A mob numbering about ten thousand men, women, and children had gathered at the Halsted Street viaduct; the sheer size of the mob was extremely threatening and a strong body of police was sent to the viaduct with orders to disperse the mob.
A mob numbering about ten thousand men, women, and children had gathered at the Halsted Street Viaduct, peacefulness was not on their agenda. The sheer size of the mob was extremely threatening, and a strong body of police was sent to the Viaduct with orders to disperse the mob.