Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-24

eTal we're killed and others wounded are
without foundation. There ~, no dls-
turbsnce of serious nature last night
except firing by skulkorI. which was re-
piled to by the soldiers, but no one il
known to have been shot. Colonel
Fox, in chargeof Company X, Twelfth
regiment, says that the supposed firing
on tina strikers by his troops was caused
by the explosion OF over 1--WE thousand
t0rp-does which the strikers had placed
on the tracks at short distances, and
which were exploded by a passing
tram.
spent the Might Shooting.
Strikers haTa.sed the militia for over
two hours, firing shots from Tevolyers,
putting tor eedoes on the tracks and
otherwise disturbing the night. Tho
soldiers TUNED out several times and
Tho yards were searched. but not =
stranger could bo found. As soon,
however, rs the guards were returned
the troubls began agSln. Tho men
who ware making all the trouble stsid
in tina yards. They could eGslly es-
cape dssec.on among the shadows OF
the long strings OF csrt, and every time
q soldier Ear skuiklns figure iiash by
in ths darkness ho aent bullet after
II. The shooting wac general and hun.
drcd. OF volleys were FREQ. some Of
the skulkers may have been hit, but
the hospitals this morning did not re-
port any OF them applying for repairs.
Exchanged Bricks and Shots
There were the customary number Of
small row. In ths various parts Of tho
disturbed dlstrlct last night, but moth
ing OF s serious nsture occurred. There
was shooting all along the front from
the Ohio street trostlc 10 the Tint farm.
Out on Stncca street grekt many
shots wsrs fr.d ond msay more on ths
Til. fsrm. SO far ss learned they were
frorn the usual causss-night breakers
throwing bricks or mysterious forms
scudding through the darkness. Be-
tween 1880 and o'clock this morn ing
striker was shot by q soldier stationed
ut tho Hamburg street crossing Of tho
Lehigh Valley. The emergency hos
pi.al Was notified and ms was
conveyed thithsr IN sn ambulenee.
AT the hospital ne gave his name IS
William Morsn. The starry he told the
physicians Was that be was walking
along Hamburg strest when he was
challenged by soldier. He stopped
and had some words with him, or
talked long while" SIS Moran put It,
and then started to walk off, whereup-
on, so Moran alleges, tho sentry fred
five shots at him. Only one took Of
feet. |. entered the calf OF his right
lex. Moran also suffered sllght scalp
wound which no sa.d was inflicted by
q soldier with the butt OF his gun. The
name of the soldier who had the en-
counter has not been learned. Neither
has his AIDE OF the story been obtained.
Il was very dark when the affair took
plsce and Moran says he could not dis
unguIsh the features OF the soldier.
Dispersed the Rowdiss.
South Michigan street, from the
Michigan street bridgs TO Gknson street,
| is considered ans of the hardest point,
IN the city for the soldiers 10 protect.
A hundred rowcics consrsgated theirs
| last night and thoy called the Thir-
tsenth regiment boys dudes sud dan
| dies and tainted them until finally Col.
| onsl Dowd ordered the soldiers to clear
the street OF everybody. The soldiers
charged the crowd with bsyonets and
| for . few minutes there WAS a lively
scramble. Tbs rowdles we're dispersed
/ IN short order.
At three o'clock this morning the
! thirteenth regiment bad another
/ encounter. A lot Of strikers eur
/ rounded the LsckAwsnns trsstle that
crosses Aionlg gan stTeeI They stsTtsa
! H. 20 annoy Ine frsmen Dy JeerIuz Al
! them and vEeu piokets under ceR-
/ mand of LIeutensnt Taylor ordered
! them 10 dIsPerse they began pelsing
| the soldier, with stones and coal. The
| pickets fred several volleys at them,
! but ths strikers skulked behind freight
| car, and 80 far "a known, nobody wsl
/ wounded.
A little later there was n disturbance
! on the island. A striker set a bulldog
! on me thirtse1th soldiers near the
central freight hOute. The pstro
! killed the dog and hrod ~ the striker
/ but no escaped
Pulled the Pin snd Ran.
Al the seneca street crossing Lieu
tenant sohum,pn was in charge. At
| O'Clock his ssntrlss heard men pullins
coupling pins en- q trsin which had beer
made up 10 60 cut this morning. They
( made charge. Ths pins Rad beer
! pulled. but the men had disappeared
They sot a. It again asd we're bred on
| They returned the shower Of sulisti
with stones ana diminishing WAS begun
10 earnest
CsptAin Boylsn Of Company K, a
the T-siith regiment. Vas "a OoplmsDC
at tbe Clinton street crossing Here q
where the creates. smouEt OF shooting
ras done. Early IN ths evening CsQ
tain Bovisn heard tnsrs vtf = nsstinI
ms saloon near by and that mitchie
vas brewing Word "a, brought 4
hlm that an stack would tie nnsde on
tho seutriss toms Na,c during th'
nsnt Wh.n be cent out BE 'ghtsrn
tres ne doubled them Up and kent
E1usd q restrVe under arms. Order
were gwen ths ser TIE, IN every cass .
shoot : they wsrs Ettacksd
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