Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-10
THE CLEVELAND RIOT.
-Four Thousand Men, Iusanely
Bent Upon Mischief,

Make Vicious Assaults Upon Various In.
| duatrial Plants-Met aud Dispersed
by the Police After . stubborn
Fight-Muitia In Reserve.
CLEVELAND, O., May 3.-Labor trou-
bles in Cleveland came to a crisis yes
terday, when 1000 men, armed with
| clubs and stones, marched through the
fats, closing down each factory as they
| came to it. Destruction of property
seemed to be their aim. There were
few English-speaking people in the
crowd In fact it was a rabble made
up chiefly of foreigners.
At the Variety iron works the mob
rushed up to the door of the foundry
| and in among the men, waving their
| clubs.
The Epson nut works were invaded.
| all the windows broken, and many of
| the men were stricken down at their
| work 1t was only the appearance of
the police that prevented the destruc-
ton of the works. The crowd was
crazy and past all control. Polish, Boz
| hemian, Hungarian, Slav and a reg
| ular babel of tongues shouted orders
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| work.
Tbs Riot was Of Small Beginning.
| The crowd was under the impress
| sion that the police were just waiting
for them to start out. When two men
with flags shouted themselves hoarse
| for the crowd to fall in, there was hes
itation on the part of the spectators to
obey the commands. The speaker was
cheered Justify when he said: Come
on, boys: we'll show these fellows
who's boss"
Only q motley group of dozen or SO
boys followed the leader with the
flags as he led the way through the
| square. As the crowd marched the
square was abandoned, and by the
| time the marchers reached Michigan
street 1000 men were in line. Shrek
ing and hooting, they jeered all those
who did not join them and cheered
themselves hoarse.
The Mob Beyond Control.
BY this time it was mob beyond
| control. The crowd poured into Sen
eca street, seizlng sticks and clubs as
they went. The Seneca-street bridge
swayed back and forth under the con-
| tlnuouS tramping.
The firemen at the engine house at
the end of the bridge excited the
crowd as they thought they were pc.
lice. The clubs were in the air in a
| moment. but the firemen stood their
ground and the mob swept on to join
the head of the rabble which was as.
sailing the Variety iron works.
A Command to "Halt" Com IS Too Late.
At the Variety iron works the leader
with the flags shouted Halt" and ad
vised peace. The crowd was past
holding back and rushed up to the
open door of the foundry department
They were stopped for moment a.
the superintendent stood i'll the way
and ordered the mob back. His words
of warning were lost as the Grove
surged past him and in among the
workmen, who stood with their tool:
in their hands. One of the worlSmer
made move as if he would go on
The mob made for him. This threat
ening move warned the other men who
made haste to take their baskets.
In the meantime the crowd on the
outside shook their clubs in the air anc
threatened violence to anyone who
would defy them. Several stones were
thrown at the windows and the clubs
beat tattoos on the doors and side Of
the house. When the men came GU,
and Joined the ranks of the mob a
wild shout went up from the threats
| of the thousands.
Another Branch of ths Mob.
While the foundrymen were being
forced out, another branch of the mot
went to other sections of the shop.
The doors were closed and barred.
There were hundreds of faces peerime
in at the windows, and as the men were
seen at work in the shop the crowd be.
came wild with rage. A rush was made
at the barred doors, and the rioters
fairly fought to get chance to put
their shoulders to the work. The doors
| were of stout material and held. For.
| tunately there was a diversion in the
| way of little scramble in the rear OF
the crowd which attracted the mob at
the doors for time When they came
back the doors were open and not a
man was in sight. Then there was a
shout of triumph.
| ''Advance!'
Again the leader, with the flag wav
ing over his head, shouted: "Advance!
| It was welcome word, as the moi
| had Just commenced to feel their
strength, and, as no resistance was Of
fered, they gloated in their power.
Shouting '.Victory!'' ehey rushed on
to the Standard paint works.
On the way every man who was in
sight was dragged into the ranks.
| Offices and storerooms were locked
and the window blinds were drawn
and barred. The excitement was i'll
| fictitious, and drivers of teams left their
teams with their wagons partially
loaded to join the crowd. The mob
| had halted in front of the Standard
paint works. There was no order new
| in the ranks. Every man seemed to
| vie with his neighbor in making a
noise Invectives were shouted at the
men in the Office. and clubs were
shaken threateningly. There was
short parleying, as the men in the
works were pretty we'll frightened,
and were glad to get off SO easily.
Tie laborers joined the ranks of the
mob, which was growing larger all the
while.
Broke Loos. From All Restraint.
The rioters simply broke loose from
all restraints and went wild as they
approached the Epson nut works.
There was trainload of coal stand.
ing alongside of the works. A small
boy clam bered up on a car, stood for q
/ moment then reached down and seiz-