Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-19
RIOTS IN PATERSON.
Mob Led by Anarchists De-
 fies Police.
RUIN AND BLOODSHED THE RESULT
Thousands of Infuriated Strikers Att tack Silk Mills and Force Hands
 to Join Them-Troops May Be Called Out by the Governor.

to Join Them-TrOops May Be Called Out by the Governor.
 PATTERSON, N. J., June 19.-This city was in the hands of a mob yester- day. Never before in its history has the city witnessed such lawlessness as existed during the entire day. As re- suit of the days riots number of per- sons were shot, and two at least will die. One of the latter is reporter who was shot while on duty.
 The police did their work npbly, but they were so few in number that they could make little headway against the mob.
 Mills have been wrecked with stones and bullets by the striking silk dyers' helpers or roughs acting for them. There have been threats to resort to the torch, but so far the mayor hesi- tates about asking Governor Murphy for troops, whose presence seems to be necessary if the lawless element is to be held in check. The governor stands ready to throw the First and Fourth regiments into the city at an hours notice, but the mayor hesitates.
 There seems to be every indication that the riot was the result of pre- arranged plan to involve the would be peaceful element in the affair from the start. For some time past a man named Mcqueen and another named Galleano, the former an Englishman of well known violent tendencies and the lat ter an Italian of openly expressed love for the red flag, have been in this city. Others, agents of anarchist circles, have also been quietly flaming the flames.
 In the morning Chairman McGrath, who has held the strikers in leash since he first obtained control on the second day or so of the strike and who has since stood almost alone between the city and violence, was on hand and presided He spoke. So did Mcqueen. The latter was tame. Then GalleanO spoke. A1cGrath could not understand him, but he worked his countrymen into a frenzy.
 Then Mcqueen leaped into control of the meeting. He called for vote on the question of calling for a general strike of all branches of the silk trade. All voted in favor. No one dared vote otherwise, and q committee was ap- pointed to consider means for bringing the silk workers out. Galleano was one of this committee. It gathered amid a babel of tongues and a scene of confusion. Five minutes later Gal leano emerged from the group and shouted something in Italian. Instant ly, as if it was preconcerted signal, mob had formed about him. Into it rushed the Italians and then the other foreigners, and a moment later the mob, led by Galleano, swept down Bel mont avenue.
 A quarter of a mile down Belmont avenue stands the Columbia mill, silk ribbon factory. The doors had been locked when the mob appeared, but they were forced open, and with the crash of the doors came a volley of stones which riddled the windows in the front of the building.
 When the operatives were out of the Columbia, the mob swept .on down Belmont avenue to the Cedar Cliff mills, where similar programme was carried out.
 Warmers and Rheinhardt's mills were visited in turn. The windows were broken, machinery was destroyed, and the employees were driven out Then Bamford's mills, just inside the city limits, at Cliff and Rip Van Win kle streets, were advanced upon by the mob, which numbered 2,O0O and was being re-enforced every -linute.
 Three policemen were on guard at this mill A leader of the mob fired at them
 This appeared to be a signal, for dozens of rioters drew revolvers and began firing at the policemen. It was here that Policeman Robinson was shot. The bluecoats returned the fire, and an Italian fell with a bullet hole through his neck. He was carried off by his companions, and no trace of l him can be founds
 The mob stormed the mill, driving out the employees Many of the wo- men tainted and were trampled upon. Every window in the mill was broken, and much machinery was damaged.
 From the Bani1ord mills the rioters marched to the establishment of Pel- gram & Meyer. They found the gates closed and the mill deserted, as the en- ployees had been dismissed when the first news of rioting was received. Nev- ertheless the windows were broken, the fences were destroyed, and ma chinery was damaged.
 l At the mills of the New Jersey Silk company, which were next in line of the mob's march, score of policemen gathered and made a determined re sistance. It was at this point that l Harry Harris the reporter, was shot He was takinga, Photograph of the scene waen a bullet struck him in the breast Saas
 By this time there were 5000 rioters In the mob, and the police were pow erless.
 Late in the afternoon the rioters clashed with the police at what is known as Bunker Hill There the po- lice had taken a stand, backed up by the fremen, and when the rioters re- fused to halt: they fired into the crowd. This broke up the crowd, and many