The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-14
Cars Are Run Through a Storm Of
Missiles.
BULLETS HISS FROM WITHIN THEM
One Boy Is Fatally Wounded. The Officer Who
Shot Him Borne With Great Difficulty
Through the Enraged Crowd
to Jail.
(By the Associated Press

time in the history of the city bayonetS
in the hands of soldiers ordered out by
the governor of the State to suppress
riotous disturbances, glistened in the
streets of Pawtucket today.
The astonishing openness of the lawless
acts directed against the United Traction
Company, whose union men have been on
strike since June End and the inability
of the limited force of police and deputy
sheriffs to suppress the rioting induced
Governor Kimball to call out the militia.
Numerous scenes of disorder occurred
during the day and more than a score
of persons were injured, one fatally.
In the presence of about 1000 persons
end the militia this evening Adjutant
General Saekett read the riot act
The city was taken possession of by the
militia. A provisional regiment was
Formed composed of Companies L, First
'and Second Regiments, with the first bat
TALON of cavalry. The regiment respond
ed to an emergency call promulgated by
Governor Kimball, and Brigadier General
Herbert S. Tanner, assumed command. In
the afternoon orders were issued calling
out the third division of the naval re-
serves and the machine gun battery.
The first disturbance was at the city
line. Pursuing the custom followed dur
ing the strike the United Traction Com
panys cars were started from the Paw
tucket avenue car house near the line,
dividing Pawtucket and Providence, and
on one car was number of deputy
sheriffs This Ger was followed at inter
walls by three others
When the cars reached the junction of
Pawtucket and East Avenues, trouble be-
gan. The presence of the deputies on
the cars angered the crowd which had
gathered, and fusilade of stones, tin
leans and other missiles followed The
cars were badly damaged. The motor
men of each car saw that his only chance
was to start the car at full speed and
run through the crowd without stopping.
Each car was assailed and soon all were
stalled at Haymarket square. Then Chief
of Police Rice notified General Tanner
that the conditions were such that his
force OF men were unable to handle the
mob. and he sought the aid of the
militia.
company Of the First Regiment was
sent out, and met the cars at Haymarkct
square. 1t preceded them to East and
Pawtucket avenues, where the militiamen
guarded the cars in front and rear. There
was a noisy demonstration. For min
ute the soldiers were cheered and then
a few rocks were thrown. One of these
struck Deputy Sheriff Horton, cutting his
face.
On trip from Providence to Pawtucket
Deputy Sheriff Horton had discharged his
revolver four times, and, although no
one was hurt, this act made the crowd
angry.
The cars were run through to the city
line without further trouble.
Then the street where the trouble had
occurred was picketed off by Troop "A
and the troopers maintained peace for an
hour or more. During this interval cars
were not run In the meantime High
Sheriff White asked that three companies
of militia be sent to Pawtucket avenue
and this was done with Major Johnson In
command But before this order was
carried into effect the most serious trou-
BILE of the day occurred.
A car started from the Pawtucket
Avenue car house on which were score
of deputy sheriffs. At pawtucket and
East Avenue a big crowd was in waiting
and IL was prepared to give the deputies
a warm reception.
Major MAYNARD had the first battalion
of cavalry as a guard to the cars. the
troop being divided by platoons, front
and rear The deputy sheriffs were or
dered to keep their revolvers In their
pockets by Major Maynard, who said II
there was to be any shooting done the
militia would do it.
The chief of police was present ana
advised the people to disperse. A num-
Der of conductors and motormen practi-
cally endangered their safety by endeav-
oring to prevail on the people to leave.
After the people turned their attention
to the car they cheered the troopers.
Immediately after, however, rain OF
stons. brickbats and every conceivable
form of missile fell upon the electric
car. The troops were hemmed in by the
mob and with great difficulty succeeded
in working their way out, the motormen
of the car bravely facing the mob and
getting the car through.
But when the turmoil YVES at its height
fully dozen shots were fired from the
car through the drawn curtains, all of
which did no damage save one, which
LODGED IN bne neck OIL ' elmer elSi SUM-
aged twelve. son of John Peterson of
this city. The boy had been carrying
dinner and was returning home and was
attracted to the scene. The shot struck
him when he was standing some distance
from the car. The shooting made the
mob wild and only the presence of the
troops prevented the demolition of the
car and the serious injury to some of the
deputies Major Sweet, surgeon of the
cavalry, examined the boy and pro-
nounced him fatally hurt. The boy was
taken to the Emergency Hospital. where
II was announced tonight that he would
die.
The wounding of the boy sobered the
crowd. which after the car had proceeded
became temperate. but many threats we're