Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-06-02
ST. LOUIS STRIKE RIOTS
Tuesday the Worst Day Of the
Three Weeks Conflict.
THREE PERHAPS FATALLY SHOT.

THREE PERHAPS FATALLY SHOT.
FusiIlades OF Bullets Met the Rioters
at Several Places, and IL II n Mrs
Gle That Many Were Not Inst.ntIy
Killed.
St Louis, May 30.-In . rioting
sense yesterdays developments were
the worst experienced since the strike
on the lines OF the st. Louis Transit
company was inaugurated, over three
weeks ago. The rioting was confined
entirely to three places in the south
ern section OF the city. and by night
fall the police records showed that full
" dozen persons had either received
bullet wounds or been hurt by flying
missiles. Three OF those hi. by bull
lets recsived what are presumably
mortal wounds, and that no one was
killed outright seems miraculous. con-
sidering the great number Of shots ex-
changed by the employees OF the COM
pany. the strike sympathizers and the
strikers themselves.
The fatally injured are: Herman
Pestchke. shot In the back; John T.
Rice, shot through the chest: r. II.
Btilson. Cleveland, shot through the
SACoS Sn OluSIS were SuOI anu u
number Of others suffered injury from
missiles thrown and In other ways in
eidental to the rioteus developments OF
the day.
The first disturbance occurred at the
intersection of Broadway and Miller
street Bonfres had been started dur
Ing the night and the tracks were
found encountered with the debris by
the crew OF the first car out A big
crowd OF men, women and children
gathered at the corner and hooted and
guyed the crew as 1t attempted to re-
move the distractions. Almost i'm
mediately shooting commenced from
the car. First single shot rang out
and then a perfect fusillade. The
crowd scattered in every direction, and
in the greatest confusion.
A schoolgirl named Dollie Mitchell
screamed and fell TO the sidewalk. She
was borne to place of safety and on
examination It was found that she
was shot through the arm and was not
seriously hurt. William Grannemann,
who was standing some distance from
the scene OF the shooting, was struck
In the left knee aud seriously wounded
James McCalley, who was also some
distance from the crowd when the FIR
Ing began, received ball In the left
leg, Just above the knee. Both Gran
nemann's and McCalley's injuries may
necessitate amputation.
The second riot occurred at Broad
way and Pestalozzi street. At the time
a large crowd was gathered at the
alley through which the railroad
switch of the Anheuser-Busch brewery
runs. As car passed the point the
crowd first commenced to jeer at the
n mr. fhnrR a. A.
with rocks and other missiles. AS
soon as the car was thus assaulted the
firing began. In all 20 or SO shots were
fired. The crowd began to run up the
alley Just as soon as the firing started.
Herman Peschke, boy employed In
the bottling department OF the brew
cry, was the first to fall, with a bullet
In the small of the back. His spine
Is Injured, causing total paralysis be-
low the point OF injury, and his recov-
cry is thought impossible.
A few moments later George La
costen, man employed at the brew
cry, and Albert Wackwitz, a painter,
| fell to the ground, the former being
hit by a bullet In the left arm, and
the latter receiving one in the head,
above the right temple.
AS soon as the trouble began a riot
rted to the scene. Edward ]. Dresser.
the conductor on the car, was arrested
and locked up charged with shooting
/ Peschke.
The worst Of the riotous disturb
anees occurred near the intersection OF
California avenue and Keokuk street.
In this ARRAY non-union motorman
and another employe on a car of the
Transit company were probably fatally
shot. The battle while 1t ragged was
fierce and In view of the large number
| of shots fired, estimated at 200, 1t is
1 remarkable that there were not more
| injured. Motorman r. II. Stilson, a
man imported from Cleveland, and
| John T. Rice, q road agent, are the
| dangerously wounded.
Another affair took place at the in
| tersection OF Gravois avenue and Vic
tor street and during its progress Mar
tin Burke, a striker, was shot in the
left hip by Elmer Simmons, who was
acting as guard on a Cherokee line
car. A crowd of strike sympathizers
at once surrounded Simmons and gave
him an unmerciful beating, which
might have terminated fatally had not
a detachment of police arrived on the
| scene.
Four New Bishops Consecrated.