Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
MOB FIGHTS POLICE.
RiOtOus Scenes at the Street Car
Strike In Cleveland-Several
u 20. .,s Persons Badly Hurt.

= Clever and, u, June 19.-At 1880
O'clock Saturday the most disastrous
riot of the local railway strike took
place at Pearl street and Clarke avenue.
Two cars loaded with nonunion men,
patrolmen and deputies were attacked
by mob of 5000. AS a result of a
charge made by the police under Capt.
Hutchinson and Lieut.. Felhaber many
persons were severely and some possi-
bly, fatally injured. The first car to
reach the scene of the trouble was met
by the mob and shower of bricks and
eggs. About so feet behind the first car
was second car loaded with nom
union men, deputies and police. This
car also was compelled to come to
stop. Before the police could step from
the cars fusillade of stones and bricks
crashed through the windows, striking
several of the nonunion men.
Within five minutes after the cars had
arrived nearly every patrolman and
nonunion man had been the mark for
one or more eggs, and every window
in both cars was quickly smashed.
Several vicious attacks were made by
the mob, and in order to protect the
lives of the nonunion men the police
were compelled to charge. Capt.
Hutchinson gave the word, and the po-
lice dashed through the crowd swing
ing their clubs. Dozens of people were
injured by being struck by stones and
clubs. The mob could not withstand
the terrific onslaught of the police, and
all sought safety in fight. A scene OF
wild confusion followed. The fight
between the police and the mob con-
tinued for nearly Is minutes, but the
former finally gained the victory. The
mob was partially dispersed, and the
cars were run back to the Lakeview
barns. AS the cars passed through the
public square they attracted consider
able attention, it being easy to de-
termine from their appearance that
there had been another serious riot.
No further attempt was made to oper-
ate cars on the Holmden avenue and
South side line.
The usual lesser riots took place in va
rious sections of the city during the day,
and many arrests were made. All nego-
tiations for compromise settlement
of the street car strike have been
dropped. A conference between the
company officials and strikers had
been arranged for Saturday morning,
but it was abandoned at the last mo-
ment because the former refused to rec
ognized delegated union leaders as 9TH
erwise than individual employees.
Cleveland, o., June 81. - Cars were
running during the day on all lines
opened by the street car company since
the strike. Trouble was looked for on
the South side and strong force of po-
lice was on hand to preserve order. No
crowds were allowed to gather.
AS has been the rule since the strike
began riotous disturbances broke out
Tuesday about noon. \ crowd boarded
Wade Park avenue car near Lindus
and Anndale avenues, and beat the non.
union hotorman into oinsensibility. The
conductor deserted his car and fled
Another Wade Park avenue car was
stoned and one on the Euclid avenue
line was attacked. Many women were
on board and shrieked with terror as
the stones crashed through the cal
windows. One woman tainted. At the
| corner of Wilson avenue~and Quincy
street, one man was shot and others had
narrow escapes. The passengers es
capped as best they could when the
stones began to fly, but the conductor
| and motorman were struck repeatedly
The latter drew a revolver and fired
three times into the crowd. He then
put on all speed and ran his car out Of
the mob's reach.
George Berg, Jr., striking conduc
tor, was hit in the leg by bullet, which
was pxtracted