Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-06-19
SOLDIERS IN CHARGE.
Bayonets Trying to Suppress the
Rioters At Pawtucket, R. I.
STREET Car STRIKE The TROUBLE.
Numerous Scenes Of Disorder Occurred
Yesterday and More Than Score Of
People Were Injured, One Fatally
Tho Riot Act Read.

first time in the history of the city
bayonets in the hands Of soldiers or
dered out by the governor of the
state to suppress riotous disturb
ances gllstened In the streets Of Paw
tucket yesterday. The astonishing
increase In the number Of lawless
acts directed against the United
Traction company, whose union men
have been on strike since June 2, and
the inability OF the limited police
force and deputy sheriffs to suppress
rioting, induced Gov. Kimball to call
out the militia. Numerous scenes Of
disorder occurred during yesterday,
and more than score Of people were
injured, one fatally.
In the presence Of about 1000 per-
sons and the militia yesterday even
ing Adjt. Gen, Sackettt read the riot
act The city was taken possession
Of by the militia. The first disturb
snce was at the city line. Pursuing
the custom followed during the
strike, the United Traction COM
pany's cars were started from the
Pawtucket avenue car house, near
the line dividing Pawtucket and Prov
idence, and on one car was mum.
Der Of deputy sheriffs. This car was
followed at intervals by three Others
When the car reached the junction
Of Pawtucket and East avenues the
trouble began. The presence Of depu-
ties on the cars angered the crowd
which had gathered, and a fusillade
Of stones, tin cans and other missiles
followed. The cars were badly dam
aged. The motorman 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 informed
Gen. Tanner that the conditions were
such that his force Of men was una
BILE to handle the mob and he sought
the aid of the militia. A company
OF the First regiment was sent out
and met the cars at Haymarket
square. 1t preceded them to East
and Pawtucket avenues, where the
guarded the cars in front
and rear. There was n noisy dem
onstration. For minute the soldiers
were cheered, and then u 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 none was hit,
this act made the crowd angry. The
cars were run through to the city |
line without further trouble.
A car was started from the Paw
Eucket avenue car house on which
we're a score Of deputy sheriffs. At
and East avenues q big
,rowd was in waiting, and it was
prepared to give the deputies warm
reception. Maj. Maynard had the
First battalion of cavalry as a guard
70 the cars. Before the people
jurned their attention to the car
hey cheered the troopers. Tmme-
lately after, however, rain of
stones, brickbats and every conceiv-
'ble form Of missile fell upon the
electric car. The troopers were
,cmmed in by the mob, and with
great difficulty succeeded in working
heir way out, the motorman of the
'ar bravely facing the mob and get
ing his car through.
But when the turmoil was at It's
height fully dozen shots were fred
rom the car, through the drawn
all of which did no dam
,ge, save one which lodged in the
neck of Venner Peterson, aged IL,
son Of John Peterson, of this city.
The boy had been carrying dinners
md was returning home when at
tracted by the crowd. The shot
struck him when he was standing
some distance from the car. The
made the mob wild, and
only the presence of the troops pre-
vented the demolition of the car and
serious injury to some of the depu-