New-York tribune., 1906-08-13

and Gravesend' avenue Fearing that an alarm
might be sent in, Lieutenant j. NJ. Burbank
sent for the police TO drive them away. They
were slow in doing So and the firemen had two
lines OF hose ready to play on the crowd wheh
the police dispersed the crowd for a little whlie.
By the time the crowd had been assembled
again an alarm of fire was sent in. The engine
and ladder truck dashed through them upset
ting a score or more. but without doing more
than soil their clothes.
THREE KNOCKED OFF BRIDGE.
The most serious accident of the day was the
hinging OF three people into COney Island Greer
by Vanderbilt avenue car. One of them is ex-
pected 20 die. The car was in charge of Bemos
Comanas. motorman, and Benjamin Briee' the
conductor Among the passengers compelled 70
walk to Coney Island were Miss Bertha Johnson
Of No lS9 Avenue A; Miss Minnie Walsh of No.
29O Tenth avenue, and Alfred Freund, of the
Hotel Girard Manhattan AS they were crossing
the bridge ever the creek they were flung into
about nine feet of water. which was running
strong. The motorman kept right on and the
three would have been drowned had not two
fishermen, Albert Fischel and Edward Jenkins
gone TO their rescue. All were taken 70 the
Coney Island Hospital. where Miss Walsh was
thought to be fatally injured. Her left arm was
broken, she had received internal injuries. and
enc rib was broken The other two were more
painfully than seriously hurt.
The crowd that saw the accident held the car
up, swarming board with menacing speech
and gestures. The conductor armed with
switch stick and the motorman. with his con-
troller held off the mob until the arrival Of
Patroman Peterson, who carried them to the
Coney Island station.
Two men who resented the way the conductor
tried TO collect their second fare a, Reid ave-
fba hoy
were Nathan Rubovitch OF No. 925 Bartlett
street Brooklyn. and V. o. MowslEowitz. of No.
1917 Floyd street. Brooklyn. They punched the
conductor vigorously, but were caught at the
Culver station and locked up.
The first arrest of any consequence was that
OF H. c. Davis, superintendent of that part OF
the line, who is also in charge of the 5Sth street
station. 1t he that ordered the first car held
up at the Neck Road. and who kept the whole
line tied up to make sure the collection of the
extra nickel. By dusk, Deputy Commissioner
O'Keeffes patience had become almost a negli-
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CT obstruction, he forced the arrest of Davis on
charge of obstructing traffic. Davis was locked
up and bailed out just i'll time to. be arrested
again in Kensington while trying, it is alleged.
tie up the line again.
Just before Davs's arrest B. r. T. Inspector
No. l04j threw Henry Todd of No l3 Clinton
street off a car Then he grabbed Todd's two
year-old baby. which had been sitting besid9
him. and yanked him off into the dust Of the
him, the inspector took off his badge and kept 1t
concealed until he thought he could repeat his
performance again without being seen.
This act worked the crowd 10 a high pitch Of
excitement. Captain Harkins then ordered the
mounted policce to clear the road between
Ryder avenue and Neck Road. The police
charged the crowd knocking them out of the
way. even driving some, including small boy
and d cripple, from a shed where they had
taken temporary refuge Among the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit men who did much work
James Tighe, captain of the railroad detectives,
md n ION Of Moo cfrofa Ticyhn
Ignatius Zaleski, of No. 1873 18th street. Brook
lyn, started 10 the island on a Reid avenue
car, but was thrown off when he reached Ken
sington. Henry E. Bridegroom, a railroad in
spector. arrested him at and sent him TO
the Parkville station.
At first many started to return by the Smith
street line the chief line OF the COney Island &
Brooklyn road. The disorder there had begun
later in the day than on the Culver line but
when people heard how passengers had been
treated that line we'll the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit they turned again 10 the boats
From Car No. 797. of the Franklin avenue
line. six men were thrown out bodily. Among
them were Joseph and Benjamin Wallach.
brothers, jewellers. Of No. II Maiden Lane. From
Car No 467. of the line, Edward Rostand
of No. 25 Ridge street and Miss Lena Steinberg.
OF No 23 Suffolk street, his companion,
forcibly elected. Rostand told the rOundsman at
Avenue u that he had paid the second fare. but
the roundsman merely laughed at him. He
fused 10 entertain any complaint against
ployes of the company, saying that he had been
ordered to make no arrests. but when Rostand
arrest him.
There was fight when two men were put off
Smith street car at Avenue u, the police enjoy
ing the fight, considerably refraning from spoil
ing the fun.
The greatest exhibition of brutality occurred
on the Franklin avenue No. 11S. of the
COney Island and Brooklyn line Daniel REX
ker. old and blind. on his way TO the island
with young man. the of a neighbor At
Avenue Z two inspectors seized the ola man and
threw him off the car, despite the fact that both
ne and his companion declared they had paid
the second fare. The old landed in a heap
in the middle of the street. When he arose his
clothes were torn and soiled and tears were run
ming down his cheeks
The police laughed az the old man and pro-
tected his assailants from the ablebodied pas
sengers who were moving toward the inspectors
IN most menacing fashion. While the pas
sengers were trying TO get NJ those who had
acted so brutaly toward a helpless man. two
other inspectors took advantage of the confusion
TO throw Charles Cutter of No $50 MetrouoIitan
avenue, into the street
The INSPECTORS who attacked Michael Singer
| or NO. 3lZ Forsyth street, on Franklin avenue
car a few minutes later had much different
Time: Singer had paid his second fare. lie said
and he had no idea of leaving the car. The cnr-
ductor and inspector attacked him first He
shook them off in no gentle fashion. Then two
more inspectors took hand. Fifteen minutes
later, much dishevelled. Singer landed I'm the
street. but his opponents We're much more the
worse for wear. He tried TO get on the car
again. but the nolice. not wishing 10 sea their
friends damaged further forced him hack
When the car got beyond the police lines Singer
chased, caught II and climbed board No
second attempt made TO eject him and he
rod" In triumph 10 the island
Midnight saw conditions never before euuallel
az Coney Island. The crowd generally begins
70 turn homeward by 3 O'clock particularly the
FAMILY parties burdened with children The soIe
substantial hope these had of reaching home
without being manhandled or arrested was In
use the boats. Every available boat was placCd
III service and run p hfteen-rninute headUov
a boat would tie up az its pier. and within Ave