Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-17
IN A STATE Of SIEGE.
Citizens Take Up a War
Against a Railroad.
MANY PEOPLE ARE INJURED.
The Riot Act Read to the Mob by the
Deputy Sheriff.


North AbinstoA passed through a success
pion OF scenes yesterday afternoon such As
never were wit Iessed in Plymouth county
before In the morning after the select
men had given orders to the officials OF
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
10 take up the blind track which they had
laid during their fight with the electric
road, or the town would take 1t up, open
hostilities ceased. The officials of the
electric road and their counsel went to
Boston to apply for an injunction to re-
strain the Consolidated people from pre-
venting them laying the rails across the
crossing at North avenue.
The gangs Of men of the Consolidated
road were kept a short distance from the
crossing ready
To Block Any Move
of the electric people Superintendent
Sanborn, who had charge Of the forces.
spent his time mainly In the telegraph
Office, In communication with the higher
officials at Boston, and large crowds had
collected during the forenoon Shortly
after l o'clock Superintendent Sanborn
told Roadnaster Bryant to carry out his
they came with their tools In moment
It was seen that the orders were to tear up
so much of the electric road tracks as pro-
jected from Railroad avenue to the track
of the Consolidated. As the road men
began work Road Commissioner Wright
approached Superintendent Sanborn and
informed him hat he was an officer Of the
town, and as such warned him against
touching any paving or tracks on the pub
Lie highways Ssnborn replied, II will
take the risk" and work procdeded.
As the road men began work Road
Commissioner Wright approached Super
intendent Sanborn and informed him that
he was an officer of the town and as such
warned him against touching any paving
or tracks on the public highway. Sanborn
replied, IL will take the risk" and work
proceeded
AS the Consolidated men began work
three officers reached there, each for Q
man to arrest. The men resented, and
the
Italians Rushed In Force
upon the officers and citizens. Shovels and
pickaxes were used freely, and the Italians
drove the citizens down North avenue.
The fire alarm was rung and hose
turaed out, and putting two streams on
drove the Italians back. They could not
stand water. AS they got to the crossing
they tore the gate tenders house down,
using IL as barricade The nremep
made 1t so lively for the Consolidated men
that they rallied and charged, and the
rocks flew In every direction. Hundreds
OF dollars worth of plate glass was
smashed i'm few minutes, and not only
those engaged in the battle, but spectators
were injured.
In the fight, Inspector Bailey and Road
master Bryant were arrested and locked
up. The Italians got the best Of the I'M
organized force and cut the hose In pieces.
A truce was then declared, Superintendent
Sanborn calling off his men, although
they staid around for new orders The
seiectmen were sent to Boston to Chief
Wade and he and large posse OF state
police officers came out on an afternoon
train. There also came President Reed Of
the electric road aud Judge Kelly. They
brought with them the injunction which
had been granted by Judge Barker Of the
supreme court.
The papers were served on Superinten-
dent Sanborn and he sent his men to their
trains and
Gave Up the Big Fight.
President Reed gave Contractor Reed or
ders to lay the electric tracks and after
Chief Wade and his men had come down
to the crossing and cleared passageway
through the immense crowd, work began
at just o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff Cushman read the riot
act to the crowd and most Of them dis
persed after seeing that the electric rosd
had won Officer Hollis served "A warrant
upon Superintendent Sanborn and locked
him up He was later bailed out, together
with Bailey and bryant
About 20 persons were more or less in
jured I'm the fight, two receiving bullet
wounds, but no fatal results are feared.
Nearly 10000 worth of glass was broken.