The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-06-06
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BIO0dshed Grows Out Of the Strike
Of the Teamsters.

Grows Ont Of the Strike
of the Teamsters.
Chicago. jun 4.-Riot and bloodshed
marked the progress of the teamsters
strike yesterday. There were numerous
fights tive the police and the strik-
ers and their sy~mpathizers. Street car
traffic was stopped while the fighting
went on. The police and employees of
the packing companies were stoned.
and at one place when surrounded by a
dense crowd of men and women the
police, fifty strong. under command Of
Lieut.. Collins, maddened by the numer-
u stones with which they a been
pelted. drew their r%evolvers and
charged full into thu crowd, which
showed no disposition to retreat. Fists,
stones and clubs were brought into
requisition by the strikers and the po-
lice used their batons and the butt end
of revolvers freely. When this fight
was over there were a number OF strik-
trs needing surgical attendance. None
were dangerously injured as far as
known, however, and the wounded
strikers were carried off by their
friends. The fighting began on the
West side shortly after noon, and in
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practically all of the afternoon.
Worst Fight Of the Day.
The most serious trouble Of the day
occurred in Crosby street in the district
which is known in police circles as
Little He'll" A small detachment Of
policemen under the command of Lieut..
Collins was escorting a number OF wag-
ons loaded with meat to the distributing
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followed the wagons. shouting and jeer-
ing. and now and then sending a stone
Owe the heads of the officers in the
direction of the men on the meat wag-
ems. The line of wagons escorted by
the police was frequently stopped by
other teams srs who would n to
Full across the street just in the proper
place to prevent the meat wagons from
making any progress. The police would
order the men away and in a few min
utes the performance would be repeat
ed, much to the delight of the immense
one teamster refused to pull his team
out of the way of the meat wagons. and
the police placed him under arrest.
Then the fight commenced. In an in
slant a shower Of
stones. Mud and sticks
fell around and upon the officers, bruis-
ing some of them badly. Lieut.. Collins
ordered the march of the meat wagons
to be stopped. and at once charged the
crowd. One officer was knocked down
with a brick and his companions then
drew their clubs and made war with
such energy that in a few minutes the
crowd was in full flight the street
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heads. Forming his men around the
wagons once more, Collins started on
his march. BY the time the barns were
reached the anger of the crowd had
grown to fever heat. An attempt YVES
made to cross Halstead street, but in
less than a minute a blockade a been
formed which 1t took two hours to re-
lease. The police attempted a show of
force only to arouse the crowd again.
Stones were thrown at the police and
into patrol wagons. Finally after
pushing and fighting for a long time the
police managed to get the wagons to
the barns and the doors were closed.
Last night another serious fight took
place at Twelfth and State streets.
Meat was being removed from the
packing house plants by two retail
firms. Shortly after 6 o'clock in the
evening the wagons started. Policemen
Weber, McCerthy and O'Connor We're
detailed to follow the men and prevent
trouble.
Grows to ThOusands.
The men held back from open, vio-
lence until the wagons reached the
Twelfts street viaduct.. The crowd had
rapidly increased. From a few hun
bred it had grown into the thousands,
and the wagons could not be driven
through the dense masses. The three
policemen and eight drivers. aided by
the owners of the shops. fought the
mob, but they were being rapidly over
powered. Meantime Officer Weber had
forced his way to a patrol box and sent
in a riot call. Five patrol wagons re-
sponded. The policemen surrounded
the wagons and fought back the crowds.
Clubs were used and revolvers were
drawn to intimidate the mob. Slowly
the attacking party gave way and in
the scrimmage the police arrested six
men.
Give Omcers = Hard Fight.
The six prisoners were placed in a
patrol wagon and started for the Har-
rison street station. A crowd followed
the wagon and threatened the police
men. At Taylor street the Wagon
stopped. The horses could not be driven
through the crowd. AS the WACO
stopped and the policemen ordered back
the crowd another fight started. The
horses were taken from the patrol
wagon and the six prisoners were for
a time released. The officers fought
hard and the crowd was forced back.
The prisoners were again loaded into
the Wagon and the horses attached.
With the crowd shouting and threat
ening. the patrol wagon was driven to
the police station without stop and the
six men locked in cells.
It is said that the packing companies
have brought into Chicago several car
, loads Of colored men and that the men
will be placed a. work to-day. If this
Is done 1t is thought that there may he
all outbreak In the stock yards and the
police are preparing to handle any
trouble that may result.
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CABLE Is BROKEN.