The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-10-11
ONE POLICEMAN FATALLY HURT
AND MANY SERIOUSLY IN
JURED IN STREET CAR
STRIKE.
Effort to Operate a Car Failed and
No Further Attempts Will Be
Made Until Troops Are
Present.

New Orleans, Oct. S.-Ihe hrst
attempt to run cars from the Canal
street barn, which was made at 10
O'Clock this morning, resulted in a
serious riot, in which Policeman
Schlessinger was shot through the
head and probably fatally wound
ed; Conductor Kennedy was shot
in the hand; Motorman Ferguson,
striker, was shot through the arm
and number Of policemen were
! painfully wounded by flying mis-.
sells.
The first car which started from
the barns was in charge of Motor
man Fred Nintz, of Chicago, and
Conductor M. L. Kennedy. There
was OF board large force of po-
licemen, and Peter johnson and
Alfred Clark, who arrived here last
night from Chicago with force of
30 men to take the places of the
strikers. A large crowd was on the
street, members Of the mob rushed
out, tore up rlanking from either
side of the street and threw it a.
cross the track. Then bricks and
stones flew through the air. Oh
structions brought the car to
standstill, and rush was made for
the nonunion men on board. There
was such a hail of missiles that the
police and others on board had to
stoop to save themselves.
As the car stopped, number of
policemen jumped off in an attempt
to press back the strikers. Imme-
diately shot was fired. Then
perfect fusillade of shots came from
both sides, and the car was envel-
oped in smoke. In the meantime
R. D. Kountz, young man from
Luray, Va, who was on the car,
ran out and attempted to clear the
track of the planks and debris. He
was pelted with bricks and stones,
but was perfectly cool; and had
pretty we'll cleared the track when
the mob descended on him and ov-
erwhelmed him.
Clark and johnson fell from the car
and was terribly beaten before the
police could fight off the mob and
rescue them. Police reinforcements
were rushed to the scene, and after
long struggle the space immedi-
ately around the car was cleared.
Motorman Nintz is charged with
having fired the first shot. Orders
for his arrest have been issued. Af-
ter the rioting, the car was run back
to the barn, and it is now said that
no further efforts to operate cars
will be made until the troops are
on the scene. The mayor Is endeav-,
oling to reach Governor Heard.
All of the nonunion men who
were on the car attacked today were
armed, and all of them are said to
have used their weapons during
the attack. Alexander Derbs la
borer and bystander, was shot in
the leg during the rioting.
It is said warrants will be sworn
out in the Federal court against
many of the men who participated
in the rioting yesterday, on the
ground that the service of the mail
cars was interrupted. Secret service
agents from Washington are report.
ed to be here and cooperating with
the local police officers.
One hundred and twenty mem
bers of the police force guarded the
barns of the railroad company dur
ing the night. It was feared that
some attempt might be made to fire
them. 49,.
A mum Der of men who were all
from Chicago are reported to have
been captured by the strikers and
to have deserted to the union.
San Francisco, Oct. 8.-The gun