The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-16

Rioting In Kearney.
NEW YoBK, Feb, 13,-The Clark o. n.
4. Mills In Kearney, N. j., presented o
picture OF desolatfon this morning.
More than thousand panes of glass
were broken out of the sash In the first
and second stories, and many of those
in the upper stories were smashed by
small stones, The floors of the mill
were Uttered with stones, Jumps OF
frozen mud, sticks and tin cans thrown
by the mischieyous mob last night.
Some fine machinery In the thread end
of the mill was badly damaged by
heavy stones, and in the cotton end
Jumps of coal, sticks, stones, and all
sorts of rubbish lodged In the intricate
spinning machinery. The Office was q
complete wreck.
During the night fifty special Deputy
Sheriils arrived at the mill, and fifty
more were sent out later in the day,
making an armed force Of at least 1.3C
men at the Keaney Mills, while the
Newark property is efficiently pro.
tected by five policemen,
At Z O'Clock u. m. the iron gates OF
Kearney Mill were thrown open and
men Missed them and howled at them,
but no stones were thrown. At noon
! they were paraded across to the hose
house, where dinner was served. They
were guarded by deputies and specials
and Captain McManus had nine men
on duty to keep back the sight-seers.
The striking spinners held a meeting
| in Kearnoy this morning aud adopted
| resolutions conforming the disorderly
conduct and destruction OF property
| ''by outsiders" and emdhasizing the
| fact that no member of their associa.
| ton was near the place of trouble OF
was In any manner responsible for it,
the members having been warned by
resolution to keep away.
| Fully 5000 persons were massed in
front of the mills in Kearney at 9
o'clock tonight. Soon stones began
to fly. They were directed at the up.
per windows of the mill, and many Of
| them sped with true aim through the
| remaining panes of glass. Chief of
Police Turnbull made an almost tear
full appeal, telling the crowd that in
throwing stones they were not wreak-
ing vengeance on the Clarks, but
committing an act of folly which the
county would have to pay for
When the three white faces were dis
covered at ono of the third-story win
dows, they were made the targets fol
a volley of stones, and they quickly
lodged away.
Look out for the hose" was cry
which caused frequent staInpedes, but
no water came. Then the mill gate
opened and ten deputy sheriffs filed
out with trailing clubs, and marched
straight through the crowd down the
| avenue. This was ruse to draw away
the crowd, and the posse made no
threatening demonstration, nor did
| many men follow to learn what the
| movement meant.
During the stone-throwing in front
of the mil Ella Martin, n girl of IL
years, who was standing near the office
was struck on the head with a stone
thrown by somebody on the other side
OF the street. She was carried away
in u fainting condition with q cash
over her eye.
Half OF the Deputy Sheiifrs in the
Kearney Mills were intoxicated to.
night One of them escaped through
the gate at o'clock and shouted;
Boys, / am with you" Then the
| crowd rushed him away TO n neighbor-
ing saloon, where he got on chair
and made a maudlin speech.
Adam Groel, one OF the managers of
the supply department, went to the
| HILL HDOuL OGlOch Ill CAD. he was
recognized and stones were thrown at
the cab. One large stone crashed
through the cab. When Groel re.
turned his CAB was stopped Mt the
] Newark end OF the Clay street bridge,
and he was forced to draw u pistol To
drive away his assailants.
Senator Howard, of Fall River, after
his consultation with the spinners this
morning, announced that he was going
to confer with the representatives OF
the company. He went to the main
office in Newark In the afternoon. He
mude proposition, the terms OF
which were not made known.
At 5 o'clock Senator Howard met the
strikers again in Kearney, and meet.
ing was held with closed doors. On
leaving the meeting Howard refused
to mako public the terms of nrbitra-
ton, but said that IL his proposition
was accepted by the Board of Direc
tors of the Clark Thread Company the
strike would be settled ut o'clock to
morrow morning. as the directors
were to meet this evening and com
municate the result of their considers
ton to him at that hour.
The spinners will hold another meet
ing tomorrow morning and await the
verdict. The directors meeting was
probably held tonight, but nothing
could be learned about it.