STREET BATTLE IN NEW YORK.
—-* v ' — CRIMINALS FIRE ON TRAMCAR. Br TolecraDli—PrflSs Association—Copyright Now York, December 12, Gangs of roughs who frequented Madison Square Gardens during the bicycle race fought a revolver battle, iii tlio neighbouring streets. One gang of criminals commandeered a street cur, from the slictkr of which they poured a volley into tho other gang, which was sheltering at a street corner. Tlio car passengers threw themselves face downwards on tho floor, the bullets whistling through tho windows. Tho polico arrived, hut tho combatants leaped into '.raiting nutomsblles and escaped. It was icmaTl<abk> that no one was hurt, considering the heavy fusikuio.
Madison Square Garden is a huge block of buildings. 42">ft. long nud 200 f- wide, containing an amphitheatre seating 15,000, and other halls and galleries. -~ .'...
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1932, 15 December 1913, Page 5
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130STREET BATTLE IN NEW YORK. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1932, 15 December 1913, Page 5
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