The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-03

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CLEVELAND. O., May "a mob nu IN
boring 5000 or 1000 men again as
sembled in tho public square this
morning and marched out on mission
OF destruction. On Scranton avenue
overy window was broken in at tho
Variety iron works aud the entire force
I of men working run out. At the Upson
nut and bolt works windows were
broken, machinery smashed and the
men driven away. Twenty-Five men
. were driven from the Church furniture
I works. At this point the police charged
: the mob and drove 1t up the hill on
Jennings avenue. Police were hurried
( to tho sceno from all available sources.
4 All tho reserve force. including
I mounted men, wcre ordered out. Many
arrests were made and intense excite
1 ment prevailed in the southern part OF
tho city.
The mob, aftor moving up jennings
avenue, reformed and were again and
again recharccd by the police. The ri
oters had meantime raided scrap iron
yard and armed themselves with pieces
\ OF iron. They were in frenzy OF cx-
4 element and were constantly urged on
6 by their leaders to reaist the officers.
. At this juncture another large rein.
! forcement OF police arrived on tho scene
! aud another charge was made on the
mob with drawn clubs. Tho crowd
showed fight only for q moment and
y then their ranks were broken and scat
4 tered in all direction. The police mean
n time had used their clubs to such effect
y that many OF the rioters were laid low.
4 Patrol wagons. were loaded with pris-
& oners and hastily sent to tho nearest
station. Many Of the mon throw stones
aud other missiles at the blue coats
! from theyantage ground OF Abbey street
bridge. They were forced away, how
i ever, and ran like sheep, making occa-
sional stands to resist the power Of the
+ law.
. While part OF tho mob were fighting
1 tho police at -Faulhabers others made
an unsuccessful attempt to hold up q
mail train on the Nickel Plate road as
4 it was passing that point. The train
I slackened speed in order to not run
down any Of the fellows. but sped on its
way unframed.
ANARCHISTS AND FOREIGNERS
Among the rioters taken into custody
was Tom Moore, a full hedged An
archist, who, at tho daily meetings OF
the unemployed. has constantly urged
the unemployed to adopt Anarchist
methods. He was only landed ia q
/ patrol wagon after his head had been
laid open by policeman's club.
After their ranks had been broken up
the larger part OF tho crowds started
across the Abbey street bridge with the
! police close behind them., Onlrcaching
the west side they scattered in every
direction aud the police returned to the
stations. The mob to-day was conf
posed entirely OF unemployed foreign
ers, mostly ignorant Italians and Poles,
who have been daily harangucd by la.
. Dor leaders 10 organize.
An organization with from eight to
ten thousand members has been effect
ed within few days, largely composed
OF unemployed men. /. was this or
ganization that gave May day parade
yesterday and encouraged by tho slight
resistance with which they were met
then. they started out again to-day,
/ 1000 strong. Their purpose seemed to
be solely one OF riot and destruction.
TROOPS UNDER ARMS.
There were three separate and bloody
conflicts between the police and the
rioters and tonight troops arc under
arms ready 10 respond to call in case
of,an emergency. The worst is believed
to be over, however.
The first attack was made at the Va
riety Iron Works The windows OF the
factory were smashed with stones and
bricks aud the workmen fled in panic.
A iorco OF sDventy-iivc policemen were
then called out. The rioters proceeded
however TO the UpsCa Bolt Works,
whero 500 men were induced to quit
work before the officers arrived
When the police came upon tho scene
tho men made stand and hurled
bricks and stones at tho officers. Or
ders were given them to charge with
clubs. The rioters ran like sheep Mt tho
first assault, but their leaders succeeded
in rallying the,h upon the Abbey stree.
Viaduct, bridge about l,COo feet long.
Squads Of the police coming up at boil,
ends OF the bridge penned in the crowd,
and they werc forced to fight their way
out. They made rush ior tho officers,
but at least score OF them were
dubbed numerically before they finally
succeeded in getting away.
During this conflict two Anarchists
were arrested after u terrific struggle
on their part. In tho south end OF the
city at the same time mob Of 500 men
drove tho workmen away from the
United States Salt Works and were
about to mako raid upon the Glove.
land rolling mills. They were met by
Police Director Herbert and O SQUAD OF
ton policemen who dubbed them until
they were glad to run. At Boast thirty
men wore injured in this melee, but
the mob was dispersed.
This afternoon Mayor Blce announced
that. no moro rioting would be per
mi!.ed. Ho issued proclamation com.
manding pooplo not to assemble on tho
streets, and at the same time called
upon tho Cleveland Grays, the gatling
gun. battery and the resident companies
Of the Ohio national guard to assemble
IN their armories aud await his call.
There was ready response to tho call,