Evening journal., 1896-07-18
BAYONE FOR THE MOB
Militia and Police Charge the
Crowds In the Streets.
GRAVE SITUATION IN CLEVELAND.

The Soldiers Disperse a Thousand Strikers
and Their Friends and Wound Several
seriousIy-The Mob Pursues a Lone Mi
lItiaman--An omcer Fatally Injured.
CLEVELAND, July 49, The biggest and
bitterest fight sifice the strike Of the
Brown Hosting workers began occurred
late last evening.
There was an open conflict between the
mob and militia, it being necessary to put
] 900 to flight at the point of the bayonet
The trouble began when Patrolmen
Guenther and Carey were surrounded by
"A mob of rioters and threatened with
death. The officers held the mob at bay
until help came, and one of the leaders
was arrested Later two militiamen on
street car on their way to do picket duty
were set upon by dozen men. The sol
diors 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 rioters
were arrested.
When the nonunion men were taken
from the works, Captain Zimmerman,
with a company of militia, cleared the
street Afterward the soldiers returned
TO the works, and crowd Of 1000 men
gathered in a vacant lot across the street.
They assailed the militiamen with vile
epithets and finally somebody suggested
that the soldiers be stoned. Captain Zim-
norman said he was waiting for the stone
throwing to begin. just then a rock
grazed his cap. Then the order to charge
was given, and the soldiers plunged for
ward. The crowd broke and started to
run, but all could not get away from the
soldiers At least dozen men were bayo-
neted and some 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 situation is
uglier than it has been at any time. The
mobs are growing desperate. and the troops
have lost patience.
Two Men Badly wounded.
A squad Of four militiamen Of Compa-
ny was returning home shortly after
having escorted men from the works,
whom one of them separated from the 9th
ers near East Madison avenue. He was
noticed by strikers, and "A small crowd fol-
lowed him, hooting and jeering BY the
time he reached Jaete's block, on Hamilton
street, the mob had grown to 1000 or
5000 in number and stones were thrown.
The soldier had only his sidearms and
ran into a grocery store TO escape. The
crowd threatened to tear down the build
ing, and he came out
Special Policeman Owen Murphy ap-
peared and started to escort the militia
man to a patrol box, that police assistance
might be summoned, but the mob encom-
passed them and attacked them with
stones, sticks and fists Meanwhile word
of the trouble had been sent to the militia
at tho Brown works. and Company +
hastened to the rescue. At double quick,
with rifles at charge fayonc.s, they rushed
at the crowd, clearing the street speedily.
A number of men and boys were stabbed
with bayonets, but only two seriously
Thomas Clarity of Oxford street and
Thomas McGlarvey OF St. Clair street.
They are wounded In the back, and Nc
GlarveY may die In the excitement the
lone militiaman slipped away, and, though
doubtless injured, is probably not danger
ously hurt. Murphy, however, was so
badly beaten that his recovery is In doubt
Martial law will be enforced in the dis
turbed district from now on, and any se-
rious menace to the militia is likely to be
met with extreme measures. The soldiers
are in the temper to use lead.