The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-07-21
RACES CLASH.
Whites and Blacks in New York City
Have a Fierce Rio.j Many
Are Hurt.

New York, July 17.-"San a Ill.,"
the district bounded by Amsterda,n and
Western avenues and SiXty-second and
SiXty-third streets, socalled because of
its notoriety as a battle ground. was
the scene last night of Il fierce riot
which required $50 policemen to quell
after many shots had been fired and
several persons had been seriously in
jured.
The trouble began when a policeman
arrested Edward Connolly for attack
ing Henry Williams. a negro, and Was
pursued to the station house With his
prisoner by Il mol of Connelly's friends.
hurting showers of stones and other
missiles.
When the station house reserves
turned out the whole neighborhood was
in M uproar II whites II blacks
engaged in desperate struggles III the
streets.
Torrents of missiles were hurled from
roofs and windows.
Within ten minutes 1000 men. boys
and women, black and white, We're en-
gagged in a furious combat.
The small party of police were pow
erleSs, and reinforcements were sum-
moned. On their arrival a Gordon was
drawn around the district and patrols
charged down the streets in q vain eff
fort to restore order. They succeeded
IN making Il few prisoners and We're
sorced to retreat. fighting every inch of
the way IL pursued to the station by
n bowling mob.
The worst of the fighting was in Six
ty-second street, where from every
window and roof rained missiles. while
hundreds of shots We're fired. Rounds
man Patrick Walsh was knocked down
Ivy Joseph b. Smith, a negro. who
ieaped upon him from a stoop and after
attempting to shoot him struck him re-
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Walsh vas finally rescued by his COM
rades.
Inspector Mclaughlin arrived shortly
before . O'Clock. and realized how wide
spread WAS the danger. In all there
We're more than $50 men under the COM
nand oil the Inspector within twenty
minutes.
Squads of men We're sent along the
roofs of the houses in SiNty-second
street, where the fighting seemed heav-
lest. They walked from West End
avenue to Amsterdam, clearing the
root and und that many chimneys
had been torn to pieces to furnish am
munition to the rioters. and in the cor
ners of roofs We're found mounds of
bricks. pottery and bottles.
The riotinG spread to Fifty-seventh
street and up to SiXty-eighth street, all
Lhough the hardest battles We're fought
between Sixty-tirst and SiXty-third
streets. For more tina half an hour
cars IN the Amsterdam venue line
We're blocked. Colored men pursued by
whites took refuge on cars as they
passed and We're followed by showers
of bricks and stone as they fled. Every
window in many cars We're broker n
passengers took shelter in neighboring
houses. Conductors IL motormen hid
under seats, leaving their cars TO the
mercy of the mob. Several passengers
were slightly r by stones and broken
glass.
Commissioned McAdoo arrived at IL
O'Clock n made a tour of the battle
field, the fighting by that time having.
ceased. He said the riot could not nave
taken place had not the roug.er ele-
ment been permitted TO carry arms.
They appeared TO have a regular ar
senal OF weapons, as the police found
when they searched the prisoners.
y picked body of thirty policemen
was detailed to occupy the disturbed
region during the night and assist the
police OF the precinct.