The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-15
BRICKS HURLED
FROM HOUSEHOLDS
Fierce Race Riot in "San Juan HiIl''
District, New York.
TOUGH TIME FOR POLICE
FIGHT WAS FURIOUS WHILE 1T
LASTED.


IN the district bounded by Amsterdam
and West End avenues and Sixty
first and Sixty-third streets so-caIIed be
cause of it's notoriety as a battle-ground,
was the scene tonight Of a furious race
riot, which required $50 policemen to quell
after many shots had been fired and
several persons had been seriously in
jured.
The trouble began shortly after .
o'clock, when a policeman arrested Ed
ward Connolly for attacking Henry vii
liams. a negro and was pursued TO the
station house by 4 mob OF Connolly
friends, hurting showers Of stones and
other missiles.
Fast and Furious Fight.
When the station house reserves turned
out the whole neighborhOod was IN an
uproar, and whites and blacks engaged
in desperate struggle Torrents of mis-
siles were hurled from roofs and win
dows. Within ten minutes not less than
a Thousand men. boys and women, black
and white, were engaged in a furious
combat. The small party of police were
pOwerleSs, and relnforcements were sum-
mOned. On their arrival a Gordon was
drawn around the whole district and
strong patrols made repeated charges
down the streets in a vain effort TO
restore order. They succeeded in MAX
ing few prisoners and were forced to
retreat, fighting every inch of the way
and pursued TO the station house by a
bowling mob.
Rained Bullets.
The worst of the fighting was in Sixty
second street, where from every window
and roof, rained missiles, while hundreds
of shots were fired. ROundSman Patrick
Walsh was knocked down by Jesse Smith,
a negro, who leaped upon him and, aft
er attempting To shoot MIN, struck him
repeatedly with the butt of his revolver.
Walsh was, finally rescued by his com
rades-
Inspector McLaughIin arrived shortly
before o'clock and. realizing how wide
spread was the danger. sent hurry calls
for reserves from as far north as 125th
street and as far south as Leonard street,
from the East side and from the West
men under command of the inspector
within twenty minutes
Battle on the Roofs.
Squads of men were sent along the
roofs of the houses in SiXty-secOnd street,
where the fighting seemed heaviest.
They walked from West End avenue to
Amsterdam, clearing the roofs, and found
that many chimneys had been torn to
pieces to furnish ammunition. More ar
rests were made, and several whites and
negroes were rescued from gangs of as
sailants, but desultory combatS contin-
ued. Inspector Mclaughlin and Captain
S'a lissher, while pass nS through the
mob, rescued Michael Jacoby, a white
groes-
The rioting spread to F1fty-seventh
street ana 10 SlXUy-elghth street, although
the hardest battles were fought between
SiXty-first and SiXty-third streets. For
more than half an hour cars on the
Amsterdam avenue line were blocked.
Colored men, pursued by whites, took
refuge on cars as they passed and were
followed by showers of bricks and stones
as they fled.
Deserted Their Cars.
Every window in many cars was bro
ken and passengers took shelter in neigh
boring houses. Conductors and motormen
hid under seats. leaving the cars to the
mercy of the mob.
Commissioner McAdoO arrived at IL
o clock and made a tour of the battlefield,
the fighting by that time having ceased.
He said the riot could not have taken
place had not the rOugher element been
permitted to carry arms They appeared
to have regular arsenal of weapons.
In all seven whites and two negroes
had their injuries attended to, but scores
of others less seriously hurt were taken
to their homes by friends.
Five whites and six negroes, among
them women. were arrested.
A picked body Of thirty policemen were
detailed to occupy the disturbed region
during the night.