The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23

CLEVELAND, July i8.-There has been
another turbulent day in the vicin.
ity Of the Brown company's works.
There were several incipient riots. and
there was an open conflict between the
mob and militia, It being necessary to
put / 900 men to fight at the point of
the bayonet.
The trouble began when Petrolmen
Guenther and Carey were surrounded
by mob of rioters and threatened with
death. The officers held the mob at
bay until help came and one of the
leaders was arrested
Two militiamen on a street car, on
their way to do picket duty, were set
upon by dozen men. The soldiers
were unarmed at the time, but they
used their fists to such good advantage
that they drove their assailants from
the car. Subsequently three of the riot.
ers were arrested,
When the non.union men were taken
from the works Captain Zimmerman
with a company of militia. cleared the
streets. Afterward the soldiers re.
turned to the works and crowd of
1000 men gathered in vacant lot
across the street. They assailed the
militiamen with vile epithets, and final
ly somebody suggested that the soldiers
be stoned.
Captain Zimmerman said he was
waiting for the stone throwing to be.
gin Just then a rock grazed his cap.
Then the order to charge was given
and the soldiers plunged forward, The
crowd broke and started to run, but all
could not get away from the soldiers
At least a dozen men were bayonetted
and Uome Of them were seriously hurt
The injured were hustled away so
quickly that it was impossible to learn
the names of any Of them. The situa.
ton is uglier than it has been at any
time yet. The mobs are growing des-
perate. and the troops have lost
patience. 1t is expected that there will
be some shooting IL there is any more
show of violence toward the troops.
A squad of militiamen of Company
was returning home, after having es-
corted men from the works, when one
of them separated from the others near
East Madison avenue. He was noticed
by strikers and a small crowd followed
him, hooting and jeering. By the time
he reached Jaete's block, on Hamilton
street, the mob had grown to 1000 or
O,OOO III buOutS WtlO
thrown. The soldier had only his side
arms and ran into grocery store to es-
cape. The crowd threatened to tear
down the building and he came out
Special Policeman Owen Murphy ap.
peared and started to escort the militia.
man to patrol box that police assist
ance might be summoned, but the mob
encompassed them and attacked them
with stones, sticks and fists.
Meanwhile word of the trouble had
been sent to the militia at the Brown
works and Company f hastened to the
rescue. At double quick. with rifles
at charge bayonets. they rushed at the
crowd, clearing the streets speedily. A
number of men and boys were stabbed
with bayonets. but only two seriously,
Thomas Garrity of Oxford street and
Thomas McGlarvey OF st. Clair street.
They are wounded in the back and Nc
Glarvey may die. IL the excitement
the lone militiaman slipped away, and,
though doubtless injured, is probably
not dangerously hurt. Murphy, how
ever. was so badly beaten that his re-
covery is in doubt. Martial law will
be enforced in the disturbed district
from now on, and any serious menace
TO the militia is likely to be met with
extreme measures. The soldiers are in
the temper to use lead.