New-York tribune., 1905-07-15
Whites and Blacks Fight in Eleven Blocks Between
Amsterdam and West End Aves
OVER $50 POLICEMEN TURNED OUT.
Hundreds Of Pistol Shots FedRan Missiles Noe. Seek
Refuge On Cars.

him repeatedly with the butt of his revolver.
when Walsh was finally rescued by his COM
raoes he was sent to Roosevelt Hospital. where
1t was found that his eye was badly cut. and
several stitches had TO he taken in his head.
But the roundsman insisted on going back to
duty as soon as the surgeons had patched
him up.
By this time the Roosevelt Hospital doctors
thought it worth while TO get to the scene of the
action itself, and couple OF ambulances. with
surgeons, was sent up. where their services were
soon needed
Inspector Mclaughlin reached the scene short
ly before 8 o'clock, and. realizing how wide
spread was the danger, sent hurry calls for
reserves from far north as 125th-st. and as
far south as Leonard-st. The stations from
which drafts were made, were besides those
mentioned. those in West 125th, Elizabeth, Leon
ard. Charles. Macdougal Mulberry, Mercer,
West 2Oth. East 22d, East 35th, East Dist, East
67th and East S9th SITS. In all there were more
than two hundred and fifty men under command
Of the inspector by 9:15 o'clock.
One of the first things directed by the in
spector was that squads Of men should go along
the roofs Of the houses in 62d-st., where the
fighting seemed Iveliest Ten men in EACH
under Roundsmen Apherson and Hackett, un-
dertook this work a squad on each side of the
street They walked from West End-ave. to
Amsterdam. clearing the roofs. and found that
many chimneys had been torn to pieces for am
rlunition for the rioters. In the corners Of roofs
found mounds OF bricks. pottery, bottles
ana other ammunition.
The next prisoners taken by the police were
Mary Huested. aged thirty. of No 252 West
62d-st., and Lille Henderson, aged twenty-eight
Of No 232 West 62d-st., white women, who
were fighting in the street Arthur Sye, aged
Twenty-Five colored. OF No. Ala West 37th-st,
was arrested in Amsterdam-ave after having
knocked down several white boys.
Inspector Mclaughlin and Captain Gallagher
Of the West 47th-st. station. were passing
through 62d-st. at S:45 o'clock. when they
two negroes. armed with rocks beating white
man. There were more than fifty men about
them, but no one made any attempt to save the
man. All but the victim ran away when the
inspector and captain approached. The man
proved to be Michael JaoOby twenty-one years
old. Of No. Isl West s4th-st His head and body
were badly iacerated, and he was dressed where
he fell by a Roosevelt Hospital surgeon.
Raphael Stario. twenty-nine years old,
grocer, OF No. 70 West 9sth-st, was in 61st-st
collecting bills when the riot started. He was
injured by a flying bottle, and treated by
Roosevelt Hospital surgeon.
Joseph Brown, coIored. OF No. 215 West SID
St, was assaulted by crowd Of white men at
61st-st. and Amsterdam-ave. He received two
bad scalp wounds. and attended by
Roosevelt Hospital surgeon.
Philip Jordan, colored. Of No. 62 Amsterdam
ave., reported at the West eSth-st station that
he was a British subject and demanded police
protection He was escorted to his home by
two policemen
John westley. colored, twenty three, Of No.
21S West 61st-st. was found by policeman at
61st-st and Amsterdam-a surrounded by
crowd of white men. The white men told the
policeman that the negro had a knife in his
pocket and on being searched a butchers knife
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