Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-09
NEW BATTLE OF
new ORLEANS.
Takes Place Between Strikers and
Non-Union Men,
SIXTEEN ARE WOUNDED.
militia Ordercdl out one COMPANY ,
Not Wtshtpg 10 serve, Rr.igns
striking Employees Determined.

New Orleans, Oct S.-The attempt
this morning Of the New Orleans Rail-
way company to start cars on It's
lines, which have been completely tied
up for II days. precipitated a long i'm
pending conflict between the strikers
and those who attempted TO nll the +
places. Although hundred shots were
fired nobody was killed, but the fol-
lowing persons were injured.
WOUNDED
Policeman John Fordyce, ribs frac-
tured and scalp wound,
Policeman Blouin leg and hip frac-
tured
Policeman Hessel, hit In the eye and
on leg with bricks.
Policeman Schessnger, hit In neck
with brllck and bruised on head, Shout
der and wrist
Policeman Halter. scalp wound from
a brick.
Patrol Driver Brown, arm broken.
Pete Johnson of Chicago strike
break conductor, jaw broken by a
brick.
Louis Christensen of Chicago badly
bruised by bricks
Thomas Jones Of Chicago, badly
bruised by bricks.
NJ. |. Kennedy of Chicago, conductor
Of car, shot in foot.
A. McClark OF Chicago assistant TO
Jensen, hit In eye with brick.
Chas. Ferguson OF Chicago, elbow
broken by a blow.
Budd Lynn, striker, shot In arm.
Fred Elchting, switch boy shot In
leg,
Alexander Derba, laborer, sympathz-
er. shot In leg.
Unknown striker, shot in head, scalp
wounds.
Mayor Capdevlle, who requested
Gov. Heard TO order out the mill
tia, has been advised that Maj, Gen.
Glynn. in command Of the first
military district, would report to the
mayor tomorrow morning, The street
railway company announces its inten-
ton TO run cars tomorrow. The strlk-
ers are as determined as ever, while the
citizen1 who have been walking and
riding In all manner Of conveyances
for four days more than a week, con-
idently expect trouble. The riot this
lllOl Hlllk UNtullfll Nv lHf Sdllt HNlbh-
borhood as the one OF the day before.
Tonight a mass meeting was held In
Washington Artillery hall. The mass
meeting was attended by 5000 working
men and many ladies' 1t was pre-
sided over by Robert +, Lee, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress, and
president Of the Central Trades and
Labor Council The addresses were
temperate. considering the situation,
except when reference was made to ].
H. Edison, the st. Louis strike breat-
or. The crowds shouted Hang him,
XIII him" Lynch him." etc. The
first three speakers denounced the i'm
portation OF the strike breakers. Tht
authorities were denounced for calling
ont the military and one of the speak
els in referring to them. said the strik-
els "stood in" with the soldiers, and
they We're In no danger. Resolutions
were adopted denouncing the railway
company and protesting against the
Importation OF outside labor, The
crowd dispersed without disorder.
All the pilitia in the city were or
dered under arms tonight, and cor
poral guards are rounding up the
men. The plan Of operations for to-
morrow has not been determined
One company. C. Of the Third regi-
ment, wanted to evade service be-
cause Of sympathy with the strikers
and all Of the officers and men re-
signed IN a body The governor has
not been heard from on this, but II
is understood the designations will MT
be accepted.
The militia under orders tonight in
clude the naval battalion, 400 men
Washington artillery, 800 men; Louis
lana field artillery. 400 men, and the
Fist troop of coyalry 80 men, mount
Cd They are all at their armories,
At midnight Herman Corbush and