The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-16
RI0TFNG IN CLEVELAND,
Strike Sympathizsrs Attack Cars
and Assault the Crews.
THREE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS.

Bricks and Stones Thrown Into . Car
Containing Women Psssenxsrs-Fo-
lice Think the Riots the Work of an
Organized Band.
Cleveland, June 16.-While the sixth
day of the street railway mems strike
started peaceably enough. there was
serious rioting before nightfall, and
three non-union men were taken 70
hospitals In consequence. The trouble
began shortly after noon near the
Lake View car barns on Euclid avenue.
A crowd gathered and attacked car
on which several non-union men were
riding without police protection. A
volley of stones and bricks was hurled
at the car and the conductor, James
Murphy, who came from st. Louis, was
hauled from the platform. Murphy
drew q revolver and fred into the air
and then took to his heels. The mob
then assaulted some Of the other nom
union men on the car, injuring them
quite severely, but the rioters had dis.
appeared when the police arrived.
Soon after another car was attacked,
apparently by the same mob, which
had collected In another place. There
were several women passengers In the
car, but bricks and stones were hurled
through the windows. The women
screamed and made rush for the
doors, and all escaped injury. The
conductor, Anthony Wuerst, who came
from Milwaukee. was struck In tho
face by brick, cutting bad cash,
and stone which hit hirA on the head
man, J. H. Fox. also of Milwaukee,
was SO badly hurt that he had to be
carried with Wuerst to the car barns.
Both men were subsequently sent to
hospital. In this CASE as in the othe.
the mob had dispersed when the police
arrived. '.-.
A little later third car was stopped
by crowd of men which had been
concealed in the bushes at the side Of
the street. Fifteen or twenty men
boarded the car, and a desperate fight
ensued between them and e. w. New
man and G. W. King, the conductor and
motorman, both of whom came from
Buffalo. Both men were chased from
Luc anu WCIc UtdJCA Will CluUS
and kicked in a brutal manner. New
man was SO badly injured that 1t WIS
necessary to send him to a hospital.
This mob also disappeared before the
police arrived, most of the rioters hav-
ing ridden bicycles, which were con-
cealed in lot near by.
About $50 o'clock car left the Lake
View barns for town. At the corner of
Anndale and Wade Park avenues it
was stopped by crowd Of men, who
began to hurl bricks and stones The
motorman, whose name Is Schryver,
and who came from Cincinnati, left
the car and started to run. He was
hit with a brick and badly hurt, but
he managed to escape, and has not
been seen since. J. r. Leatherwood, OF
Cincinnati, the conductor, stuck to the
car. He was finally hit in the temple
with brick, and dropped to the floor
of the car. The crowd then dispersed.
Leatherwood finally succeeded in run
ming the car back to the barns, when
he became unconscious, and he is now
in serious condition. The police
think this mob was the same that at
tackled the other cars, and they are
convinced that it is an organized band
whose purpose is to make systematic
attacks upon the cars.
There were two other incipient riots
during the day. One occurred on Will.
son avenue. where crowd of men
with two furniture vans proceeded to
block the car tracks with barrels, tree
trunks cHd all sorts of rubbish. The
two men were arrested. The police
also dispersed mob on Prospect
street which was obstructing the pas
sage Of suburban car, and two ar
rests were made.
The company has offered reward of
$500 for information which will lead
to the arrest of the men who attacked
the cars.