The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
WILD DISORDER.
Car Blown Up and Boy Shot In
Cleveland.
City Is Now PatrOlIed by 500
Armed Men.

Cleveland, July 24-The scenes of wild
disorder and violence witnessed in this
city throughout yesterday and last
night in connection with the street car
strike We're succeeded this morning by
marked quietness.
Cars are running on at least a dozen
different lines of the Big Consolidated
system. They, however, carry but few
passengers. Bus lines are in operation
over many of the big consolidated lines
and these are well patronized. The city
authorities were in conference at the
city hall nearly all night and as a re-
suit a call has been sent out for add
tional troops.
All available military force in Cleve-
land is under arms Early this morning
a call was issued for battery A. of the
First Ohio artillery, three companies
of the Tenth Ohio infantry and Lover
ture rifles. The call came from head
quarters in the city hall about o'clock
and in q very short time the members
of the various organizations were has
tening toward the armories.
With the addition of the Organiza-
tiOns called out today the military force
to cope with the street car strike now
numbers 800 men. That number repre-
sents the city's military force. Next
will come the call for state troops.
1t was the opinion around military
headquarters in the city hall Monday
that the increased force will be able to
The riots and mob violence will be
suppressed at any cost. The mayor
hopes with the increased force to sup
press any uprising. If 800 troops are
not sufficient to this end the governor
will be asked for more troops without
delay.
About o'clock last night a suburban
car was blown up between Wickliffe
and Willoughby about fifteen miles east
of Cleveland. Strange to say the out
rage was not reported to the Cleveland
police till this morning The car was
No. "a on PainesvilIe line and was west
bound. It was well flied with passen-
gers, the majority of whom were people
from the city, who had been spending
the day with friends in the suburban
towns. A large part Of the passengers
were women The explosion was ac-
cOmpanied by a deafening report. The
front end of the heavy motor was
raised several inches from the track
The headlight was blown completely off
the car.
one of the axles was badly bent and
several windows were broken by the
explosion. The passengers We're badly
shaken up and made a rush for the
doors.
Among the passengers was Mrs. R. A
Herbert of No. A Hayward street. this
city, and her 9-year-old daughter Dor
Othy. The latter had one Of her hands
quite badly cut by flying glass A
young woman. whose name could not
be ascertained and who was carrying
an infant in her arms was injured in
a similar manner.
After the car had been examined by
the crew it was found that its injuries
were not sufficient to prevent its be
ing run at a very slow speed and it
was brought through to East CIeve-
land
A Is year old boy named Cornzwich.
was shot and instantly killed by a non
union conductor on Orange street this
afternoon Cornzwich was passenger
on a Broadway car and made a remark
to the conductor, Ralph O. Hawley, of
No 1013 Bolivar street Cornzwich then
alighted from the car and the conductor
got OFF and followed him.
Near Perry street the lad looked