The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-25
THE STRIKES FIRST VICTIM.
A CONDUCTOR AT CLEVELAND SHOT
AND KILLED A BOY.

NOn-UnfOn Man Fired Shot and
Scene of Shooting Later Became
One of RiOt-COnductOr Is Held
for Murder-Another Car Blown
Up-CannOt Adjust Differences.
Police and Troops Have Whole
some Effect.
Cleveland, O., July 2i-Rioting broke
out afresh here tonight, and a second
attempt to wreck a car was made. A
Pearl street car, going south, near Helm
den avenue, carrying beside the motor
man and conductor, a guard, ran a gaunt-
let of missiles thrown from the roofs of
houses to run into can of nitroglycerine,
which exploded with terrific force
The rear platform was thrown off, and
the flooring wrenched from It's fastenings.
The crew was not injured, but emerged
from the shattered ruin with the pistols
drawn and began firing at what was
thought couple of men crouching as il
to hide behind a small board
The explosion was the signal for renew
ing the attack from the housetops and
alleys. Troop A, hurryng on horseback
frecrackers. One of these exploded with
such force that the mount of one of the
troopers was knocked over In his fall
he carried with him two other horses and
their riders. Several arrests We're made.
Pistol shots were frequently heard and
one man was slightly wounded in the arm,
it is said. Up to late hour reports more
or VOC, Of
hoated about town, but failed of confirm
alton.
Strikers and their families held a mass
meeting in Newburgh, a suburb of Cleve-
land tonight, during which the men were
urged TO persevere in their fight against
the Big Consolidated.
Day Brought No Relief.
The day has failed to bring any relief 10
the strike situation, which is regarded as
serious. The state board of arbitration has
practically abandoned its efforts to concil-
late the strikers and the former employers.
The resentment of the conductors and mo-
tormen who quit work and the more turb-
ulent spirit of their sympathizers is held
in check to a degree by the presence of the
ride in the cars or are held in readiness at
the barns and the terminals.
Small riots occurred during the day, but
with one exception they We're without Sc
rious results. In the death of Henry Corn
welt, slain by bullet fired by Ralph P.
Hawley, conductor on the Broadway
line, is recorded the first fatality of the
strike.
How the Roy Was Shot.
Shortly after noon Hawleys' car ap-
preached Orange street, and was beset
by a crowd of men and boys. Cornwelt,
the 19-year-old son of a butcher, was rid
ing a horse and kept to the side of the
car keeping pace with it for some dis
| lance.
Various stories are told as to what
passed between the conductor and the boy
but the mob was suddenly called to its
sense by the sight of tiawley, who jumped
TO the street and started in pursuit of
Cornweit
The latter, closely followed by his pur-
suer, turned up Perry street. At Wood
land avenue Hawley pulled his revolver
and fired. His victim fell fatally wounded
and died soon after being removed 10 the
hospital
The crowd which before the incident
had been so violent, was awed by the seri-
BUSINESS of the affair, and permitted tie
conductor to walk back to his car. tie
was arrested and taken to the station.
where a charge of murder was entered
against him When The car returned in
charge of another man and laden with
police, thousands Of people were crowded
around the spot where the shooting oc-
CURED.
Police Used Clubs.
The track was blockaded and the stalled
cars bombarded with stones, pieces Of
brick and sticks OF wood. The police
managed. by using their clubs, to clear
the way after a delay Of about half an
hour
The police believe they have a cew to
the man who placed nitro-glycerine on
the track, which last night blew up a
Euclid avenue car and injured four pas
sengers Matthew Robinson, who was
seen at o'clock this morning driving a
horse and buggy said to resemble the one
in which the mysterious wrecker rode has
been arrested. He claims to have found
the rig masteress, and says he intended
to deliver il 10 Charles Steimetz, a livery
man by whom Robinson is employed Mr.
Steimetz informed the officers that he
rented the outfit last night to a man whom
he identified as having a dark moustache.
With the exception of the Mayheld Su-
burban all the lines of the Big Conso.i-
dated have been in operation to-day al
though their movements wera