The sun., 1916-10-10
200 WOMEN IN RIOT
WRECK seth ST. CAR
Aided by as Many Men They
Battle Police q Half Hour
at Third Avenue.
SCORE OF HEADS INJURED
AmazOns 1ncited to Violence
at Strikers "Parade"
Meeting.

A milk bottle funs through the win
dow Of a crosstown Elghty-sixth street
car at Third avenue at nightfalL last
night turned 200 women into a mob Of
furies, who fought the police for a half
hour. After the women-kin Of the car
strkers-started the tumult ut one of
the city's busiest corners they were
Joined by as many men. In and out Of
saloons n through stores the battle
waged. When II had ended more than
q score Of the strikers suffered lacerated
heads and eight prisoners. two Of them
women. were seized.
In It's outward aspects the fray re-
sembied that which started at Eighty
sixth street and Second avenue a few
nights ago. However. IN hat outburst
the women apparently were peaceably
inclined until a mishap precipltated the
riot. Yesterdays disorder seemingly
was premeditated the women had
armed themselves with missiles.
Furthermore. they were urged to their
violence by their husbands and fathers,
who waited for the conclusion Of their
meeting in Lyccum Hall. Eighty.sixth
street ana Third avenue.
Women Incited to Attacks.
Ostensibly the meeting Of the women
was for the purpose Of arranging for
the parade next Thursday. However.
they listened to several speakers who
had several burning criticisms to make
Of the police and their espionage
The next cop that attacks you.' ad-
vised one OF the women speakers. grab
him by the feet and turn him upside
down. You women have been sleeping.
Wake up and help your husbands"
As the women left the hall they found
their men folk crowded on the fire.
escapes and steps leading to the street.
why don't o women do some
thing" one Of the men yelled. Throw
a brick that starts something"
Don't let the cops run put OF the
block. Stick together and beat them"
shouted another.
All this time Inspector Morris and a
few Of his mel were standing in the
street. They offered no interference to
'he women until they halted at tho COR
ne. T'hen .he bluecoats gently asked
''Hr not TO congreRate. II was at this
t"Hcturc that the bottle was thrown
through the window Of a car that had
fJ't'd ut he crossing.
HRny Misst1es In the Air.
Instantly every woman In the crowd
seemed TO find something to throw.
They brought bottles and stones from
r7der their shawls and cloaIis and bonn
h+rdsd the car. Inspector Morris sent
one Of his men In pursuit Of Mrs. Fanny
Wall, who he said started the trouble
by throwing the bottle.
As the police followed her and two
men who formed a guard for her q call
was sent for the East Eighty-elghth
street station reserves. The police had
Mrs. Wall and her alleged protectors.
Thomas Mescall and Patrick McQuade.
In custody when the emergency force ar
rived In an automobile patrol wagon.
Inspector Morris's small band was In
the midst Of a human maelstrom when
the reserves. mad clear through. waded
into the crowd with their sticks. They
showed the militant women aside and
raped without mercy the skulls Of the
battling men. Even with a total force
OF le5 policemen II was a vigorous Job
to quell the tumult.