disperse the crowd. They were driven
from spot to spot. but when one man
went away Il dozen took his place, ana
the panoramic changes reminded one OF
nothing less than the shifting or storm
clouds, which Joined ominously into one
Jor r1r SO n
down In a deluge OF destruction.
Major Howard in Charge.
Captaln shinberger saw that he needed
aid. Chief OF Police Howard was CONS
municated with at headquarters He had
hst left a meeting of the Police Board
and at once ordered out the Second DIS
trict reserves, The latter lost no time
I'm getting to the scene, and Major FoW-
ard followed and took charge OF AFFAIRS.
nv this time tho crowd was getting all
most unmanageable and In few min
utes several men We're arrested for thorw-
,, Ing rocks and acting In an otherwise dis-
orderly fashion. Two men We're taken IN
charge by the chief himself; Officer Rob-
mson arrested another, and Policemen
Jennings and Kuhn got In the game OF
preserving order by arresting one man
each.
The scene at the corner wa9 bsyond
descri;,tion AS the cars came up Eight
zenith Street from Main they We're fol-
lowed by shouting mobs, not only OF
small boys, hut of men; men Win sood
clothes and with intelligence written on
their faces, but who seemed to have lost
control OF themselves. 1t was this class
that caused the trouble. for all the hot-
heads and the Idle men wanted was some
one to lead, Pandemonium reigned for
long time. and but for the cool ana
determined stand taken by the polics
there Is hardly anything that might net
have happened.
Potatoes. eggs, apples. tomatoes. rocxs
and other missiles We're thrown az the
cars by persons who always endeavofsd
to keep in the background. Not one cit-
izen attempted to aid the police, nns
when, a missile was thrown the crowd
shielded the thrower, Again and aSain
did the police press back the cTo%a' AZ"
arain did the crowd push forward
Finally the last car 70 Chiusporaps