The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-30

A list of today's casualties follow:
Herman Pestischke. shot in back, fatal.
John T. Rice, shot through the chest.
fatal.
r. II. stilson. Cleveland. O.. shot
through the chest, fatal.
John McCalley, shot in left knee.
Dolly Mitchell. shot in right arm.
William Grannemanr, shot in left leg.
George Il. Lacostan. shot in left arm.
Albert Wackwitz. shot in right arm.
John Decker, shot In left thigh.
Frank Yeager, shot in hand.
Martin Burke, shot in hip.
Two of the riots occurred on South
Broadway as a result of the attempt of
the transit company to run its cars.
The First Shooting.
The first disturbance occurred at the in
tersection or Broadway and Miller street.
Bonfires had been started during the
night. and the tracks were found incum-
bered with debris by the crew of the
first car out. A big crowd, composed OF
men. women and children. was gathered
at the corner and they hooted and guyed
the crew as it attempted TO remove the
obstructions. Almost Immediately shoot
ing commenced from the car The crowd
scattered in every direction. and in the
greatest confusion. n schoolgirl named
Dolly Mitchell screamed and fell to the
sidewalk. She was borne to a place of
safety and on examination 1t was found
that she was shot through the arm and
was not seriously hurt. William Granne-
mann. who was standing some distance
from the scene ol the shooting. was
struck in the left knee and seriously hurt.
Afgt " l.t MIA "A 4stt al =
tance from the crowd when the firing be-
gan. received a ban IN the left leg. Just
above the knee. Both Grannemann and
McCaueys injuries may necessitate the
amputation OF their limbs.
The second Riot.
The second riot occurred at the corner
of Broadway and PestoiizAi streets. AT
tho time a larse crowd was gathered at
the alley through which the railroad
awitch 10 the Auheuser-B Busch brewery
runs. As q car PASSED the point the crowd
utst commenced tu Jeer AT the crew and
then %. gan to pcjt thc car with rocks and
other missiles A. soon as the car was
thus assaulted. the hliug began. Ia all
twenty-five or thirty ~ were ured
The crowd began to ruu up the alley just
ns soon as the firing started. Herman
Pvstchke. boy employed so the bottuug
department Of the brewery, was the first
To- fan with a bullet ia the small Of his
back His spine IS injured. causing par
aivsis below the point OF the injury. and
his recovery is thought impossible
\ f,w moments nter George Lacostcn,
a man employed AZ the brewery. and Al
bert WAckwitz. painter. ten to the
ground. tho CORNER bciug hit by bullet
ip the l-ft arm. and the latter receiving
or. in tao head above the right temple.
tae ual ranging upward between the
scalp ana skull and passing out at the
tap at tine head u is the opinion 90 the
physicians that neither man IS seriously
injured
Police suppress the Disturbance.
As soon as the trouble began a riot call
| vas sent 70 tho chief ot police and twenty
i've men were hurrisd 10 the scene I'D
ward j Bresner. the conductor on the
| car. Was arrested and locked up. charged
! Win shooting Pestchke. BTesner stated
| that he hsd shot when the others IN the
! car commenced airing, after the crowd at
/ tackled the car. He said he did not know
! whether he had hit anyone or not. The
! three wounded men denied that they had
| taken any part In the attack on the car.
Fierce Battle Rages.
The worst riotous disturbance occurred
/ near the intersection Of California avenue
and Keokuk street. In this ARRAY. a non
! union motorman and another employe on
| a car Of the transit company were prob
! ably fatally shot. The battle, while 1t
! RACED. was fierce, and in view OF the large
number OF shots nred. estimated at 2O0,
il Is remarkable that there We're not more
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