Year: 1874

oFFAL CARTS KEPT AWAY FROM THE DUMPING


BOARD IN BROOKLYN By CIRCLE OF HEAVY


VEHCLEs-A SINGULAR RIOT.


The inhabitants of the Fourteenth ward OF
Brooklyn were greatly enraged on Saturday the excite
ment eliminating In riot and the necessity or ca"s
out all the reserved force of the Fifth Precinct foce
Under the contract with Clark for the relnova OF ona
this class OF refuse had been dumped III the Vch! vi
the Waabout, place over quarter OF mile from
any dwelling Since the contract has been given TO
Frank Swift the inhabitants OF the Nineteenth Ward
have induced the contractor to remove the dumping
ground TO the foot OF North Seventhst Brooklyn, r. d.
As this part of the ward is thicky populated the mere
TRANSFORMATION of the offal became great nuisance
but this evil was greatly increased by the contractor
leaving the wharf for several days ana nights 10
cether heaps OF dead animals, which viuated the at
mosphere and filled the whole neighbOrhood with
poisoncarrying flies SO terrible has this nuisance be-
come that the wOrkmen in the neiShboring sugar
renerie often compelled TO quit their WORK dur
ing the middle OF the day, 10 almost impossible
TO breathe in consequence of the putrd matter with
which the air was filed. PrOpertyholders had endeav-
ored have the nuisance removed in legal manner
but as several said Saturday. Frank Swift had too
much money for them"


Finding the law 10 be pOwerles5 in remcdying the
evil the inhabitants determined on Saturday TO
take the law into their own hands ABOUT
the time when the ofal carts were expected
Henry Hamilton, who owns several lots and buildings
and does large livery stable business IN the ~ard'
drove down the foot of North Seventhst with long
excursion stage and four horses and placed the ponder
ous vehicle across the whole about fifty feet west
OF the Flrsst crossing aud between that and the river
In addition TO this the sugar reneres sent number OF
their Ions wheeled trucks which were stationed also
ON North Seventh-st about one hundred yards
the river. When the o carts appeared, these trucks
and the stage were in motion, and well were they
handled by the drivers that, although continually IN
notion there collision between them, aud yet Is
would have been impossible for boy TO have passed
them in the roadway much less cart. The drivers OF
the Oa carts the object OF these maneuyers
| and when number of them had assembled, sufficient.
in their belief to cope with the OF the trucks and
stage they began attack upon them A. this had been
expected in a very short time the street filled with
the employees of the sugar-house and the male nhab


tants of the surrounding dwellings. fight then en-
sued, during which the drivers of the oha carts we're
badly beaten. Word sent to the Fourth-st. police
station and the force under two segeans was
sen: TO the Of the riot. As Frank Hamilton re-
fused 20 move his stage out OF the way an officer
mounted the box to arrest him. and sharp fight ensued
on the top Of the vehicle Finally police succeeded
in dragging Hamilton from the box and taking him TO
the police station. Before the police could prevent it.
however number of sprang the stage and IN e
obstruction became a. Formidable az before whenever


man was pulled from the box By an officer there were
plenty TO take his place and 1t was soon apparent that
the police would have 10 arrest the whole crowd. or
several hundred before they would be able 10 re
the stage. Meanwhile the trucks were stll
| being kept IN motion within "a hundred yards OF the
scene, the drivers apparently noticing the trouble
and only intent upon the business Of the neighOoring
refinery. The police officers. finding that they wond he
unable 10 remove the obstructlOns without having 10
resort 10 extraordinary violence, and from the
determined appearance OF all they did not think
such course advisable, they persuaded the drivers OF
the O carts TO retire from the scene in the hope that
the obstructns vehicles would then be taken away Ia
this, however. they were deceived for although the
drivers OF the trucks and stages ceased their move
nenls, and vehicles drawn up by the sie OF
street leaving the roadway clear sooner did the
ofil reappear than the former maneuSers were
again resumed, fresh men constantly supplying the
places OF weary drivers.


Tie excitement continued during the day varied
every few minutes by "A hand To hand encounter be-
the employees Of Swift aud the opponents OF the
dumping ground Several persons were arrested during
the day for dsOrderiy cOndu T. and were held under
bonds for breaking the peace This viii bring
the matter the courts for trial. the prisoners all
put in plea OF Justification. 1t is generally understood
however that the inhabitants will not allow the wharf
at of North Seyenthst. TO be used for dump
ing ground even ift should require repetition of the
doings OF Saturday every day until september