The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10
TWO MEN KILLED.
HAMBURG STRIKE RESULTS IN
A BIG RIOT.
Nineteen Injured, of Which Five Are
Police Oficers-Revolvers and
Sabres Were Freely Used-Con-
ficting Reports as to Who Start
ed the Row-Many Arrests Made.

Hamburg. Feb. 9.-Ever since the de-
cision of a majority of the men who
took part in the great strike of dock
laborers and others employed in the ship
ping trade to return to work, there has
been much discomfort among the men,
and those who watched the situation
closely could see that trouble was brew
ing. The defeat of the strikers was due
mainly to the lack of funds and they
felt very bitter that they were compelled
to return to work without having in the
least benefited their condition.
Tonight the bad feeling among the men
eliminated in a bitter fight between a
large number of the men who had been
eral days past. had been anticipating the
trouble Before the disturbance was
uuelled two men Were killed and - ser
iously wounded. Among the latter are
1t is not known exactly how the fight
ing started, but one report has 1t that
it originated in a dispute between some
men who were arguing as TO the correct
ness of the decision to return 10 work,
who finally came to blows. When the
police attempted to interfere the latter
abandoned their own quarrel ana com
bined 10 thrash the policemen. the fight
ing soon assuming wide proportions
Another story is that the police were
the aggressors.
came very serious, revolvers and sabres
being freely used. The police were rapid
" getting the worst of the contest, they
being greatly Outnumbered by the raging
rooh Of rioters. whose numbers were
quickly swelled. not only by genuine
WorkingTnen, but by the hordes OF vicious
idlers about the harbor who were only
too anxious under the circumstances to
engage with their natural enemies, the
police.
The latter at first. attempted to get
means, but these proving unavaiiing.
sabres were drawn and orders given to
charge the mob. The rioters. some or
whom were armed with revolvers. while
others had bludgeons and stones as
weapons held their ground tenaciously
and made a desperate resistance. which
the police were unable TO overcome.
Eventually reinforcementS were hurried
To the scene in response to the urgent
call of the officer in command of the
police and finally the rioters We're dis
persed with great difficulty.
in Sancti PAUL.. Williamsburg and Al
tona. ali of which places are practically
part of Hamburg, and threatened veng-
there would be another outbreak went in
strong force to the places mentioned ana
compelled obedience to their orders that
the streets in the region OF the harbor
the streets in tn region of the harbor-
II is generally believed that If the rioters
had been better armed the police would
not have been able to handle them. and
that it would probably have been neces-
sary to call on the military for assist
ance.
Most of the injured were removed to the
hospitals. Ninety of the rioters were ar
rested.
The quarter occupied by workingmen
was simmering with angry feeling and
the men were loud in their denunciation
of the police. Further disturbances dur
ing the night were anticipated. and to
guard against further outbreaks the
police patrols were doubled. 4 heavy
rain is falling and this tended to keep
indoors many of the discontinued work
men who might otherwise have taken
part in the rioting.