New-York tribune., 1907-08-05
RACE RIOT; 2 MAY DIE.
FIGHT At BALL GAME.
Negroes and Whites Cldsh-Score
Hurt. Fifteen 4frested.

Two men were seriously injured. perhaps
fatally, and a score of others were more or less
seriously hurt in riot yesterday after
noon between 136th and 131th streets. on Mad
ison and Fifth avenues John McCue and Mat
thew Murtha. white the two whose recov-
cry is not expected. They are at the Harlem
Hospital and early this morning it was said
that there was little hope for them. tlfteen
persons were ARRESTED.
The riot grew out of disputed decision AT
ball game in a vacant lot at 126th street. Two
negro teams were playing. Among the spec
tators was John 3 Hilton. He in some way
became involved in an argument with a negro
This soon led to blows. Both whites and
negroes quickly took sides. and in fe" mo-
ments the fighting became general
Men swarned to the bali grounds from every
direction and it not long before there was
mob of five thousand slashing at one another
with mixing ii up generally with any
other weapon they could get.
From the windows overlooking the bail
grounds all sorts of missiles were hurled at the
hghtinE, groaning. struggling mass below. Flor
ence Goldsborough. a negro. saw her duSkY
sweetheart engaged i'm a fist fight with a white
man. and rushing to the nearest window, quick
Iy began hurting anything that she could lay
her hands at his adversary. Her example
was followed by other negroes in the houses
overlooking the scene Of the fight. with the re
suit that the air filed with ChalrS
rolling pins pans clocks and latrons.
Patrolmen Hyman and Peterson, Of the East
10th street station, were the first to arrive at
the scene of the riot Realizing that they could
not cope with the mob they sent in call for
help. Reserves were rushed in patrol wagons
from the East SSth street. East 1o4th street,
West 12!th street and West 112d street stations
and the Alexander avenue station.
In the mean time the fight being vaEed
back and forth with varying success to each
party Under the windows of house at l36th
street and I.enox avenue. which is occupied by
negroes q white man and a negro were having n
merry fist fight apart, for the moment. from the
rest Of the mob. \ negro woman. leaning out
from a window overhead. the fight and DO
terrnined to aid the man Of her own race. per
formed an act Of self sacrifice seldom equalled
in the annals of history. Selling a magnificent
cologne bottle she hurled II. full Of that delight
ful perfume at the white man. The bottle
struck q projection the building. broke. ana
the cologne deluged the white man
Il am done for now,' he exclaimed and fed.
with the arrival OF the reserves the riot was
soon stopped The police made many arrests,
and each prisoner charged with melting
riot.
ore negro was chased several blocks by a
crowd Of whites. He boarded Madison ave
mo car hut WAS eventually arrested When
taken TO the police station bloody razor and a
pair Of brass knuCtes testified to the part ne
had played IN the riot.
InspeCtor Thompson and Acting Captain Jack
SON OF the West 19Gth street station. after the
streets were cleared and extra policemen had
hoon left there said they believed that perhaps
ffty negroes and whites had been injured
These they said. had .t~eyn hurried away from
the scene by their friends