Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-09
Weapons.

NEW ORLEANS. LA, October S.-An-
other riot took place this morning, when
the New Orleans Railway Company tried
TO run out a passenger car, and the
police trying to retrieve their record Of
the day before, offered some resistance,
and a dozen men were more or less hurt
Governor Heard was reached during the
afternoon, and after telephonic con-
ference with Mayor Capdevielle, ordered
Major-General Glynn. in command of the
military district, to report to the Mayor.
Tonight there will be a consultation of
the military commanders, and arrange
rnents will be made to distribute the
troops tomorrow so that adequate pro-
lection will be afforded the company in
its effort to run cars.
The riot this morning occurred in the
same neighborhocd as the one of the day
before. One car was started from the
Canal-street barn about 8 o'clock, with
ten Chicago strike-breakers and ten
policemen aboard.
Two blocks from the barn, the strikers
pulled up the wooden crossings, and con-
structed a barricade on the track The
car stopped. and Robert D. koontz. one
of the non-union men. got off to remove
the obstructions. He succeeded, though
set upon by the crowd.
Lively Fight.
The strikers then made rush Tor the
car, and a lively fight ensued. There was
a regular fusillade, fully a hundred shots
being exchanged between the men ano
police on the car, and the strikers
At the first volley from the car the
strikers broke and ran, and a regular
stampede followed. Then the police ar
rested the non-union men for carrying
concealed weapons.
Three non-union men were put into
wagon and while en- route for the station,
the wagon was overturned, and all the
occupants We're more or less injured:
officer Fordyce. who sustained the worst
injuries of the day had several ribs brok-
en-, and got a scalp wound.
The Injured.
The injured are:
Policeman John Fordyce, ribs fractured
and scalp wound.
Policeman Blouin. leg and hip fractur
ed.
policeman Hessel. hit in the eye and on
the leg with bricks
Policeman Schlesinger, hit in the neck
with a brick. and bruised on head, should-
er. and wrist.
Policeman Halter, scalp wound from
brick.
Patrol-Driver Brown. arm broken.
Peter Jensen. strike-breaker contractof'
Jaw broken by a brick
Louis Christensen. badly bruised.
Thomas Jones, badly bruised by bricks.
M L. Kenny, conductor of car; shot In
foot.
A. NJ. Clarke. assistant to Jensen; MT
in eye with brick
Charles Ferguson, of Chicago; elbow
broken by a blow.
Bud Lynn, striker: shot in arm.
Fred Etching. switch hoy; shot in leg.
Alexander Derbes labor sympathlZer;
shot in leg.
Unknown striker. shot in head: scalp
wound.
Charges Against Rioters.
BESIDES charging all the strikers with
carving concealed weapons, ChrlSuallsen,
Jones and Jansen Chicago strike-break-
ers. were charged with melting riot.
Quite a number of the strikers were ar
rested after the melee on simple charges,
such as being drunk and refusing to move
on.
The Progressive Union was to have held
a meeting this afternoon. to discuss the
situation. but under the advice OF the
Navor and with the assurance that the
Governor would place the State troops at
the disposal of the Mayor. it was called
off
Tonight a big labor mass-meeting was
~, Artillery Hail.
The militia assembled under arms at
tho different armories tonight number
:. 1.O5O men, including a troop of cavalry.
Non-Union Man Shot.
At midnight. Herman Corbush and
Harry Fellman. non-union men from chi
caeo. were walking out Canal street to-
wards the barn. When at the intersec-
ton Of Basin street they were accosted
bv a, man who drew 4 revolver and fired
two shots at them and escaped. Cor
hush was badly wounded in the groin,
and was taken to the hospital Fellman
was taken TO the Central Station, Whlcn
is cnly two blocks distant. He does not
know the man who shot his companion,
but believes he was a striker
Detectives have been placed on the
cases OF the different disturbances occa-
stoned by the strikers, and several ar
rests have been made
All City Militia Under Arms.
NEW ORLEANS. La. October S.
AS a result of the. continued dllnculty
eXperienced by the New Orleans Railway
COMPANY in attempting to resume the.r
schedules account Of the conrlct met pc of
isnnte6 To fill the dissatisfied mems po-
sitions. all the militia in this city was
ordered under arms. tonight, a,aaa
No plan of operations has been declaeo
panv otficials have announced that@they
will again attempt to run their cars.
while the strikers are as determined DIS
ever.
ROW OVER CONFEDERATE FLAG