Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-05-11
RIOTING IN CLEVELAND.
THE CITY OVERRUN BY A
MOB OF STRIKERS.
Factory After Factory Entered by the
Leaders of 1000 Men and Made to
Shut DOwn-The Police Make
Many Charges, and Finally Put the
Rioters to Flight

The disorders which began at Clevelani.
Ohio, with tho May Day demonstration Of
the unemployed culminatod next day in
open riots. There wern three separate con.
hicts between the police and the rioters.
Troops were placed under arms to respond
to a call i'll case of an emergency
A dispatch from Cleveland says A crowd
numbering 5000 or 1000 men assembled in
tho public square and started out on u mis-
sion of destruction.
Every window was broken at the Variety
Iron Works on Scranton avenue. and the en-
tire force OF men working were driven out.
At the Upson Nut and Belt Works win
dOws were broken, machinery smashed and
the men driven away. Twenty-Five men were
driven from the Church Furniture Works
Police were then hurried TO the scene from
all available sources. All the reserve police,
including the mounted men. were ordered
out, and many arrests were made. Intense
excitement prevailed in the southern part Of
the city.
The mob, after moving up Jennings ave
nue. reformed, and were again and again
re-charged by the police. The rioters had
meantime raided scrap-irOn yard and
armed themselves with pieces of iron. They
wero in a frenzy of excitement, and were
constantly urged on by their leaders to re-
sist the officers
At this juncture large reinforcement of
police arrived on the scene, and another
chaIge was made on the mob with drawn
clubs. The crowd showed fight only for n
moment. and then the ranks were broken
and the men scattered in all directions.
The police meantime had used their clubs
to such effect that many of the rioters were
laid low. The patrol wagons were loaded
with prisoners and hastily sent to the nearest
station. Many of the men threw stones and
other missiles at the bluecoatS from the Alb
hey street bridge. They wero forced away
however and ran like sheep, making occa-
siOnal stands to resist the power Of the law.
While Il part OF the mob were fighting tho
police at Faulhahers others made an unSuc-
cessful attempt to hold up a mail train on the
Nickel Plate Road rs it was passing that
point. The train slackened speed in order
to not run down any of the fellows, but sped
on its way unframed.
Among the rioters arrested was Tom
Moore, a full-iedged Anarchist, who at the
daily meetings Of the unemployed has urged
the adoption of anarchistic methods. He
was only landed in patrol wagon after his
head had been laid open by a Doliceman's
club.
After their ranks had been broken up tho
larger part of the crowd started across tho
Abbey street bridge, with the police close
behind them. On reaching the west sIdo
they scattered in every direction and the
police returned to the stations.
The mob was composed entirely of unem-
ployed foreigners, mostly Italians and Poles,
who have been daily haranged by the labor
leaders to organize
An organization with from eight to ten
thousand members has been effected within
few days. 1t was this organization that
gave the May Day parade, and, encouraged
by the slight resistance with which they were
met then, they started out again. Their
purpose seemed to be solely ono Of riot and
destruction.
Mayor Blee issued a request to the Clevc-
land (TraVS an inHpnpn1eut military Orr1nj-
zation, to be ready to respond to a call to
arms on short notice. In cOmplianco with
this the Grays were placed under arms at
their armory. Later four companies OF tho
Fifth Regiment were ordered under arms
The Mayor issued proclamation warning
all persons from conyregating i'll the streets
or parks and prohibiting meetings being held
in Monumental Square