Show HUNDREDS H OF BOSTON PEOPLE RIOT FOR POSSESSION OF PRECIOUS COAL Hundreds of resi resl- residents residents BOSTON Dec 11 Hundreds ll dents of oC tho the north end besieged b the en entrances entrances en- en trances to the yard of oC the Metropolitan Coal company Cuu w l street treet and at atone atone atone one time there was wa a a small clr sized d riot When hen the offices I and yard were opened a crowd crowel was gathered In front of the th- building building and and AS sOon soon as the compans company's com coun- pany's pans men began arrive e the these e people people people peo peo- commenced comm the liveliest kind of a scramble to get s-et Inside So much trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble was caused rau d by them In their fight or a a. chance to get et through h tho the gates sates I that the Metropolitan employees decided ed to haul a n wagon load cool of-cool In In- bags out of oC the yard and distribute it from the opposite side of the street treet In order to draw a part of or the crowd awa away A I large r e wagon was Imm Immediately I t ly tilled filled l ll d and driven outside Hard Hardly had the driver pulled up his horses before the crowd was upon his wagon Men Ien and women pulled on one any another an other and fought for a n. chance to get at atthe atthe atthe the coal conI The patrolmen who rho were on duty at the yard were called calleri upon and It was waa only with tho the greatest difficulty ty an and b by using lining force orce that the they were wera able to keep the bags from Crom being stolen One patrolman Jumped on the wagon to save all tine the coal and was thrown down and pulled about h by the women One woman had him b by th the back hack of or hl his hla bolt belt an and another Jumped on his hiM hack back bearing bear r inc ing him to the bottom of the thc wagon The Th policeman said paid he thought It was their Intention to keep kelp him from Interfering until the coal had been removed However However However How How- ever this action was WitS checked b by the arrival 81 of oC other patrolmen and it kept them bus busy holding down the bags bas until the wagon was again Inside Inalda of or th the I gates ates |