The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
The POLICE EXHAUSTED
Representative of Packers and the
Strikers Confer.
SEEKING TO REACH AN AGREEMENT
The Department Stores Yield in Part to the
Demands Of their Drivers and the
Men Have Returned 10
Wo.L
(Ry the Associated Press.l


cred with dust and blood, many of them
barely able from exhaustion to hold the
reins in their hands, thirty-six meat
wagons entered the main gate of the I'm
ion Stock Yards tonight amid a shower
of stones, bricks, bottles and sticks. The
wagons, guarded by five police wagons,
filled with blue coats and two omnibuses,
crowded to the fullest capacity with po-
licemen were on the return from de-
livery of supplies to down town pro-
vision houses, after one of the tiercest
days in the strike fthe beef packers,
transfers.
Many of the drivers, who are officials
at the packing houses. were cut and
bruised from head to foot the police
were in even worse condition. The
wagon drivers had been working from
o'clock in the morning and their pas
sages from the stock yards into the citys
business district and back again had
been contested bitterly by mobs of strike
sympathiZers.
At the very entrance of the stock yards
tonight, after all seeming hanger had
passed, Geo. June, eriploye of the
Anglo American Packing Company. was
struck by a baseball bat and knocked
from his wagon seat. He was picked up
in an unconscious condition and it is be-
lieved he may die. Many others were
struck at the same time by shower of
stones. but the police were too worn out
to offer resistance.
More than dozen battles were fought
during the day between the rioters and
the police and the hospitals tonight are
overcrowded with the injured. 1t is es-
timated that from 100 to $50 men are in.
jured The fiercest battle OF the day
took place this afternoon at Sixteenth
street and Michigan Avenue. The riot
ers stood on the viaduct and hurled rocks
at the meat wagons passing underneath.
The throng was the most formidable in
number and i'm daring of any the crowds
that gathered during the day Before
this mob could be dispersed. the police
were compelled to use -evolvers. More
than fifty shots were fired the bullets
passing over the heads Of. the crowd.
which finally became frightened and
scattered, but not until many of the
rioters and policemen had suffered Sc
rious injuries.
On Fifth Avenue. between Adams
ard Monroe STREETS, the first shot of the
day was fired and it gave rise to n re-
port that the police had fired upon the
mobs. An officer was hit by a pop bot
tie by a man standing On a fire escape
ladder. The officer unable to reach his
assailant in any other way, drew his re-
volver and fired two shots. The man IS
capped. The incident, however, created
great excitement and soon one of the
worst riots of the day was in progress.
A dense crowd, attracted by the shots,
collected and again missiles flew thick
through the air. Several policemen were
hit A driver catching a man in the
crowd throwing at him upon receiving a
stone in the face, drew his revolver and
fired at the man. The latter's cheek was
grazed and he ran with the blood stream
ing from his face The police arrested
the driver At Quincy street and Fifth
Avenue while there were no shots fired,
the police were again called upon to con-
tend with the mob. They used their
clubs with vigor somewhat impaired
by the fatigue of their long days fight,
but after making several arrests sue
ceeded in moving the caravan again.
little further down Fifth Avenue
Sergeant Miller fired at man who threw
something at the officer, but failed to hit
him. AS soon as the cavalcade reached
the back OF Van street the police adopted
the policy of firing volleys in the air to
scare the crowd. About thirty shots
were fired.
It is doubtful if the packers will again
try to move their wagons in big body.
It was thoughht that in this way the po-
lice could better protect them, but the
days Developments have shown the con-
trary to be true.
A conference was held tonight between
representatives of the packers and the
teamsters looking to settlement of the
strike President Frederick W. Job,
chairman of the State Board of Arbtra-
ton. brought about the meeting. A set
Element of the strike of the drivers of
delivery wagons of retail State street
department stores earlier in the day
formed the basis on which the opposing
elements hoped to effect compromise.
Just before midnight the conference at
the Grand Pacific Hoted was still in
session and no definite result had been
reached.
The soldiers of the First Regiment l.
n. G.. were instructed tonight to be pre-
pared for hurried call to duty. Com
marding officers sent word to other off
GERS, and through them the non commits
stoned officers were detailed to notify
the privates to be ready at a moments
notice. Gov. Yates is in the city tonight.