Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-24
RIOTING RENEWED.
Long Series Of Disturbances
at Cleveland, Sunday.
Policeman Saved from Probable Lynch
ing by a Catholic Priest.
Company Refuses Offer Of Services Of Stale
Board Of Arbitration.

ing which continued throughout last
night, was renewed, today, and there
were several serious outbreaks Of vio-
lence but no clashes between the mobs
and the troops.
cars We're started running as usual,
this morning, on all but one or two
lines The mobs were early aStire.
Soon after 10 o'clock. 1000 or more per-
sons gathered on Burton street on the
south side and proceeded to obstruct
the track When a car came along
with two policemen on board. II was
attacked with a shower Of stones. In
spite OF the policemen the non-ur IN
motorman and conductor We're rough
" handled. one of them, named Nc
Darmott, had two ribs broken and the
cher was badly bruised. One Of the
policemen fired at the mob, the bullet
striking a man named Wcnnick. The
mob assaulted the officers. both OF
whom were struck with stones and but
for the intervention Of a priest Of the
Catholic church near nj hand, the Of
ficers might have been lynched. by
this time three cars had been mixed
~ In the melee and patrol wagon
load of police arriving. the rioters dis
persed and the cars were taken back 10
the barns.
There was a serious disturbance on
The Broadway line at the corner Of
Peter street. where a mob Of 309J as
sumbled III the forenoon ana obstructed
the tracks. Finally a car came along
from The Wilson avenue barns having
on board Sergeant Burrows and pri
waite ~ militia and Detective Kelsey.
The officer ordered the mod to disprrse
and The mOtorman attempted - re-
move the obstruction from the track.
but tht rioters showed fight Then
Sergeant Burrows ana the onr soldier.
With fixed bayonets. faced the mob and
attempted to rlar the Nay. There Was
Il sharp fight FOR a few minutes. dur
Ing which a perfect shower NJ stones
fell about tho detective and thu SOL
diers smashing the car windows. NJ
one was seriously hurt ana after ar
resting TWO Of the rioters and placing
them Oh The car the car returned 10 III
barn. Tho police aftrrWard charged Oh
the mob. making sryrra! arrests.
The military on guard At The Holden
aVenua barns Oh thu south sid. were
auno-ed during the greater pa. OF thu
day oy = Jeerlns mob and - arrests
were made :here with the assistance Of
-ha police In the afternoon Il mob Of
1000 conceived the idea ~ blocking tho
track on Orange street by placing Il
Zig boulder III the middle of the street
and building FIRE around IT,. The
plan worked successfully ana cars We're
delayed FOR nearly an hour. when the
police drove the mob away. put out tho (
fire ana gave the street railway men a
chance 10 move thn stone. Three men |
were sent to the hospital with wounds |
made by poiicemcns clubs al the end \
Of today's riot.
As a result Of the shooting Of TIL .
driver Of a grocery wagon III South l
BROOKLYN, yesterday afternoon. by q /
non-union conductor. the mayor Of 4
that village, today. Issued an order to 4
the marshal to arrest all non-uninn /
conductors Who carried concealed |
weapons. Every car was stopped ana /
each conductor found with u revolver /
was arrested. All We're subsequently |
bailcd out by the company
y small riot was started at The cor /
ncr of Pearl street and Franklin ave /
nue. wnon a young woman struck a .
man who asked her to board a non ,
union car. A crowd Of union sympa-
thizars stoned cars and Il squad of po-
lice finally cleared the street
The company, toda!-. sent a note to
The state board Of arbitration declining
to arbitrate the differences. in which
II says. This company fully appreciat-
inC the sincerity of your desire to bring
about a rcadjustment with it's former
employees. besS to say that the mon
who went out on Monday last are not
in the employ Of the company ana
there is nothing to negotiate about or
to arbitrate.''
a Euclid avenue car loaded with pas
sengers was wrecked by an explosion
of nitro slycerine or gun cotton. short
~ before II o'clock tonight. Four per
sons were badly hurt, the names Of
The injured being:
Mrs. f. G. Martin compound fracture
Of the skull, right arm broken and inter
nal injuries which may pr/e fatal.
+; c; Martin, right arm badly cut ana
bruised about legs and body
Mrs Catharinc Harris. - Cornell street
suffering from nervous prcstration.
F. \: Smith. s. Nionna street, injured
about legs and body.
Albert +. Fassett, y Wallace place. legs
injured.
Dora schlessler, Il oakdaIe street.
Late tonight. il was learned that Mrs.
Martin will probably die. She suffered /
compound fracture OF the skull, had onF
arm broken and was otherwise injured
she was with her husband, who Is al>p
badly hurt. The police are now OUT
searching for the buggy in which Il man
supposed to be the dynanitcr is believed
10 have ridden.
The explosion tore out the front end
of the car smashed all the windows
and destroyed the brake After con-
siderable difficulty the car was stopped
and a call for ambulances was sent out.
The motorman, VIM. Dragger. who
came from Cincinnati, was dazed by
the shock. but the conductor. Frank
Schroeder of ST. Louis, escaped injury.
The force Of the explosion was so
great that it shook all the houses in
the neighborhood ana was heard for a
distance Of two or three miles. There
is no clue to the identity of the person
who placed the explosive on the track.
Persons living in the neighborhood say
they saw a man in a buggy stop at
the corner of KeEsington street, where
the explosion occurred. and get out by
the railroad track. He remained there
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