New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
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Paterson, June 1S.-Led by two rabid Anar-
chists the dyers helpers who have been on
strike here for the last eight weeks created one
of the worst riots to-day that this city has ever
seen A mob of three thousand men gathered
at Belmont Park. HaIedon this morning and
there declared a general strike of all branches
Of the silk industry They started to enforce
this strike bv visiting the silk mills and COM
pelIing the weavers TO go out. The small 1orce
of police was overwhelmed by the mob' wnich
used stones and revolvArs. Seven men are IN
the hospitals with bullet wounds and many
others were wounded slightly. both with bullets
and stones. The wounded are:
RARROwCT.oUGH Arthur No Graham-ave.: wounded
Il
sIAvAIN1 Mfio. No dyers helper: bul-
De ROSE John No wood-st. spectator; wounded IN
De YOUNG. samuel NJ "a East ThIrteenth-st. dyers
helper: bullet wound in arm
AEiS M6ISn s155y Ga II bullet HS IN IN Tsht breast
LARA savino dyers helper; bullet passed
MILLER Joseph No % Lawrence-st dyers helper: six
ruckshot wounds
ROBINSON. charles policeman. bullet wound in
VAUGHN James coIorei police bullet wound
Few silk workers attended the meeting at
Belmont Park this morning. and the action in
declaring a general strike in their names was
unwarranted. 1t had been agreed at a mass
meeting last night that another should be
held this morning. but the developments Of the
day proved that all the mills We're running and
that few OF the weavers were in favor or n
sympathetic strike.
The meeting this morning was controlled 10y
William Mcqueen. editor of Liberty" Anar-
cbist paper published at No. % GoId-st New
York and Mr. Gallione editor of La Questione
SocaIe" of this city, who made anarchist
speeches After the men had been worked up
to a high pitch of excitement Mcqueen
called for Il the declaring of a general
strike All hands were shown in the affirma-
tive Then a recess of a few minutes was
taken and during this recess the leaders or
yanized the riot movement They gathered the
mob and began the march toward Paterson AZ
the head of the column were a number of
women, who turned out to be pronounced anar-
chists.
II has been learned from the hardware store
keepers that the dyers' helpers went to the
meeting prepared for trouble Early in the
morning there was big run on these stores
for firearms. The places of Fleron and Hough
were practically cleaned out of revolvers and
ammunition. When the authorities later in the
day tried to get revolvers for the firemen they
had much difficulty because the strikers had
been ahead of them.
silk Ribbon Company. The mob burst open the
doors and demanded that the workers leave
the mill. One of the workers was William
westerfieId the leader of the big strike in
1894 As ne came out of the mill he denounced
the action of the mob
This is an outrage he declared, "and as
a union man protest against such methods II
this is the way you people expect to win your
strikes you are fools"
The mob then marched to the Cedar Gin mil,
where eight hundred hands employed The
strikers burst open the doors and rushed wildly
into the various departments. number of
the young women the mill tainted The
mill was soon cleared and the mob marched on
ward to Bamford Brothers
Bv this time the police had been informed of
the rioting and several men were dispatched
to- Bamford Brothers place. Patrolmen Charles
Robinson Charles Sweetman and kearn Keyes
arrived at the mill about the same time as the
mob The officers took UP their position at the
gate of the mill with Detective Charles Magee-
The strikers gathered in the street and on the
omen lots adjacent. From there they rained
stones at the windows of the mill. The police
tried TO drive the mob away. and then. for the
first time revoIvers used by the rioters.
The mob closed in the officers. and began
shooting at them. The latter also drew their
revovers and many wild shots were fired.
NifFio Biavaini wounded In the neck. He
was carried away by the strikers, but later was
taken to St Joseph's Hospital. About the same
time Patrolman Robinson was wounded in the
arm AS he fell he hit in the forehead by
a piece of rock. officers Sweetman and Keyes
were showered with stones as they dragged Rob
inson into the mill
Bamford Brothers blew the whistle of their
mill a sign for the operatives to cease work.
and this was greeted by cheers from the rioters.
In a few minutes the workers from the mill filed
out into the street. About the same time the
patrol wagon appeared on the scene, with Cap
rain Rimson and seven patrolmen. 1t was