Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-17
pa,ly Asnnsbst Journal
BLOOD IS SHED.
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,,s ears. but Lieut.. COL Brady or
ela them removed: 49,
de ,iraor them down. he called out. Il
Tea. ant the people to think my men
w. afraid of stones inc lractlon 70.
are az wagon ana repairs wagon fell in
& towci ,bc procession of cars and tn"
befnu sirnai men of the I'd Brigade,
nio ;mr rs cavalrymcn. surrounded the
ae, ..n, The men had orders TO lire If as
ssaulted. ,,,.,.,,. c,;n~fn., IN tho front
l.ff Tho car gave the word to start ana
i sn ciertric cars went humminS anu buzz
the ~, The street with the cavalry clat-
ling along behind.
S Tho enterprise thrilled every man
,rho participated III II. Men ana women
VIII and icered The strike breakers and
cu ,,;ars ,s they dashed past and there
sour Sour some small individual clashes be-
Ven nickcts and excited strike sympl-
.h;zcrs but the main movement was cX-
.cuted without serious troupic
The military measures OF the mornin !;
nr..sentrd the limit Of stringency.
Iuppnscholdcrs We're given warnings to see
NJ thcir premises were kept orderly anu
rcrv head that showed On Il ROOF top had
Springfield pointed at H.
The car service with only soldiers as
sSsnr,rs was kcpt up until noon ard
thsn discontinued for lunch. Early in the
aftnrnoon. the strikers or some strike
smnat hiEers succeeded IN cutting the
ssaIie,- wire Just north OF Quail street
Nam The tower wagon. guarded by Il
soInv sQuaIc of infantry. WAS hurried to
,Se scene - repair the break.
The vigilance as Ia uCau INES WAS re
,xnj and scores of sentrieS posted
i,broTeh the streets took shelter on lawns
~ ,I1,irr trees. /, was Ga the final run
Of the ears thar idc great tragedy OF the
aav incurred The ears Were on Broad
wav moving northward and 4 constantly
swelling crowd was gathered about the
Union depot. lhe first Of the working
neople were pouring into the street
Near Columbia street truck Booked
.bs way of ear u and. urged ON by the
crnwd the drivers refused to move or
as quickly as desired. Someone III the
crowd threw Il stone but 1t went Wide OF
;ts mark The car finally moved forward
;n-o the next block and another stone
was hurled at it. There was sharp COM
nand and as the car slowed down fodr
shots we're FREQ by the soldiers.
LEROY Smith !oungcd on the steps of his
store. 'Wru Walsh. his business neighbor
from across the street, was his Immediate
romnanion \ small crowd hung about
Them and il was into this gathering tia t
the gudrdsmcn fired at range of les
than ~ feet Smith and Walsh were both
shot in the abdomen. y third man. Nm
Rooney. was slightly hurt by Il Si2ncing
bullet.
shot and a moment later the guards
sprang aboard the ear aud were rapidly
carried from the scene. Smith and WALSH
were hurried away to hospitals and an
angry mob swarmCd into the street. ours
ing and denouncinC the GuardsmCn-
LEROY Smith is 4 member of the shoe
manufacturing firm Of Smith y licrrick;
citizen of wealth, Responsibility and
prominence He is 2 member of the Al
bany Club and a whist eNrcrt of national
reputation. He is ~ Years Of age and ma :
a family. One of his sons serves with tho
Signal CORPS Of the Third Brigade and
was in the scrimmnG es that occurred. last
evening. after the arrival OF the second
batch of HOn-union men.
Walsh was the head of 4 plumbing
house and well known in business circles,
His brother, Charles Walsh, is assistant
chief of the fire department, and is scrY-
ing with the Eth battalion. of which h
is a lieutenant on struke duty. liz is IL"
son of former Republican county clerk
and % years old. Neither man had an"
part other than spectator in the dem
onstration that provoked the shooting.
The rest of the ears made the run 10
North Albany and back without trouble
and when they reached Quail street barn
were housed for the night