THE AMERICAN
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER.
'AMERICA FOll AMERICANS." We hold that all men are A nericant who Swear Allglanc to the United States without a menial reservation In favor of the Pope.
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VIOLENCE
Wreaked Upon the People Who Attended the Little Red School
House Parade, July 4th, 189S, in
Boston, Mass.
PRIVATE ANDREWS, PATRIOT,
At the Risk of His Own Life Defends Two Ladies, Wearing
Yellow Dresses, and Their Escorts, Against
the Mob's Attacks.
A PRIEST HEADS THE RIOT.
Six Americans Use
Upon by a Howling, Drunken Mob of
I A Memorable Day
Which 1
The meagre reports of the "Little
Red School-House Parade" In Boston,
which were telegraphed over the coun
try give no cdequate idea of the das
tardly outrage perpetrated upon Amer
ican citizens by the Pope's own; for
that reason we have taken the report
published .in the Botton Standard the
new patriotic daily and that published
in the Post, so that you may know how
heinious was the crime that was com
mitted. The Standard said:
"A fierce battle for the 'Little Red
School-House,' religion, liberty and
freedom, and all that it implies, took
place-yetterday afternoon at East Bos
ton. Notwithstanding the action of the
board of alderman, the petition to which
by the way was unnecessary, a large
body of true American citizens, in spite
of the opposition of a murderous gang
of thugs, all of whom were Catholics,
upheld their dignity and manhood and
maintained their legal rights in escort
ing the 'Little Red School-House'
throughjthe public streets.
That there should be any trouble in
doing tnis at first thought to any patri
otic citizen would appear ridiculous,
but when the bitfeer opposition which
for years has been growing against.our
free institutions is taken into ac:ount,
there were many who were not sur
prised to see the appearance of the
'Little Red School-House' act as a spark
to a powder magazine in bringing to
the surface that hatred which has so
long been apparently dormant, but none
the less understood.
As a result.
THE RIGHT PREVAILED.
The 'Little Red School House' that
emblem of one of America's most
valued institutions free schools was
nobly presented, and supported, al
though" at the expense of broken beads
and possible at the cott of some lives.
When the patriotic procession headed
by 'the Little Red School-House' started
from White square at 1:30 yesterday
afternoon, continuous cheers greeted it.
It was an inspiring sight. Round
about the square and in all the streets
through which the procession swept
the American colors were profusely dis
played .
Scattered through the vast crowds
which lined the streets were multitudes
wearing in their button-holes minature
representations of the national emblem
The procession formed shortly after 1
o'clock, and as the different features
which were to make up the parade put
In an appearance, the enthusiasm be
came vi ry noticeable.
There had, however, been mutterings
of a storm: threats that the 'Little Red
School-House' would be destroyed; that
the men who took part in the parade
would beikilled, and the procession
broken up.
To guard against rioting, 10 mounted
policemen, and 300 more on foot, all un
OF A ROMAN MOB
Their Guns With Deadly Effect When Set
Men, Women and Children.
It May Live in History as the
rue Americans bhook
Shackles of Rome.
der command of Opt. Irish of station
7, were detailed to guard the parade.
Besides this there were rumors that
a number of
MILITIA COMPANIES
were held in readiness for an emer
gency. There is no doubt that the police
force was amply able to have taken care
of every emergency had the men been
properly distributed, and that they
were not properly distributed is due
largely to the fact that the officers were
in ignorance with regard to the length
of the procession, and the number of
men in it.
As it was, the police force was massed
at the front to protect the .'Little Red
School-House,' around which the storm
was expected to break.
This left the rear of the line with
out protection, and that several per
sons were not killed and many more in
jured is due to their coolness and cour
age under difficulties such as few men
are called upon to face.
The rioting started at the corner of
Meridian and Saratoga streets where a
dense crowd of people lined up close to
the paraders.
Just around the corner on Saratoga
street a gang- of toughs bad been im
patiently waiting for the police to get
well out of the way, and had contented
themselves with burling curses, bitter
taunts, jeers and insulting remarks at
those in the parade.
