New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
BATTLE WITH PIRATES.
Continued from first DaEN

the New-Jers~y shore. and a number Of long
shorernen and railroad men had been aroused
by the noise Of the battle and could be seen run
ming here and the-e along the piers.
The policemen having driven the scow men
into n corner. thought they could easily arrest
them. They looked at the ice packed waters
and did not think the men would jump over
board But they didn't know the mez they were
dealing with.
While the sCOwmen were on the strinspiece OK
the barge Farrin suddenly shouted:
Now for the shore. boys; all together
The policemen jumped forward to prevent
them. but were too late. Five Of the men
sprang over. Courage failed Isaac King. thirty
years old. a Iaborer. Of No. 81 First-st.. Eliza
bethport. and he was arrested by OConnor.
In the mean time the policemen had boarded
the launch again and O'Riordan steered It
around the barges. arriving on the opposite side
Just as the jump into the water
AIuIrooney. who is a good swimmer Jumped
in after the men lie caught Farrin. and there
was a terrific struggle until the launch came
alongside. and O'Riorlan and Kelly pulled
Farrin aboard the launch
one OF the other men was seen TO throw up
his hands and sink. He never came up again,
and II is thought he struck a cake OF tee and
was badly wounded. The police are certain that
he was drowned.
Roundsrnan O'Riordan started to pull Null
rooney aboard the launch. but the detective who
had seen the Ice damned in near the shore
shouted out:
I'm follow them this way. You can't get
through with the launch"
During the hght with Farm the three men
got n good start for the shore and were thirV
yards ahead of Mulroouey when he began the
chase The water was cold but Mulrooney says
he had been so warmed up by the battle and the
excitement that ne did not seem to notice II
after the first chill
With poverfuI strokes the detective started
out and Roundsman O'Riordan tried TO 1910"
with the launch. He had only gone ten yards
when he was compelled to back out SeVe'ai
times the men on the launch could see the Tour
Mon laundering on the ice but they always ap-
peared again.
The three men had gone through one opening
I'm the ice that closed before Mulrooney got TO H.
and he says he thought he was lost Ihe uleu
were at that time near the shore and he was
about half way across. The ice struck him IN
the face. and his muscles began to stifren. but ne
kept It UP.
when the men gained the shore they were
forty Yards in advance of Mulrooney. But ne
kept on When he finally reached the shore ths
men had disappeared. He searched through the
railroad and ship yards In the neighoorhoou' Ou'
10 no purpose.
O'Riordau put two OF the men ABOARD '"7
coal scows and then steamed up to pier luI
Their up the Kill There he made Iandihs anu
found Murconey. who was shaking ana shI'sI-
ing with tie cold The detective was taken 10
a hotel. whore his clothing dried out
O'Riordan then returned to the scows. and.
gaining the services Of a tug. towed them over
to New-Brighton. Staten Island. and later 10
Pier A. North River The police say that the
coal in the scows had been stolen from the
America and the Trave. There was about three
tons i'm each barge.
Farrin and King taken to the station AT
New Brighton and locked up. Yesterday they
were arraigned before Magistrate Marsh ~
Staten Island and held I'm $500 bail each LOt
examination on q charge Of larceny. Inc