The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-30
WORK OF THE ST. LOUIS M0BS.
OUT OF A DOZEN WOUNDED THREE
ARE SURE TO DIE.

striking street Car Employees and
Their Sympathizers Cause Much
BlOOdshed-Two Serious Disturb
ances in Which Several People
Were shot-PoIice Answered Riot
Calls but 1t Did Not Seem to stop
the Work of the Rioters.
st. Louis, May 29.-In a rioting sense
days developments were the worst ex-
perienced since the strike on the lines of
the st. Louis Transit Company were in
augurated over three weeks ago.
The rioting was confined entirely to
three places in the southern section of
the city and by nightfal the police rec
ords showed that fully a dozen persons
had either received bullet wounds or been
hurt by flying missiles.
Three of those hit by bullets received
what are presumably mortal wounds, and
that no one was killed outright seems
miraculous, considering the great number
of shots exchanged by the employees of
the company. the strike sympathizers and
the strikers themselves.
The injured are: Herman Pestchke,
through the chest, fatal; r. H. Stilson,
Cleveland, o., shot through the chest,
fatal; John McCalley, shot in left knee;
Dolly Mitchell, shot in right arm; Will
liam Granneman, shot in left leg; George
Lacostan, shot in left arm; Albert Wack-
witz, shot in head above right temple;
John Decker, shot in left thigh; Frank
hOt in nd i'm %
shot in left hip. A number of others also
suffered injury.
The Worst Disturbance.
The worst of the riotous disturbances
occurred near the intersection of Califor-
MIA avenue and Keokuk street. In this af-
fray a non-union motorman and another
employe on a car of the Transit Com
pany were probably fatally shot. The bat
tie was fierce and probably two hundred
shots were fired.
Obstrucuons had been piled high on the
tracks, which Motorman r. H. Stilson, a
man imported from Cleveland, O., and
Emerg ency Policeman Lotion, who were
On the front platform, observed A big
crowd began to hoot and jeer and to ap-
ply epithets to the crew of the car, dar-
ing anyone to get off the car to remove
The obstructions.
AS Stllson started to step from the car
his action was the signal for firing to be-
gin from the crowd. Almost at
his hands and fell to the front
platform with bullet through
his body In the fusIlade that followed
John It. Rice, road agent, who was on
the car, was shot down as he got from
his seat inside, receiving a bali through
the chest The police bodyguard on the
car opened fire on the mob. The mob scat
tercd.
Another Shooting ARRAY.
Another affair took place at the intersec-
ton of Gravois avenue and Victor street,
and during it's progress Martin Burke, a
striker, was shot in the left hip Elmer
Simmons was acting as guard on Chero-
kee line car and as ii was passing the cor
ner Burke began calling those upon il vile
names. Leaving the car Simmons drew his
revolver and advanced on Burke, Burke
grappled with him and in the struggle for
possession of the weapon two shots were
fired. A crowd of strike sympathizers beat
Simmonse numerically, but he was res
cued.
When the first car out this morning
reached Broadway and Miller street the
crew had to remove distractions from the
track and big crowd. jeered them. Almost
Immediately shooting commenced from the
car. First a single shot rang out and then
a perfect fusilade. The crowd broke amid
the greatest confusion. A school girl
named Dollie Mitchell, was wounded
slightly.
William Granneman, who was standing
some distance from the scene, was seri-
ously wounded in the knee. James Mccall
ley also some distance away, received a
ball in the left leg. The injuries to both
men may necessitate amputation.
Second Serious Riot.
The second riot occurred at Broad
way and Pestalozzi streets. A large
crowd pelted a car with rocks and other
missiles. Then firing began. In all twen-
ty-five or thirty shots We're fired. The
crowd broke. Herman Pasehke, boy em-
ployed in the Anheuser- Busch brewery
close by, was the first victim. a bullet en-
tering his back, causing total paralysis
below where he was hit.
John Decker and Frank Yeager were also
shot in this affray, but neither was seri-
ously hurt.
George Lacostan a man employed at the
brewery. and Albert Wackwitz, a painter,
fell to the ground wounded The doctors
do not think either are seriously injured.
Twenty-Five policeman responded to the
riot call. Edward ]. Bresner. conductor
on the car, was arrested and locked up
charged with shooting Peschke. Bresner
stated that he had shot when the others
in the car commenced firing after being
attacked. He said he did not know
whether he had hit any one or not. The
three wounded men denied participation
in the attack.
CONFERENCE HAS ADJOURNED.