Deseret Evening News | 1902-02-03 | Page 3 | Race Riot in Yonkers

Riot Blot In lit Now New York Feb eb 3 A race riot In II the tho of festivities in with whim wih an al Austrian wedding has hns resulted In serious S Injuries to live five 10 of the tho participants two of ur whom were wore taken to a I hospital When tile the lle po police police lice reachel the house where wll ro the tho wed wedding wedding ding was held they fauna faune a crowd ot of nt at least 2000 In Iii the thC th streets Within many man of ot the time guests were engaged In Alter After a 1 fierce letco hand hall to 10 humid hand hald conflict with 11 the crowd the police hav having ing log been reinforced got gut Into the thc house There tj tI r found John the tue best bent bestman man herf and terribly cut ld bruised mOl nl Three others othera also ailo were werl badly hurt Iloth Hoth the bride groom room In their efforts to restore rea tore harmony had hiI lost most roost of ot their clothing The rime bride explained that the tow roW was the outcome of ot hatred of 01 tile the I by 11 Russians who iere present After Aler making bakIng sev several ev wh eral arrests and amid placing the wounded men In itt ambulances the police polke withdrew proceeded and amid