New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
SERIOUS RIOTS IN CLEVELAND.
CARS INSTRUCTED AND EMPLOYEES ROUGH
LY HANDLED-CoNDUCTo ARRESTED
EOp cAppyINc CONCEALED WEAPONS.

FOR CARRYING CONCEALED w fSAf C-'o'
Cleveland. July 23.-The rotng which continued
throughout yesterday was renewed to-day. ana
there were several serious outbreaks OF violence
but no clashes between the mobs and the troops.
Cars were started running usual this MORN
ing on all except one or two lines Inc hoos "i'
astir early. Soon after 10 o'clock a thousanu VI
more persons gathered on Burtonst.. on the Sou'h
side and proceeded TO obstruct the track Wheh ii
car came along with two policemen on board II was
attacked with a shower Of stones. In spite or the
policemen the non-unon mOtorman and conductor
were roughly handled. one Of them. named NC
Dermott had two ribs broken. and the other was
badly bruised. one of the policemen fired AT the
mob the bullet striking a man named Wennck.
The mob assaulted the officers. both Of whom were
struck repeatedly with stones. and but for the
Intervention OF a priest OF the Roman Catholic
church near al hand the officers might have been
lynched BY this time three cars had been mixed
up in the melee, and patrol wagon load OF police
arriving the rioters dispersed. and the cars were
taken back to the barns.
There was serious disturbance on the Broad
way line at the corner Of Petrie-st, where MOB
Of three thousand assembled in the forenoon ana
obstructed the tracks Finally car came along
from the WIson-ave barns having on board Ser
geant Burrows and a private of militia ana De-
tecive Kelso. The officer ordered the mob to dis
perse when the motorman attempted TO remove
the obstruction from the track but the rioters
showed fight. Then Sergeant Burrows and the one
soldier with fixed bayonets, faced the mob and
attempted to clear the way. There was sharp
fight for a few minutes In which perfect shower
OF stones fell about the detective and the soldiers,
smashing the car windows. No one was seriously
hurt and after arresting two of the rioters and
placing them on the car 1t was returned 10 the
barns. The police afterward charged the mob.
making several arrests.
The military guard at the Holmden-ave barns
on the South Side were annoyed for the greater
party of the day by Jeering mob, and hfteen ar
rests were made there with the assistance OF th9
police In the afternoon a mob or l.WW cOnceNeu
the idea OF blocking the track on Orange-st. by
placing big hOwlder in the middle OF tne stIee
and building a fire around it: The plan worked
successfully, and cars were delayed lot neaIy az.
hour, when the police drove the mop away, put
out the fire and gave the street railway men q
chance to the stone. Three men were sem
TO the hospital with wounds made ny pollceiheh >
clubs at the end OF this riot. . ,, = .
AS result of the shooting or the ur,Ver r. 81 "a
grocery wagon in South Brooklyn yesterday aItcI
noon by a non-union conductor. the Mayor OF tlat az
village to-day issued an order to me MaIs1ai ~ "
cealed weapons. Every car was stopped anu ~
conductor found with revolver was arrestcu' a.
were subsequently bailed out by the c1iIiipanyy iiy
A small riot started at the corner OF lehri
al and Franklin-aVe.. when young woman STuch
a man who asked her to board non-uhlon ca;
4 crowd Of union sympathizcrs stoned cars anu
a squad OF police finally cleared the steyo, N H. cto+o
The company to-day sent a note 10 the State
Board OF Arbitration. declining 10 arDluHte tIc
differences In which II says: rms company, i,
fully apprecatng the sincerity or your desire 10
pioyes begs to say that the men who went W OUT % on
Monday last not in tho employ OF lne coin- u
pany and there Is nothing TO negotiate ABOUT UT
TO arbtrate." -,,, . ,,ro
Al 1920 tonight car on the Euclid-ave. line
was blown mp by an explosion and scVeral peopie
were injured. 4 call sent out for amouiahceS'