Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26
MORE TROOPS WANTED.
Call for Additional Men at Cleve.
land, O.
SUNDAY A DAY OF WILD DISORDER.

The Climax to the Atrocities of the Day
Was the Blowing Up of II Street Car
Every Passenger Received More or Less
Painful Injuries-All the Buildings in
the Ncighborhood 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 competition 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
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 500 troops are
AAoS othiSiCAt W tiilo Oliu liz 6OScllOl
will be asked for more troops without
delay.
blowing Up n Car.
The climax to the atrocities of Sun
day was reached at 10:40 o'clock, when
a Euclid avenue car, east-bound, was
blown up by nitro-glycerine, fatally
injuring four passengers, seriously in
juring 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
ly 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 it's arrival
at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing
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 1t 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.
Fatally and Seriously Injured.
The injured are: Mrs. Harris, elder
ly woman, rs Cornell street, skull frac-
tured, blown from car: E. C. Martin,
rs Alanson street, skull fractured, ar
terry in arm cut; Mrs. e. C. Martin, 70
Aianson street, arm broken, injured
internallly; Fred Smith. 60 Vienna
street. both legs broken, internal in
juries; Miss Mae Smith, los Russell
avenue, injured internally, both ankles
sprained; Miss Dora Scheuber, III
Oakdale avenue, ankle sprained. suf-
fering from shock; Albert Fox, 12
Walter street, injured about the head:
Motorman William Dragger, cut
about legs and bruised; Mrs. Leach.
Durham 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 a
gallop to the place
Nobody Escaped Injury.
The wounded laid groaning 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, reporter
for local paper, who, although SUI
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 a
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.