New-York tribune., 1905-07-15

Commissioner McAdoo started out at 11:45
O'Clock last night 10 take personal command Of
the police force which was trying to subdue a
rare riot that had called out seventy-fve police
men Al that hour three hours after the riot
srs~ted the reserves of five precincts were still
m guard in the disturbed district not daring to
lsave II unprotected. The theatre Of war was
houD6ed by 6Ist-st.. Ansterdam-ave.. 63d-st
ens west End-ave. The district is popularity
known Is san Juan Hill." because OF it's dis
,iuciton as a hghting ground.
Tho fight began in some boys persecution Of
g roor old man. who makes a living by buying
and selling old clothes He entered the district
shortly after Z p. m, and, knowing the danger
tbere from past experiences. begged the COM
many Of Henry ". Williams. a colored lad, OF
No DID West 62d-st. Williams had before
shown kindness TO the old white man, and he
readily accompanied him. Williams does not
know his name, but he lives at No. 157 East
Touston-st At 63d-st and Amsterdam-ave.
several boys began to throw stones al the old
man Edward Connolly, seventeen years old, Of
No 22l West 6Gth-st not satisfied with attack
inr The old man, made a rush at Williams, and
there was a lively fight Stones were thrown.
hurled by CoDneTy's friends, and Williams was
badly cut. PatroIman Burburg arrived In time
10 save Williams from worse beating, and
took Connolly TO the West 68th-st station.
Williams had 20 be sent TO Roosevelt Hospital
On the way to the station house Burburg was
attacked by Connelly's friends, who threw bricks
and bottles not only from the streets, but from
windows and roofs. with the greatest difficulty
the policeman got his prisoner to the station,
where he was charged with melting a riot
u The meantime the reserves had been turned
out Of the West 6Sth-st station, and there was
open war in the district. IN the streets whites
snd blacks engaged IN desperate struggles wher-
ever they met, while from roofs and windows a
fusillade OF all sorts Of missiles poured down on
fighters and police, black and white alike
mob Of a hundred men and boys grew
quickly 10 one Of five hundred men and boys
and women and then 10 one of a thousand In
three blocks there was not a quiet spot not a
place where a man could stand without danger
20 life and limb Hurry orders We're sent TO the
West 3Oth-st- West 3zth-st,. West 47th-st and
West l0oth-st- stations, and some seventy-dve
policemen formed about the district while on
the outskirts We're half dozen patrol wagons.
With great difficulty the police picked from
among the fighters Barney O'NSeill, sixteen years
old. Of No. - Amsterdam-ave.; David Crosby,
coIored, thirty-dve years old, of No. SO West
76rh-st-, and Louis Argote coIored, twenty-five
years old. OF No 345 West 59th-st They were
followed by bowling crowds to the station house
where they, too, were charged with inciting
riot.
POLICE LINES FORMED.
The police formed lines across 61st. 62d and
63d sts., at West End and Amsterdam aves
trying to hem in the rioters. The worst Of the
fighting seemed to be in 62d-st, where from
every window and from every roof missiles
Talned. while hundreds OF shots were fired. That
no one was killed was amazing, in view Of the
number Of pistols discharged Roundsman
Patrick Walsh was one Of the first policemen
70 enter the danger zone. in 62d-st. He was
literally jumped on by Joseph B. Smith. q COL
onea man. who leaped from a STEP When the
policeman was down the negro attempted in
vain TO shoot him, and, failing In that. struck