The morning call., 1894-05-03
Fight With Rioters at
Cleveland.
AFTERMATH OF MAYDAY.
The Mob Mostly Composed of
Foreigners.
OUT MERELY FOR DESTRUCTION.
There Was One Mad Anarchist Who
Fought the Police Almost to
the Death.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 1.-The dis
orders which began yesterday with the
Mayday demonstration of the unemployed
eliminated to-day in open riots. There
were three separate aud bloody conflicts
between the police and the rioters
and tonight the police are under arms
ready TO respond to call in case of
emergency. The worst is believed to be
over. however.
The trouble began about noon when a
mob of about 20G0 started to raid the fac
tories on the flats ana drive from work
the men employed therein. The first at
tack was made at the Variety Iron WORKS.
The windows of the factory were smashed
by stones and bricks and the workmen
fed in a panic. A force of seventy-fve
policemen was then called out. The
rioters proceeded, however. to the Epson
Bolt Works, where 1900 men were induced
to quit work before the officers arrived.
When the police came on the scene the
men made a stand and hurled bricks at
the officers. o ders were given to charge
them with clubs. and the rioters ran like
sheep at the first assault, but their leaders
succeeded in rallying them on the Abbey
street viaduct, a bridge about 1000 feet
long. Squads of police coming up at both
ENDS of the bridge penned IN the crowd
and they were forced TO fight their way
out. They made a rush for the officers,
but at least a score of them were dubbed
numerically before they finally succeeded
in getting away. During this conflict two
anarchists were leading a terrible struggle
on their part. One of them, Thomas
Moore, an old man, was dubbed into sub
mission and taken to the station In
patrol wagon. cursing the police and de-
claring that this was the happlest day of
his life. The firmness of the police had
good effect. for it resulted in scattering the
rioters in all directions.
In the south end of the city at the same
time a mob of 500 men drove away the
workmen from the United States Salt
Works, and were about to make raid
upon the Cleveland Rolling-mills. They
were met by Police Director Herbert and
a squad of ten policemen. who dubbed
them until they were glad 10 run. AT least
thirty men, were injured in this fight, but
the mob was dispersed.
This afternoon Mayor Blee announced
that no more riotlng would be permitted.
He issued proclamation commanding the
people not to assemble on the streets. and
at the same time he called on the Cleve-
land Grays, the Gatling-gun battery and
the resident companies of the Ohio Ma
tional Guard to assemble in their armories
and await his call. There was ready re-
Spouse TO the call and tonight at least 800
men are under arms awaiting any emer-
gency that may arise.
The mob was composed entirely of IN
employed foreigners, mostly Italians and
Poles. An organization with 5000 to 10000
members has been effected among them
within a few days. This organization
gave q Mayday parade yesterday, and,
encouraged by the slight resistance offered
Them, started out again to-day. The pur-
pose seems to have been solely riot and
destruction.
Part of the mob made an unsuccessful
attempt to hold up a freight train on the
Nickel-plateIroad. The train slowed up in
order not to run down any one, but sped
on its Way unframed