Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-19
EVERAL PEOPLE FATALLY INJURED
Officers Compelled to Open Fire to Stop
Rush Of Rioters
MOB LED BY AN ITALIAN AGlTAToR
Women Workers in Factory Rudsly Pushed
Aside by Rufians.
INFURIATED STRIKERS STOP At NOTHING
Every MIL in the City visited in
Mad Rush of Rioters and n scene
of Devastation IL Pre-
sented Everywhere.

sented Everywhere.
PATERSON, N. j., June 1s.-This city
was in the hands Of mob today and as a
result Of the riots a number Of persons
were shot and two at least will die. The
police were so few in number that they
could make little headway against the mob.
Mills we're wrecked with stones and bull
let's by the striking silk dyers' helpers or
roughs acting for them and there were
threats to resort to the torch, but so far
the mayor hesitates about asking Gov renor
Murphy for troops. There seems to be
every indication that the riot was the re-
suit of a prearranged plan to involve the
would-be peaceable element in the affair
from the start. Among the leaders of the
trouble was a man named Mcqueen and
another named Gallaneo, the former an
Englishman and the latter an Italian.
Others, agents Of anarchist circles have
been quietly tanning the flames. This
morning Chairman McGrath, who has held
the strikers in leash since he first gained
control on the first day Of the strike, was
on hand. ell spoke, as did Mcqueen and
Galleano. Then Mcqueen leaped into con.
troll Of the meeting. He called for a vote
on the question OF calling a general strike
Of all branches of the silk trade. All voted
in favor and committee was appointed to
consider means for bringing the silk work
ers out. Gallaneo was one Of this COM
mittee. II gathered amid a babel Of
tongues and a scene of confusion.
Rush for the Mills.
Five minutes later Gallaneo emerged
from the group, shouting something in Ital-
ian. Instantly mob had formed about
him. Into it rushed the Italians and the
oher foreigners and a moment later the
mob led by Gallaneo, swept down Belmont
avenue. A qparter OF a mile down Belmont
avenue stands the Columbia mill, a silk
ribbon factory. The doors had been locked
when the mob appeared. but they forced
them open and with the crash of the doors
came a volley of stones which riddled the
windows in the front Of the building.
President Grossgebauer telephoned for
the police. Stones rained into the office
and few about his head. Twenty young
women on the first floor stood at bay and
threatened to fight and the weavers on the
second floor ran down to their aid. but all
were forced out OF the mill. The mob then
swept on down Belmont avenue. Several
members Of the Group of Existence. Bresci's
old comrades, with Galleano at their head,
were in the. lead A half mile march
brought the mob to the Cedar Cliff mill,
where they stayed until all the operatives
were out. Just beyond the Cedar Cliff is
the Rhinewarner mill
The doors we're burst open there and the
men and girls were found ready to go out.
The mill was closed. The next place Wis
tied was a cotton braid factory II seemed
to make no difference to the mob whether
q was In any way connected with the
silk trade or not.
Women Workers HystericRl.
The women became hystirical as the
bowling rioters climbed in windows and
burst In the doors Mr.. Reinhart, the
owner. ordered his employees to quit for
the day. The mob rushed through the cot
ton works and did much damage and then
poured on down the street to Bamford Bros.
mill. Here four policemen faced the mob
for fve minutes. telling them that the en-
ployes had gone out by the rear and the
works were closed down. but they were un-
able to prevent serious damage being done
TO the property and were themselves badly
beaten. sign "Dyers Helpers Wanted, "
displayed at the mill entrance, particularly
enraged the rioters.
section of the mob went to the Bam.
ford home close by The police sought tC
uodu lucIn on anu Olu 30, out n SnOl wal
fred and bullet went through PatrolmaI
Robinson's right arm. 1t staggered him
and as he was regaining his feet jagget
stone hit him on the head. laying open tn,
scalp. Supported by his comrades, Rob.
inson was taken to the Bamford home
The remaining three drove back the mol
rom the house and the attack on the mil
NHs renewed. The young women In the
mill tried to get out and we're driven back
but escaped later by the rear
Martha Huyser was struck by a ston,
and one Of her arms badly hurt. re
porter who was In the mill was hit oil
the head with a stone and his scalp lait
open. The mob swarmed into the mill ant
II would have been wrecked, inside as wei
as out, had not a patrol wagon loadeo
with officers charged through the mob oi
Ciin street. Stones rained down on tn
wagon and none of the officers escaped.
Omcers Draw RevOIvers.
Patrolman Irving Post saw man hur
a rock and fired. the bullet striking tn
rioter in the neck. Before the ofieer
could get to the man he was hauled int
the mob and hurried away. With revolver
drawn the ofieers quickly deployed and tn
mob fell back. block away Gallean
again appeared and led the mob throug
Temple street to Pelgram & Myers mil
where the employees were compelled I
come out.
Flushed with success, the mob pushe
across the Main street bridge to the Me-
Jersey silk eompany's establishment, wheT
the employees were driven out At Levy
mill, River and Bridge streets, the man
sger met the mob at the door and assure
the leaders that the employees were pre-
pairing to leave. When the mill wa
emptied the strikers moved on, passing o
through River street 70 the Laurel. th
Empire and the Augusta mills, where onl
Patrolmen Fields and Titus were on guar
and were powerless against the mob. Tn
managers OF the three mills had deter
mined TO empty their mills. and two {
them did so, but the Augusta mill wa
still full. though shut down. The mo
found this out and burst in. They foun
themselves face to face with the wome
OF the mill LED nv Mrs data