The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-24
At Pawiucket Bound Car on East Ave-
nue. About 10 O'clock Last Evening.
Conductor MunSon, Motorman GAL
Iagher and One Passenger Had
a Narrow Escape.

The latest promulgated by the strike
United Traction Company's Chronicle
alias the Providence Journal. is that
| shots were fired at an East avenue car I'm
pawtucket. shortly before 10 o'clock last
evening, when the sudden downpour of
rain was most heavy.
| The scene Is also changed from Paw
tucket and East avenues, somewhat to
| the southeast and I'm a secluded spot.
near the corner of Clyde street and East
avenue, in the said city.
! Those familiar with the locality know
there Is large open lot with a few
| bushes on the west side OF East avenue.
while to the south is the walled estate Of
Frank A. Ssyles with its wealth of plants
and shade trees
On the other, or east side of East ave-
nue. is another open lot with trees and
bushes and just to the south the grounds
and mansion of ex-Mayor f. c. Sayles
Within such confines the alleged assail-
ants, whether or not sympathizers. could
conceal themselves easily. as the strike
breakers are prone to presume and the
valuable writer OF The Journal would
wish the public to believe. But there IL
q general and apparently wei founded
impression of last evenings incident.
story would probably prove rather shaky
upon clever cross examination at the
hands OF an able attorney i'm court.
While several shots may have been
fired IL might prove upon careful probing
10 be a parallel only OF more dangerous
character than the alleged throwing of
rocks which have been carried on the
cars in many instances by strike break
ers and shown by them az evidence OF
attempt at assault or alleged injury
STORY OF STRIKE BREAKERS
However. the story In brief OF the
strike breakers is this.
The car was In charge of Conductor
Munson and Motorman Gallagher II was
being run into Pawtucket and the con-
luctor was at the. forward end beginning
TO reverse the scots. A passenger was In
sh ,rtiy before 10 O'clock
gs~s- Of the shooting was done from
be- "a bushes on the right side OF the
road. but from the fact that the mark
OF one shot was found on the opposite
side OF the car and on the outside II
is apparent that there was shooting from
both sides.
The passenger. startled by the shots
and hearing the whizz OF one or more
bullets, dropped down from his seat and
crawled under the seat he had occupied
The motorman swung the controller
20 jump ahead at full speed and out of
range OF the firing as quickly as possible
The first shot had struck Immediately
| IN front OF where the conductor was
standing and directly behind the motor
man, shattering the glass and breaking a
sash In the window above the front seat
The Pawtucket open cars on this road
have glass partitions at either end.
Two others passed close beside the legs
Of the conductor and struck the side Of
the car. Another passed close TO him
and struck under the seat beside which
he was standing. still another went In
side the car and struck under seat
Two struck the top OF the car. and the
eighth struck the dasher.
II is said that Patrolman McGlone who
travels In the vicinity where the shoot
ang was done, heard what he considered
20 be three shots. He tried 10 locate them
and Investigated the affair as he after
ward reported to his superiors at the
Pawtucket police station but his efforts
were fruitless
II is a peculiar fact that while the
names OF conductors and motorman are
given. not a word is said as TO the name
OF the passenger.
Under all conditions. normal or abnor-
mhl-strike or no strike-the employees OF
the street railway acting under instruc-
tions and with alacrity, take the names
of all interested directly IN the accident.
as we'll as several witnesses 10 the
same
Surely the passenger on the car last
evening would prove an important wit
ness for the street railway In case OF
any arrests, at the same time corrobor-
ating the story OF the strike breakers.
SERVICE IN PAwTUCKET.
Manager Smith OF the Pawtucket
Street Railway company had been in
Providence during the day IN connection
with conferences held there. He aid not
have time enough in which 20 arrange
IN advance for special protective meeas-
Sres 20 send cars into Central Falls and
Cumberland. Therefore the evening ser