The evening Republican., 1902-04-24
STRIKERS IN A FIGHT
Paterson Factories Closed by
Wild Mob.
MANY INJURED IN The RIOTISC.
Dyers' Helpers Demand Better Pay
and shorter HOurs-Em piOyers
Claim Inability to Grant
Increase Asked.

anu DS lol'e toillItleu IL 'OIill'lele StlS
pension of business in their trade. The,
engaged in Il series of running fight.
with the police and plant managers
and in one of the severeSt clashes eX
changed Il volley Of pistol shots Will
them. The radicals among the strikers
were in command. and hoslilitics ceas
ed only when there We're no more shops
to win over to the cause for which they
side were severely injured during the
rioting. but none dangerously So
1t was believed for II time that it
would lie necessary 10 ask the state for
! troops TO restore order and insure pro-
| lection TO life and property, but til" po-
lice expressed confidence in their ahili-
ty to handle the situation, and no re
quest for out side aid was made Judge
Dixon called the grand Jury before him
and charged them TO indie, the persons
guilty of riotinG.
The conservative element among the
strikers had in the meantime disayow-
ed the violence of their fellows and
urged II return to peaceful means to
gain the end that was sought.
A written demand upon the employ.
crs for pay WnS formulated. and com
miitrrS opened negotiations for its con.
sidcration
\ large number Of the strikers were
in Il suIeu spirit. and it was predicted
hu an In hn ri nf hn an
plOyCS tn resume business without
dealing with them would be desperate
ly resisted
When the strikers completed their
campaign against the plants in opera
tion. the firms thai We're closed down
and the number of men out were as
follows: WridnGlnn silk Dyrny cumpa.
ny, l,20U: Anger " Simon Gi; Emil
Gcerin@, 100; knipSch"r X MAas. 800:
Arnold Bros 1870; Donahur nyrjng
company. l%o: u. ]. Shrchnn. l2J:
kCHrnS Bros. leo Robert Girir. 100;
Fornaums. Slunpr X Sharpe 50: Rul-
ton Bros. -: Simpson Bros, 10: Alfred
crew. 81; Gautsrhy Dyping company,
:i0 Liberty Dycing company. -; Ar
mold ~ MrGrarh. -: Ramfoln RroS.. 70;
Dordoni Dy"in" company. II; total,
$3.50.
The disorder b, gan early in til" day
and was unexpected. A meeting of
strikers WAS held at $ O'Clock at Rue
gers Riverside hall and 1000 men
gathered ut the place. The h;Ti would
not accommodate them all and the pro-
cecdin-s were slow because of the
many natiOnnliticS represented. TO sim
plify matters it was finally decided to
have til" men of each shop on strike
appoint Il committee Of five to repre-
sent them. The meeting was ordered
and declared for peace. and the men
were urged to keep away from the
shops. The meeting Of committees pro
pared and adopted schedule Of the de
mands. While the meeting was in
progress hundreds of strikers stood
outside the hall ;iugrily discussing their
grievances. The radicals urged raid
upon the works still in operation and
when their suggestion was approved
headed Il rush for til" plant Of johnson,
CoWdin \ Go. The men at work there
were called out. and the strikers moved
on to the establishment Of James Smp-
son X Co. That firm. fearing trouble.
dismissed til" men and closed its doors.
Robert Gaedr's works were visited
next and after that the Bamford mill,
where the first serious disorder occur
red was surrounded The property is
walled in. but the strikers gained the
yard before III" gates were shut Win
dows were smashed. chemicals spilled
and considerable damage done. The
men at work in the plant quickly quit
ted their places. While one mob was
closing the Bamford mill another was
surging into the plant Of the American
SILK Dyeing and Finishing company.
Armed with dy" sticks and stones. they
charged through the place. driving the
men from their places. George Arnold,
one Of the members Of the firm. was
dropped ins' nSibi" with a blow OH the
head from Il dye stick.
Almost simultaneously an attack was
begun on the works Of Emil Grcring.
and it was in the fight for possession Of
IT that the shooting occurred Two DO
licrmen were guarding the property.
and when the mob came rushing down
Oh them they warned those in the van
to keep away. Some one in the crowd
discharged II revolver. and the police
quickly returned The fire. Half dozen
shots were fired. and one striker who
escaped unidentified was shot in the
leg
The mob stoned the two policemen
and when one of the latter arrested one
OF the leaders closed in around him.
The officers swung their clubs and beat
their way out Of the crowd A striker
engaged Mr.. Gerrng. but was hcatpn
of. one of the pntroImcn finally Sc
cured rifle, and whcn he came out
and faced the crowd with it there was
general scattering.
From Grrring'S the strikers hurried
away toward the property of Knipscher
Mas. hut that raid was checked by
squad of police. The latter formed
across the street and. marching for
ward with night sticks drawn. forced
the crowd back. Gerald Mistcl. a
young striker, hurled rock at the DO.
lice and was placed under arrest. The
crowd tried to rescue him and to the
number Of several hundred followed
the arresing officers to the prison,
hootlng at them as they trailed along
An attempt was made 70 organize a
second movement against Mr. Geering'.
works, but only n few volunteered 10
take part in il A. upon tIa ,nn,, ut