As the police disappeared with the
front of the procession, the crowd
pushed up closer, and began to jostle
and spit in the faces of the men in line
Finally, when human nature could
stand it no longer, one of the paraders
who had been struck by a hoodlum, re
turned the blow.
In an instant the line of march was
split in twain, and the street was a
perfect maelstrom of struggling hu
manity. A vicious-looking man who had been
conspicuous in the giving of insults,
pushed into the fight, saying, with an
oath, "Kill the A. P. A."
An instant later the crowd patted,
and he emerged with his head laid
open from crown to chin, and covered
with blood.
He leaned up against a tree, a sick
ening sight, and was borne away by
friends.
A large man with a strongly marked
countenance of Hibernian cast, seized
one of the paraders by the throat.
In an instant the assaulted man drew
a formidable club, and raising his right
arm to its fullest height, brought the
club down with terrific effect on the
head of his assailant, splitting his hat
in halves, and laying his head open to
the bone. The man dropped to the
ground, and was carried away.
Cries with an oath of "Kill the A. P.
As." resounded on every side; the
struggling combatants, after a fierce
battle, separated, and the column re
sumed its march.
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Then as the crowd which lined the
street, composed largely of Irish Ro
man Catholics from the tough section
of East Boston, becinninsr almost at
that point, saw that some of Its own
members had been beaten, a terrible
cry arose.
Men groped about in the street
through the dense mass of humanity
searching for stoi es, bricks, etc., with
which to renew the assault.
Just as the carriage containing Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar C. Emerson, H. E.
Roberts and Mrs. S. J. Campbell,
turned into Saratoga street the crowd
renewed the attack, and again split the
procession.
Some of the hoodlums grasped the
horses by the beads, many more took
hold of the wheels of the carriage, and
an attempt was made to overturn the
vehicle.
A score of friends rushed to the
rescue; curses and wild outcries re
sounded ; fists and clubs rose and fell,
and a vicious-lcoklng man drew a knife
and attempted to stab one of the horses.
He failed in his purpose, and at this
juncture two pistol shots were heard.
There were cries that two men had
been shot, and the crowd gave way,
allowing the carriage to pass on.
There was a short line of paraders
following the carriage, and this line
bore the Drunt of the battle thereafter,
especially the last men in the line.
The temper of the mob was well
shown in one case: A well-dressed wo
man of about 60 years of age stood on
Saratoga street, with three young
women, evidently her daughters. As
the procession passed, there was noth
ing too dirty that she could say in the
way of insulting language, while at
interval she occupied her time la en
couraging her companion to do like
wise. Duriug the above fracas the old wo
man m nut Idle. With one hand the
struck one of the paraders with such
force an to It no. It him down.
Upon getting up and seeing that It
wai a wnuan who had struck him, be
refrained from returning the blow, and
marchtd on.
The mob aaln attacked the men in
the rear of the line, and managed to
separata one man from his companions,
who were marching on, utterly uncon
scious of tl.o danger of their comrade.
$ raw
THK WOMAN WHO HKOAN TIIK RIOT.
The man was pulled back wauls as fast
as possible through the crowd, which
was clamoring for his life. He gave
utterance to no sound, but fought with
fury for his life.
How it was accomplished noone could
say, but by superhuman effort he at
last Bivkn away and ran for his life,
finally escaping.
Two moie men were captured, anl
they also got away, running towards
the tear of the line, which wastnrnlrg
Into Putnum stre t
It will ba renetnhered thatth's rHrt
of the procession had r come separated
from the main body of the parttder.,
and contaim d only a small numvr of
men, bended y t ie carriage which
bad b en attached.
As it start d to turn into Putnam
street, it encountered another mob,
fu'ly as vicious as the firat one, w leh
THE ItIO V.-From the Boston Standard.
was again approaching from the rear.
Well-dressed wooien mingled with
furious men, goading them on, and
hurling the most vl'e language at the
occupaniso the carriage, two of whom,
members of their own sex, displayed
the most remarkable courage amid
scenes which would have tried the
stoutest hearts.
Sticks, stones and mud flew through
the air; three large stones fell In the
carrlsge, one of them passing peril
ously near the head of one of the women
in it.
The crowd which came up from the
rear attacked the men, and succeeded
In capturing two or three, upon whom
they proceeded to wreak their wrath.
