. History of the Chicago police from the settlement of the community to the present time, under authority of the mayor and superintendent of the force . cuted. After resting a few minutes the police and mili-tary marched south, the latter being defended, front andrear, by blue-coats. The police in the rear of this columnwas again attacked by the mob, when Dixon ordered Lieu-tenant Bishoff from front to rear, in order to support Lieu-tenant Carberry, whose command was suffering from theattack. There was a desperate conflict for a few minutes,when the rioters broke and fled. By this time Gen. To
. History of the Chicago police from the settlement of the community to the present time, under authority of the mayor and superintendent of the force . cuted. After resting a few minutes the police and mili-tary marched south, the latter being defended, front andrear, by blue-coats. The police in the rear of this columnwas again attacked by the mob, when Dixon ordered Lieu-tenant Bishoff from front to rear, in order to support Lieu-tenant Carberry, whose command was suffering from theattack. There was a desperate conflict for a few minutes,when the rioters broke and fled. By this time Gen. Torrencehad taken personal command of the military, but he wasable to announce almost immediately after his arrival thatthe back-bone of the riot was broken. There were skirmishes, running fights, charges, retreats,engagements without number throughout the day, and thepolicemen M-ere almost exhausted. A little more of the in-cessant labor which had been imposed upon them and tlieywould have been compelled to abandon the fight to the mili-tary. Luckily, however, this was not necessary, and al-though the militia were ready for any emergency, and con-. R. A. SHEPPERD,Lieut. Comdg. Hinttian St. District. THE HOT OF 77. 197 ducted themselves more like veterans than vohmteers, noemergency which called for harsher methods than thosepracticed by the police arose that day or afterward. Early in the day and while the trouble was progressingat the viaduct, a meeting of communists was held in Vor-waerts Turner Hall, on West Twelfth street. A mob soonbegan to gather in this vicinity, crowding the sidewalks,jfilling the streets, and creating the greatest disturbance andalarm in the neighborhood. Poles and Bohemians worethere in large numbers, and the wildest threats were hall was packed and demagogues were endeavoring toexcite the mob to the fighting pitch. The vilest epithetswere hurled at the police and city authorities, and the direstvengeance was promised before the troubles cease
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