Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-25
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Strike Of Dyers' Helpers Marked by
Battles With Police.
CASUALTIES ON BOTH SIDES.
Strikers Not Dispersed Until Police
Begin to Use Their RevOlvers.
Trouble Caused by Demand
For Higher Wages.

Paterson, N. j., April 24.-This city lie
the scene of strike that gives promise
Of causing much trouble About 1,60O
dyers' helpers are out in an endeavor
I to force their employers to pay them
higher wages. The strikers demand 20
cents an hour and fifty five hours work
week. They have been getting II
cents an hour.
The movement was started by 300
dyers' helpers going out at Anger &
Simons mill. at Riverside. The firm
had only half hours notice of the
strike and was mprepared for the ac-
ton of its employees. Three hundred
men went out at the Weidman dyeing
works and joined the ranks of the
strikers, which were later augmented
by nearly 1000 men.
The whole police force was put on
duty in anticipation of trouble in con-
nection with the strike. The reserves
were called out early in the morning
as It was feared there would be dis
turbances at the mills where the help
ers have not yet gone out. The strikers,
however, made no trouble and, in fact,
did not 60 near the mills where strikes
have not yet been started. At their
own mills the few that appeared when
the whistles blew made no demonstra-
ton. 1t was feared, however, there
might be trouble later in the day.
RiOting Begins.
These fears We're verified by a clash
between crowd of men and the police
at Emil Gerrings dyehouse. AS the
employees of the dyehouse left the es-
Enlistment the crowd made charge
on the building and tried to force their
way through the main entrance. The
police who were on guard at the dye
house drove back the mob with their
clubs, but there was a second charge,
and this time the attacking party
fought so desperately that the police
were compelled to draw their revolvers.
About two dozen shots were fired to
intimidate the mob, and this the police
succeeded In doing. AS soon as the
shooting began the mob fed in every
direction, but before the crowd had
been driven off two policemen were
badly injured. They were hit on the
head by stones. The police intended to
fire over the heads of the strikers, but
it is said one of the attacking men was
wounded.
At the same time that the attack was
made on Geerings dyehouse there was
io@o CT finn Of tho dVp-
works of Knipscher X Mas. Here
there was a hard fight between large
body of men and the detail of police.
The police had to send for REINFORCE
ments, and when these arrived the riot.
ers were dispersed. No shots were fired
at this ARRAY.
Strikers Capture n Plant.
The strikers held a meeting at River
side during the day, and after it was
over large body of men marched to
Hawthorne, which is just outside the
limits of the city. Here are located the
works of the American Silk Dyeing
and Finishing company.
This plant was the objective point
of the mob, and when they reached
there they made an immediate attack
on the works AS the plant is outside
the city limits there was no police
guard. The rioters charged into the
mill and drove out all the men at work.
They turned on the steam and direct
ed it against the fleeing workmen, a
number of whom were badly scalded
George Arnold, a member Of the firm
was in his Office when the mob entered
the works. He started to see what
the trouble was. when he was attacked
on all sides and badly beaten. A few
of his workmen who had not fed with
the others finally succeeded in getting
him away from the mob.