Standing on the sidewalk watching
the tumult was a member of the Rox
bury Hon-e Guards named Albert E.
Andrews, dressed in full uniform, his
swerd hanging by his side.
Seeing that the lives of the men who
were assailed were in Imminent danger,
he drew his sword acd plunged Into the
crowd. Waving it over his head he
succeeded in reaching the side of the
struggling man, and then ensued a
scene which for wonderful courage will
be remembered as long as life shall last
the beholders.
In the midst of this awful mob, pro
tecting alone the men who, but a mo
ment before, were being pounded in a
shocking manner, he held alone the
crowd at bay, until four other men
went to his assistance.
What could these few men do in the
midst of a thousand?
As Andrews, pressed by the crowd,
retreated up the street, he dealt one of
the mob a blow with his sword which
laid his cheek open, and sent him to
the rear.
Another uun pre-paid toookmo, and a
blow from his sword severed his nose
from his faoe.
Then, teeing them thing, thd mob
set up an awful howl and flung lUelf
upon the bravo young man.
Ills sword was wrenched from hit
hand, and he was thrown to the ground.
During the time that all this fighting
had been going on, the police wore far
away, but word at last reached them.
Just when Andrews was on the point
of losing his life, the members of the
mounted polico appeared on the scene,
and, amid flying bricks, stones and
pistol shots, drove the mob from the
scene.
Slowly and sullenly it fell back,
gathered Itself together, and, teolng
Andrews escaping into his father's
house, flung Itself with wild fury on the
police. Oftlcer A. S. Bates, who had
done valiant service, was ttruck In the
faoe by a brick, and three of his teeth
were knocked out.
A squad of cftlcers, who had been
notified of the troublo, rushed down
Brooks street with drawn clubs,
rushed pell-mull Into the fight, and the
rioters were at last subdued.
Men with blood flowing down their
cheeks were se en on all Bides, and one
man, Mlchaol Doyle, was clubbed so
bndly that ho had to be taken to the
City Hospital, where hit life hangs in
the balance.
This ended the rioting on Saratoga
street, and the police flanked the line
from end to end until the paraders
pawd In review before the chief and
his aides at White square. ,
Words, however, would fall to reprev
dure tho insults which wero heaped
up n them.
L"t those who think that only the
m rt degraded of the Catholics par
ticipate In such so- r.ea, remember that
respectably dressed pi-rons, of intel
ligent appearance, were in the forefront
if ti e mob doing their part with the
rest.
Captain Irish was heard to say bb he
c .lied some of his men from the rear
after the fight on Saratog street: "If
they want to fl,;ht In the rear, let them
fight. I did not agree to keep off the
whole of East Boston. I onlv said I
would keep the procession straight."
Before the procest-ion started, Mr.
Miller saw near by whatspueared to be
an organized body of the AncientOrder
of Hibernians, with a priest as its ap
parent head. One yelle', with an oath:
"We are going to steer this country,
and put It where it belongs."
There were other cries of, "We will
cut your throa's."
In many instances there were refer
ences to tee Uible, and It was spit at
and quids of tobacco thrown at it.
The Post says:
"The 'Little Red School House pa
rade' culminated in riot and bloodshed
in tbe streets of East Boston yesterday
afternoon.
John W. Wills was fatally shot after
the parade, and. It is alleged, by a re
volver in the hands of John Ross, one
of the paraders. Ross and Harold G
Brown, who was with him, are under
arrest.
Michael Doyle was clubbed by the
police in a charge upon the crowd, and
lies at the point of death at the City
Hospital.
John Quirk was hit in the temple by
a bullet, but not seriously injured.
One young man had the end of his
nose clipped off by a saber wielded by
Albert E. Andrews, a private in the
Koxbury Horse Guards. Mr. Andrews
himself was very roughly handled.
several otner citizens were more or
less injured, and scores are wearing
bandages as mementoes of the fray. A
number of police officers were also se
verely bruised in their encounter with
the crowd
And, besides, a lot of bad blood baa
been engendered by the affair.
It should bo borne In mind, however,
that the unfortunate result of tbe a
rade are deprecated and deplored by
all the leading cltlzcne of Ezz. !;n'.C3,
regardle of religion preferences.
