Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-15
Necessary 10 Call 0ut Two Hun.
dred and Fifty Policemen TO
Put a Stop to It.
HUNDREDS or SHOTS FIRED.
Trouble Started When q Policeman
Arrested q White Man for Al.
lackIog Negro.

New York, july II San Juan nm"
the district bounded by Amsterdam and
West End avenues and SiSty-hrst and
Slxly'thlrd streets, ~ called because
OF ils notorlety M a battle-ground, WIS
the scene tonight ~ n furious race
riot witch required 300 policemen to
Quolh after many shots had been hrcd
and several persons had been seriously
injured,
Tho trouble began shortly after 0
o'clock when policeman arrested Ed.
ward Connolly for attaching Henry
Williams, a negro, ana was pursued 10
the station house by u mob of Conncl.
lyB friends. hurting showers Of stones
ana other missiles when the station
house reserves turned ont the whole
noighhurhOod WAS IN an uprOnr anu
whites and blacks engaged IN u dospcr.
ate struggle, Torrents Of missiles were
hurled from roofs and windows win.
I'm ten minutes not less than thou
sand mon, boys ana women, black ana
white, were Engaged I'm n furious CON.
poWcrloss, and roInlorcomouts Wclo
summoned, ON their arrival "a Gordon
Wns drawn around The whole district
oud strong patrols made repeated
charges down The streets IN u vain eff.
fort ~ restore order They succeeded
I'm making a few prisoners ana were
forced 10 reuooL 0ghlng every inch Of
tho way and pursued 20 the station
house by a bowling mob.
The worst " the lighting was In Six.
ty-socond street whore, from every
window and roof, rulnod missiles, while
hundreds of shots were mod Rounds.
man Patrick walsh was knocked down
by Jesse Smith, a negro who lcapcd
upon him, ana after attempting lo
shoot him, struck him repeatedly win
the butt " hls revolver Walsh was
finally rescued by hie comrudos
Inspector Mclaughlin arrived short.
~ before . o'clock ana realizing how
Widespread was the danger, sent hur.
ny culls for reserves from ue far north
Ns ono Hundred and TWonty.nflh
street and as far south as Leonard
street from tho East Side ana from
the West Side, In all There were moro
than 900 mon under command of the
Inspector within 20 minutes
squads NJ men were sent along tho
roofs NJ tho houses IN SiSty.sccond
street whore the 0ghtIng seemed hcay.
lost They walked from West End
avenue Ia Amsterdam, clearing the
roofs, ana found that many chlmncys
had been torn 10 pieces Ia furnish am.
munitions More arrests were made and
several whites and negroes were res,
rucd from gangs Of nseallnnts Int
dceuliory comhnts continued Inspector
Mclaughlin ana Capt, Gallagher, whllo
passing through tho mob rescued
Michael JaoobN n white man, who was
being beaten by two negroes
Tho rlutlng spread 90 Flfty.soycnth
street nnd 10 Skty.oighth street, IA.
though the hardest battles were fought
between SiSty.nrst ana SiNty.third
streets For moro than half AN hour
ears ON the Amsterdam avenue limo
wore blocked, Colorod mon, pursued
by whites, took refuge on cars M they
passed and were followed by showers
OF bricks and stones me- they fed
Every window IN many cars was
broken, ana passengers took shelter IN
houses Conductors and
motormon hid under seats, leaving the
cars Ia the mercy of the mob,
commissioner Meade arrived At II
o'clock and mndc a tour Of the battle.
hcld the llghtlng by that time having
ceased H. said the riot could not
have taken place had not the roughor
element been permitted to carry arms
They appeared to have "A regular ar.
PcnUl ~ weapons,
In an seven whilcsDtnd two negroes
hnI their injuries attended 10, but
scores NJ others less seriously hurt
were taken to their homes by frlon1s
1--WE whites and nix negroes among
them women, wore arrested,
A picked body NJ 30 policemen was
detailed to orcupy the disturbed region
during lho night,