The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-05

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zuchG0 June A-Driyeu by men
covered with dust and blood,
u many of them barely able from
-tsretfrn TO hold the reins in their
.,1s .rfrtv-six meat wagons entered
4. main gate Of the Union stock yards
..i-rf amid shower of stones,
s.r.s bottles and sticks. The wagons,
a-5cd by five police wagons filed
-it a.ueco5ts and two omnibuses
-.g-faG COB the fullest capacity with
.r...rDrn. we're on the return from a
..l,yery of supplies to downtown pro-
Ell. houses after one of the fiercest
.r. I'M the strike of the packers
.refrrs Many of the drivers and
a-.ars at the packing houses were cut
nj bruised from head to foot. The
.r.ra we're I'm even worse condition.
Tho wagon drivers had been working
rom o'clock i'm the morning IN the
0rross from the stock yards to the
ms business district and back again.
-bfrh had been contested by mObs Of
..-iza svupathizers. At the very en-
rance TO the stock yards tonight, after
IN seeming danger had passed, George
lime. am employe of the AnglO-Amer-
7n Packing company, was struck
vim a baseball bat and Knocked from
MS wagon seat. He was picked up Un-
luscious. and IL is believed may die.
Many other were struck at the same
fnr by q shower OF stones, but the
r7Frc we're too worn out to offer re-
sgtarcc. More than "a dozen battles
we're fought during the day between
8.e-s and the police, and the hospitals
Knight are UvcrCruWded with the in
rsd.
The Gercest battle OF the day took
FACE this afternoon at Sixteenth street
and Michigan avenue. The rioters
STOOD on the viaduct and hurled rocks
% the meat wagons passing under
heath. The mob was the most fOrmi-
liable i'm numbers and i'm daring of any
" Che crowds that gathered during the
day.
Police Use Revolvers Freely.
Before this mob could he dispersed
tba police were compelled To use re-
ya.rers More than dfty shots were
fired. bullets passing over the heads of
tha crowds. which finally became
frightened and scattered. but not until
many of the rioters and policemen had
suffered serious injuries.
a conference was held tonight be-
tween representatives of the packa"
and Che toaWsters looking 90 settle
maDt of tine strike President Fred 'r-
.ak W. Gobc chairman Of the state
board of arbitration. brought about the
meeting. a settlement Of the strike Of
delivery wagons of the retail State
street department stores early in tie
day formed the basis on which the Cp-
posing elements hoped to effect a com
promise
Disturbances increased in ferocity
and frequency today. Policemen. I'm d
number of Instances, had to draw their
revo.vers to protect themselves, several
Oh. them had their clubs taken from
them. The hospitals began to feel the
effect of the battling by the increased
number Of patients. and the police sta
Tons were scarcely able TO hold the
rioters arrested.
One of the most serious riots broke
out at Congress and State. and Harri.
SIN and State streets. BY some maneu.
'er The strikers succeeded i'm dividing
me hirty-eight wagon caravan. 9Th,
second one TO leave the yards today
so That the front of it lay at Congress:
street. ON State, and the rear at Har-
.Nln While the vanguard battleC
.Hh a crowd which hurled broken bot
.''. stale eggs and other missiles. in
.alng suUoIs Of thread thrown by
women sympathizers I'm the crowd. tn
.I guard was called upon to defenl
's.I against a more serious attack.
10 this place the mob made a desper.
ae assault ON the drivers. but wa!
.'mpoIei TO turn it's attention to the
I''.e who came up on the run.
Police Charge the Mob.
Twice She blue coats hurled them
.'es against the infuriated men. and
,..e they were rebuffed and crowded
.a.a. 10 was the most desperate clasl
.4 police have had with citizens II
....s. ln several instances the strikers
.aeT sEmpathizers took clubs from
..man and used them against thei
.sehNh.lc several men had gained
-lg1 of advantage on the elevated
.,h rom which they fired missiles a
officers. Iu this way officer Johl
l'l're was hit on the head with
shoe and so seriously infure,
Cr -, a' bad To- bo taken To a hospital
el John Lineusurjal was less seri
10y H1rr Gus Billings, one of tn
r-r- was dubbed into insensibilit,
II, 70, ls police. and. he, too. was taken {
i..dl in a serious condition.
t,N',er the two Intellectual PUSHES a
s,., .'NI mentioned. the police man
s.I To- organize themselves i'm bette
r- and. for the third time. rushe
r. moo. This time they we're sue
h-. .. a number Of heads we're hit
c. ,,''i- owners. i'm most cases. es
several arrests were made.
Dr.. vas impossible to obtain anvthin
ga-, complete lists Of the injured. tn
b,-s.-a n. after twenty minutes della,
'' move. but not i'm peace. 70