The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
SERIOUS ATTACKS
MADE ON CARS
At Cleveland Yesterday by Riot.
GUS Mobs...Three Non.un.
ion Men Injured
AS A RESULT OF ASSAULTS.
Bricks and Clubs Used by the
Attacking Parties One
Desperate Fight.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 15.-Whlle
the sixth day Of the street railway
mems strike started peaceably enough,
there was serious rioting before night
fall, and three n0n-unton men were ta-
ken to hospitals In consequence. The
trouble began shortly after noon near
the Lakcview barns, on Euclid avenue.
A crowd gathered and attacked car
on which several non-union men We're
riding without police protection. A VOL
ley Of stones and bricks was hurled
at the car, md the conductor. James
Murphy, who came from ST. Louis, was
hauled from the PLATFORM. Murphy
drew q revolver and fired into the air
and then took to his heels. The mob
then assaulted some of the other non
union men on the car. injurlng them
quite severely. but the rioters had dis
appeared when the police arrived.
Soon afterward another car was at
tackled, apparanetly by the same mob,
which had collected In another place.
There were several women passengers
In the car. but that made no difference.
Bricks and stones We're hurled through
the windows. The women screamed
and made Il rush for the doors. und
all escaped injury. The conductor, An
thony Wuerst, who came from Milwau-
kec, did not fare so we'll. A brick struck
him In the face, cutting bad cash,
and stone which hit him on the head
rendered him unconscious.
The motormnn, ]. H. Fox. also Of MIL
waukce, was hit by a shower of brick
and stone and was so badly hurt that
he had to be carried with Wuerst to
the car barns. Both men We're subse-
quently sent to hospital. In this case
us in the other, the mob had dispersed
when the police arrived.
A Desperate Fight.
A little later third car was stopped
by crowd of men who had been con-
cealed In bushes at the side OF the
side Of the street. Fifteen or twenty
men boarded the car, and desperate
fight ensued between them and Z. w.
Newman and C. W. King the con-
ductor and motorman, both OF whom
came from Buffalo. Both men were
chased from the ear and were beaten
with clubs and kicked in Il brutal man.
ner. Newman was SO badly Injured tha,
twas necessary to send him to n hos,
pltal. after he had been removed to the
car barns from private residence, to
which he had been assisted by a lady
from the lawn, where he was left bleed
Ing and semi-conscous BY his assall-
ants. This mob disappeared before the
police arrived. most Of the rioters hay
Ing ridden bicycles. which were con-
cealed In Il lot nearby.
A Scrious Outbreak.
About $50 o'clock a chr left the Lake
view barns for town. At the corner of
Anndalc and Wade Park avenues 1t
was stopped by n crowd OF men, who
began to hurl bricks and stones. The
motorman, whose name Is Schryvcr.
and who came from Cincinnati, left the
car and started to run. He was hi
with brick and badly hurt, but he
managed to escape. and has not been
seen since.
]. K. Lentherwood, OF Cincinnati, the
conductor, stuck to the car. He was
finally hit In the temple with brick
and dropped to the floor OF the chr The
crowd then dispersed. Leatherwool
finally succeeded In running the car
back to the barns, when he became un-
conscious, and Is now In serious con-
dltlon. The police think this mob was
the same that attacked the other cars,
ana they are convinced that 1t Is an or
san!zed band whose purpose Is to make
systematic attacks upon the cars.
There were two other incipient riots
during the day. One occurred at VIII
son avenue, whore a crowd OF men with
two furniture vans proceeded to block
the cnr tracks with barrels, tree trunks
and all sorts Of rubbish. Two men wcro
arrested. The police nlso dispersed n
mob On Prospect street which was OBJ
structing the passage OF II suburban cur,
and two arrests were made.
The company has offered reward OF
$500 for Information which will lead to
the arrest OF the men who attacked the
cars to-day.
NIAZET INQUIRY.