OH1GIN OK THE TltOU Ill.iC
You will readily recall bow the Car
nival AttHiclatloa refused to allow the
Patriotic Sons of America to place
their 'Little Red School-House' In the
morning parade. You cannot have for
gotten how the Usue seemed to grow
by talk on both side, and how the Pa
triotic Hons of America organized a
parade of their own for the afternoon,
la which the now famous 'Little Red
School-House' was to be made the chief
feature. From far and near thousands
of men rallied enthusiastically to the
supKrt of this Innocent little float.
Other thousands and more thousand
crowded tho streets, the major part
undoubtedly from simple curiosity, but
tome restless spirits Inclined to chaff
the paraders. '
Now this was the state of affaire
shortly after the cli ck In the quiet
church towers had struck 1 yesterday
afternoon. At the junction of Merid
ian and White streets, where tbe roads
flare out into a square, the little red
school-house stood on a massive dray,
drawn by four slow-footed white horses.
On tholr heads nodded plumes of red,
white and bluo.
The Stars and Stripes, too, flaunted
from tbe collars of the rattling harness.
They drew a heavy drag whose broad
tired wheels supported a fragile little
building of simple architecture. It had
three windows on a side, while at tbe
open doer In the end stood tall John
Hoist dressed as Uncle Sam. This was
the famous llttlo red school-house. A a
American flag waved from the roof.
Tbe float was broad enough to leave a
small yard about this tiny building,
where stoe d a guard of honor, volun
teers waving the Ami rlcan flag. With
in the building a number of tbe promi
nent oflluials or the A. P. A.'s sat to
gether. Before the drag a platoon of mounted
police rode in Imposing array. Be
hind the police came the chief mar
shal; John Shaw, with bis chief of staff,
George C. Toner, and the following
aids: John E. Louden, George Web
ster, D. P. Klrg, William Corfield,
John Branch, Levi Kennedy, H. W.
Gruber. Then came the school-house.
In solid array, before, behind, on both
sids, stretching back for several hun
dred j arils, tbe gray helmets of the
police make smooth furrows in the
field of buman'.tv.
Deputy Pierce, marching ameng bis
men on feot, is in cemmand. Captain
Irish, of the Eatt Boston station, is
thete, too. In all there are 34Q oflicers,
every man of them massed at tbe head
of the procession, leaving a large pirt
of tbe proceeslon without any police
protection whatever.
Fully half a mile of matchlrg men
were there, 3,C00 of them, In citizens'
clothes, it is true, but gay with stripes
of hunting and American flags and
miniature red school-houses of paste
board stuck oi the ends of umbrellas
and canes. They marched four abreast,
and made a long line. At their head
was the Hub Martial Band. a-piffing
and a blowing and a-U oting of national
airs.
Two open earrlagea roll along to
ward the head of the procestlon. Coun
cilman Crockett, Rev, Henry Powers,
W. A. Dodge, C. H. Woods and P. B.
Butland are in the first carriage; John
K. Hall, E. U.fcMarsh, B. F. Freeman
and M. N. Blunt are in the second car
riage. The only banner displayed is that of
the Cbarlestown courcll of the Order
of United American Mechanics. Noth
ing else, except two advertising trans
parencies, betokens who are marching
there.
At 1:35 o'clock of the afternoon the
mounted police at the head of the pa
rade speak to their horses. So th pro
cession swings Into Meridian street.
Meridian street down to Central Square
Is thickly hedged with men and women
and children.
There were a few hisses, but they
were drowned by the cheers and the
blare of tbe band.
Tbe 'Little Red School-house' re
ceieved a tremendous ovation.
It was greeted by storms of cheers,
growing louder as the street corners
were passed, dying away a little in
quieter streets, but ever there in 9ome
degree.
NO ONE ASSAILED THE SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Never was the 'Red School-House' it
self assailed throughout the journey: So
it rumbled on down Meridian street to
Central square, up then to Saratoga
street to Putnam street, to Princeton
street back to Meridian. Then it rolled
along Lexington street to Presoott
street, to Trenton, to Eutaw and to
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