Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-06-26
RIOTS At PATERSON.
The New Jersey City in the Hands
Of a Mob.
MANY MILLS STONED and CLOSED.
Striking silk Dyers' Helpers and Roughs
Threaten 10 Apply the Torch-Mill
After MIL Visited and Police
We're P0weriess.

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We're Powerless
Paterson, n. j., June 10.-This cit
was in the hands of mob yesterda.
and as a result of the riots NUN
Der of persons were shot and tw
at least will die. Mills were attacke'
with stones and bullets by the strik
ing silk dyers' helpers, or rough
acting for them, and there wer
threats to resort to the torch, but 81
far the mayor hesitates about ask
ing Gov. Murphy for troops. Among
the leaders of the trouble was a MAJ
named Mcqueen and another named
Galleano, the former an Englishmal
and the latter an Italian. Others
agents Of anarchist circles, have alst
been quietly tanning the flames.
Yesterday Chairman McGrath, wht
has held the strikers in leash sine,
he first obtained control on the sec
ond day of the strike, was on hant
and presided. He spoke; so did Nc
Queen and Galleano and the latter
worked his countrymen into 9
frenzy. Five minutes later a moi
had formed about Galleano. Into II
rushed the Italians and then the
other foreigners and moment later
the mob, led by Galleano, swept down
Belmont avenue. A quarter Of a mile
down Belmont avenue stands the Co.
lumbia mill, silk ribbon factory
The doors had been locked when
the mob appeared, but they were
forced open and with the crash OF
the doors came volley Of stones
which riddled the windows in the
front of the building. All the work.
ers were forced out of the mill.
A half mile march brought the mob
to the Cedar Cliff mill, where they
stayed until all the operatives were
out. The doors were burst open
there and the mill was closed.
The next place visited was a cot
ton braid factory. The mob rushed
through the cotton works and did
much damage and then poured on
down the street to Bamford brothers
mill In Cliff street. Here four po-
licemen faced the mob for five min
utes, but they were unable to pre-
vent serious damage being done to
the property and were themselves
badly beaten.
A section of the mob made for
the Bamford home, close by. The
police sought to head them off and
did so, but shot was fred and a
bullet went through Patrolman Rob
inson's right arm. It staggered him
and as he was reganing his feet u
jagged stone hit him on the head,
laying open the scalp. Supported by
his comrades, Robinson was taken
to the Bamford home. The remain
ing three drove back the mob from
the house. and the attack on the mill
was renewed. The mob swarmed
into the mill and it would have been
wrecked inside as well as out had
not a patrol wagon loaded with Off
GERS charged through the mob on
Cliff street. A block away Gal
leano again appeared and led the
mob through Temple street to Pei
gram & Myers mill, where the en-
ployes were compelled to come out.
Flushed with success, the mob pushed
across the Main street bridge to the
New Jersey Silk company's establish
ment, the Laurel, the Empire, the
Augusta and several other mills,
which were all closed,
The Hall mill, which shelters four
sllk-working firms, was the next
point of attack. A single policeman
guarded the main entrance. He was
ordered to stand aside and on refus-
ing he was attacked. He drew his
revolver and began to fire. Lora
Salvino, an Italian, received the first
bullet, which penetrated both lungs.
The mob drew back and the officer
regained his post in the doorway.
Several shots were fired at him, but
none took effect. He replied, firing
directly into the crowd until his
weapon was emptied, when five more
uniformed men and one in plain
clothes came on run through Full
ton street. The mob kept on firing
and the officers charged, when the
strikers broke and ran.