New-York tribune., 1912-01-03
BOY STOPS RIOT
Throws Negro Over Heads OF
Mob in Aiding PatrOImen.
RACE WAR THREATENED
Greeks Pelted Former Employer
with Candy, and Harlems
Black Belt" Saw Red.

Greek candy men fighting over personal
difference aroused the martial spirit or
Harlcm's "back belt" LenoX avenue and
l35th street last night The negroes took
sides from sheer love Of fighting and when
some white men tried TO restore order 1t
looked for time as though race riot
might begin. Two patrolmen ran up from
their stationary posts and were about ready
10 call for the reserves and ambulances
when up strolled college youth. lie was
OF the large athletic type. ON his head was
a long peaked cap and big College Of the
City Of New York classpin decorated his
sweater.
The patrolmen had reached the strug-
CLING Greeks In the dense throng Of push
ing. punching bowling and shouting men,
women and children. but were having more
than they could do TO separate them.
"All right. officers. I'm coming" called
the college youth. "Well have them In
custody In a minute, and then I'll quell this
disturbance"
Jcors greeted his words, but when he
pushed several men in front OF him to one
side. picked up a negro and threw hiIp over
thr heads ~ the rioters. II cooled their rage
NI|N NIfh l' kou w "Nl 80 ''N'H ''''' '"''N
slowly and quietly away.
The dispersal OF the mob put new fre
into tho Greeks
However. with the aid Of the college
youth. tho patrolmen took several men
into custody Arriving at the East l26th
street station, Patrolmen Cummins and
Lynch made their compliments 10 the
young man an the sweater on his prowess
and begged TO be honored with his name
and address
The hoy riot buster" at first demurred'
and then said he was Irving Shagrue. but
he was too modest TO tell where he lived.
He said he felt the need OF "A little eIer-
else last night and had gone out for a
walk before starting 10 burn the mid
night OIL" and WIS very glad OF having
come upon the little street fuss" The
patrolmen said they were glad. too.
Now. this was how the fight began
George Grammis. who Aeeps candy
shop at No. 492 LenoX avenue was wrap
ping caramels at o'clock. when Thomas
Lamproppolius, OF No. 207S Eighth ave-
nue., and his brother Peter, OF No. b2s
| Lenox avenue both candy makers, went
in and upbraIded Grammis for having
discharged them two weeks ago. Then
| they threw at Grammis chocolate creams
and Turkish paste. which the took from
| the counter.
| Grammis had tried TO reason with his
| jnfuriated callers. but when the lombard
ment with chocolate creams began he
| charged the enemy and drove them head
over-heels into the street
The Lamproppolius brothers retreated tc
an entrenchment formed by plants IN front
| of the florist shop of another Greek
| George Businos at No. 2j49 Eighth avenue
few doors away. Taking their stand be-
hind tall palms and rubber plants, they
secured ammunition for a sortle upon the
charging Grammis by gathering up arms
ful OF small plants in fowerpots. Grammis
advanced boldly to the attack, but was met
with shower Of howery missiles and re-
tired in disorder
| Neighbors, black and white, now took
| hand I'm the fracas. In the end, for the
middle has been told. Thomas Lamprop'
nolius was thrown down the subway stair
wav on the southeast corner OF 18th street
| Afteryard DR.. Pratt, OF the Harlem HOS
nital took five stitches in his head. Dr
McKinlay. Of the same institution, and Dr'
| Pratt were called upon to patch a number
of other heads. No one was removed to
the hospital, although the Lamproppohus
brothers and their compatriot, Businos
found themselves charged with felnous as
sault and with melting riot.