The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-29

at being denied the right to hold tnelr meeting. They moved suilenly ana slus- eishlv and the policemen began to use their clubs to hurry them along ne mounted police, having cleared the parN' took a hand, and into Fourteenth Ell teenth Sixteenth and Seventeenth stleets' Fifth. avenue and the adjoining streets the people were hustled along.
 Crowd Begins Singing.
 Without leader and deprived of thelr meeting place they hesitated' halteu' sought about for what to do, ana nnahy found an outlet for their pent-up feelings in song Away off toward Irving Place group of about 100 burst into the strains of the sMarseillaise," and suddenly rom 10 GOO throats there came the tinsilng airs of that revolutionary anthem.
 Some one formed a line, the others quickly fell in and round and rouno the four sides of the park the vast throng moved. singing as they swung along the o,,,inoIs words of the old French rally song. ,
 Schnnittberger saw the point and tele- nhone for endorsements. They came on the run from half dozen precincts, some of them on foot and more mounted poilce.
 New York has never before witnessed anything quite like this. The square was absolutely deserted save for the po-  marching army women as well as men, singing. shouting, paradng. It is note- worthy that except for that isolated out break in the center of the square there was no defiance of the police save when a few of the evilly disposed sought to take advantage of the occasion to let loose their outlawed doctrines.
 Honest Man Out of Place.
 But the honest working men had no chance there, and warned by these tew attempts of the lawless to turn the oc- casion to their own advantage the police swept down upon the crowd once more and drove them into the cross streets. But as soon as one section would be made c.ear another section would choke up. Then more endorsements were sent for Lieutenant Mccarthy of the traffic square with 20 horsemen responded quickly anu with his assistance the square was prac- tically cleared and the parade broken up.
 Capt. Miles O'Reilly with 25 men were started on their way back to the station. The park was almost empty and most or the noliee were either on the outskirts or had theeir backs turned toward the foun- tain, which is located in the center of the square.
 Just how the two men got in past the police is not known, but eye witnesses say they saw the two men standing near the coping. The men were apparently conversing quietly together.
 Bomb Is Exploded.
 Suddenly one of the men was seen to draw something from his pocket. At that instant a detail of police, led by Captain O'Reilly, came within 15 feet of the men, One of them raised his hand and then ti,ereAcame blinding flash and report ike the discharge of a cannon. A shaft ot flame shot up as high as the trees. Policeman Mccormick was knocked un- conscious. Policeman Hagan was struck in the foot with a fragment of the bomb. Although 25 policemen were so close tht they could feel the heat from the bomb, the two mentioned are the only ones to receive injuries.
 From the upper end of the park the mounted police and their alies on foot paused an instant and then at full tilt they wheeled about and rushed down rpop the spot where the explosion had occurred
 On they came, from every section of the