Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-03
CROWDS sAyAeELY ATTACK The POLICE
Officers Pour vollsy Of sbOts Into FrenEied
Mass a. Lar Resort.
MANY SERIOUS INJURIES, But NONE DEAD
STRIKERS and symPsthisers Hurl Beef
from Wagons Into Streets and
Unhitch Horses from the
Police Patrol

iStrike today. There were numerous fights
between the police and the strikers and
their sympsthizers.
Street car trRfhe was stopped while fhc
lighting went on The police and employees
OF the packing companies were stoned and
nj one place, when surrounded by q dense
crowd OF men and women, the police, nifty
strong. under command Of Lieutenant Col
lins, maddened by the numerous stones
with which they had been pelted. drew
their revolvers and charged full into the
crowd. which showed no disposition to re-
treat
Fists. stones and clubs were brought intr
action by the strikers and the police used
their batOns and the butt end Of their re-
volvers freely.
When this fight was over there were q
number OF strikers needing surgical at
tendance. None was dangerously injured
Rs far As known, however. and the wounded
strikers were carried on By their friends
The fighting began on the West Side
shortly after noon and In different parts o.
the city continued practically all OF the
afternoon.
Gilman in Little He'll"
The most serious trouble OF the day oe-
Cured in Crosby street in the district
which is known in police circles as Little
He'll" detachment Of policemen, undeT
command Of Lieutenant Collins, was es-
corting a number Of wagons loaded with
meat 10 the distributing stations down
town. A large crowd followed the wagons
shouting and 3eering and now and ther
sending a stone over the heads Of the Of
neers in the direction Of the men on tbs
meat wagons.
The line Of wagons escorted by the polic'
was frequently stopped by other teamster'
who would manage TO pull across the stree
tust IN the proper place TO prevent ths
meat wagons from making any progress
The police would order the man away and
In q few minutes the performance would
be repeated. much TO the delight Of tins
immense crowd that was following on
Finally one teamster refused TO pull hi
team out Of the way OF the meat wagons
ana the poiice placsd him under arrest.
This starts the Fight.
Then the nght commenced In an In
slant q shower Of stones, mud and stick
fell around the ofbeers. sruising some c
them badly. Lieutenant CoIlinE ordered tn
march Of the meat wagon TO be stoppe
and At once charged the crowd.
The sight Of a policeman on the Rggres
sixe Is nothing new TO the inhabitants c
Little He'll" and the crowd refused {
bulge when the police came on lArg
number Of women who came up to the al
Of the strikers were the hercest fighters c
the lot One ofhcer was knocked dow
with a brick and his companions then dre'
tbeir clubs and made war with such energ
that in = few minutes the street was lille
with msn with bleeding heads.
The mob was led by q large man wh
oR-ne from the gas house near Crosh
street. and who continually called TO hi
followers TO KIN the coppers first an
hang the scabs afterward."
Beaten by n Policemen.
Finally a big policeman got to the ma
from the gas house and when II was owe
the leader was carried on by his triend
with his head and face covered with blooi
The police made no attempt TO arrest hin
for they had their hands full with the hur
dreds Of men and women who crowde
around them and fought Eieiously wit
anything they could lay their hands upol
The crowd increased 80 rapidly that Liel
tenant Collins soon saw that his men woul
be overpowered unless he took vigoroT
action a. once. He ordered the men to "a
back slowly toward the wagons and n
crowd. seeing in this action q token Of viz
tory. pressed IN with shouts and the Tolle,
Of stones came more thickly
ThS police fell back until they ha
formed q compact mass close TO the wAgoI
and then Al Collins order they drew the
revolverE and charged the crowd once NOR
This time the hght WAS more desperate thH
befors and II was over In much less tim
The police struck down numbers Of me
ana used their clubs and revolver but
with energy. and In three minutes II
crowd was broken and IN fun night
Starts ON the march.
Forming his men around the wzroI
once more. Collins started on his marc
As sOon - the police started away n
mob formed again and although kt a r,
Epecttul distance. they kept after the Wal
ons until they had reached the barns
HGlstsd and Division streets, IN tn
night about dozen Of the ofheers we
badly bruised and nearly az Of them hi
torn clothing Many more OF the mob we
badly used Up, but they were AL TAX
on BY their friends. Il is impossible
guess a. the number.
By the time the barns we're reached q
anger Of the crowd had grown 70 fev,
heat An Gttempt was made 70 cross Ia
stead strest. but In less than a minute
blockade had been formed whieh II took ~
hours TO release ne trosble a. this poi
began when a HAlsteAd street car stopp,
directly on the crossing The car W
filed with passengers o. their way hou
from work. II Was q peculiar eoinciden
thar iust Ss the packing house wagons a
preached the crossing the current was c
on Il was said that the trolley wire n
beea cut
street Paskea fer F0ur BaseIa-
Hundreds Of factory hands we're bel,
dismissed from the neiEhbor1ng ahog
Scores Of heavily loaded wagons drove
and n i've minutes HAlEteaa street "
packed and 3Rnmed with teams and "
Eons for a distance of four blocks. n
eroNd shouted and 33arOe Al the poli
when they attempted 70 induce the tear
slers 70 move on- Ths police attempted
oisplAy q foros. aaly 70 Hroass the crOs
ASAin- sionas wers thr0Sn u ths PEN