Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-07-26
MORE TROOPS WANTED
Call for Additional Men at CIeve.
land, O.
SUNDAY ADAY OF WILD DISORDER.

The Climax to the Atrocities of the Day
Was the Blowing Up of Street Car
Every Passenger Received More or Less
the Neighborhood Shaken by the Force
of the Explosion.
Cleveland, O., July 24.-The scenes of
wild disorder and violence witnessed
In this city throughout Sunday and
Sunday night in connection with the
street car strike were succeeded by
marked quietness. Cars are running
on at least dozen different lines of
the Big Consolidated system. They,
however, carry but few passengers.
Omnibus 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 result, call has been sent out for
additional troops.
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.
Blowing Up a Car.
The climax to the atrocities of Sum
day was reached at 10: 40 o'clock, when
a Euclid avenue car, east-bound, was
blown up by nitro-glycerine, fatally
tnjuring four passengers, seriously in
Turing five, besides bruising and
wounding nine others. The explosion,
which was heard three miles away,
occurred on Euclid avenue, near Dor
chester avenue, place which is poor
~ lighted by street lamps. Few of the
cars at that hour were carrying any
passengers, but this one had fifteen
on board. Just previous to its arrival
at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing
a covered carriage was seen to drive
out on Euclid avenue and stop. The
occupants got out and laid something
on the tracks, two blocks from the
crossing. They then drove away, and
the car proceeded east. 1t was going
at high rate of speed when it reached
the point where the nitro-glycerine.
was. There was tremendous explo-
sion and the car was scattered and the
passengers thrown in all directions.
The injured are: Mrs. Harris, elder
ly woman, rs Cornell street, skull frac-
tured, blown from car; E. C. Martin.
70 Alanson street, skull fractured, ar
terry in arm cut; Mrs. e. c. Martin, 70
Alanson street. arm broken, injured
internally; Fred Smith, SO Vienna
street, both legs broken, internal in
juries; Miss Mae Smith, los Russell
avenue, injured internally, both ankles
sprained; Miss Dora Scheuber, lit
Oakdale avenue, ankle sprained, suf-
fering from shock; Albert Fox, IL
Walter street, injured about the head;
Motorman William Dragger, cut
about legs and bruised Mrs. Leach,
Nunham avenue, injured internally.
The force of the explosion shook all
the buildings In the neighborhood. A
great crowd surrounded the car, per-
sons coming from all parts of the city.
A general call for ambulances was
sent out by the police department, and
three police patrol wagons went on q
gallop to the place.
Nobody Escaped Injury.
The wounded laid grooming and
screaming on the pavement in all sorts
of attitudes. Tender hands raised
them from the ground, made them as
comfortable as possible, and took them
to their homes or to hospitals. To
all the explosion came Unexpectedly,
and the first they knew of it was when
they found themselves flying through
the air amid fragments of the shat
tered car. Every person on the car
was injured. The least injured were
cut and bruised. Among the passen-
gers was Morris Morrow, a reporter
for local paper, who, although suf-
fering from painful buses and cuts,
busted himself in getting the facts for
his paper, and then went to his Office
and wrote it up. The police have
good description of the carriage and
occupants to whom is accredited the
placing of the explosive. The police
ordered all people indoors at IL
O'Clock, and the enforcement of this
order brought quiet to the street soon
after.
Expected Serious Trouble.